Morning journal and courier., 1889-01-04
SOME FRIENDLY ADVICE
Offered Free to the Players of she Ne
 Haven Polo Team.


 Haven Polo Team.
 Friend peloists:-The time has come when you apparently need some advice. Don't i'm agine that I am trying to interfere with you, for am not; but am looking out for your ! interests and, best of all, to save the sport from coming to an untimely death here-that death to be caused by yourselves. In the first place, dear boys,you don't know all there \ is to know about polo. Others know much i more. You are jealous lot. If one gets a better notice in the paper than you do, then you object and tell people that that person can't play polo.
 To be frank, you are acting like lot of l little schoolbeys. You are trying to "queer'' I man who has been hired as your captain. He is doing his work well, better than the rest of you. You were jealous of him be- ] cause he had the nerve to tell you that you were not playing polo. He did right and the public should stand by him and not listen to idle gossip. The playing you all did last Tuesday night was the poor- | est done this season, and it looked as if some I of you had held a recent council and decided | not to support your captain and so get the public down on him, and the directors as well. You will never succeed, dear boys. | 1T you oHly QaO some one WHO WOula put OA ! $10 fine once in a while you might play polo. Look at what Manager Lucas did last week, and yet his team did not play half as rotten as you did Tuesday. The directors should give the captain power to line every one of you who does not do as he says. Some of you have talked to Connors until lis said he has soured on the captain. La tions says the latter worked him of the team. Another mistake. Lations was laid off for poor playing before Hill came here. You have never been fined, but have gone along playing just as you pleased. That was why there was harmony. You didn't win any games, did you2 And you are down on against him you should be the last ones to want him removed. He has, in fact, been too good friend to you. Didn't he advance one of you $25 out of his own pocket short time agos Can't you see you are cutting your own throats? You receive $25 week and more, and at what other business could one of you get near that amount? By playing the game you did last Tuesday you did more hurt yourself than anything else you have yet done. In trying to spite the New Haven Polo association you are only killing your selves. They are working for your interest. The only thing is you ought to have some one over you who has firm determination, one who is not afraid to fine you if you don't play polo.
 In conclusion, boys, let me advise you to forget all jealousness and pitch in and try to play polo. Make friends with your captain, and tell him you will do your best to help him. Don't envy him because you were not appointed captain. One word further. I am glad that Reed has replaced Lations. I have seen both play since they first blos- somed out as players, and I can say that Lations has done horrible work this season. Those who are sore about Lstions going simply don't know anything about polo. Ia, ta, my polo friends. may have word with you at a future day.
 Yours Realistically,
 SITRU c. w. TREBoR.