The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-31
POLO CLUB ORGANIZED
Anaconda Will Soon Be Butte's
Rival on the Ice.
GREAT INTEREST TAKEN
Call for a Meeting Brings Out Large
Number of Skaters Who Desire
to Play the Great
Winter Sport.

The response to the call for a meet
ing of skaters for the purpose of or
ganizing polo club, was more than
satisfactory, and a large number of
young men assembled at the Athletic
field ice rink yesterday afternoon. The
matter was talked up thoroughly and
everyone seemed to be very enthusiasts
tic. The result of the meeting was the
formation of the Anaconda Polo club,
with about dozen charter members.
Those who were present and who ex-
pressed a willingness to try for place
on the team were ]. Plat, ]. r. OBrien
e. r. Hammond, d. Ryan, j. A. Has
ley, j. H.. Kunkel, John B. Sullivan,
DR.. Rochelle and C. d. B. Stizer. The
organization was effected by the cleo
tion of J. T. O'Brien as manager and
secretary and j. Platt as captain. The
latter gentleman is recent arrival in
Anaconda, but he has been playing
polo for great many years In the East
and he has a reputation as cracka
jack player.
Some of those present never had
polo stick in their hands before, and the
sticks which had been so kindly loaned
the local team by Captain ellis of the
Butte club, were in great demand.
Despite the fact that the warm weather
made the ice soft and mushy a good
W
ing from the enthusiasm manifested the
polo team will be more than a success.
Several of the men who were selected
as players have played the game for
years in various parts of the country,
and they handled themselves in a man
ner that gave evidence of the making
of a more than usually strong combina-
ton.
1t is the policy of the management to
give every skater who desires it a trial
for place on the team. The seven
men who prove themselves the more
clever will constitute the first or regu-
lar team and it is hoped that one or
two other teams may be also organ
lied. In case there is more than one
club there will probably be contests for
local honors between the clubs, and the
club winning the greatest number of
games will be recognized as the Ana
conda team. 1t Is known that there are
at least 40 or so strong and speedy
skaters in Anaconda and all are in
vited to come out and try their hand.
Polo sticks will be telegraphed for to-
day to Chicago or New York, and as
soon as they arrive active preparations
for practice will be made. The Butte
polo team has been very anxious that
Anaconda should organize her skaters
into polo club so that friendly con-
tests between the two cities might be
had. Now that the local players have
combined arrangements VIII at once be
made to accommodate the Butte club
with games. These contests 1t is ex-
pected will be played at least once a
week, probably on Sundays. There
may, however, also be games through
the week. Manager O'Brien will at
once take steps for arranging a game
between the Anaconda and Butte clubs
for Sunday, Feb. IS.
Winter in Montana may be said to
have not yet begun. February and
March are generally the two months
during which the cold weather comes,
and during these two months the game
of polo ought to flourish. Anaconda
now has an excellent ice rink, the ex-
tent of which is ample to accommodate
both those who are engaged in the
game and those who skate for pleasure
and there it little doubt but that polo
will find favor with the general public