Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-10
WITH THE PoLoISTs.
Was Billy Lush Responsible Tor the
 Polo Muddle?

There was no polo meeting yesterday afternoon in New Haven, but there was something doing down in that city just the same, and when that some thing was concluded it was, discovered that Manager Lush of the Meriden team was the cause of the whole mud dle. Acting under the advice of Attor- ney Carmody, of the firm of Burpee x Carmody, President E. L. Maloney called a special meeting of the Nation al Polo league for yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock. It was not really expect ed that the directors would listen to the call for the meeting, because the business transacted at tue last snap meeting caused them to fear that they had made a mistake and they wished to see what would happen if they did not attend. The president and Man ager Harrington were at the place Of meeting on time and they waited until a quarter past 3 o'clock, as the meet. ing was called for 8. Not one of the directors of the New Haven, Meriden or Wallngford teams appeared. Neither had anyone of them beer around the meeting place, for diligent inquiries were made in order to be sure that no technicality would inter yene to prevent the bringing of law suits Secretary Roger, who was at the Register office, was then called up by telephone and acquainted with the situation. Later the secretary was seen at his office and there q demand was made on him for the money that was due Manager Harrington. The secretary said he had no money be- | longing to anyone but himself. He also refused to talk about the figures and motions made during various meetings of the league and finally sail that he, too, was acting under legal ad- l vice and that he could not answer any 1 questions until the case came to trial, I if 1t did do so.
 The president and Manager Har- rington then journeyed to Charles F.
 Larom's place of business on State street Mir Larom was the packer of the New Haven team and he it was who made the motion to fine Manager Harrington all the money that was coming to him and also to expel him rom the league. A demand was made on MT Larom for the money that he l owed Manager Harrington from the holiday receipts. MT Larom said that he had no money and he had nothing to attach At this point was disclosed the first bit of evidence that brought to light the fact that Manager Billy Lush had been misrepresenting things i to the other directors in the absence of Manager Harrington. It will be re- 'membered that the meeting at which Manager Harrington was fined and ex- ; no11nd x1o ,1l,-- c4. :.
 January 3. Manager Lush had repre- sented to. the directors at that meeting that Manager Harrington had refused to bring his team over to Meriden Sat nrday, the next night. and therefore he had violated one of the rules of the league and was liable to fine and ex- I pulsion. That this statement, if he
 made 1t, was not true. was easily proven by Manager Harrington. He took from his pocketa telegram whica
 was sent to Thomas E. Guest on Fri l.day morning. It will be remembered that MT Guest was fo conduct the af- fairs of the polo team in Waterbury
 for the rest of the season and this ar. l rangement was satisfactory to Man ager Lush as well as the others. The telegram that he sent to Mr Guest on that Friday morning proved conclusive
 ly that Manager Lush was the first
 manager to desert the league and that
 he was the one to be fined and to be
 expelled. This telegram stated that
 1t was all off over in Meriden anil
 that the Meriden team would not go
 to Waterbury that night to play.''
 Mind you, this telegram was sent in I the morning. That afternoon Manager s1, 1o,1A 4@ 41
 ven and he never made mention of the
 telegram he had sent to Waterbury
 but he accused Manager Harrington o+
 deserting the league when he himself
 had deserted it.
 AS soon as MT Larom saw thn tele,
 gram and heard Manager Harrington $
 story, he knew that he had been mis-
 Informed about the whole matter He
 at once said that he stood ready to ses.
 tie his share of the money due Mir Har- rington. He did not want any law
 suits, and he realized that Mr IusI,
 had mlsled the other directors and
 made them do something that was un.
 Just and illegal. Search was then be
 gun for Manager Lush. His home on
 Carlisle street was visited twice, but on each occasion he was not 10 be 1'AetheS5CA TcIndlnoU . In New Haven over night to find Lus,
 if 1t were possible. He will make q
 demand for his money and unless i. Is forthcoming at once he will enta,
 suit against Mir Lush not only for tbt money due him but also misrepresen
 tation and perhaps fraud
 Secretary Reger was seen after tn,
 visit to MT Larom, and he was shown
 the telegram received in Waterbury b, , Mir Guest. To say that the secretary was surprised is putting it mildly. IT, ; was more than surprised. He realized as did MT Larom. that the other diret. tors had been tricked by Mir Lush { That is not the only thing to prove. that Mir Lush did not intend to pa, Manager Harrington his share of th, } holiday receipts. He told some of til, l Waterbury players that he would turn the money over to them and that II, would not pay Harrington one cenr lie did not turn the money over to th, players, nor to Manager Harrington, It was pretty small piece of bushes. on the part of Billy Lush, especial, when 1t is known that he was the onl, manager that made big money out o the polo business. If suit is brougb