The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-20
GOSSIP OF POLO
IN THE TWO BIG Lea CUES
Members Of Richmond Team Behind Mo1ement TO Organise
Polo Players Union TO Regulate Their Salaries

himself and the team have been "ham-
mered' until they are beginning TO show
the effects of it. Next year the Elwood
tates, and it will again be up to the fans
to show their approval or disapproval.
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Muncie enthusiasts are feeling down in
the mouth" and for good cause. The cause
of the slump undergone by Pettys men is
easily explained. according to a Muncie
paper. The small differences said to be
existing among the members of the Muncie
band is one of the rea sons. The chances
of Muncie winning the. Western League
championship are rapidly dropping. and it
is up to the players to get out Of the rut
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Referee John Moran is the best referee
in the Western League. but that is saying
very little. Moran has lasted two seasons.
and in that time has earned the reputation
of being a home referee. Waller has proved
dismal failure, and the other two or three
dozen who have at times tried their ability
TO control the floor have been furnished
with transportation to the rear row.
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The Marion management cannot be too
strongly censured for it's action in using
Phil Jason of the Fort Wayne Central
day night of last week. Marion played in
this city on Tuesday night and lost after a
swift finish by the Indian band Manager
Fox made the statement on that night that
he was going TO use Jason on Thursday
night and would put Frank Warner on the
bench. Can the club managers play other
stars when the weaker members of their
teams are in good shape? Once started
this practice will be the ruination of roller
polo, and ii cannot be stopped too quickly.
The playing of Gardner, of Anderson, was
permissible according to the ruling of
the magnates at a meeting held in Ander-
son on Thursday. President Norton made
'the,statement after the meeting that Lewis,
of Marion, would appear on the Anderson
rush line against Richmond Friday
night. Appear he did. Several actions of
the club managers in the first-division
cities would not bear close and rigid in
spection. 1t looks a great deal like Joe Fox
was afraid OF the Indians on Thursday
night, as he had good reason to be.
Captain Fred Jean, of Marion, the great
est center in polodom, is playing the best
game of his life at the present time. 1t
has been so long since Jean has had an
off night that the fans do.not look for any,
thing but a star game from the big fellow.
Jean can play fast enough and good enough
polo without .resorting to dirty tactics, and
the stories sent out from Ricbmondville
about the big French Canadian trying to
injure George Bone are nothing but wild
fancies.
The polo season, which came in like a
lamb, seems likely to make its exit after
the fashion of the king of beasts. The
season closes on April 8, and the great
majority of the players will return 10 their
Eastern homes at that time. Many of them
nave professional
coming summer.
Bets on the final standings of the Western
and Central League clubs are being freely
posted in the cities of the two circuits The
bets in the major league are on first, second
and last place. In the Central League the
supporters of Lafayette, kokomo, Danvilre
and Terre Haute are backing their teams
with vengeance.
The much-talked-of referee, James Has
set, has as yet failed to arrive. and the
Western League is still struggling along
with set OF wholly incompetent floor Of
ficials.
A meeting of the officials and franchise
holders of the Central League will be held
to-day at the Imperial Hotel Several pro-
tested games are to come before the meet
ing President William Foor. of this city.
is against the loaning and borrowing of
players from the start TO finish and Will try
TO discourage this action among the Central
League fhagnates- Sundays session bids
fair to last all day, as plans for next season
will be discussed.
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a Marion paper is credited with the fol-
lowing: "Nuncie has that peculiar feeling
which one experiences when starting down
in an elevator.
Frank Wodtke. captain of the Anderson
quintet, has received letter from a. II.
Barnes, manager OF the Racine, Wis. team
of last season, asking If the Anderson club
can visit Racine about the middle of April
and play a series of games with the Marion
club Racine polo fans want To see Mercer.
Gardner and Cameron, all former Racine
of the Anderson and Marion clubs. Captain
Wodtke favors the idea. but has turned the
matter over to Manager Norton
1t is probable that the polo team com
posed of women. playing in the gas
belt, may be signed to play at least one
game in this city. 1t is said that the women
put up fast game, and should they play
here the Auditorium should be packed FL
wood and MAJ Marion have beth 9Th had good
play In Marion Tomorrow night.
The Richmond team is the hardest loser
in either of the two leagues In recent
game at Muncie. in which Petty's men
won by score of 3 to 2. the polo writer's
concluded that the best excuse for losing
was 10 say that Captain Farrels quintet
played dirty. treacherous" polo. In the
| same story Eddie Higgins Is accused of
trimming and holding big Rarnav nnha.,..