The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-03
RICHMOND PLAYER
NOW A POLO STAR
Harry Thompson, formerly
with FairvieW Team, Max
ina Good at Niles, O.
is A GREAT GOAL GETTER
SHARON, PA, MANAGER TRIES TO
TRADE WILEY AND M'GILVRAY
FOR CUNNIE, JR., AND ADO
MANSFIELD.
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Youngstown, O., Feb. 2.-To In
diana may fall the honor of being the
home of one of the greatest polo play
ers the game has ever known. Harry
HI. Thompson, of Richmond, now play
ing as second-rush for the Niles club
in the interstate, bids fair to devel-
ever played polo. 1t is fact that
Thompson, now practically an anna
teur, is at this time more feared by
the goal-tenders than any other rush
er in this organization.
Thompson played with the old Fair
view amateur team in Richmond when
the Western league was in it's prime.
From Richmond he went to Grand
Rapids, where he was a great factor
in landing the championship of the
National league for that team for two
successive seasons. This year he
was signed by Manager McDermott,
of Niles, and the older players are now
watching his career with great inter-
est. This is his first season in fast
company, and he stands third in goals
scored in this league, being a few
ahead of the mighty Ted Lewis, who
formerly played with Marion. Thomp-
son is a cover-point player, and is a
likely candidate for the honors for
merly held by Leon Gavitt of being
the best cover-point in the game. The
Richmond lad is general favorite
all over the interstate circuit
Race is Hard Fought.
From present indications the inter-
state race for the pennant may COM
pare with the race for first place in
the American Baseball league last fall.
Canton three weeks ago seemed to
have a lead that it was thought could
not be overcome. Beaver Falls was
intrenched in second place, but these
clubs have met with reverses, and
Youngstown is now in second place,
and if the Phenoms keep up their
present gait, the locals will soon be
pressing Canton for first place. Up to
Friday night Youngstown had won
nine straight games. 1t looks now as
though Canton, Youngstown and Ak
ron will be the contenderss for the first
position when the present season
closes on March %.
Talk of a post-season series is al
ready being heard. Manager Davis,
of Youngstown, is anxious to arrange
series of games with Newcastle, ev-
en- if the local club does not win the !
championship. His proposition is |
for Manager Marquis, of Newcastle, to
take his pick of any players in the
league, and Davis says that he will |
back the Phenoms to win the series.
Youngstown now has Higgins and |
Hart, rushes; Miller, center; Cogg
shall, half-back, and Cusic, goal. Mar
quis probably would pick Lewis and
McGilvray as rushers; Jean, center;
Carrigah or Gardner, half-back and
Bannon of Harper, goal. Lewis and
Harper are now members of the New
castle club.
Changes in Several Teams.
Several changes have taken place
recently in the lineups of the inter
state clubs, and more are on the bills.
Goal-tender Fido Sutton has left Bea-
yer Falls because of salary differences
with Manager Eyster, and returned to
his home in the East, and his place
has been taken by Fredus Pence, of
Marion. Ind, who formerly played
with Niles. Dave Cusic has displaced
Perley GRAHAM at goal for Youngs-
town, and the latter is now guarding
the cage temporarily for Akron be-
cause of the illness of Kid Sutherland
Manager Frank Wilson of Sharon, is
having his troubles. His three star
Daily. McGilvray and Jason,
are at swords points with one another.
and because of this dissension the
team has been losing steadily. Will
son wished to trade Wiley and McGil-
vray to Manager Marquis, of Newcas-
lie for Cunningham, Jr, and Mans
ield, but Marquis would not listen to
he proposition. Jason declared pos
lively Wednesday night that he had
played his last game in a Sharon uni
orm. Just what the outcome of this
var among players will be is I'M
Known.
Wayne Fahrner, who formerly
.ushed with Thompson at Niles, has I
to his home in Muncie, Ind:
1eber Harold, who jumped Akron +.
Ind returned to Plymouth. Ind, has
to Akron and asked for rein
but this was refused by
Manager Fouse.