Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-28
POLO GAMES
Trouble is Brewing For Harry StMkie For the Manager, Are
 Pretty Angry.

Worcester, Dec 2S.-Some of the peculiar deals made by the roller polo managers will have some light thrown upon them when the suits and counter-suits that center about Harry StHrkio reach the courts. There was 6 cnIicrence of roller polo men here yesterday and 1t was decided to make general attack upon Harry Starkie in the courts to get even with nim beci use he attachec the polo receipts here on Christmas. Manager James k. Phelan of the Worcester club engaged Lawyer Thomas H. Sul- livan to represent him in whatever legal proceedings develop as the re- suit of the attachment and seizing of nearly S250 by Deputy Sheriff Early, who was engaged by Starkie's attor- ney.
 It will be remembered that Mana ger Phalen bought from Starkie his three star players, Bobby Hart, All lie Coggshall and Dutch Schiffer. The trade was made several weeks ago, when Starkie saw the end coming in Hartford. The purchase price of the trio was $500, Manager Phelan ad- vancing $50 and giving a note for the balance to pay the amount De- cember IS, or before, if he demanded the money.
 When the league learned I had bought the players" said Manager Phelan, " it instructed me not to pay Starkie any money, as Starkie ipI Iah fnI fn ho ( Thn from last season, and the league would make settlement with him. Manager Hanna of the New Britain team was delegated to make the deal with Starkie. Hanna claimed Star kie owed him $125 and was to ad- vance Starkie $75 and take up the note, and I was to pay the league for the players.
 "The league gave me an indefinite period in which to pay. Hanna re- ported at the meeting in Providence that everything had been settled. l thought so. The first intimation I had that Starkie was not satisfied was when the receipts were attached in his behalf. I cannot understand why Hanna reported everything settled. Neither can I understand why Starkie ! did not question me about the note which was due week ago. The fact that he didn't assured me that Hanna had settled with Starkie.'
 Deputy Sheriff James Early got to the money in the box office where ad- mission tickets are sold. He didn' t reach the office in which reserved seat | tickets are sold
 Deputy Sheriff Early got the mon ey, but Fred w. Mason of Fall River who is looking after the financial end of the New Bedford team, temporari- | ly, whipped it away from Deputy Sheriff Early The latter came back quickly and got it again from MT Ma son, and then Early held on to it. Starkie is liable to have more trou- ble in pocketing the money than he 1 bargained for. Bob Hart, rusher of the Worcester team, claims Starkie owes him $60, and Coggshall has a i claim of $40 against their former manager. Miller, halfback of the Providence team, said last night that Starkie owes him $40. The players will place their claims in the hands of lawyer.
 Manager Joe Mckenna of the Prov idence team gave inside information about the procedure by which the league ordered Manager Phelan of the Worcesters to pay the league the money for the players he bought l rather than Starkie.
 Bill Hanna, manager of the New Britain team, told the league he would get the note given Starkie by | Phelan, as Starkie was financially indebted to him. He said he gave Starke financial assistance last year. This year. when the season was about to open Hanna was sick in a hospi- tai. Starkie obtained credit on Han mas name, so Hanna said, without consulting him. He felt confident Starkie would repay by turning over Phelan's note when Hanna asked for it.
 Manager Mckenna said the other managers of the league all think Hanna has the note, but he hasn't. as it was produced by the sheriff Friday night when the attachment was made.
 The Providence manager and play CTS were indignant at the attachment by Starkie.