The daily palladium., 1904-10-28
POLO GOSSIP

iAAouiics haS al HIS iltu sigAeo <LhN
in the city ready to begin practive
work at the Alhambra. Mr.. Barnes
feels confident that he has a strong
team, one that will make good show
ing for the city they represeat They
are: First rush, Bob Luxson; sec
ond rush, Charles Smith; center,
Charles Fitzgerald; half back, Tim
Hayes; goal, D. X. Cusick; utility,
Mike O'Malley.
The Central league will have three
referees this year, instead of two
as was the case last year. They are {:
J. Henry Moran, Charles d. Giles
pie, and F. A. Larkins Mr. Barnes
is not ready to announce who will
be his floor manager this season.
Who is Mortimer Rhodes? Sec
retary Durbin has issued a bulletin
announcing the changes and trades
in the lineup of the teams and to
the Marion team is credited the ad-
dition of Mortimer Rhoades in place
of Joe Fox. who is released as a play
er but still signed as manager.
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There are evidently some people
around Marion who still think that
Frank Warner was imposed upon by
ether members Of the team, and that
he was run by the team, and that
ousy. These people were very sus-
ceptible to Warmers willes, for that
individual certainly had the slickest
way of pulling the wool over the
eyes Of certain fans, and he did it
to a queens taste. He may be a
good player, and undoubtedly is, but
it was his own foolishness that led
him away from the Foxy Five. If
he had always played polo away
from home, as he did here, he would
still be second rush on the Marion
team.
Secretary Durbin has issued call
for a special meeting of the West
ern Polo league in Anderson today
for the purpose Of placing all club
owners under oath that they will
not pay more than $3.50 per week for
any Western league team. 1t is
probable that the managers will also
make affidavit that they will not pay
transportation both ways for players
who are now in the east. Official an
nouncement was made also yester-
day of the following changes in the
reserve list:
David Tarrant in place Of Higgins,
who refused to sign contract with
Muncie; William Robinson added to
Logansport to take the place of w.
II. Conway, who refused to sign;
Charles O'Malley added to Elwood
to take the place of Harper, releas-
ed; Robert Loxson, added to Koko-
mo, to take the place of William
Curtis, who was released because he
said he would not play this season;
Martin Rhoads added to Marion in
place of Joseph Fox, who is released
as a player and signed as manager
of Marion team.
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just what can be gained by any
club owner or stockholder in any
club in advocating the smashing of
the polo salary limit agreement is
hard to understand. They only con-
tinue the disaffection and discord
among the players by their incon-
sistent chatter. 1t takes three or
more clubs to form league, and the
Western League owners have agreed
to drop any club which violates the
agreement. Some persons may lose
a pretty good investment by endea-
voring to "bull' things through
when they made money and others
held the bag. A percentage agree
ment would be the most effective
manner of bringing club manage
ment to understand that the interest
of one is the interest of all.-1ndi- |
News.
The above only goes to show that |
Brother Ed. is still sore on the Rich
nond management. Ed had best |
stick to his one sporting speciality
ougalism.