The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-10

quite so close on the heels of Lush.
 men as they were last week. New Ha.
 ven still stands at the 800 per cent
 mark and Waterbury are slowly but
 surely edging their way upwards
 Rockville is still without home and bring up the rear end of the procession
 as. they did a week ago.
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 The lot of the New Britain Rockville team has not been very encouraging one for the players. TheXs have vir- tually been with the home team the season started, and that in itself has much to do with the poor showing made in the games played. The good news that the team is to be located in Win sted during this week is received with pleasure. It is firmly believed that Win sted will make a good polo town as the place is without any amusements this winter owing to the recent burning of the opera house. Let uS hope it will.
 
 The people people of Winsted, how ever, can hardly be expected to open wide their arms and take under their wings and support team that is vir- tually outside of hailing distance of the others in the race for the pennant. The team is good one and with a little en- couragement can be depended to put up game that will keep them in the race, provided they get fair start, would it not be advisable then to let Winsted enter into the race at the 800 mark, or better still let all the clubs start say week from now on equal terms. The only team that would object to this might be Meriden, who are already sec ing visions of the pennant. But after all what does the winning of the pen- nant amount to- Interest in the game can only be maintained by having the teams of equal strength so that each may be enabled to hold their own in the race. The position of the team go- ing to Winsted is one for the careful consideration of the directors of the league.
 Billy Leydon's appearance at the rink on Friday evening was the signal for an outburst of enthusiasm that left no doubt of the place occupied by the pop ular little prayer in the hearts of New Haven poloists. During the evening he played wonderful game and was re- peatedly cheered by the crowd.
 
 Not for many long day has a polo crowd gone home so happy and content ed as they did Friday night. Happy be- cause their pets snatched from the fiery furnace game from the crack Wal ingford aggregation, and content be- cause they had the pleasure of seeing one of the finest all-round exhibitions of polo seen here for many day. Rough play was at discount. The of both teams seemed to vie with each other in playing the game as it should and can be played. The pass ing on both sides was pretty to witness. There was none of the slam bang play so foten resorted to by some players and which robs the game of all the beauty that belongs to it. If the teams can only settle down to play such games as that seen on Friday there will be no fears about the attendance.
 To- night will see Waterbury at the i rink, and it would be interesting to see how the Blues strengthened as they ! now are with Leydon at back will come ! put against the Brass City men. It is to be hoped that the visitors will play less of the slam bang game and divert heir attention towards the scientific principles that make polo so fascinat- ng to watch. The method of get the ,all into the cage anyway and at any cost isn't polo. Whatever the outcome If the contest may be it ought to draw | good big house.
 the crowd hiss Charlie Lations when he remonstrated with Referee )oherty for calling foul against him n the goal circle. Time was when Charlie could do the same thing in the anne rink and the fans would sustain i'm everytime. But then things have hanged since then. The Count no onger wears a blue uniform and no onger kicks the ball away from the New Haven cage
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 New Haven have played more over- ime games than any other team in the aague. Fortune has not favored them ither in those overtime contests. An vertime game Is usually decided more " luck than anything else and the 'lues seem to have had little of the lck so far this season. Remember Waterbury will be at the T ink Tuesday night and that the game called for S:30. Boys are now ad- , litted to see the contests for ten cents. ' deserved seat tickets can be had any i inc during the day at Lauber's cigar , tore on Chapel street.
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