Morning journal and courier., 1890-02-26
REED WAS A sroNK WALL.

The New Haven Players Win . Hard Fought and Scientific Game in sprIngheld-Other Games.
 The Scientists again showed last night that they can play polo from the word go by journeying to Springfield and taking that team into camp. It was hard fought and scientific game and was closely played throughout. The New Haven players can play polo when they try to and the audience in Springfield last night was convinced of this. The score was: New Haven 4, Spring. field 3. It was the best passing game of the -eason. The visitors played strong defense game, and it was nearly impossible to get the bali past Reed and Phelan. Cooke played roughly and once struck Murray . blow across the calves. Canavan and La tions played best for the home team, the lat ter making many difficult stops.
 The woodchoppers Waxed.
 BRIDGEPORT, Feb. 25.-New Britain played great polo here tonight and it was only by the hardest kind os work that the home team managed to win. Score: Bridgeport 3, New Britain o.
 ssKangaroos,, Down the "Kfds.,' MEa1DEN, Feb 25-Hartford came down here tonight and gave the home team iti third straight defeat in the local rink. Hartford played fair polo and coupsled with the tough kicks of the home team they managed to win by score of five to three Stops, Sword 21, Curley 10. Three fouls or 1 each team.
 l OOnnorss Release.
 There is no doubt that Connors could sigr with Meriden should he choose, but if he Ii sensible he will drop polo altogether. Dr Russell of this city has told him that if h. continues playing. his knee will be practical ly useless. It WAS too bad to see John e after he had been here for the past five sea keep him when he was of so little help Connors will bs better off than many peopl imagine. He can command $15 . week . his home in Haverill, Mass. in the sh0e buai ness. Polo cranks will hate to see hinA ' and the profession will lose hard working honest, and concientious player, but his re leese was something that ceuld hardly b helped.
 A Word About she Local Polo Team
 The management of the New Haven, Pol club have been criticised severely of late fo trying to cut do VII the salaries of the playera It was undoubtedly wrong for the manage ment to make a movements in that direction when 1t would have been great deal bette for them to have fined the players when re quired, which they have the power to dc No one can dispute the fact that the locs polo team have been away off in their work The cranks were thoroughly diseusted, tn attendance was dropping at every game an something had to be done in order to stir u the team to good playing. Every admirer o the local team knows that it can do better tho players put the necessary "sand" int their work. The team showed what the could do Monday night by defeating Spring field as handily as they did, and thorough demonstrated the fact that they have no bus ness in their present position. When tn present management took hold of polo it wa was virtually dead, but by iudicious man aging aud keeping everything perfectl straight, they succeeded in bringing polo t what it is at present.
 The investment has not proven gol mine to the stockholders, as they only mad money during one season. But then 1t is D reason that simply because they have mad money that they must loose it again whe there is no need of it. The running expense of the team alone costs the management $32 g week, to say nothing of the ground rent insurance, etc. Since New Years the manage ment have lost money, and their prospect of making any during the balance of the sec son is pretty slim, to say the least. Tn management have paid out more money fo polo than any other management in tn league with the exception of Hartford, who's players cost them large sum. If ever polo team has been used "white" the presen team has, and they themselves acknow1ede that they have no fault to find, whatever Whenever the boys play away from hom they are always given supper, and all thei sticks, skates, rolls, etc., are given to thel free by the management. Taking everythin into consideration, tho management are nc wholly to blame in the matter. They trie to make the team play as they should play that the players will brace up and show th public that they have not forgotten th