The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-10

ing fans to come back into the fold and
support the team as they did when Elwo0d
year.
indianapolis has made better showing in
Richmond than any other team in the
Western League. The Quakers have dropped
four out Of six games TO McGilvray's men
on the Richmond floor and this fact has
been duplicated by team I'm the league.
It is a well-known fact that IL is a hard
matter for visiting team 10 win a game In
Richmond. The crowds will intimidate the
referees to such an extent that he is run
ming great risk by penalizing any OF the
Richmond team. The timekeepers need no
intimidating
VIII the Western League officials uphold
their recent ruling and compel ali goal tend
ers 10 equip themselves with face masks by
tomorrow night? SO much has been said
on this subject that little more is necessary.
Cusick of Muncie, wore a mask for a few
minutes in recent game and then discard
ed it, saying that he could not see the low
drives. This is queer move on the part
or the foxy Cusick. At a recent meeting
of the Western League officials held in An
derson il was decided that foul be called
on the team whose goal tender did not APP
pear on the floor In a face mask. Nothing
was said about the length of time the face
protection should be worn. Now the cage
guardians who dislike masks can appear on
a
first few minutes of play. Then he can dis
card IL and no foul will be called The
leagues ruling is very lax I'm this respect.
Referee Lush has shown the players that
he will call a foul the instant it is COM
mitted, and he seldom overloolxs anything
that looks like a breach OF polo etiquette.
Referee Moran has also awakened and is
calling fouls more frequently, but he still
overlooks quite a number. In a recent con-
test in this city one Of the opposing. play
ers struck at the ball three times while on
one knee Referee Moran was watching
the player, but did not penalize him. Ref
cree Frank Mullen, the eX-Anderson goal
tender, is making a good impression, al
though he also shows laxity In calling
fouls.
"Jigger" Higgins, of the Muncie team.
drew foul from Referee Moran last week.
Higgins struck at the ball while down and
the official was forced 10 call foul on the
lightning little rusher. Higgins played all
last season and had but one foul called on
him. This foul was OF the same nature as
the one last week. Higgins is one OF the
cleanest players in the business and is a
general favorite all over the circuit.
A movement now being agitated in the
Western League is for each movement TO
provide score boards where the results
from the other games I'm the circuit can
be posted by periods as is the case in
baseball. The Western League race is close
and interesting. The fans are naturally
greatly interested in the results OF the other
games and the movement should be pushed.
The expense would be light, as she results
could be received by long distance tele-
phone or telegraph. At least let the scores
ED received each night while the race for
the championship is so close.
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Persons who are not In a position "a
know have made the statement that tbs
Auditorium would be unsafe in a case OF
fire where a large number OF people were
in attendance. Ex-F1re Chief Barrett
watched the Auditorium during its erec-
ton (AIr Barrett is stationed just oppo-
site the rink and gave IL as his opinion
that there is no other public building in
the city where large public gatherings ara
held which Is as safe as the polo rink. The
building has six exits. Three of the exits
are double doors and the others are single
doors. The doors are never locked ex-
cept at night, when the building is empty.
A row of windows surrounds the Audito-
rum and the drop from the windows to
the ground is but eight feet In case OF
center Of the rink and take their time about
getting out Manager Cohen stated yes
terday that the red electric globes would
be placed at each exit on Monday.
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Manager Harry Cohen. OF the Indian
apolis team, may protest the game won
by Marion at Marion on Thursday night
of last week indianapolis lost one goal
on fouls and had one in-and-out goal. A
little explanation OF the in-and-out goal
may be interesting to the fans. A number
of local rooters accompanied the Indians
to Marion and were seated near the Marion
cage when Pierce Gagged the ball on short
drive. They stated that the Marion cage
was not fastened to the floor and that Half
Back Jimmy Cameron, OF the Marion ag-
gregatiOn, lifted the back end OF the cage
from the floor and allowed the ball %
roll out and to the skating surface.
the natural consequence was that the locals
when they were entitled TO tally. The
one marker, had it been allowed (which it
should have been) might have changed the
entire game.
President William Foor, OF the Central
Roller Polo League has signed two new
Eastern men to take the places of Hadley
and Moran, who were recently released
for serious breach OF the leagues rules.
Frank Hardy, of Woburn, Mass. and lobe
Whiting, of Stoneham, Mass, are the new
players. They play half back and center
respectively, and are reputed to be fast
men. Hardy arrived in this city late last
night and will join the Danville team at
once. Whiting will arrive here Tuesday and
will go TO Danville on Wednesday morning
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