The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-26
Providence Now Has Slender Lead Over
Chelsea in the American Polo League.
Important Meeting Of Grand Circuit Stew
ards Will Be He'd at Boston Tomorrow

The Brownies ended up a rather poor
week Saturday night by a defeat at
Lowell The team played three games
during the week and lost two OF the
three. winning from the Worcester team
at Infantry Hail.
To win but a third OF the games played
was decided setback for the local po-
soists. and while It is not assumed the
team will win every game. the loss OF
games when there was every reason TO
want to win lost an excellent opportu-
nifty to gain on Worcester
The loss OF the game on Wednesday
night at Clinton, because OF the absence
OF Bone. Is explained by the fact that
Bone was sick and couldn't play but
there was a decided mixup In the dates
on Saturday.
The schedule announced by Secretary
Jacob c. Morse OF Boston called for two
games for the Brownies on Saturday, the
hrst with Lawrence at Lawrence in the
afternoon. and the second with Lowell I'm
the evening at Lowell.
But there was one OF the daily re-
visions OF the schedule and the Lawrence
game was cut out and the Brownies were
given the Lowell game instead. But
according TO the general belief there was
60 be a game Saturday night at Infantry
Hall and many OF the local patrons OF
the sports visited the hall to find IL I'm
darkness and no game to be played
The fact no game was To be played
here was due to the bench show at the
hall on "Wednesday. Thursday and Fri
day and that II would be impossible to
get the hall in readiness for the game.
30 when the schedule was made up Provi-
dence was given but three games and in
order to even matters up an afternoon
game was scheduled for Lawrence
Because OF the mixup in the schedule
which was due TO the admirable tudg-
ssnent OF the officials OF the league the
providence team appeared at Lowell
minus Bone and Canavan. The team was
due TO play and so two Lowell amateurs.
Rertwhistle and Ramsay were pressed
into service. With two OF the team
lacking there was but one hope OF l. e
Brownies to win, II the Lowell players
dropped dead.
The Lowell men remained salive. very
much alive. In fact. and they piled up
total Of II goals and kindly allowed
the Providence men to score three times
1t was exceedingly courteous on the part
OF the Lowell team to permit Provi-
dence To score. which shows the mag
unanimous nature of the Lowell PLAYERS |
There was crowd OF 1900 spectators
present and the exhibition did not do
the game any good The Lowell patrons |
paid their good money for n good ex-
hibition and they did not get II. Polo |
has not a good hold on the Lowell people |
and this little mixup OF the officials will |
go a long way towards helping the sport |
die readily and effectually I'm that city. |
The manner in which polo has been |
conducted by the officials OF the American |
league this winter has been anything but |
cred.tabe. The sport. which is the best
OF all indoor winter sports. has suffered |
materially. Providence is doing finely I'm :
the way Of support and the same is true |
Of Worcester.
Clinton attracts n handful Of specta-
tors. Lowell is considered TO be dead !
because of the constant hammering the
sport has received. and Lawrence. with
tail-end team. does not receive the
patronage 1t would otherwise have. Chel-
sea Is showing good patronage. and there
you are.
The Lowell team by its victory Satur-
day night got a good grip on first place.
The Clinton team lost to Worcester at
home. and Dickie Pierce got into the
game after a weeks sickness and did
admirable work Chelsea won from
Lawrence at Chelsea.
Tonight at Infantry hall the Brownies
will meet the Chelsea team and this wal
be the only league game OF the evening
providence Is now a single game ahead
OF Chelsea and tonight will determine
whether the Brownies will remain I'm
fourth place. On form. at least, the
Brownies ought TO win.
The readers have steadily pulled away
from Providence during the past week
The Lowells are ten games won and nine
games lost. or nine and half games
Clinton is exactly eight games ahead OF
Providence and Worcester Is six and a
half games ahead. II will be n hard, up
bill contest for Providence TO get bet
ter position, for the three leading teams
are playing quite as good. II not a better
game. az that OF the Brownies.
The season will end i'm eight weeks. and
In that time 30 games will probably he
played by each team. Providence has
played 81 games to date and H. I'm the
remainder of the season, the Lowell team
only won half OF the games played and
Providence won 75 per cent the Provi-
dence team would not be able To overtake
the leaders. II will be seen that the pros
pect Is not particularly bright for the
frovidence team bettering It's position
greatly.
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