Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-28


 well known as a roller polo p1aNXF un der the name of ..Hallett.:' jumSed in front of the Boston train Friday and was killed. &
 President l.. NJ. Richardson4of the Western polo league has written to Secretary Morse of the National re- garding a roller polo tournament to be held at the Sportsman's show ill Chi cago, February P to March 12. Four teams are wanted to play four west ren teams for trophy. the visiting teams to receive expenses and be en- tertained at the Auditorium hotel. WhippIe gives out up in the Maine league that his reason for leaving New Haven is that the other four players started to run the team on the coop erative plan and left him out in the cold The fact is that Whipple re- fused to play with the other members of the team on the cooperative plan, and then Manager Canavan guaran- teed him his salary as long as he re- mained there.
 The National polo league passed in- to history, and. under the old regime, there is little probability of it ever being reorganized. Its managers and officers far exceeded the number of clubs, which had dwindled from seven to four in two seasons. It had but one true believer in it's ultimate sue cess. Thomas B. lCotter, who piloted the Hartford club, and the honest old veteran was the victim of his own con- victions. He believed that his friends were acting honestly in his behalf, but instead they were laying pipe lines for his destruction.-Hartfo Globe. How about Tommy Guest, of this city, I. 1v-l l,,S nryy~ to keep the game in Connecticut? Those managers who fit from league to league and from town to town should be given cool reception next season.
 Skating and polo were booming at Forest Park yesterday where about ] 1,l0O people were present. In the first, game. which commenced at II o'clock Thistles defeated the Mattatucks after contest which was more closely fought than the score, 9-;'. indicates. The second game at 2:30 between the Ivys and the North Ends resulted in a victory for the former. after an exciting contest by the score of 3-1 The third game was one of the best, most exciting. most interesting. closest fought and longest contested hame ever played in Ameri ca. The Forest Parks and the Knock abouts were the opposing teams and so closely matched were they that it took more than seven periods for the knOckabouts to win by the score of :5-2. In this game Fred Cross was in iured rather severely by being struck with a polo stick, but he did not with draw from the game
 Secretary Morse in recent polo note said that it would be q long time hpfnIn hCt u1O will c1- Connecticut. It is possible he may l have clairvoyant knowledge of the plans of the owners of the various clubs. and no one will dispute the state ment'that the wish is evidently father to the thought. But it should not be forgotten that the managers of the i league have not consulted the Boston | officials very closely inftheir plans, of | late, and it can hardly be said that l the secretary's statement is based on | anything more than his own personal | desires. Connecticut. is the logical | home of polo and will continue to SUD- l port the game better than any separate ! circuit in either Massachusetts, or I Maine when conditions are favorable. 1 With the officers of the league work
 ing against it's interests it must be eX- pected that any league will get its l bumps. This is primarily what caused | the breakup of the National league l circuit this season. but the managers | have learneF a few lessons that will undoubtedly .e turned to good adyan- 1 tage another season. Connecticut wants polo. but it also wants q square deal from those to whom the control of affairs is entrusted. If it comes to d question of whether the supporters shall have polo with the Boston off l cials, or do without the sport altogeth-
 er the vote. will be unanimously in favor of the latter. The consolida-
 ton idea is growing in the minds of
 the polo managers, and there is now
 every indication that next summer will
 see a concerted plan to push the
 scheme through. Ample time will be
 given to all. the managers to consider the details of the plans and the organ
 ization to be perfected will assume
 definite form long before the season | opens.-New Haven Register.
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