The Indianapolis journal., 1904-02-28
INTERESTING GOSSIP OF
POLO IN TWO BIG AGUES
Indianapolis Club Has Had Unprecedented Run Of Hard
Luck-Wesfyn League Still Needs Good Referees

Whether or not they would back down
when the time to pay comes Is another
question. If the three men who are the best
in the game to-day were TO come West il
Is a moral certainty that the attendance
would pick up There is absolutely no rea-
son why the three referees named should
not be signed. other than that the stock
holders need the money They have it
Every club in the Western League, with
the possible exception of Elwood land ths
Grays have had about an even break). has
made money. Now that the club owners
have money they hate to part with II.
A pretty race for second place is in prog
ress in the Central League. Kokomo and
Lafayette have been fighting for that posi-
ton for the last thirty days and neither
seems able to dislodge the other for any
permanent length of time. Now that
George Cunningham, jr., has been recalled
by Manager Henley. of Richmond. the Ko-
komo five cannot be expected TO put UP the
game that it would with this lightning lit
tie rusher on the line Dawson and Gavitr
are still playing wonderful polo for the
Sycamores and will do their share toward
starting the team pennantward.
Kid Sutherland, recently OF the Danville
team of the Central has been signed by
Manager James Sebern, OF Elwood, to
play the cage position for the Grays. Suth-
erland was released by President Foor
after playing an Indifferent game 1t Is
quite probable that the foxy kid had an
offer from the Western League and played
for his release"
The Western League officials have all the
confidence in the world in Manager Joe
Fox, of Marion. 1t is not strictly orthodox
to ask team manager to sign referee,
as the charge of favoritism might loom
up at a later date. The confidence placed
in Mr.. Fox by the magnates will not be
betrayed.
President Foor has new player in front
of his cage at DanviIle. weimert, OF
Rrockton, Mass. was signed to take Suth-
erland's place and, according to a state
ment recently made by Mr.. FOOr has
played a great game. Weimert came West
with the reputation OF pelns good goal
tender, and he viii uphold that reputa-
tion while a member OF the Danville FIVE.
To man up a tree" il looks as though
the Western League officials are just
little bit afraid of the Muncie aggrega-
ton. Two games were taken from Petty's
men by protest at last weeks meeting in
Anderson. This dropped the Farrellites TO
second place in the league standing. They
will not stay there long, as the lightning
pair. Higgins and Hart will fill somebody's
cage full of goals and keep it UP until they
lead the way.
Manager Sebern, of Elwood is said to
be disguised over his failure TO secure
some new men for the Grays. Who are
the new men that Sebern has been trying
TO sign, and whose places would they take7
Sutherland has taken Whites place for the
present, but il has been known for some
time that this deal was on. Now Pop"
Roberts is said to be slated for the bench
when good player can be signed TO take
his position. There is no danger Of little
Otis Spencer drawing his release. Young
Spencer is great goal getter and clean
polo player Several Western League man.
ayers would like TO have Lyons.
Manager Victor K. Winterrowd, OF the
Barrister team OF the Indianapolis Com
mercial League, has written to Columbus
and Lafayette to arrange for games I'm the
two cities. Two picked teams from the
| local amateur league may go TO Colum-
bus and play an exhibition game The
Barristers may meet the Purdue five in
Lafayette ia the near future II Manager
Charles Rauh, Of Purdue, will give them
u game.
Manager Harry Cohen, Of the Indian-
apolis team, has been confined to his home
the past week with a severe attack OF
| Ia grippe. The affairs of the Indian five
/ are being looked after by President A.
| T.. Cohen, OF the indianapolis Roller Polo
J Association.