Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1888-03-02
ENoOHRAGE THEM.


ENCO HAtHE LEM.
Some Facts About the New Haven Polo
Team-A Letter-NOtes I'm General.
What is the matter with the New Haven
polo team is question asked frequently
during the past two weeks. 1t can be said
that all that ails the team is lack of encour-
agement from the public. The team went to
pieces all at once. To make matters worse
they were not supported and encouraged as
they should have been by the spectators at
the games. Personal spite began to show it.
self on the part of some of the spectators and
it was not infrequent for the home players
to be Missed by the spectators. No one can
deny but what this will discourage any team.
While the New HaYens were winning all
was well; they were jolly good fellows and
fine players. The minute they lost game
there would arise a cry that they couldn't
play polo. And besides this there were
would-be managers who tried to interfere
with the management and who wanted to tell
the management how to run things. They
would discharge this player and that player
and get others. Was that the way to encou-
rage the team and get them to play polo A
person who had been foolish enough to bet
and lost would heap all the abuse he could
on the players. The players began to work
mechanically and they put no life into their
playing.
Every team in the league is working dead
against the New Ravens and doing every
thing in their power to beat New Haven out
of the championship. Every trick is resort
ed to by the other teams to defeat them. 1t
has been a more severe strain on the New
Haven players than has been generally known
for them to hold the lead. Money is offered
other teams to win from New Haven. Take
i IzoA
were offered $50 to defeat the New Ravens,
and one who knows the Meriden team is well
aware to what dirty work Dunning and his
Meriden clique, together with his New Haven
following, would resort to defeat the New Ha-
vens. 1t was shown on the floor that night
There isn't a team that has worked as faith
fully and plays SO honest polo as the New
Ravens, and New Haven people should re-
member that fact. It isn't the time to 60
back on them now. The most desperate
struggle of the whole season is at hand, and
New Haven polo enthusiasts should remem-
Der that Don't desert the team at the most crit
ical time in the whole season. Everyone of
the players is discouraged and thinks every
body is against them. That is why they
have done 80 poorly. The lack of en-
couragement has told greatly on them.
The New Ravens can play .hrst-class polo
True, the team has been more or less broken
up during the last few weeks. 1t is the So
up the New Haven polo team more than any
thing else. The New Havens will play fine
polo if they are properly encouraged. Take
Hartford, for instance, and as soon as the
New Ravens go on the floor they are Kissed.
When New Haven player crosses the floor
he is rouudly Kissed, while a Hartford player
is cheered. In New Haven in a recent game
one of the home players was Kissed as he
went across the floor. The Hartfords play
tonight. Remember that the home team
wants all the support you can give. The
players are ready to play the best they can
and as soon as they see you are in sympathy
with them they will gain heart and have
the floor to night with the feeling that they
will win; let them feel that the spectators
are in sympathy with them; and further
more, let the spectators praise them, even if
they lose, if they play the best they can.
There is every reason to say, and it is not
said at random, that the championship will
come again to New Haven this year But
remember one thing, polo enthusiasts, that
the team needs encouragement and not that
of your neighbors. Go to the rink tonight
and give them e rousing reception.
A Letter.
New HAVEN, March /, 1855.
To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER:
Dear Sir-As have been to nearly every game
this desire to say few things through the
columns of yepr paper. I should suggest to the
management that Churchill and Fuller be released.
The team could then be composed of Connors and
Newcomb, rushers; Legion, center; Hallett, half
t PACK ana watson r Soa me Latter Is ~ an Gda as
when he making most brilliant record he was
taken away from that position. 1t was great mis-
take know that many will say that Fuller has
made some marvellous stops, but that doesn't make
goal tend; Most Of his stops have been by sheer
say that the team win be greatly strengthened by
putting. Watson at goal and letting Fuller and
Churchill go. hope to see the New Haven man
Very respectfully yours,
Polo CRANK.
Meriden Journal gossip: "With less than
a month to play. however, the New Haven
team will find itself well toward the rear and
very possibly in third place. The result is
inevitable, for New Haven now has the
weakest team in the league and will have
while Hallett continues to captain it. New
comb is the strength of that team as Cotter is
the strength of the Hartfords."
The Meriden Journal says it is settled
fact that next year there will be a national
league, which will include the cities of New
Haven, Bridgeport, Hartford, Meriden,
Springfield, Worcester and possibly Water
bury and Boston. New York city may be
taken in, but it is not probable. The whole
matter was settled at the last meeting of the
New England association in Springfield.
In speaking of Wednesdays game the
son made it their business to block Pierce at
every opportunity. John Smith did excel
lent work at the goal, although Kirk rendered
him very little assistance. Connors and
Newcomb did good work for New Haven, but
Legion excelled. Mr.. Kelley gave satisfac-
tien as referee, but while it was apparent
that he endeavored to be just, his decisions
team"