Morning journal and courier., 1890-12-27

tors of the hospitals where the lepers are
/ being treated report that the patients
have apparently been rapidly improving
since the new remedy was applied.
PORTLAND, Me-, Dec ga heavy gale
/ is blowing and the mercury is ten degrees
above. The snow has fallen fast since
noon and drifts bad. The horse cars are
running with four horses. The trains
| from the west are out of shape, the west
ern division Boston and Maine p. m.
train from Boston, the $3.50 train from
Portland, and another are stalled at Wells,
and it Is not known when they will get in.
The express over the Grand Trunk from
Montreal, due at 5.45, was one hour late
at Island, and is said to be stalled there
Maine Central trains are not much de-
layed. 1t is bad night on the coast.
INTERSTATE POLO LEAGUE.
Important Meeting Yesterday-New
Brftafn's Franchise Taken Away
mckay Blacklfsted and the Merfden
Team Transferred to worcester.
The polo league meeting held at the Eli
oft house yesterday afternoon to take action
in regard to the NewBritain teams playing
at the game in this city last Monday night
resulted in the franchise of the NewBritain
team being taken away from them and the
franchise and players reverting back to the
league. McKay's action at this game came
in for severe criticism and he was summar-
lily blacklisted from the league
This meeting was called at the request of
Manager Hilton of the New Haven team,
and the following members were present:
Messrs. Sobie and Smith of HARTFORD, Har-
ris of Bridgeport, Bancroft of Springfield,
Doe of New Britain, Lucas of Meriden and
Hilton of the New Ravens. Theodore Nc
Donald, the secretary of the league, was
also present.
What disposition will be made of the New
Britain team has not yet been decided on
Parties from Holyoke would like to have
the team play there, and it is said that par
ties with ample backing are ready to take
hold of the team, but there is no suitable
place in that city to play polo, which
seems to be about the only drawback
The New Britain team may remain in that
city and "Pop'' Hallett be put in as man
ager. 1t is said-and by good authority,
too-that Manager Clark of the old Boston
team was back of the New Britain team
and deliberately brought the team to that
city with the intention of wrecking the
league here in this section, SO as to again
has been on the wal1e. In this he was sig
nally defeated by the action taken yester-
day afternoon.
The Meriden team was transferred to
Worcester. Manager Lucas will continue
to manage the team, and they will play
under the name of the Worcesters. No
change in the players of that team is con-
templated.
Other minor matters were also talked
of, but no action was taken on them, and
the league then adjourned.
The standing of the teams will in no way
be affected by the action taken regarding
the New Britain team, as it was decided
that all games won OF lost by that team
should stand.
MKAY's FRIENDS PROTEST.
The friends of Mckay, the blacklisted
player, feel that it is but justice that his
side of the recent trouble should be given
to the public. They state that at the time
of Mondays game the management owed
Mckay considerably more that 500 salary,
and that when he was fined S15 for stand
ing up for what he considered his rights it
took all the life out of him and in conse-
quence he acted as he did. He is unques-
tionably good player, but has, unfortun-
ately, this season been considerably ham,
pered. His friends further feel that the
league should have disciplined the man.
| agement of the team, but should not have
! taken such summary measures with the
players. No one of the players has been
| at fault in any of the recent troubles, but
that they have all arisen through the man.
agement of the team.