The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-11-05
POLO OPENS TONIGHT
H4RTFORD WITH WODTKE WILL
OPPOSE THE BLUES.

Pennant yvill be Raised Previous to
Game-Line Up of the Teams for To-
night-Meeting of Directors William
Aufort's Interest Sold Out to Captain
Caravan.
Tonight Hartford will face the local
team at the Chapel street rink and Wa
terbury will oppose Springfield. The
fact that Hartford opens the season
here will be sufficient in itself to in
sure big crowd. Every crank of note
will be present to size up the ability OF
Jason, the new man, and to welcome
the old familiar faces of Messrs. Cana
van, Bone, Whipple and Lations back
again to the polo arena. The welcome
accorded to Tom Cotter and his players
should be a warm and spontaneous one
for Cotter has done more than his share
of the work in bringing the game up to
the high point of excellence which 1T
now attains. Wodtke has come to
terms with the big chief and is expected
to take part in to-nights conflict. Pre-
vious to the game the championship
pennatn will be raised and every one
ought to be in their seats in order to
shout and show their appreciation of
the teams work of last year. Play will
begin as usual at o'clock and reserved
seats seats can be secured during the
day at the Groveland and at Lauber's
cigar store on Chapel street.
Lineup of the teams:
Hartford-Wodtke and Schofield,
rusllers; Cotter, center; Doherty, half
back; Starkie goal.
New Haven-Bone and Jason, rush
ers; Caravan, center; Whipple, half
back; Lations, goal.
At D. m. the opening of the anna
teur league will take place. The first
contest will be between the Plymouth
ana the Winchester teams. The other
teams are the Highwood and a picked
team yet to be named The amateur
teams this year will have uniforms, the
same as the big teams. The cham
pionship team will receive the same as
they did last year, namely the pennant
and set of gold medals.
MANAGER AUFORT SELLS OUT.
A meeting of the directors of the New
Haven club was held at the close of the
meeting of the directors of the league,
when arrangements were made for the
transfer of the stock held by William
Aufort, the late manager of the team,
to James Caravan, captain and now
manager of the Blues The deal was
occasioned by the removal of Mr..
Aufort to Springfield where he goes to |
take hold and manage the team there. |
Almost everyone interested in the game |
of polo in New Haven will regret to
part with Manager Aufort. During his !
management of the Blues he gained by |
his amiable and curious disposition |
the respect and admiration not only of |
every member of the team but also |
that of his co-directors. To his efforts
were largely due the winning of the
pennant by the New Haven team last
season. The public and every member
of the press who came in contact with
him during the polo season in New Ha-
ven will certainly miss him during the
season, and each and every one
will wish him success in his new under
taking. What is New Haven's loss will
be Springfield's gain. The filing up of
the vacant position by Captain Cana
van will be hailed with delight by all
who wish success to the game. With |
such a man as Caravan at the helm
there is little to fear and patrons can
be assured of having served to them
the best of polo and as it should be
played.