Morning journal and courier., 1890-02-28
Polo Pointers.

Bridgeport at Springfield to night.
 Phelan's half-back playing has improved lately.
 The college boys are playing polo in the rink every day.
 New Britain will play here to-niRht in- stead of Hartford.
 Wodtke has recovered from his long illness and is once more out of doors.
 "Billy" Hill is driving the ball in the cage about as hard as any of them at present.
 Other games tomorrow night: Bridgeport at Hartford and Springfield at New Britain.
 No matter how large . hand Dunning holds, someone is always sure to euchre him.
 If McPeck could drive the ball like John Roberts they would make an invincible pair of rushers.
 The "Woodchoppers" gave Bridgeport . hard game and they may be expected to do the same here tonight.
 Some of the newspapers accuse Cooke of playing rough polo. "Eddie" is the last man to play either dirty or mean polo.
 Perry of the Springfelds is having an easy time of it at present sitting In the press box watching the games. He says that he is not ''kicking."
 There is considerable talk about Connors signing with Meriden, but should Johnny sign there he will rue it before he has played many games.
 New Haven will play at Msriden to-mor- row night and if the ''Scientists" play the game in the Silver city that they did against Springfield, "Kelley's Kids" will have to give up the ghost.
 Leydon comes pretty near playing as steady . game right along as any man in the league For man of his weight he is indeed jewel and Meriden would find 1t hard work to du- plicats "Gentle Willie."
 A polo team has been organized in Boston | to play the Waterbury's. They would also like to play any other team in either Massa. ohusetts or Connecticut. The players are: Stratton and Clifford rushers; Lyons, center; Furbush, half-back and McKie the goal. Ease Hits.
 Van Hsltren Is doing some fine pitching on the Pacific coast. It seems that there is still chance of Buf- falo being represented in the International league.
 George Van Haltren will surely pitch for Werd, all reports to the contrary notwith- standing.
 Manager Buckenburger of Columbus has notified Lshane that he must sign by Monday or be blscklisted. President Day told Danny Richardson that Ward went to Havana to avoid the law suit. John B. meant well. but he didn't know. Secretary F. H. Brunell says the story tele- graphed from Columbus about Mark Baldwin | is untrue. Baldwin is in Chicago and as loyal as John Ward. | The Baltimore team has been strengthened by the addition of two players from the Pa. ci6e coast. They are Long, fielder, and Power, first baseman. The offer of $1, ,0OO, ,000 for the League franchises proves one thing-that there is more money in base ball than the League magnates are willing to admit.
 President Nimiek of the Pittsburg club says that he supposes that Dunlap would like to have about $10,OO0 for playing with the Smoky City Leaguers this season. 1 Maurice Danihy of the Syracuse Star ex- presses himself as follows on the Lehane case: s'The tall kicking for Lehane is not worth the game. do not think Lehane a hrst-class first baseman."
 Murtie gave the Players' league great boom yesterday when he let the light of day shine on the names he had on his list. What an array of old-timersl And what an array of unheard-of coltsl Truly MT. Day ts in . bad way for the coming season.
 O'Rourke says he will never forgive John B. Day for his talk about him. The counsel Tor says Day came to him before he went to Connor and wanted him to turn traitor, and when he refused went away In high dudgeon: O'Rourke never said word about 1t until now.
 Pitcher William Sowders seems to have thought that the public was not sufficiently well Impressed with the idea that he had no intention of forsaking the League. for he has addressed letter to Manager Hecker of the Pittsburg club reiterating his fealty to the magnates. ,.a.
 Charley Reilly of the Columbus team is full blown Irishman, and only needs set of Galways to pose as Tipperary man, says western exchange. He has weakness tor St. Patrick's day, and is coming west bit early to practice for the Columbus parade on the 17th prox. ss John T. Pickstt of Chicago, third bsseman I of last season's Kansas City team, has signed . thzes years' contracs with the Philadelphia