Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-14
POLO
WE ARE GETTING
 SOMEWHAT TONY Therefore the Polo League Managers Adopted New Naturalization
 of Officers.

New Haven, Sept. 14.-Launching the roller polo season for 1907'0S, the officers and managers of the Con- necticut Roller Polo league held an enthusiastic meeting at the Sea View hotel Savin Rock yesterday after noon. The old league was formally disbanded and what is to be known as the National Roller Polo league was organized. After a lengthy dis cussion a vote favoring the admission of Providence and Pawtucket to the circuit was passed, making the league an organization of eight clubs instead of six. This, it was believed ',y the managers, will make an exceptionally strong circuit, as Providence end Pawtucket are fine polo cities, and it will also insure the retention of 1prac- tically all the stars of the polo world in the east. It was voted to, open the season on Monday. November 4. The league will now be made up of clubs in the following cities: Hart ford, New Haven, Wallingford, New Britain, Bridgeport, Waterbury, Providence and Pawtucket. Reports were made by all the managers, showing that conditions were satis- factory in all the cities and that the prospects for a prosperous season were bright. Better playing quar- ters have been procured in ma jority of the cities. The new organization elected off, cers as follows: President, William Peet of Boston; vice president, Will liam Smith, Bridgeport; secretary treasurer, J. W. Pyne of Hartford. MT Peet, the former secretary of the old league, moves to Boston to-day to accept a position on the lew afternoon paper there, the Boston Tribune. The managers desired to retain his services in the league and elected him president. J. w. ~Pyne, former president, was chosen secre- tary and will now carry on the labor ious task that was formerly handled by the New Haven man. Mir Smith, the new vice president, is Bridge port newspaper man and an enthus- iastic follower of polo.
 The new league adopted bylaws and playing rules and selected black uniforms for home teams and gray suits for visiting clubs. No official polo ball was adopted, this matter going over to the next meeting. The secretary was given full power to se- lect staff of referees and make as- signments for all games. The pext meeting will be held in New Haven September 24 w. w. Hanna, owner of the New Britain franchise, who is abroad, was represented by 7. C.. Burns. MT Hanna sailed from Ham burg for home yesterday.
 Springfield and Holyoke asked for franchises some time ago but the men who were supposed to be inter- ested in the enterprise did not show any disposition to pay anything for the franchises so they are left out. It was reported that it was difficI Ilt to secure a rink in Springfield.
 Secretary Peet, who is a second Challenger in figuring out averages, gave out the following statistics:
 Goal-getters-Warner, New Bri- tain, 161; Schiller, New Brit1:n, 147; Loxon, Waterbury, 132; Whipple, Hartford, 9s.
 Stops-Anderson New Britain, g. GOA; Mullen, New Haven, .,566; Wermert, Hartford, 1,402.
 Goals by teams-New Britain, 42S; Hartford, AIS; Bridgeport, 3O2; Waterbury, 2S1; New Haven, 270; Wallingford, 175.