The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-20

his plan to have all players meet at French
Lick Springs at the close of the present
playing season to adopt a schedule of sal
aries which will be asked for by those of
the players who Sign National League con-
tracts. Three members Of the Richmond
club boosting the proposed alliance.
and it is certainty that none>of the West
ern or Central League players will cast his
fortunes with the Doherty-Bone-Cunnin
ham, ST., combination Salaries for polo
players in the East ranged from SIP to s25
per week, the stars getting the latter figure.
In the Western and Central leagues there
is little difference in the average salaries
paid the players, the lowest pay for util
ity man being $50, and some of the six men
receive as much as $40. The highest salary
paid is said TO be 800 a week, and the
average is not a great way from $50. In
the East however, the players, when ap-
pearing in other towns, can return to their
homes on the interurban or steam lines, so
closely are the cities punched. Even the
star players had regular employment that
kept them busy during the day. and the
money earned playing polo was all velvet.
The size of the playing surface of the East
ern floors is about one-half what it is in the
West, where the floors are regulation size
The skating fad has been dead in the East
for several years, and little il any, effort
has. been made to revive it In the West
this is entirely different, as the revenue
from turning the Kinks over TO skaters
every afternoon and four nights week is
no small item to the managers, and has
gone a long way toward making it possible
to hold out big salaries as an inducement
for the fastest players in the game TO come
West.
A Richmond exchange contains the fol-
lowing: Richmond may be thankful that
it had numerous games with the Indians
when they were in weakened condition"
Truer words were never spoken
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Mrs. c. n. Smith, the assistant secretary
of the Western League, has been requested
by many to issue another polo guide at the
close of the present season. The success
achieved by her first attempt at the end of
last season has created a great demand for
another edition. Mrs. Smith has not as yet
decided to undertake the work, as it in
wolves an almost endless amount of labor,
but should she do so the books will contain
not only the statistics of the Western
League. but also the records and figures
from the Central and the records of all
the recognized players now in the East.
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Captain Eddie Menard, of the Logansport
Central League club. will not go into the
game again until his right forefnger has
entirely healed. He has been suffering for
weeks with fracture in that finger, but
nevertheless has tried to play several times
WDSn lie tHOuSUl his SERVICES were required.
A Lafayette polo writer had horrible
dream recently, the substance of which
was that a deal was on whereby the In
dianapolis management was to trade Goal
Tender William Bannon for Tibbits. Just
where this story originated is a hard mat
ter to explain. The polo writer referred to
probably needed a space filler. The idea of
Merely Mary Ann" guarding the Indian
cage. and Bannon doing the brick-wall act
for a minor league club is enough TO make
the average fan heartsick.
The Elwood fans have certainly shown a
poor spirit in their half-hearted support of
their team. The attendance has dropped to
almost nothing, and the team is in no way
to be blamed. 1t will be remembered that
at the start of the season when Manager
Sebern talked of making changes in the
Elwood lineup. the fans made. a very
strenuous objection. They said Let well
enough alone The Elwood club as il now
stands won the championship last year, and
il can repeat the trick II no changes are
made" Mr.. Sebern took their advice and
now that the Gray quintet is not TO be con-
sidered as a championship possibility, both