The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-03
THE POLO SITUATION,
ROCKVILLE ADMIZTED INTO THE
 NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Some Interesting Notes Concerning tn
 Game and PIayers-Nev Haven's Play
 ing Nights VIII be Tuesdays ant
 Fridays Hereafter Mooney Likely t.
 be Seen in the New Haven Rank, | This Week.
 | The clubs in the national polo league circuit stands virt ually in the same po- sition as they did week ago. New Haven managed to hold her own by winning two out of the four games played, while Wallingford still occupies first place on the table. But Meriden is right on the circuits heels and may knock them from him at any time. Waterbury has gained peg or two and the New Britain, now Rockville, team still brings up the rear.
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 Rockville, it is said. will make a good addition to the Circuit, and it is espect- ed that the games there will draw good crowds. It is unfortunate that the team occupies the last step on that lad der of fame, the league table. But Rockville may take consolation from the fact that they have got as good a team as any in the league. The season Is still young and the Rockville team have got time enough to change mat ters. By the end of the season they may have fulfilled the golden prophecy "The Last Shall be First
 
 It is to be hoped that satisfactory arrangements will be made for the en- trance of Danbury into the league dur ing the coming week. The circuit would then be a most complete and compe- tent one, and Danbury would have team for strength second to none
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 The New Haven polo team suffered the hardest of luck during the past week, which lost them several hundred dollars, while en route to this city af- ter playing at Waterbury on Thursday. by the. team getting stalled at Union City owing to a smash up on the rail- way. It was a most aggravating posi- tion for Manager Aufort and the team to be in. While they were boxed up in a railway car for four hours nearly twelve hundred people were patiently awaifting their appearance at the rink. The fact that they stayed there for sev- eral hours was sufficient proof that New Haven is thoroughly interested in polo.
 
 Another proof of their interest in the game was shown on Friday night, when several hundred people, without almost any notice turned out to see the game with Meriden.
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 The followers of the game in this city will be pleased to learn that hereafter he games will be played on Tuesday and riday evenings, the play to begin 1t S:45.
 Waterbury is rapidly getting into 'orm. Few teams in the league get better support from the fans than does By the way they have one ,f the best if not the best ring in the eague. The plan is similar to that of he Coliseum at Hartford, and the game can be comfortably seen from thy part of the building.
 * Carson City, which occupies one end if the building, is the rendezvous of the ,ritics. They are composed mostly of | he rising generation of polo players. | But although young In years, seem to 'e old in all that pertains to the game | What they don't know about polo is eally not worth Knowing. They have II the fine points of the game at their ngers' ends. They seem to know not nly the players, but could furnish an istorical sketch of their careers as yell. They are nothing if not enthusi- stic. Fair and impartial they treat riend and foe alike They never fail o applaud good play, and certainly ever forget to show their disapproval f what they consider is below the tandard of play or player. They are ruly a wonderful aggregation-are the rescents of Waterbury. If a polo layer has any doubt about what he is r who he is he has only to get the pinion of the Waterbury Carson City rowd and he may take 1t for granted nat they are just about right.
 Wallngford and Rockville will be the pposing teams at the rink this week, nd it is expected that the attendance i'll be large and that it will In some leasure make up for and recompense le Blues for what they lost through o fault of their own last Thursday vening. Let every one interested in le game make a resolve to visit the nk on Tuesday and Friday, evenings this week.
 * s Rumor has it that Billy" Leydon will ,on be seen wearing the colors of one other of the national league teams. lilly was always a favrite with the .ns and may rest assured of a hearty eIcome if he decides to throw in his with the national league. k s * It is just possible that Eddie Mooney ay be seen in the ranks of the New aven team on Tuesday night. { 'ALLACE STREET PLACE RAID