The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-18
THE POLO SEASON.
Opening Games viii Be Played Next
Saturday Night

SatufQay Nish'-
Roller polo, the fayorite indoor WIN
Tor sport in SO many New England cities,
will again begin operations on saturday
evening. Nov. 6. tho clubs Of tho National
and the Maine l. agues opening on tho
same evening.
For the first time in many years third
professional league will De in tho fold.
1t viii be- known as II Southern New
England. and will comprise the cities OF
Springfield. New Haven, Bridgeport.
Waterbury, Hartford. New Britain, Meri-
den and Derby. The next meeting will
he held at Hotel Winthrop. Meriden, when
the committee on schedule Will report
The season in that league VIII begin
Nov. 10, and end March 10
IL nians do not miscarry, the mem hcr-
shin of the new league will DO the largest
of any in the fold. Ono Of the managers
said that he had no idea there were so
many roller polo players in tho market
since il was announced that now league
would pe formed tho applications for
places on tho teams have been literally
pouring in.
The membership in the National and
Maine leagues will be the Same as last
season. The National league will have
clubs in Fall River New Bedford, Provi-
denoe, Pawtucket. and Salem and the
Maine in Gardiner, Lewiston, Augusta,
Rockand, Bath and Portland.
There was an attempt made 20 secure
the New Bedford team intact for Brock
ton, but Manager Doe did not see where
he would be sufficiently benefited by tho
deal 10 make tho trade, ana it did not go
through. Brockton is "A red.hot polo city,
and there is little doubt it will ba in
oluded in the roll OF membership in
another season.
There has been considerable talk about
Taunton Joining the league. Parties in
that city arc anxious for an opening if
they can get a club Ihcro was "a rumor
that the Pawtuoket tenn would be pur.
chased and placed in Taunton. but moth
ing had been done in that direction up to
the present time. and it is very doubtful
If anything is consummated this year.
Last year the battle for the supremacy
was hotIy contested by Pawtucket and
New Bedford. the former winning out IN
the series tnat followed the tie for first
place.
Manager Cottcr of Fall River says that
his team will bc after first place this
year Last season Fail River was so
badly handicapped by accidents 10
players and other iisappointments that it
was thrown out OF the race. This year
the club will ba seen at its best.
Manager Murray OF Providence has a
strong team. and will begin the season
in far better shape than year ago.
Menard and Pierce are formidable pair,
and in attack and defense the club
should hold its own with any.
Salem has a team that keot the others
hustling last season, and has tie material
TO do the same this year. The club is
composed Of fast players, and should be
in the battle all the season. The New
Bedford and Pawtueket teams VIII pre-
sent a strong front, and it will require
some tall polo playing to keep them out
OF the leading positions
WEEKS BOXING BOUTS.
Boxing bouts arc scheduled for this
week as follows:
Monuay--nayc Sullivan VS. "pedlar"
Palmer, 20 rounds, National A. c.. Lon
don.
Billy Smith VS. George Byers,2O rounds,
Olympic A. c., Buffalo
kid" MCFARLAND VS. Jack Everhardt
90 rounds New Orleans
Oscar Gardiner W Luke Stevens, %
rounds. and Ed. Gardner VS. Gid Gouettc
10 rounds, hien2l A. c., Rochester. ~
Jim Hall VS. "Kid" MoCoy Dan Nc
Mahon VS. Young Mahony, Kentucky Rose
bud VS. j. Ball, John Dougherty vs. Steven
Flanagan. and j. O'Brion VS. Martin
Judge, all six rounds Quaker City A.
c., Philadelphia.
Jim OLewy VS. Larry Mcdonald, 90
rounds, Bsnwood, Pc.
j. Glynn vs. Dave O'Connor, Al.
O'Brien VS. j. Fox, Billy 1ellor VS. Hugh
Winters and Dan McDermott vs Rob
Dillon, all 10 rounds, Grecupoint a. c.,
Brooklyn.
Tuesday. Jack Bonner rs Charley
Lynch. 10 rounds; Dan Mcconnell vs.
sam Cleary, 10 rounds. and Steven
Flanagan vs. Young Marshall, 10 rounds
Olympic \. c., Athens. Pa.
l.. Campbell VS. Buck Stelzer 20 rounds.
Metropolitan A. g., Wheeling.
j. Watts VS. j. Frew, Jefferson. O.
Friday. Roanoke a. c.. smoke talk.
Saturday. vs. Garrard. eignt
rounds; u. Kerwan VS. Schultz. oi,bt
rounds, Chicago.
Dick C'Brion VS. Coffee Cooler. %
rounds. olympic a. C., birmingham.
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