Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-11-09
PoLOCAMES
Hartford Has Now Gone the Way of Salem and the Players
 Are Sold.

OIiOWink iuNVtthS VI tht gers of the National Roller Polo league at the Hotel Garde in New Haven yesterday afternoon, Manager Harry Starkie of the Hartford team decided to withdraw from the circuit and he sold Captain Hart, Dutch Schiffer and Allie Coggshall to Wor- cester. Manager Phelan of Worces- ter, who had seen Harry Starkie as a goal tender in the days of Tom Cot ter and Mary Ann Doe, made the Hartford manager good offer to guard the cage for Worcester and he accepted. For the crack rushers and center, Manager Starkie got about $1,000. Barney Doherty, the famous halfback, is on the market. Kid Anderson, the goal tender, is also at liberty.
 Mr Starkie said that the venture did not pay because he was unable to get a suitable rink. The playing surface at the Auditorium is not large enough for the game Upon election night, the attendance was enough to pay expenses and some thing over but that was the only night when he did not run behind. MT Starkie has tried many rinks in various cities but was unable to make any money out of the game as manager.
 |j In Worcester the ring can accom- modate $750 house and the fans are crazy for the game. The team will consist of Hart, Schiffer and Loxson, rushers; Fahey, center; Coggshall, halfback; Starkie, goal. Manager Starkie will leave to-day with Hart, Coggshall and Schiffer and the new team will play in Fall River tonight.
 It was explained yesterday that the Providence conference was call ed. in order to give some of the man. agers an opportunity 10 buy the players of the Salem team, which disbanded last night. Manager Hal liwell of Salem was anxious to dis pose of his players for ready money and he sold digger Higgins to Fall River. Some of the managers thought he was too previous in get ting rid of his men and they believed that the men should be kept until the team broke up, when the man agers could grab the men wanted for little money. The league rati- | fled the sale of Higgins. awarded Fahey to Worcester and Jason to | Brockton. In regard to the reports at the recent conference that the | Hartford players were to be put on | the auction block, an apology was made to Manager Starkie and it was said that the managers were mis- taken as they had heard rumor tha hall could not be hired for the season.
 It was voted to vacate the Salem franchise and no club will be admit l ted to take the place of the expir- ] ing member. A new scheme of pool | ing the holiday receipts was decided upon The clubs that play together will pool their own receipts instead of dividing up the sum taken in at all of the cities in the circuit. The schedule for the week is as follows: Monday, Nov 9-Worcester at Fall River, Brockton at New Haven.
 Tuesday, Nov 10-Brockton at New Britain, Bridgeport at Worces- ter, New Haven at Pawtucket. Wednesday, Nov 11-New Haven at Brockton, Bridgeport at Fall River. ..s-.-...
 Thursday, Nov 12-Fall River at | Bridgeport.
 Friday, Nov 13-New Britain at New Haven, Pawtucket at Worces- l ter
 Saturday, Nov 14-Providence at Pawtucket, Worcester at Brockton
 Referee assignments for the week are as follows:
 Mir Ostdiek - Monday. at Fall River; Wednesday at Brockton; Fri day at Worcester
 MT Heffernan-Tuesday at Wor- cester: Wednesday at Fall River; Saturday at Pawtucket.
 1 MT kilgara-Tuesday at Pawtuck- ct: Saturday at Brockton.
 MT Leahy-Monday at Bridgeport.
 MT Rorty-Friday at New Haven; Saturday at New Britain.
 MT Rogers-Monday, at New Ha- ven Tuesday, at New Britain; Thursday, at Bridgeport.