The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-09
BACK TO HARTFORD
Starkie's Roller Polo Five Are Forced to Return to the
 Capital City.
LINCOLN FOR scAIFFER
George Bone Trades Fast Little Rush for National Leagues Fastest
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At a special meeting of the National roller polo league held yesterday af- ternoon at the Garde hotel the an- nouncement of Starkie's teams re- turn to Hartford was announced. Schiller, the fast little rush who Bone procured several weeks ago, was trad ed at this assemblage of the polo mag mates for Lincoln.
 All the managers of the league were present at the meeting the Messrs. Mills and Rich representing Bridge port. The formal announcement of the sale of the controlling interest in the Bridgeport franchise and team were announced The old owners, Messrs. Eadie and Simmons, will make no change in the conduct of the sport in the Park City where polo is immense iy popular. They will retain an in terest in the club, but the new men will have the active management un- der their control for the balance of | the season
 | Starkie announced at the meeting that he had not been successful finan- cially in Springfield and that he had decided to return to Hartford. Mana ger Starkie has secured an option on i inc Auditorium in Hartford, for the balance of the season from w. w. Walker. who owns the building. If the l sport returns there, games can be played on Tuesdays and Thursdays, or Wednesdays and Fridays, as Manager Starkle may select. In Boston and Springfield the home games were play ed on Wednesdays and Fridays.
 In Springfield, Friday night, there was an increased attendance at the Springfield-Ne Britain game, and the old rivalry cropped out between the clubs, the same as prevailed when Starkie's team was located in Hart ford. The crowd was wildly enthus- l iastic over the Springfield victory and Manager Starkie said 1t looked for a minute as if the fans would tear down the building, so great was their glee.
 A hurried canvass was made of the local situation Saturday night, and it was the concensus of opinion among the men interviewed that polo would
 
 be received with open arms in Hart ford again. Since the club left Hart ford, every team in the league has been strengthened by the addition of star players from the defunct Inter- State league and the National league is now the strongest polo organization that ever existed in America. Com paratively few of the Hartford lovers of the game have seen the new men and the added strength of the clubs would undoubtedly fill the auditorium at every game for the balance of tht season. While the seating capacity l. not large, 1t is still sufficient to pay ex penses and keep the team intact foi the remaining five weeks of the play ing season.
 Lincoln. who was Ill few week ago, and is now playing, was traded for Schiller of the local aggregation The trade is a good one for New Ha ven as Lincoln is one of the fastes rushers in the league and with Bon ought to make the fastest Bone.
 The local fans appreciate the har, work and. never tiring efforts Bone ha spent in endeavoring to form cham pionship team for New Haven. H has made all kinds of changes in or der to give the locals the best team fl the circuit and has to be sure fur nished the Elm City with some of tn most interesting and exciting games |
 the league circuit Ills procuring Lin
 coin was a good step and greatl
 strengthens the locals. The loss c Farrell will hurt somewhat but Georg
 expects such a thing is possible t land one equal t6 "Wild Charlie.f'