Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-02-19

did some fine juggling, Sullivan blocked well
and Sword played a strong game for his side,
while McPeck, Canavan and Lations did the
brestwork for the local team.
ABudges From Springfield.
The Springfield Union says that New Hs-
VEINS stubbornness was responsible for the
prolonging of the polo season. 1t was argued
at the time its consent was sought for begin
ming the polo season q few days before the
time first agreed upon, that the extra games
would be more remunerative at the beginning
than at the close of the season. New Haven
ia now the first to complain about losing
money and threatens to resign if the schedule
is not shortened. New Haven always bad
the reputation of being q quitter.
Manager Bancroft authorizes the following
challenge to the Bridgeports: That series
of six games be played between the Spring.
fields and Bridgeports the week following the
close of the regular polo season; three games
to be played in each of tho Springfield and
Bridgeport Kinks. If the series is tie, then
| a deciding game to be played Immediately
following the sixth game. Further, that
each team put up $50 in rssgonsible hands,
| winner, 800 to the loser, and the entire
| stake money to be divided among the players.
Polo Pointers.
! New Haven does not play tonight.
Tonight: Springfield at Hartford.
Archie ia laid off uutil Friday night.
Tom Cotter is probably as slippy" to the
polo referee as any man in the business.
Games tomorrow night: New Haven
at New Britain and Meriden at Bridgeport.
Parsons and Doe are doing the rushing for
New Britain and they are doing very good
| work.
The Bridgeport team has too many stars
to get along without any friction among
the players.
Frazier is not as good man at center as
Williams for the simple reason that he is not
lively enough.
The champions will be here on Friday eve
ming. If the New Haven team wins, it will
be even in the series with them.
Dunning is working hard every day to re-
duce his weight. He ia taking more interest
in his work and his playing has improved
wonderfully.
| Several goal tenders in this league are good
men, but they try to butcher everybody who
| comes within reach of their sticks. Howard
| Smith, for instance.
The difficulty in the Bridgeport polo team
has been settled. The Bridgeport Morning
News says that Conway and Smith have made
up with Menard and at present all is serene.
| OF course the Bridgeport team could not play
poor polo unless the players were trying to
lose the games. Oh, nos
The New Haven Wheel clubs polo team
| will 60 to Bridgeport this evening to play the
| Wheel clubs polo team of that city. If the
local team wins it will hold the championship
of their league. The boys are going to hustle
for all they are worth. A large number Of
the members of the club will accompany the
team and special car has been engaged for
the trip.
The polo craze has struck Yale college
| once more and there are several polo teams
at present in existence. Every afternoon
some of the teams are practicing at the rink
and the players derive much amusement
| from the sport. More interest ia taken in
this game than one would imagine; SO much
so, in fact, that Archie Newcombe has been
| engaged to coach polo team composed of
Newcombe seems to be in great demand as q
coach in this city, and he may possibly de-
velop some good players.
Atlantic Association gossip.
Manager Burnham of the New Haven ball
team arrived in Worcester Monday night and
spent yesterday in canvassing among the
business men for subscriptions to the stock
of the Worcester club. Burnham will hardly
find much trouble in disposing of the stock,
as the cranks in that city are more than
tiokled to think the team is back safe and
sound in the Atlantic association. The out
look for base ball in Worcester is at present
very bright and everything points for the
success of the ball team during the coming
season. The team this year will be nearly II
not as strong as the team of last season. OF
course the loss of Burkett will be felt con-
| siderably, but there has hardly been q man
yet in base ball whose place could not be
filled. There are several clubs trying to get
Wilson, the backstop, but 1t is probable that
he will be retained.
Manager Burnham will arrive In Provi-
dence to-day and will Immediately commence
| to get things going for the ball team in that
city. Plenty of hu sitting will have to be
done between now and the opening of the
season in order to have everything In running
order by that time. From general appear
ances the outlook for base ball In Providence
is very good and when the ball season opens
Providence will be represented In the League
by ball team that will make all of the
other teams hustle. Manager Bracket has
signed several good men and has several
more in view.
Manager Burnham has infused new life
into the whole association, and to him If to
anybody, belongs tho credit of the associa-
| Ia
that If the New Haven bali team is not a suc
cess it will not be Manager Burnham's fault,
for no one could do more than he has DONE
Everything seems to be moving along
smoothly in this city, and the interest in base
ball seems to be as lively as ever. Several
games have been arranged and the base ball
oranks will see some good ball playing be.
fore the league games commence.
e1e mas bes W.. So"1 suiA Ia zane h On
fallen through. The players of the New
Haven team that are at present In this city
other. whether there will be a game or not.
All that the players know of the matter IL
what they have seen IN the newspapers, as
me managemenS nave nei'u nv ~t1 n % .o.a
tnem anytmng apous ~. Ing NoM na Iu:a
management would 90 wen 10 consioet TINS
tnlng sno 3IS oei9.e .ney alIanee many
games Will as!s. ~ Woo!u Io' uo W put
Team N sne ns ~ ; ~ III TUG ne IUu,o
easliy a1 Nav M.nan hs,i ea.r, .t"oI -on1a
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secure a ua% Ls h W ss sa VIII. ,o
:, lnls lay, naa ooen uen"1ss,eou iuns aeU.
that . local team wn1cn xale couia ws a.k
away VIII Wouiu a, nos 10 success ~ .nls
CITY: But snen tnel9 - nsluiy mucn oanger
OF TINS, as lne new nayen cloD tnls season
Will prODaDiy % hucn stronger tnhu last