Morning journal and courier., 1888-03-09
STRONG ENOUGH,


 Tbe Now Haven Foam Not To He
 Strengthened and It Doesn't Want
 To Be-The New ksedfords Likely To
 Re Here Next Season.
 It can be said that the New Haven polo team will not be strengthened for the rest of this season. There are only three weeks left in which to play. The present team has been playing first-class game this week and 1t would be foolish for the management to at tempt to strengthen the team, for no matter who they should get they can't make the team any more invincible than it is now. The present team can play good polo When it has the encouragement it will eone just as near winning the championship as any other team could beside the Hartfords.
 Next season there will probably be some changes. Then will the new league be or ganized, including Massachusetts and Con- necticut cities and possibly New York. The New Bedfords will not stay iu New Bedford; that is certain, for that place is not included in the circuit
 A director of the New Haven team who was on the committee of directors a week ago looking for new players, and who was one who had an interview with Manager Bancroft when he was here last week, said last night that although Bancroft refused to sell this season, yet he was willing to sell next season. lie further said that New Haven has the refusal of that team for next year. In all probability, he continues, that team will be transferred to this city with Bancroft as han ager. Manager Bancroft while in this city said that if Bridgeport had only put down $200 al the time Of the Pawtucket- Hartford deal that the New Bedfords would now be playing ir Bridgeport. Bancroft had made certain promises to the New Bedford people, but il he could have made them good he would have gone to Bridgeport. He needed $700 tc refund to those who had season tickets, and all he asked Harris of Bridgeport to pay towards it was $200 The other condition or which he was to transfer his team was that he should have one third of the profits. But Bridgeport was just as slow in this instance as at all other times and so the New Bedfords stayed in New Bedford.
 Notes.
 The Waterburys play here to night. Re member that this is the cid Waterbury team and has beaten New Haven ill the last three ! games played. Give the New Havens $ rousiDg reception. Let them know that you appreciate the work they have done so fal l this week.
 Valiant has been laid off by Meriden fol insubordinaton and Hannaford has beer I1AuS CdpAdiif hAuaA SA4lth LAO" Pioy center and IS said to play better game than Valiant. Speaking of the game in Meriden Tuesday nigh ht the Journal speaks these words of en- couragement "As the New Haven team now stands it is stronger than ever before and will give Hartford severe tussle. Churchill and Newcomb, the Ieft-handed fends, are bad men to fool with and work we'll together, and if New Haven wants to come near the cham pionship she had better keep the present team playing"
 Arrangements are pending for series of five games between the Hartfords and New Bedfords for the worlds championship. The Waterbury American says their unique referee, Armstrong, is an improvement over Kelly. May the fates protect Meriden from ever having such improvement again. Meriden Journal.
 Bott is playing with the New Bedfords in place of Murray, who injured one of his legs in the Hartford game.
 The managers of the Connecticut league teams are talking up a game with the goal tenders at the end of the season.
 Another scheme is for the referees and ex- referees, managers and time-keepeTs to play a series of games for the championship of the league with chance of the official reporters and telegraph operators each putting a team in.-Meriden Journal.
 Sealy and "Muli" Smith were each fined $2 in Hartford Wednesday night for trip ping.
 New Haven is playing strong game this week, although weakened by the loss of Con- nors. They held their opponents down to one goal on Monday and Tuesday nights.-Hart- ford Courant.