The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-31
INTERESTING GOSSIP OF
POLO IN TWO BIG LEAGUES
Western League Should Take Steps Secure Competent Referees
TAX Of National Organi2aton

W tJItIN LEAGUE DNOHfU axe
TAX of a Nat
Western League Games This Week.
Monday
Marion at Anderson.
Eiwood at Muncie.
Tuesday
Richmond at Indianapolis.
Anderson at Elwood-
"Wednesday
Indianapolis at Richmond.
Thursday
Indianapolis at Marion.
Richmond at Muncie.
Friday
Muncie at Anderson.
Marion at ElwoOd.
Saturday
Muncie at Indianapolis.
Elwood at Richmond.
Anderson at Marion.
Central League Games This Week.
Monday
Danville at Terre Haute.
Logansport at Fort Wayne.
Tuesday
Logansport at Kokomo.
Terre Haute at Danville.
Wednesday,
Danvfl1e at Fort Wayne.
Terre Haute at Lafayette.
Thursday
Kokomo at Danville
Fort Wayne at Dogansport.
Friday
Fort WAYNE at Terre Haute.
! KokoHAo at Lafayette.
y Saturday
Danville at Kokomo
Lafayette at LOgansport-
All the unnecessary argument about the
incompetency OF polo referees would be
stopped IL the league officials took few
steps in the right direction. why not pay a
referee who is known I'm the East as the
best that there is in polo a salary in keep
ing with his accomplishments. Tom Con-
nelly. now refereeing in the Eastern League.
is conceded by players in the Western
League and managers and players in the
Eastern League as the best polo referee
that has been known since the game
started.
Several attempts have been made by Sec
rotary Durbin TO sign Connely to the West
ern League staff Ccnnely has always held
out for more money, which has not yet
been forthcoming The league magnates
are the first to howl over rowdy polo Still
they will not share the expense of signing
thoroughly competent man who will stop
dirty playing. Referees Frank Mullen and
Curt Waller are painfully improficient. The
reason given by the president and secretary
OF the Western League that these two Off
Gals retained Is that II Is impossible to
get good men to take their places. Mullen,
according TO the latest reports, has been
signed by the management of the Terre
Haute team OF the Central League TO play
his old position at goal. VIII some good
hearted magnate please sign Waller?
In speaking of the Terre Haute Central
League five it might be remarked that Hip
sons men lost nine consecutive games in
the past two weeks and then won a victory
from Logansport, the weakest proposition
I'm the minor league. 1t will be remembered
by the local fans that the Indianapolis
team of 1923. with Ed Hipson as captain
started just as the 1901 Terre Haute team
did Ii won a goodly number of games at
The start of the season and was touted as
world beaters. Ut was predicted when the
Indians had a lead of over 200 points and
were playing speedy POLO that they would
top the list at the close of the season by
good wide margin. Indianapolis did we'll to
hold the third position at the close OF the
playing season. This can be accounted for
In just one word, and that is "Hipson."
There is plausible excuse for the Terre
Haute team to display an entire lack Of
knowledge of the game Hipson and his
men can play polo and polo that would soon
put them at the top of the ladder, and they
tate TO Hipson instead of letting the ex-
Indian captain dictate TO him.
Ex-Referee William Lush may return to
the Western League He has accepted the
position of coach of the Yale College base
ball nine and left for New Haven last week.
Lush told Secretary Durbin that it was
very probable that he would return West
IN a fortnight. Lush will stay in the East
IL he is given a definite promise by the ath-
letic director at Yale that he will be given
the place of head coach i'm three years
time. II Is hoped that he will conclude to
come back to the wild and woody West.
The game of roller pole needs him to call
fouls that escape the other officials.
The prediction made by the Journal last
Sunday that Ivy Whipple. who was re-
leased by Manager Harry Bronson of Terre
Haute would not stay out in the cold for
any length of time was verified sooner
than expected He was signed on Monday
by Captain Jimmy Caravan OF the Fort
Wayne five and played his first game with
the Central League leaders on Monday
night. On Wednesday night Fort Wayne