Evening journal., 1909-04-08
SIEMEN EXPLAINS
POLO TROUBLE
porting Editor THE EVENING

Sporting Editor THE EVENING
JOURNAL.
Dear Sir: / want space enough in
your paper to explain the trouble be-
tween the Springs polo team and the
management of the Eleventh Street
Rink
The Springs team was sent to At
lantic City on Saturday evening 10
open up the Tr-State series with the
team Of that place The game ended
In a tic al to . And when captain
Walls, OF the Atlantic City team. ask
ed Captain Beatty, of the Springs. to
play off the tie he refused on the
ground that his men were not physic-
ally able he himself having been hurt
in the first part of the first half and
compelled to retire from the game
Mr.. Beatty also told the management
of the Atlantic City team that he be-
ing out Of the game weakened the
Springs team considerable and that he
would take no chance of losing Il, but
would play it off at the same place on
another date to be arranged. I know
II Is rule to play an extra period in
case of a tie, but II has to be agreed
upon By the two captains. and when
one refuses there is nothing to do but
postpone the game until another date.
Another rule also states that two time
keepers be appointed i'm each game.
one or the other TO be provided with
a whistle, which he is instructed TO
blow when time is up. Such was not
the case in Atlantic City There was
only one timekeepeir and he was for
Nr.ss - Frf..
ed three or four people to keep time
for them but everyone refused, stating
that they didn't know enough about
keeping time during a polo game. The
game started with one timekeeper. and
just to show how they run time on
visiting team I want to explain what
happened in the first half We are
supposed to play one Commute and
one 15-minute half.
We started to play and Atlantic City
scored first. the referee announcing the
first goal by Atlantic City in 1S min
utes, and the second goal by Whining
ton in II minutes How much does
13 and II make? We played "a min
utes according to the timekeeper and
We're still playing three or four minutes
more before he rang the bell to call
time. The second half was the same
thing. Cloward scored first and the
referee announced his goal made in
three minutes. but iIi fact il was made
in about eight minutes. But think
can explain that. Captain Walls
skate was broken in about five minutes
after the second half started and while
he was of the floor having II fixed the
timekeeper had forgotten the second
half had been started. and when Walls
/ came back started IT, again The score
/ was TO ] in the Springs favor until
/ the very last second Of time. according
I to the timekeeper. He stated that
/ the ball went in on the very last sec
ond Of the second half He stated
this to Captain Beatty of the Springs
/ II he was keeping time correctly. he
should have been over in the skate
room and ready TO ring the bell. the
second time was up. but he was not
/ there. He was at the score board. n
place twenty-five yards from tho bell
II takes one minute to push through
the crowd and get there.
This was all explained 20 Mr.. Glow
ard, manager OF Eleventh Street Rink.
and he decided against his own team.
and when a man starts to turn against
his own team, a team that has stuck
/ TO him through thick and thin, I think
Il is time 10 quit playing under such
conditions.
Mr. Shackleford. the manager of the
rink in Atlantic City. left the matter
20 be decided by Manager Cloward.
and he gave the game TO Atlantic City.
and therefore the Springs. team quit
playing.
The Springs team was I'm the game
for the sport. and never received g
penny for playing. and why Mr. Glow
ard should turn against them is a
mystery &c the boys. They have play
ed all this season and never made q
kick, and were never even thanked foI
doing so. Thanking YOU in advance
for your valuable space in THf
EVENING JOURNAL, I am yours in
sport,
T.. r. Siemen.
Manager Springs Polo Team.
Wilmington. April Z.