Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1909-02-06
Sports
LETTERS ON THAT
POLO SQUABBLE
Manager Hill States Objections
TO the Series and Manager
Coward Replies

TO settle the championship of DelaWal
have been disarranged, owing 10 the
Ienox team objecting 20 the series OF
games as scheduled by Manager edward,
OF the Rink who Is the prime mover in
polo matters IN this city. William Hill,
manager Of the Lenox team, upon learn
ing of the arrangement strongly objected
and he sent to Manager edward letter
stating his reasons for disagreeing to the
proposed series. He ends his letter with
a challenge which may be considered o
den to the Springs team. BILLY" also
wishes II to be known in order TO appease
the hundreds Of supporters Of his men
that he nor his team have nothing 10
fear as 10 the outcome with either the
Springs team or the Mohawks. and he
stands willing to play the Springs team
anytime. but he only asks that he be al
lowed TO have a say in the arrangement
OF the series since his team is to contest.
"Bnly's" letter to Mr.. Coward follows:
Feb. . 1909.
Mr. n. D. Coward, Manager Eleventh
Street Rink
Dear Mr.. edward: According to the ac-
counts in the press relative to the cham
pionship games scheduled by you we
write TO lodge our personal objections,
coupled with those OF our team, to the
arrangement Your arrangement would
force our team into work physically ex-
hausting: besides. It would protract mat
tiers which might endanger the Interest in
The sport.
The series, II they may be termed such,
played already by the three polo teams.
are about over and the struggle for the
State championship Is about due. We
want these games, deciding the champion
ship. to be short and decisive and let
the best team win. We cannot afford TO
agree to any arrangement that would call
for the playing Of thirty games as we are
lead to believe is to be done, for serious
reasons
In the first place William stevens. our
first rush. is about to ieaea the city-he
may be called away any day. and his leav-
ing the city would IN consequence cripple
our team as you know. We have no sub
stitute coeval with him in playing the
game. Hence, our chances for winning the
championship against the Springs team.
the present champions. would be very re-
mote. In the second place the strain on
our men In such a contest which would be
strenuous might prove physically disas-
trous.
To settle this matter OF State champions
in roller polo, we issue to you a challenge.
We % play the Springs team series OF
five games. best three out Of the five de-
Gliding the contest. after which, should
we defeat the Springs, we agree to meet
the Mohawks in the same number OF
games.
We. as a team, have appreciated the
services and attention given us by you
since tho season began. and YOU can sost
assured that 80 long as YOU are manager
OF the rink, you VIII have no moro loyal
supporters than the Lenox boys
Yours very truly
William HIN.
Manager Lenox Roller Polo Team.
The following day Mr. Coward sent to
Billy this letter which speaks his at
titude on the matter:
February 3. 1909
Mr.. William Hill, manager, and members
Of the Lenox Polo Team
Gentlemen The writer very much re-
Erets that your team has found grounds
for obiectinE 10 the announced champion
ship series Of games. thus again compell-
ing as TO postpone our promises to the
public. The Springs and Mohawk men
seemed perfectly satisfied to leave the
arrangements with the rink management
which has so far planned an the games
and it would have been hard for us 10 lie
unfair 10 one team without being The
same TO all II an average OF two games
OF roller polo week IS physically ex-
hausting we are a sad lot Of athletes This
Is what we have averaged all season and
what the future held IN store.
Relative TO the opinion expressed that
IT would protract matters which might
endanger the interest In the sport" as
YOU state. we would say IN reply that the
public is the best authority for this and
has the most positive way Of giving evi.
dence when IL has had enough. Il was ir
this belief that we decided to force the
championship series early We were OF
tho opinion that the public was sensltivel,
chaflng in the belief that the teams wer.
becoming Indifferent to the best points o.
the game.
We had offered every inducement 10
the men TO practice. but TO our notion o
practice there has been but little rea
work this season. We decided that Their
was but one way 70 make good TO tn
public and that was to announce that al
games after to-day were to be champion
ship games. We gave a weeks notice an,
n any team was not ready they shoui,
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