Evening journal., 1908-05-25
SUPPORTS The
REFEREES ACT
"OId Timer" has Something
to Say About That Polo
Game

Sporting Editor EVENING JOURNAL
I wish to raise my voice in the hull
abaloo about that polo game between
the springs-the champions of Della
ware-and the Wilmington; played
Thursday night last in the Eleventh
Street Rink. Let me begin by saying
that I recall the polo games played in
this city In the hey-days Of roller
skating, when the present Eleventh
Street Rink and the Citizens Rink,
which stood at Fourth and Washing
ton streets, lourished I had the slxat-
Ing craze, being an employe of the
latter-named rink, and / lost no chance
in taking in every polo game played.
Both rinks had polo teams and, the
rivalry between them was keen, but
clean. That's years ago, and many
who patronize the present flourishing
rink have no recollection of how the
game was played i'm those days. When
the polo craze was revived here along
with the skating bug" I went to the
Eleventh Street Rink tn see the game,
and have been a patron, but not a
regular, every time game was on. The
first game witnessed was between the
Lenox and the Springs. AS for myself,
/ did not care which side won, so it
was done fairly and cleanly. During
the progress OF the game I was
| amazed and disgusted at the attitude
of some of the partisans Of the LenoX
and some of the Wilmington team,
who kept up a constant din and shout
of "ISill the farmers" "l<nocS the hay
seeds down." Throw him." etc, etc.
During the old days when the Citizens
and the Wilmingtons Crossed crooks
/ one heard no such calculations, nor un-
/ kind remarks. I excused the partisans
/ of the Lcnox and All-Wilmington OF
F the grounds that we are living in n
fast. frivolous and silly age and since
ones environments, so the sOciologists
tell us. have much TO do with one s
training. I closed my ewes TO the mat
ter. but with regret. Then and there.
Mr. Editor. I decided to become a
partisan and bitter one of the Springs
team. and thanks to my power Of an
/ peal, 7 have succeeded i'm converting
not a fcw who were pro-LenoX ard
pro-All- Wilmington into ardent
admirers and supporters of the Farm
ers" and "Hayseeds."
Unfortunately, the Springs team was
| beaten. but 7 saw from the calibre Of
+ the players that the day was not far
distant when these same "Hayseeds'
end Farmers" would make their
| victors and their side partners eat hay
and oats without water. And that lay
/ came It's history now. It's simply
/ another exemplincation of the oil
| adagc: "lIe who laughs last, lauEhs
/ best" From a handful of supporters
who stuck to them from start to finish
tho champions. our champions of roll
Ter polo Of Delaware. have fought out
a. victory that is really worth GROWING
about. and thcir handful of supporters
has been augmented into hundreds, and
all because thcy proved themselves the
masters of tho Lenox and the All-WN-
m'ngton. Science, Mr.. Editor, as you
! know. always wins out against crash
mash ard push. and that accounts for
the victory Of the Springs team and
the defeat Of the All Wilmington, par
! ticuarly
Manager Lul5ers and CAPTAIN Henry
| should he the last ones in the city ot
the three polo teams tc lament over
| the inability to play clean sport-poio'
IN Wimineton The Au-Wnmington
team. from what ] saw. has not play
ed ono game Of all thevl have entered
against the LenoX and the Springs
/ fairly. cleanly and sduarely. and this
| is one reason why the teams own root
ers and supporters left the rink last
Thursday night in disgust. should
} like to ask CAPTAIN Henry question
If b7rin with that mighty word IL
Referee Traynor had ruled against
! Greenwood and orderd him from the
pamc and not "his best player
Creamer." according to Mr.. Henry
would he have raised protest? 1t all
depends. Mr. Editor, whose sleeve You
rub. Every lover of clean sport must
take sides with Referee Traynor AM
/ Manager Cloward of tha rink in orde'
| that We can have sport from gentle
manly nlavers. Masaser Coward
ultimatum against the hll-Wilmingtcn
4 is. I admit, rather severe, but I hope
| that the Lenox team viii not allow II
self 20 he inveigled N an imbrogliC
that was not of their doings. Better
,, have clean polo than polo Of the sort
the Ar-Wnmington has been serving
out. I, for one. and there are others
do not regret that the kll-Wilmingtor
team will not be allowed to play in th'
Eleventh street Rink next year. "i''
who sows thstles must not expect t,
gather roses"
An Old Timer
Wilmington. May %