The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-24
WESTERN LEAGUE
STARS JOIN FOLD
Nearly All the Well Known
Players Are Now in New
Polo Organization.
BONE LATEST RECRUIT.
EAST LIVERPOOL TEAM is TO GET
THE STAR RUSHER-ENTHUS-
IASM is NOW AT ITS HEIGHT.

Youngstown, O., Dec. 23.-(SpL)-
The prediction made at the close Of
last season that nearly all of the ole
Central and Western League stars
would be members of Interstate Lea
que clubs this season, has been veri
fled. When the series opened in Octo
Der of this year those of the magnates
who saw that their clubs could not
keep up the pace set by the faster
teams Immediately got into communi
cation with those of the New England
ers, who were not already West with
THE result that nearly every team in
this organization is now composed al.
most wholly of players who last sea.
son, We're the idols of the polo fans
in Indiana and Illinois.
The latest arrivals in this league
are Fred Jean, John Berry and Walter
Tibbits. Jean has joined Akron play
ing center and acting as captain of
the team. That his presence has
helped this club is shown by the fact
that Akron has won twelve out of
fifteen games played since the advent
of the big French Canadian, and the
three lost have been by only one
point margins. John Berry is guard.
ing the East Liverpool cage, and
Walter Tibbits is acting in the same
capacity for Niles. The latter club
is negotiating for two new rushers
as is East Liverpool. Jason and Wod.
Ike are the players who may soon be
seen in the Interstate.
When the Interstate first opened
two years ago, the league was com
posed of one Pennsylvania and five
Ohio cities. Now the trend of polo
seems to be toward the Quaker State
The Niles club will be transferred on
Christmas to Pittsburg, where it will
finish the season. Negotiations are
under way to transfer the Canton club
to McKeesport, Pa, and the East Liv.
erpool franchise to Erie. If these
transfers are made. Ohio will be rep
resented by only two cities, Akron
and Youngstown.
Whether or not roller polo will be
a success in Pittsburg remains to be
seen. The Keenwood rink in the
Smoky City is now being fitted for
polo, and reports sent out from there
are that the people are ready for the
game. The statement has been made
that the placing of team in Pittsburg
is merely the first move toward the
organization of the long-talked Nation
al League next season.
The latest changes talked of are
that George Bone, star rusfer of the
Richmond and Kokomo clubs of the
Western and Central leagues, will join
the East Liverpool organization. Dame
Rumor has it that Youngstown is ne
gotiating for half-back Tommy Holder
ness and goaI-tender Frank Mullen.
while one other club is said to be after
rusher Frank Warner. 1t is also re-
ported here that Cy Rigler, who made
a names for himself as an umpire in
the Central Baseball League, has ap-
piled for position on the staff of In.
terstate referees. Only two of the orr
ginal four that started the season now
remain. They are Arlie Latham, and
Billy Evans, the American League UNI.
pire. Referees Cook and Hart were
and their places were taken
by Lowry and Kilgars.
Newcastle and Sharon, Pa. are now
the best drawing cities of this circuit
Akron is third, with the other five
towns bringing up the rear.
Enthusiasm is now at higher pitch
than last year, when the members OF
Interstate clubs were for the most
part players from Indiana
The Canton club is now leading
hn IN oh ~
a goodly margin.
A report reached Newcastle from
Marion, Ind, the other day that Jno
Paige, formerly manager of the Mar
ion polo team, would try to obtain
the consent of the Interstate magma
ties to allow two teams from this lea
que to come to Indiana and play one
and possibly two exhibition games in
Marion.
Several clubs are handicapped be-
cause of injuries suffered by the play
ers. Captain James Caravan, of
East Liverpool, has been i'll for some
time with typhoid fever. and may not
play for at least two weeks. DAILY,
Spencer and Houghton 1.-THE last nam
ed the utility man of the Sharon
QuIHlelt are uHdDle 10 play steadily.
and Newcastle is also badly battered.
Captain James Cameron, of this club,
has the little finger of his right hand
in splints, and center Ado Mansfield
has his right hand broken. Paddy
Moran, formerly of Akron, is playing
half back at Sharon, Doherty being
shifted to center, and Coggshall to
the rush line.
Big Soxie' Lyons last week
to jump Akron unless a
higher salary was paid him. and this
after Manager Fouse, of Akron, had
paid 5000 which was imposed on
Lyons last year after the big fellow
had jumped Cleveland to go to New
castle. The differences existing be-
tween the two were settled and Ly-
ons is still with Akron.
The eight clubs in the Interstate
line up as follows:
Canton-Mercer and Harkins,
rush: Hardy, center: Carrigan, half
back and Bannon goal.
Youngstown-Higgin and Hart,
rush: Whiting, celter; Ball half-back