The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-23
Meeting of American League RoI-
Ter Polo Magnates Orders the
Transfer of the Clinton Aggre-
cation to This City
PLAYERS ASSURE MANAGER
KITTREDGE OF SUPPORT
in Charge of a Mammoth
Petition Containing Names of
Enthusiasts Who Objected to
the Transfer, the County Town
DELEGATION Had No Power

Clinton polo team was ordered trans
fetred to Worcester under the manage
ment of Malachi J. Kittredge, at the
| meeting of the American Polo League
in Savoy Hotel, Boston, yesterday at
ternoon. Today the quintet that has
been worming itself into position near
the top of the American League list
will begin business as the Worcester
team.
There was delegation Of Clinton po-
10 enthusiasts at the meeting yester-
day, and a petition that touched the
sidewalk from the third story window
was carried to the hotel and displayed
for examination. By unanimous vote
the officials of the league ordered the
Clinton franchise removed to Worces-
ter. the players remaining under con-
tract to M. J. Kittredge.
P. H. Hurley, president of worcester
baseball club will be associated with
Mr.. Kittredge in the conduct Of the
Worcester team. Magnates of all clubs
expressed a preference for Worcester
over Clinton Tonight the Worcester
team will play at Lowell Wednesday
afternoon, the team will be at Brock
ton and in the evening the teams WIN
play in. Mechanics Hall, ushering in
the polo season for this city. A brass
and the outpouring of fans will I'M
doubtedly be of such volume as to at
once assure the management that no
mistake was made in locating in this
city.
Manager Kittredge and Mr. Hurley
returned from Boston on the midnight
train. Devlin, centre of the Clinton
team, called up Mr.. Kittredge over the
phone, from Clinton Devlin said that
members of the team would be in Wor-
cester this morning prepared to go to
Lowell for the game tonight. With
Devlin at the phone was Daily, the
star rusher of the team, and one of
the fastest men on the floor. Daily as
sured Manager Kittredge that there
would be no hesitancy on the part of
t1le players, as all were eager for
chance to show their talents in Wor-
cester.
Referring to the Clinton delegation
and the action of the American League,
Manager Kittredge said: There is no
way that Clinton can claim players
that I have under contract. It is the
people of Clinton who are worked up
over the fact that the team has been
transferred to Worcester who are
pouring tales into the ears Of the play
ers. I don't believe any player will OBJ
ject to locating in Worcester where he
will get a better chance to show his
ability, and I know that each of the
players has been very enthusiastic re-
garding the prospects of playing before
a Worcester crowd. If there is any
man on the team who feels that he
does not want to play in Worcester,
he will have a chance to speak. I'm
sure I don't want to drive any man to
Worcester. Any one who looks at it in
a reasonable light will see that it is
certain that a player will choose Wor-
cester in preference to Clinton, and
why shouldn't he?"
Mr. Kittredge said that the Clinton
delegates at yesterdays meeting re-
tired after the officials of the league
had refused to be dictated to.