The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-31
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defeated Terre Haute by y 10 score.
Whipple scored two goals against his old
team mates. He should not have been so
unkind.
Captain Farrell of the Muncie team, is
sweet-tempered child In the game against
Anderson on Friday night ''WiId Charley"
committed three deliberate fouls and then
sarcastically told Referee Moran and Man
ager Petty that all three were intentional.
According to reports received by the Jour
nal Petty was "smarting'' on account of
Cusick's work at goal That the faxen-
haired goaltender played poor polo on Fri
day night is shown by the fact that he
stopped but % drives out of 2, while NAL
Tory, the Anderson cage guardian, stopped
IS out of 81. Farrell proposed to Manager
Petty when the score stood to in An
dersOn's favor that ''the game be made
a farce, as defeat was a fOregOne cOnclu-
sion" This was a nice spirit for a team
captain to display and a nice example for
him TO set before his fellowplayers. Far
Mr.. Petty takes the leadership away from
his central player the better il will be for
the game of polo and the Muncie team.
The Indians played a wonderful game in
EIwood on Friday night. The team work
shown by McGilvray and Pierce was the
best ever seen On the Elwood floor, and
indianapolis was returned the victor by
score of to /. The two Indian line men
when in condition the best pair OF
team workers in the Western League. A
few victories for Indianapolis will put the
team in the first division and right in
the running for the first position.
The lead of the Fort Wayne Central
League team has been considerably cut
by the many defeats Caravans men have
suffered in the past ten days Kokomo and
Lafayette have been winning with aston
ishing regularity and each team IS fight
ing hard for the second position. Danville
holds the fourth position by narrow mar
gin and Logansport still Is bringing up
the rear. LOgansport has been unfortunate
in losing many Of its game by one point
margins.
Ed Gavitt is a king in Lafayette. The
big rusher has shown the fans in that city
just how polo should be played. Gavitts
long suit is hooking drives into the net of
the opposing players, and he has displayed
his old-time form again this year. None
of the other Central League rushers has
anything" on Gavitt. The Lafayette man
agement is to be congratulated on its
choice of partner for Dawson.
One question of vital Importance to polo
is now in the minds of the many enthusi-
asts of the game. "Will the much-talked-
of National League materialize?" The
largest cities of the West have been men,
toned in the talk of the circuit of the new
league. Chicago, Detroit, Cincinnati, st.
Louis, Louisville, Cleveland, Columbus,
Toledo and Indianapolis all are spoken of
as possible members of the National
League. 1t is certain that Indianapolis
would not support two teams. 1t would be
a poor move for the promoters of the new
league to try and enter field where
Western League team is now situated. Fur
thermOre, it is hardly probable that the
promoters would try deal of this kind.
If the big league does get on a solid foot
ing a battle royal for the best polo play
ers I'm the country would be started and
the franchise holders with the least money
would be "hors de combat" Men like
Bryce. of Columbus. and Bancroft. of Gin
cinnati, have been identified with both in
door and outdoor sports so long that they
would hardly expect to make barrel OF
money the first year. They would be salts
fed If they broke about even on the season.
The second year. however, should put the
National League on a solid foundation and
a franchise in one OF the cities named
with the exception of Indianapolis)
should De a veritable gold mine for the
owner.
Manager James Sebern, of the Elwood
team, is playing a game of tag and the
fans are it. 1t has been going the rounds
that Sebern was to sign a new player for
Ewood. Who is he and what position will
he play? This question is uppermost in
the minds of the Elwood fans at the pres
ent time EIwood now has six men and it
is not thought that Captain Roberts would
stand for the release of any of these play
ers. On the other hand the attendance in
Elwood would not warrant Sebern car
rying seven men. Up to the present time
Manager Sebern has been laughing in mis-
sleeve and predicting that a great surprise
would be sprung in a few days.
"Knobby' Knowlton has been signed as a
polo referee to succeed Frank Mullen, who
goes to the Terre Haute team of the Cen
trail League, to play goal. Knowlton was
for a short time goal tender of the Racine
team last year. He was on the bench for
the Ewood Grays a short time this year
and made a dismal failure a polo player.
The Western League officials seem to have
a particular liking for ex-goal tenders as
referees Three former cage guardians,
Mullen, Waller and Knowlton, can now
say that they have had the honor of being
a referee in the Western League. Two,
Mullen and Waller, have been tried and
found wanting.
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