Evening journal., 1909-02-26
MAKES
REPLY TO HILL

Sporting Editor EVENING JOURNAL. 1
Kindly permit me to reply TO the state
ment Of Manager Hin OF the Lenox polo
team as published IN your paper OF yes
terday. skipping over his first reason for
claiming the championship, that Is, "be-
cause Of being disguised with the way
the series was arranged
As players OF polo the Lenox boys are
splendid, but they are too much managed.
Manager Hnl when Il suits him. and It
has suited him several times this season.
says TO the management and through
them to tho public II We cannot have our
way we won't play. His way claims the
right 10 dictate how many games shall be
played. when they shall start, what teams
shall be included, what team shall be left
out. His way treats the Mohawks with
contempt and insults them personally. His
way claims that they have no rights 10
be considered. No right IN the series His
way charges that they. the Mohawks
would lay down 20 the Springs TO defeat
the Lenox. This charge not made In the
heat OF argument but deliberately and on
every occasion on which We conferred. 1t
was made 20 Captain Chandler In person
who wat so far as to appeal 20 Manager
Hin toainduce him, to waive his objection
despite the assurance we had given
Chandler, that we considered tlN Mo
hawks n the same class as the other two
teams and n@teries would be played with
out his team and that We and not Man
ager Hill. we're running the rink. All au-
thorities on sports know that the holders
OF a cup are the rghtful dictators OF the
terms Of a contest
The Springs boys have not cared TO ex-
ercise their right further than TO demand
that the Mohawks be given equal rlghts.
As last resort We, the management. az
ter having failed TO bring the three teams
together offered 10 drop out OF the ar
rangcmenis, appoint commission OF
three dsinterested persons. abide by their
decision both as 10 the number OF games
10 be PLAYED. aud the arrangement Of
the series The Champions and tho Mo-
hawks readily agreed 10 tho proposition.
The Lenox objected held to their stand
and refused TO play any more scheduled
games at the rink while the matter was
pending and for tho third and last time
We become impatient and fired them from
playing al any time under our manage
ment Mr Hin promised 70 show us that
We would fail IN the attempt to run with
out the Icnox. but we have no fear that
the public win condemn us for our stand
taken in Justice to the Mohawks The
spirit of the Champions is best shown IN
that they agree TO the loss Of one Of their
best men so that another team may be
organized 20 take the place Of the LenoS
and believe. and believe It firmly that
now the Delaware league Is on a friendly
basis. That they will battle hard for the
cup but when Il is won the two defeated
teams will meet with the Champions in
harmonious congratuation and sup butter
milk from the hands Of the winners. Mr
Hill went 50 far. and in the presence OF
the Mohavks' half-hack. to state that IN
addition TO their killing the success Of
the sport they. or rather he. would Sc
that the Mohawks' goal tender left th'
team. To our astonishment he was able
to make good. His brother. r. Hill re-
signed. giving no reason to the captain OF
the Mohawks.
While we believe that I'm always play
cd fair az defense for the Mohawks an5
that the two games lost 10 the LenoN were
nukes and accidental ones on his part ans
despite the fact that leaving these two
games out the Mohawlss would have Z
record equal 20 the I.enoN IN games play
ed between them yet il cannot but be ad
mitted by all lovers of true sport tina
Il Is fortunate that Il was discovered be
fore the championship series begun tina
the manager of the'LenoX had such abso
lutte control Of the goal tender Of the Mo
hawks. Manager Hiils argument that "
wanted fifteen games Of championship
something nnheard Of" and in the sam
letter stating that he was satisfied wit
a possible fourteen game series admits d
no argument II his experience was no
so limited he might figure up the numbe
Of games played by the baseball league
the country over. all Of which are cham
pionship in nature and IN our line, "
have the Baltimore League for preceder
which plays 2e gades. II Is my earnes
hope that all squabbling IS now over an
when the league opens its championship
series next Tuesday that the public wi
witness hard, earnest fights Of clean pol
dignined by a spirit OF gentlemanly re
gard for each other on the part Of tn
players.
Yours truly.
n D. Coward,
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