The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-11
MOST TEAMS COMPLETE.
Western Polo League Race Will he
Interesting.

Nearly all the teams in the Western Roller
Polo League arc now complete for the sea-
son. 1t is safe TO say that no team will make
runaway in the race for the championship.
1t is believed that the close of the coming
season will see the first four teams closely
punched. and unless some club shows UNI
looked for strength and speed the fight for
first place will be pretty one.
On form. Indianapolis should lead the way.
Some of the fastest players i'm the game
have been signed by the indianapolis man.
agement; and there is only one rusher in the
West who Will equal Dickey Pierce first
rush for the local team. Indianapolis has q
star man for second rush in Nick Nc
Gilvray. The latter was last year captain
and first rush for the Anderson aggrega-
ton. He will make excellent partner for
Pierce CoggShan is conceded to be one of
the best ccnters in the business. and Captain
Way is the best half back playing the game
to-day. William Bannon, who will probably
guard the cage for Indianapolis, may lead
the goal-tenders in the Western League In
stops.
The race for second place, in all probable
ity, will be between Anderson and Marion.
In Frank Wodtke. Norton has secured
wonderful polo player, and he will doubtless
be heard from this season Mercer will pair
with the Flying Dutchman" on the rush
line and is a good man, but hardly the equal
of McGilvray. Marion will have Fred Lewis
and Frank Warner on the rush line. Lewis
is q fast man, and with Warmer as a part
ncr will probably land the Marion team i'm
the first division. Fred Jean will play center
for Marion, and John Burgess Will tend
goal. Doherty has been awarded TO Rich
mond and IL is now up to Joe Fox 10 sign
center for the Marion team.
Richmond looks like good proposition
for the third or fourth rung of the ladder.
George Bone Is first the rush line and
will pair with either George Cunningham,
senior or junior. Ado Mansfield VIII play
center again for the Quakers and DOherty
will play half back. Clarence Jessup will
guard the cage. He played that position last
year.
EIwood and Muncie seem to be the weak
est teams in the league. Elwood had a good
team last year and landed the champion
ship, but all teams In the Western League,
with the exception of Elwood and Nunce,
are 80 per cent. stronger, and the ElwoOd
and Muncie teams will have to play the
fastest kind of polo to land in the first divi-
sion. Higgins and Hart, who will do the
rushing for Muncie are a speedy pair, but
they are hardly heavy enough for the
mainder OF the clubs. Holderness will play
half back for the Brownies and CuSck will
tend goal Since Manager Petty has lost
Fred Jean, new center will have TO be
signed. Who the new man will be is not
vet announced. ElWood will have the same
team that landed the championship last
year, namely: Roberts and Spencer, rush.
ers; Fitzgerald. center; Lyons, half back,
and White, goal
Terre Haute looks like the team who will
land the championship of the Central
League. With Hipson and Whipple on the
rush line the HottentotS nave the fastest
pair i'm the Central League and with proper
support they should keep Terre Haute in
front all season. Now that Danville has
lost Way and Spencer it's chances for first
place are not so bright, but it should land in
the first division. Lafayette should make
a good showing in the race and should fin
ish the season in second or third place. Ko-
komo. with Tarrant and Smith as rushes,
will doubtless make good, but these little
fellows are hardly heavy enough to land
this team in the first division. Logansport
and Fort Wayne should on form finish in
the order named.