Morning journal and courier., 1888-12-17
SPORTING MATTERS.

What the New Haven Team Has Bone
 In she Last Week-Some Interesting
 Faets-The BridRepOrts Here Te-
 Night.
 Saturdays games: At Hartford, Hartfords 8, New Ravens 5; at Meriden, Bridgeports 8, Meridens 1.
 The New Haven team during the past week played better polo than at any time previous to that this season. These games were played-with Meriden and Hartford and were lost. All three games were close. Probably the feature of the week was the improvement that Newcomb has shown. Valiant did not play Saturday night, Perry taking his place. Connors is probably play ing better polo than any other player on the surface. The team plays four games this week, and if they intend to make any kind of showing in the championship race they must play polo. The COURIER will predict that they will win three of the games.
 They meaning the New Haven polo company] announce that they trying to secure Hill Hill ven men will take notice they will observe that their team make enough goals to win if they them.
 The above is from the Meriden Journal Since the season began Neriden has been hanging on tenaciously to the fact that they had Hill and no other club had 8 right to sign him. Meriden even went so far as to say that if he didn't play in Meriden he would play nowhere then. Now the fact is Meriden has no more legitimate claim to Hill than to the whole New Haven team. New Haven is trying to get Hill, and will do so if possible, whether MerideI likes it or not. The claim that Meriden has, or at least had, is that representatives from Meriden, New Haven and Bridgeport all met on train which was carrying them into Massa. chusetts. They were after players, which was before the season opened. In order that there would be no trouble it was agreed that slips of paper bearing the names of certain players should be put in 8 hat and in that way chose what players they thought they could get. The New Haven man drew McKay's name and then the Neriden man said he wanted Hill and another player, which was agreed to. AS Boston held on to Mckay the deal fell through and that virtually ended the agreement made on the train between the managers. Meriden did not buy Hills re- lease and he can play where he wants to. At present he is with comedy troupe and says he will not play polo for less than $35 a week. New Haven is trying to induce him to accept less.
 The Bridgeports play here tonight. It will be an exciting game. Bridgeport last week played four games and won every one. The team is now in third place. The New Ravens will check their onward course to- night. Connors and Newcomb will rush.
 This weeks games: Tonight Bridgeports at New Haven, Hartford at New Bedford; Tuesday night, Hartfords at Bridgeport, New Ravens at Meriden; Wednesday, Meri- dens at Hartford; Thursday, New Ravens at Bridgeport, Meridens at New Bedford; Fri day, New Bedtords at New Haven; Saturday, New Bedfords at Meriden, Bridgeports at Hartford.
 The New Bedfords had hard luck last week losing all three games played.
 The clubs play in the same positions as printed in the COURIER Saturday.
 Bridgeport has now seven men under con- tract. One of them will probably be released soon.