Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-31
POLO
WE MAY LOSE
 THIS GREAT GAME
Managers and Eagles in a Dispute of the Rental of Tbeir
 Building.

New Haven, Aug 31.-The man agers of the National Roller Polo league met yesterday afternoon at the Seaview hotel, Savin Rock, and made final plans for the opening of the season. President William Smith of Bridgeport presided, and those present were Secretary J. W. Pyne of Hartford, George D. Bone, Jr, of New Haven, Cunningham Of Pawtucket, McKenna of Providence, Hanna of New Britain, McMahon and Halliwell of Waterbury, Rich of Bridgeport and Starkie of Hartford. The league directors voted to take into the league Brockton, Fall River and Worcester, making ten clubs.
 The Fall River Polo association has the Fall River franchise. The association will erect a new up to date hall, where the games will be played. Messrs Simmons and Eadie applied for the Brockton franchise, but their application was turned down and the franchise awarded to Charles Fitzgerald, who owns the rink in that city, and is an old-time polo player. James Phalen has the franchise for Worcester.
 Each club was allowed to select three of last years players and after that the names of prominent polo players were put in hat and the manager drew for the balance of the makeup of their teams. The se- lections and drawings are subject to trade.
 There are the results of the draw ings. New Haven-Warner, Farrell, Gardiner, Sutton, Taylor. Fall River -Wodtke, Thompson, Griffith. o. Hara, Anderson or Mullen. Worcester Cunningham, jr, Loxson, Mans field, Lyon, Mitchell Brockton- Mercer, Lincoln, Miller, Woods, Gu sick. New Britain-Harkins, Dug gan, Jean, Holderness, Pense. Wa terbury-Higgins, Jason, Fahey, Devlin, Allen. Hartford - Hart, Shiffer, k. Devlin, Coggeshall. Suth- erland. Bridgeport-Lewis, Housh- ton, Canavan, Carrigan, Harper. Providence-McGilyray, Curtis. Har- dy, Doherty, Mallory. Pawtucket- Cunningham, ST, Pierce, Harold Cameron, Bannon.
 A schedule committee was appoint ed consisting of Messrs Bone, Me- Kenna and Pyne.
 Fred Jean, the New Britain cen ter, was not ready to submit his con troversy with Manager Hanna over a $500 bonus to the directors, and the matter went over until the next meeting. Jean was at the hotel but did not attend the meeting. Mana ger Hanna had an agreement drawn up by an attorney and was ready to attach his signature and leave the dispute to the directors, but Jean asked for more time.
 Manager Starkie announced that he had secured the rink at Luna Park and would play the games there The rink is 40 feet long and 100 feet wide and is the largest on the circuit. The playing surface will be 50 by 90 feet. Arrangements will be made to seat over 5000 people.
 The polo season will open October 19 and close March 20, making al season of 22 weeks.
 Apropos of the above, it looks very much as though the fans of this city will not enjoy polos the coming season. There is clash between the managers of the local team and the Eagles, as regards the price of rent al of the hall. McMahon and Halli- we'll have offered the figures that they would pay for the hall ana inc Eagles have turned down the offer. | Unless either recedes for the stand taken then the Waterbury franchise will go to Lowell or Taunton. The directors of the league will sanction the removal and will also refuse to give any other parties in this city franchise in the league. This is done to protect Managers McMahcn and Halliwell. It will be too Ad to l0ca fhaf nNrfffn0 and |