The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-22

lead them to such point as to completely
overlook the fragrant violation of the rules
INDUCED in by the Quakers and herald them
as players who never rough II. Mansfield
acknowledged his wrong in striking Nc
Gilvray with his club. but yet the Rich
mond enthusiasts overlook his attack and
lay all the blame on McGilvray The Rich
mond team is fast enough to play winning
polo by fair means and it is to be deplored
that Ii should deem 1t necessary to resort
to rough tactics.
The writer met Secretary Durbin, of the
Western League, on the train to Ander-
son last Thursday and Mr.. Durbin said the
league officials are determined to put a
stop to all rough tactics. He said he issued
orders to referees to enforce the rules and
more stringent orders are TO be issued at
once. Secretary Durbin appreciates the
fact that rough polo will eventually kill
the sport and he is anxious to have all
referees control the game on the floor
Durbin says that referees have been in
players, an offense that has stamped Mans
field of Richmond, as an unfair player, and
hereafter referees must call fouls for such
violations of the rules. Mr.. Durbin says
that If the present referees will not en-
force the rules he will import other East
ern men who will compel the players to
play polo as it should be played.
1t seems that the officers of the Indian
apolis labor unions who notified unions in
other cities of boycott on the Indianapo-
lis rink should have shown the same in
clination to notify them that the Indianapo-
lis trouble had been amicably adjusted. 1t
seems that this was not done, as Manager
Petty, of the Muncie club, received no noti-
fication from the Muncie unions that the
boycott had been lifted. An interesting
union" story has been told in Marion. Mr..
was at the rink all the time it
was being built One morning he
went across the street to be shaved,
and vHnr, hn vafr ~
standing around with their arms folded.
When he asked the foreman what was the
trouble the foreman replied that Mr.. Page
had been shaved at a scab barber shop and
the union carpenters had quit work Mr..
Page was ignorant of the fact that he had
been shaved in nonunion shop and before
he could settle the matter the entire days
work had been lost
Dicky Pierce, the Indianapolis teams
first rusher, says the sport was killed in
the East by rough tactics on the part of
many of the players. He also says the
game now played in the West is much
faster than was ever played in the East
The Western cities have the same size
Kinks. the floors are about the same while
all the banks are equally as lively He
says visiting teams have the same advan-
tage when they play on their home
floors This fact has caused the cover
point game to be discarded and IL is now
necessary for team to have two fast rush.
erS instead of a fast floor worker and a
cover point. On smaller floors the cover
point was great advantage, but on regu-
lation floors two rushers can work to bet
ter advantage.
Harry Way the Indians half back, is
regarded in Muncie as one Of the best de-
fensive players in the league. The Indian
apolis team received quite ovation when
ii first appeared on the floor at Muncie
the other night. The Indians are favorites