Waterbury Democrat., 1900-10-26
WATERBURY I POLO AUlDLE.
Manager Parsons Returns But
 Hipson Does Not.

Bank President-Probability That He May Be Made to Walk the Plank ,-starkie Will. Play in the Maine League-Jean Jacques Has the Whip Hand, However. as the Owner or All Cages-Meeting of the League This Afternoon.
 Manager Billy Parsons, of the Wa terbury polo team, returned to Water bury last night from his trip up through Massachusetts, and While ne reports some progress he was unaple to do very much with one or two or the players who figured ID last sea sons team He has discovered that Doe has been getting i'll his suspicious work and that many Of the prayers have promised him to keep away Irolh this league and Waterbury Ill patllcu lar He first saw MT Hipson and the terms that this player proposed to Manager Parsons would make even an absconding bank teller blush. H1p- son demands S15 week, nineteen checks in advance and these .checks to be endorsed, pay whether he Is SICK or well and pay whether he plays or not, or whether the league goes up or not If there isn't a proposition that would SIaSSeE you, NelI theIi' , ou ''' not easily frightened. MT Hipson was offered just $50 a week, the pay he received last season, and there was no guarantee given hlIn about checks, sickness or his failure to play or as to the collapsing of the league UT course, he did not accept, and that was lust what was expected. Now Will eome the real tug of war on the mat !er Jean Jacques owns the cages ;oh ha n hp nSp0 DV the teams in every league. In all propa- bility there will be inserted in the con- tracts which are.made with the league managers that no manager is to play MT Hipson. This will throw MT Hlp- son out in the cold and will be one nail in the coffin which this league isspreparing to bury Fred Doe.
 Harry Starkie will not play with ths Waterbury team, and this will De a nity for the goal tender made many friends here who will be sorry to near that he has decided to cast his for tunes with Doe. Such is the case, however, and he will play With Doe team in Lewiston. In Stark1es place Manager Parsons has secured another fast man and he is not yet prepared to give his name. He has been offered big price to- come into this league and he will make up for the absence of Starkie.
 The Waterbury team as at present constituted has but four men, Daily Menard, who was reserved from last season, Jean and the new goal tender with of course Billy Parsons as the manager As Waterbury owns the Meriden team it may be possible that Russell will be brought to this city as first rush.
 Doe, as manager of the Lewiston Maine team. will have to rent cages from Jean Jacques. It may be possl ble that he will attempt to run the game with the cages without the con sent of MT Jacques. and there -1S where he will receive hisr first deatf blow. He will be sued immediatel1 and made to furnish bond or sl,Uo' for the protection of the owner of th' cages. Perhaps. he can get the Sl,Go' bond and perhaps he cannot .---.'s
 E. J. Sullivan. who last season man aged the Poli theater in this city, + the manager of the Portland team o the Maine league. He has alread. written to MT Jacques for permission to use one of his cages this season. ,
 It is said that Fred Doe is makin. a gigantic bluff of forcing the majo leaguers to come to his terms by form x. ing a Maine. league. The Pine Ire state has been ''dead' issue as ia as polo is concerned for several year and the alleged stars who journey t that section at Does bidding wi hardly return in Pullman coaches Hartford Post.
 The polo season of the Nations league is scheduled to open Novembe ,, but New Haven and Hartford seer to be the only towns that have team and even Tom -Cotter.~ who will mal age the Hartford team. has not mad up his quintet Meriden does not seel to have a team, and Waterbury an Springfield are in about the same col dition.-Brockton Times.
 Manager Parsons will again pilot Il Lawrence team. which will be zoe news to the local followers of ,tl sport as it means the, game will l conducted on the same high plane { last season. MT Parsons has been ab te retain his play 7notwithstandiI that the big league smagnates ,ha' tried to sign at least two of last year Lawrence team. MT Parsons will l unable to play himself this seaso which leaves a vacancy in the tea difficult to fill. He is considering u plan of putting Spot Hadley in the I'll: line and signing strong center pla CT from the Connecticut league.-La' renee American. .
 Manager and Captain Thomas
 Cotter,. of the Hartford polo club
 the National league. will arrive
 Hartford Monday with his team. whi was completed yesterday by the e change of Jimmy Mooney for John Griffin, the former Waterbury playt Although not phenomenal play' Griffin is an earnest worker and W add strength to the team whe it has been weak for the past thr seasons. The Hartford team. is nc completed with Griffin and Wodtl rushers; Cotter. center: Doherty, Ina back. and Mullen, goal. = Hartfo Post.
 The National league directors of polo world will hold a meeting Il afternoon in Hartford and that the may be some fun there is not doubt' It is reported that Fred Doe will
 ceive some of the hardest bumps u he has ever received during all sporting life. The league does not p LII Is |. xr,