Waterbury Democrat., 1900-10-27
FRED D0fE BLACMlSTED..
The National Polo League Takes . Summary Action.

Will Force the Other Leagues to
 ment-No Cages Unless All the Mi
 nor Leagues Come Inside.
 What was predicted in yesterdays | Democrat has come to pass, and that | was the death and burial of Fred Doe tional league. It may be that it will be the finish of that gentleman in all leagues, unless some of the teams in the minor leagues decide to play polo without cages. The league could do nothing else after hearing the state ments during the past few days that Doe was trying to wreck this league and as he was credited with saying in Brockton paper that ''it was his am bition to kill polo in Connecticut
 At o'clock yesterday afternoon the directors and managers of the Nation al polo league held q meeting in the Hotel Heublein in Hartford, and that meeting lasted until half past five. 1t was red-hot meeting, too, and the following gentlemen were present: Jean Jacques and William Parsons of Waterbury; Canavan and Hoffman, of New Haven; T. l.. Reilly, of Meriden; William Murray of Springfield, and Tom Cotter, of Hartford After some preliminary business, q resolution was introduced blacklisting Fred Doe. There was not one dissenting voice. and even Billy Murray, who had been associated with Doe, cut him dead and voted with the others to place him out side the breastworks. This blacklist ing will mean a whole lot to the sue cess of the National league and will make things interesting in every | league.
 The next point taken up for discus sion was the attitude of the other leagues in reference to this league. Many players have been dckered with by the minor leagues who belong in this league and to prevent any more such work. the meeting yesterday took summary action. The Southern New England and the Maine leagues are the ones that are referred to principal ". These leagues must come in un- der the National agreement. or they Will nave no cages with which to play polo. Jean Jacques. as we have said before, owns the rights on all polo cages and he yesterday turned over the option on those cages to the National league. If any of the other leagues want to use polo cages they will have to first consult T. L. Reilly, of this league, and if the applicants for those cages are willing to come in under the
 National agreement then MT Jacques
 " hn to 10 fnr Y
 use. This is not done to injure any
 other league, but Is for the mutual protection of all the leagues. This
 will prevent managers from tampering
 with players and offering them bigger
 salaries to play with their teams. It
 Is q rule that will work for the best in
 terests of polo wherever 1t is played.
 Should the other leagues come in
 under the National agreement, where
 will Doe get off? He has been black
 listed by this league and until that
 blacklist is lifted he cannot play or
 manage any team in any league. That
 leagues will see the advantage in com-
 ing in under the National agreement
 cannot be doubted. and while Doe may protest and even fight against it, the inevitable must happen.
 There were several changes made in | !. advantage of everybody. In regard tc : Hipson, the managers of Waterbury
 decided that they would make no fur
 ther effort to secure that player. as
 they believed that since his foolish de , mand for salary he has lost prestige il :. Waterbury and he would not be the
 popular player he was. Murray want ) ed Hipson and there he will go ant ) probably he will be able to get hi: ) S15 with checks in advance up in tha ? team but Billy Murray never was ; U fellow that gave away any of his coil . unless he saw a return coming hi / way.
 Waterbury will have a team, never Q theless and that fast rusher. Franl 9 Warner of New Haven, will be one o o the team. He will be aided by Dan Da o ly, formerly of the Brockton team, ant = with Jean at center, those two player O will be well protected. Eddie Menar, V is here in Waterbury, and perhaps h h may play with the team, but that i
 yet an uncertainty. The management
 have secured a halfback, but they q
 not feel at liberty as yet to disclos
 his name. He will be a corker an U no mistake. and will be able to hold hi II II own with the best in the league. l ~ will De pleasing news to the fans t s, know that Harry Starllie will be i if E the goal circle. He at first decided t a go with Doc to Lewiston, as he wa V. under some compliment to- Doe, br h that is all off now, and here Starki I, will play for this season.
 d. Springfield will have the, followin IS team: Hipson, Lincoln. Kid Conwa $ and Heffernan and another player i h, be secured. which has not yet been d. er cded. Hartford will have Moone. K Griffin and Schofeld rushers, Cotte
 center, Doherty halfback and Casl
 man. goal. Meriden has the followin
 men: Russell and Lewis, rusher
 Hobe' Whiting center, Hayes halfbac Is i1s and Fox goal tender. New Haven hf tp the following team: Bone and Jaso ts rushers, Canayan center, Whipp " halfback and Lations goal. >' h. That is the makeup of the teams { lr yet. and within a few days the leagr s, Twill be completed. The National DO k league will have the whip hand, ar