Waterbury Democrat., 1900-10-30
SOME POLO AAHERS.z ]. };
Trouble Has Begun in Another
 of the Polo Leagues. -

lefnal DlSSenS1OnS-A NeW LeiiSue Formed and Some Cities Dropped Fred Jean, the Center of the Wa terbury Team, Has Arrived in This City-Where Will All the Polo Play
 CTS Get Of?
 The National polo league Is not the only league that has had her troubles, as will be seen by the following story ill last nights PaWtucket Times:
 The high-handed attempt of several of the club owners in the Southern New England Polo league to be autocrats has resulted as was pre- dicted and the result is that they will be out in the cold unless they can or ganZe q league of their own. The action of the clique at the meeting last week when Fall River was turned down and then taken back into the league, Taunton Summarily tired out and East Weymouth, q ''dead one" admitted, was opposed by the representatives of the paWtucket and Lawrence clubs, but the opposition was in the minority and the circuit was changed to please the real thing magnateS.
 The outcome is that PaWtucket, Lawrence and Fall River, all fran 
 England. have severed their connec- tion with that organization and league has been organized to be known as the New England. Thus far the members of the new league are the three former southern New Eng \ land clubs already mentioned and Taunton and Salem. The polo fans in both of the last named places have been anxious to have q club this win hut hn hppT such that their chances were slim un- til the new move was made yesterday Until last Tuesday, Taunton expect ed to be represented ill the southern New England. but MesSrs Carroll and Coughlin promoted q raw deaF' and A. E. White, who had been awarded the franchise. was busted.
 t In Salem Messrs Minchin and Broad bent had secured the rink but Carroll was awarded the franchise by the league despite the fact that he had no place to locate. At the last meeting of the league MT Carroll, upon being called to stimetby Cunningham, put up bluff and, said that he had secured the rink in Peabody for his team. Later he modified this statement by saving that he was making arrange ments' to secure the Peabody rink and now it appears that he has not been able to get in there. Furthermore MT P Carroll has only the merest outline of a team as several of his star players have jumped to Maine. It was this that caused the real split at the league meeting as Carroll, finding his men slipping away from him. wanted to take a man who has already signed with Taunton. MT White refused to be buncoed out of his player and Car roll and his friends gave him q ''freeZeout.' -Messrs SIinchin and Broadbent have been signing players, despite the fact they hold no franchise and as Salem is considered one. of the best polo towns in this section it was deemed advisable to have a team there hence the. action of the Southern New Eng land. minority The Fall River club will undoubtedly be handled by Frank . Wodtke. the Plying Dutchman," who , was one of the stars of the National league. There are three men in the Spindle city who are ready to give the team substantial backing provid- ing Wodtke takes hold and with the "Dutchman' in the rush line it cer- tainly would be a great drawing card around the circuit
 Although the league as at present constituted consists or only five clubs there is little doubt but what Brock ton and Plymouth will come in later. These two are both good polo towns and the management in both places cannot afford to join hands with Clin- ton and East Weymouth, as the for mer is too long jump and the latter a dead letter. AS to Carroll and his franchise it appears that he would be unable to get into line anyway as he has no rink. Providing BrOckton and Plymouth desire to join the new league they will be admitted. If not it will be 9 five club league.
 The meeting was held at Clark's hotel Boston, yesterday and Paw tucket. Lawrence, Salem, Taunton and .as.. Fall River were represented. In ad 0iton to organizing two schedules wNS presented and action will be takNA> on these at q meeting to be helG ThuraAay night at the same place.
 TheNoutheastern league is in neeG of scAeduie maker
 Cashma n gand+ Daily are positively claimed in two leagues.
 The Pawtucket Times thinks Con way will surely play in that city.
 Parsons and Cunningham favored keeping Taunton on the circuit an( they may take some action later tt see if it is not possible to have a tean fin that city
 Frank Wodtke. one of the rusher! on the Hartford team last season, an(
  ing Dutchman," will not be a mem Der of Cotter's team this year. Billy Parsons is authority for the statemen that Fall River has offered Wodtk' S1OO a week to join the Fall Rive team. ..We will have pslyers enough an, to spare,' said Tom Cotter after tn roller polo meeting at Hartford ol Saturday. ''I see that some think W will not begin to make things hum week from tonight down our way j. wish those parties coulu pay us visit and take us in. l know I am go ing down Monday to get things ready We will have Meriden. as our first al traction next week Tuesday. and we do not pack the place to the door I miss ny mark. If matters do no ..~ go amiss, 'Hobe' Whiting will hay Nrharge of the Meriden team and Rus sell and Hayes will also be there. I Wodtke does not play with me. vii pick out, a team from Schofiel6 Meoney and Griffin and Menard q