The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-03-26
ABOUT POLO NEXT YEAR
4 PERFECTION FROM P4WTUCKET IN REGARD TO THE PROSPECTS.

IN hEUAHO TO THE PhOSFECTS. How the National League Regards the
 Revival of the Game--It Has Had a Bad
 Effect on the Other Circuits.
 The Pawtucket Times has the follow ing to say over the prospect of polo for next season:
 "There are rumors to the effect that an eight-club circuit will be organized, the cities talked of being Springfield, Hartford, New Haven, Bridgeport, Providence, Fall River, New Bedford, and probably Boston. It is known that such scheme was talked over, but a realization of league composed as above is remote. With such circuit games would have to be played by a schedule that would necessitate extend ed trips away, and the expenses would eat up the receipts. It is not likely that such plan will be carried into effect for this reason:
 If the National league continues next season with Rhode Island and Massachusetts cities represented it will be a difficult matter to hold the play CTS in this section, as the way polo is booming in Connecticut will make 1t possible for the managers down there to offer big salaries and get crack teams next season and it looks as if the old Connecticut league circuit of 1890 will be the outcome of the strong hold the sport has again taken upon the people of the Nutmeg state. It looks very much as if the makeup of the Southern New England league next spring would be Springfield, Hartford, Meriden, Waterbury, New Haven and Bridgeport. These cities make an ideal circuit and the success of such organization is beyond ques- tion.
 Tt is stated on good authority that Manager Cotter of the Fall Rivers is considering an offer to take his team to Hartford next season and in Hart ford 1t is believed that the Indians will make the Capitol city their camping ground. With the Pawtuckets in New
 
 to have equally strong teams to com pete with them successfully and judg- ing by the move made by the Hartford Amusement company they will succeed if willingness to expend big money cuts any figure. The rink in Bridgeport stands to-day the same as when the death of polo occurred in the Nutmeg state several years ago, while in Springfield games are played in the armory. Springfield has already se- cured a franchise in the Southern New England league and will soon lay plans to secure a crack team.
 "A review of the polo situation in Connecticut and the plans being made for next season indicates that the man. agers of National league clubs will ex- perience great difficulty in preventing the clubs in that section from taking the best players. They have had the best down there, the enthusiasts de- mand it and are willing to pay for it, and the managers who cater to the wants of the cranks will make the money. Nobody is more familiar with the way things were drifting of late than Manager Hilton of New Haven, and he showed shrewdness in buying the entire Pawtucket team for next season. With Bone and Pierce, rush. CTS, Hobe Whiting, center, Bill Whit ing, half-back and Lations, goal with Billy Leydon for a substitute player Manager Hilton secured an organiza- ton that will set the pace that will be a hummer. Whiting brothers and La tions constitute defense that is worth a days journey to see in operation Of course, Connecticut papers outside of New Haven will ask where the phe- nomenal strength comes in. They have not yet seen Billy Whiting play in front of the cage.
 "Judging by the dreams of certain managers of the present Nationa league Pawtucket could not get into that league or any old league with g buzz saw ahead of their movement, bu
 time works many changes. With en- deavors to revive the decrepit Nation. al league with at least six clubs, Maine league managers are holding onto the sport with half Nelson grip, Connect. cut wanting all crack players in sigh and a new league to compose tho smaller cities in Connecticut, there vii be great deal of polo talk next fall and promising amateurs will be afford ed every opportunity of getting into the
 game in earnest.