The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-24
THE POLO SITUATION.
GAMES HERE "WEDNESDAY 4 AFTER-
 NOON AND EVENING.

Waterbury Here This Eveninx-Imter
 esting Notes and Gossip Regarding
 Play and Piaycrs-Berry Makes
 Record for Stops Bone Wonderful
 Erpert-stnndtng of the Teams.
 There is little change in the polo sit uation. Since last week all of the teams have been playing fast and scientific polo. Waterbury has at last taken q brace and is now ready to jump out oi fourth place should the least opportu- nifty show itself. The poo-loving com munity of the Brass City ought to be satisfied with the work accomplished by the team during the past week, and ought to show their appreciation by at tending the games this week. *
 Kid Conway has taken his thinking cap off and is once more playing for Waterbury. He holds the league rec ord for fouls up to date.
 Berry, New Haven's star goal tender, holds the seasons record for stops He made sixty-one at Wallingford Satur- day night. Wonder what Lations thought as he viewed the game from afar. The count occupied seat in the gallery.
 * Bone holds the record for goal-getting having ninety placed to his credit since the opening of the season. George has scored nearly twice as many goals as any of his opponents, showing conclu- sively that New Haven's popular all round athlete is without a peer at goal getting
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 When William Aufort became man. ager of the New Haven team some one asked him why he did not try and get Wodtke in place of Bone, Wodtke being then considered the star of the polo Armament. Manager Aufort believed then that Bone was the coming star; that George was just beginning to as- cend the ladder of fame, while Wodtke was beginning to descend. If all re- ports are true regarding the present form shown by the Dutchmen, Manager Aufort's prophecy is being fulfilled. According to an exchange the once- wizard is playing so poorly as to at tract the criticism of his most ardent admirers.
 It might be interesting to know just what some of Bones partners think of his play Leydon says in all his expe- rience he never saw a player like him. Bone stands without a question in a class by himself Jimmy Mooney" says, 'I have watched his plays and never saw anything like them. George Is a wonder Berry says his shooting for goal is marvellous and hard to stop. * k # *
 With such players as Bone, Canavan, Mooney, Leydon and Berry playing for New Haven, not to speak of the stars which grace the other teams there is little wonder that the managers of the American league team are throwing covetous eyes down this way and even trying to induce the players to break 1 away. Just think was a find the New 1 Haven team as 1t stands would be to ! such a place as Portland It is gene | rally believed that Manager Mather, | who witnessed the game here on Friday | night. would have willingly transported | the Blues, bag and baggage, to Port land if he could. But the Blues mean to stand by the National league, and | what is more, they mean to see the sea- son played out as we'll, with such good intentions on the part of the players it behooves the lovers of the sport to do their share by attending the games in arge numbers.
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 There is still probability of seeing both Winsted and Torrington in the eague after the first of January. Un- ess the attendance improves at Water ,ury that city's franchise is likely to be to the latter place, but here is no good reason why Water yury should not hold on too and sup ,ort the team. As it now stands, evil lently there is a screw loose somewhere ID Waterbury way. Some of those who Ire in the know might inform Manager 
 # * There will be polo galore in New Ha en this week. Waterbury will be here o-night, and those who saw them lay here last week know that the team S now composed and playing is no inch for the Blues, who will have to lay their best to win. Waterbury will Jay again at the rink on Wednesday {, afternoon, while on the vening of the same day the crack Wal ngford aggregation will occupy the urface. That the games will be well , 'orth seeing goes without dispute. lew Haven hopes to make up what Y hey lost by that unfortunate railway T lcident on Thanksgiving day, when T hey were deprived of the receipts of veve hundred house. It is to be T. oped that crowded house will greet / 1e appearance of the players at each anne during the present week. / NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING. r
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