Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-18
STRANGE POLO DO|NCS.
The Magnates May Turn the Polo
 Field Upside Down

The Magnates May Turn the Polo
 Field Upside Down
 New Haven Slated For a Cessation of the Game and the Team May Go to Hartford-The Team in Hartford May Run Up to Fall River-New Britain to Play in Salem-The Two Leagues to Consolidate With Eight Teams-Hartford and Waterbury the Only Teams in Connecticut. 1 If all the rumors that are floating Around the circuit are true, then there will be big change ill the two leagues that are now sailing under the Nation al agreement In the first place, it Is said that the two leagues will consoli-. date after this week, and make q { league of seven or eight teams. The 7 Hartford team under Tom Cotter will locate in Fall River and Jimmy Cana van and his hustlers will go to Hart ford. The New Britain team will be taken to Salem. This will leave but two teams in Connecticut Hartford
 
 New Haven team may be left as she is. but the conditions down there do not warrant it. New Haven has not supported her team as she sHould have done this season. It is one of the best teams in the league and played some remarkably fast polo, but there was a jonah down there somewhere and the magnates have realized this for some time. If the league does go under 1t will not be caused by Doe or any other man in the Maine league. The play CTS themselves will be responsible, to: the best polo1sts in the country are right here in this league and the exor- bitant salaries paid most of them have eaten up all the profits and a gOOlly portion of the money inyc-;ed. Had the players realized this fact earlier in the season, things might have been different. As it looks now. however. notwithstanding the changes that will be made. the consolidated leagues will run out the season and the interest will be increased because of the new element injected into the conSolida- tion.
 In all probability, this week will sec the end of polo in New Haven and New Britain, and the league that will carry out the season will be as fol
 
 ton. Lawrence. Clinton. Plymouth, Sa- lem and Fan River This will make strong circuit and will still sail un- der the name of the National league.
 New Britain, Jan 1S.-The New Britain team in q Garrison finish won from New Haven last night by a score of 15 to 12. Fast, clean polo was the order of the game. Bone of the wis itors particularly distinguished him. self, capturing twenty-siX rushcs and giving a fine exhibition of floor work. Heffernan has left the local team and Chattield. the Waterbury amateur. cared for the goal circle. putting up good game. Hausman. who played in Whipple's place, also played q good game. The score and summary:
 
 New Britain. Positions. New Haven. Curtiss ..... first rush ....... Bone Pierce. ... second rush ...... Jason H. Whiting center ..... .Canayan w Whiting ..halfback .... .Hausman Chatfield ...... goal ....... LatlonS
 Won by Gagged by Time. l. New Britain CurtiSs O:23 ?. New Haven Jason ........ :39 8. New Haven Canavan .... 0:1S 4. New Britain CurtiSS ...... :39 D. New Britain Curtiss ...... OH 6. New Haven Canayan ..... u:45 Limit.
 '. New Haven Jason ...... 3:52 g., New Haven Jason ....... 2::33 g.. New Haven Bone ........ O:U5 aO.> New Britain Curtiss ..... 40 II. New Britain Pierce ....... 1:1O F. New Haven Jason ...... l :o9 13. New Haven Bone ........ l :55 H. New Haven Bone ....... 2:5O 15. New Haven Jason ....... :33 Limit.
 It. New Britain CuftiSS 3:24 IT. New Britain Curtiss ..... O:36 IS. New Britain Pierce .... O:13 l9. New Britain Curtiss ....... 2:14 20. ' New Haven Bone ... G:45 21. New Britain Curtiss ... O:11 22 New Britain Curtiss .. OH g. New Britain H. Whiting BOO 24 New Haven Bone ... O:1S 70. NeW brltaln Fierce ....... D:lo 26 New Britain Curtiss ...... O:2O P. New Britain Pierce ..... 2:11 Time Limit.
 <, Score, New Britain 15, New Haven 12; stops, Chatfield 4G. Lations 3S; rushes, Bone PC. Curtiss 4 referee, Ieahy; timer, O'Neill: attendance, 300 NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING,
 Won. Lost. r. c. Waterbury ..........2S 21 .511 New Haven .26 20 .j63 Hartford ...........25 21 -543 New Britain ........2 20 9 .4GS Hartford here tonight.
 Waterbury has again gone to the front and now leads New Haven by five points. New Britain made that possible last night by defeating New Haven in & game abounding in goals.
 After Hughie Devlin's latest exhibi- tion of polo in this city he can no longer figure in the front rank of half backs in this league. Gardner and Bartlett arc now alone in this class RrOoEtOn Times