Morning journal and courier., 1890-03-10
LEAovE rRAms Ar PeLo.

\ Review of Last Weeks Work and
 the Standing of the Clubs-New Ha-
 ven Barely in Fourth Place-Gsneral
 Sporting News and Gossip.
 Another week of the polo season has ended and has not brought the result the local oranks expected. The polo team that has the honor of representing the City of Films did not do what it ought to have done, for 1t did not via the two home games. It is true the team is one position higher in the race, going from fifth place into fourth place, but the percentage of the team has lowered from .453 of last week to that of .44s at present. The grip on fourth place is % weak that . defeat in Springfield tonight will send them tumbling to the bottom of the ladder unless Bridgeport defeats New Britain, and they probably will. Last Monday the team put up great game against Meridsn, but aside from that the games here Friday night and in Meriden Saturday night were pretty "rocky." They were little better, both of them. than those played by amateurs. Some to make the team play the game that the public know they are capable of playing. ThiA way of putting up game that no team in the league can beat, once in . while, and then suddenly going to pieces and sliding to the bottom of the heap is something that the cranks do not understand. It would be all right if the team was defeated after hard and stubborn game. but to allow themselves to be defeated as easily as they were Satur- crank begin to find fault. Of course 1t is too late to win the championship, but it is not too late to distance New Britain and Meri- den. It is hoped at least that there will be no mora defeats in the local rink.
 The champions still retain their lead in the race and seem to hold their own without much trouble. The Bridgeport team as 6 rule put up just as stiff . game out of town as they do at home, and this can hardly be Iy among the players, and this alone insures about three victories out of every four games played. This team never gives up and the players have the reputation of work- ing just as hard when they are behind aa when they are ahead. They will undoubted. ly be the champions again this year, fol Springfield is about as near to them as they were two months ago, and Hartford seems te be dropping back little. Bridgeport played four games last week and managed to wir three of them, bringing last weeks percent age of .602 up to .623 at present.
 Springfield played fine polo all the week but they do not seem to get any nearer tht champions. They play pretty steady polt right along and seem to have no trouble ir winning the home games. Bancroft is using good judgment in working in three home games a week, for it not only helps the tean along to the top, but brings in the sheckels I little faster. The team put up great gam' Saturday night in Hartford and was thei first game in a long while in the Hartford rink. A large delegation came with then and cheered them on to victory, and thi shows what team can do with plenty of en
 coursgement. Out of the five games played last week the team won four of them and in
 creased last weeks percentage of .539 to .55 1 at present.
 Hartford played fair polo, but the loss o | set back. Nevertheless the sfKangaroos' hay played great polo of late and have fully satis l fed the large crowds that have attended tn games in that city. They played four game
 and won two of them; Their ss gsrosntage re The Meriden team made the poorest recor, of any of the teams lass week losing four ou
 of the five games played. Now that Hallet
 has signed and will captain the team the may do better work, but "Pop' will have t do some lively practicing to get into good con | dition before the season closes. The tean
 has not done as we'll under Kelly's manage ment as many people thought it would, bu | it is hardly any fault of Jimmy's. However
 the team is only one point behind New Have | and is tied with New Britain for last place
 and victory will send them up again. Thei percentage was ASA last week, while now
 is only .447.
 New Britain managed to win two game
 from Meriden and that has given the crank
 there chance to crow. All their out-of- tow l games were defeats and they brought las weeks percentage of .450 down to AT g l present,