The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-12
SPORT PROMOTERS
 COULD NOT WAIT
Anxiety About Polo League Cost Several Connecticut Cities Membership

New Britain. Dec. .12-The stories which have been published in some of the Massachusetts papers and cop- jed by Connecticut papers to the ef- feet that New Britain is looking for franchise in the National Polo lea gue is without foundation, according to w. W. Hanna, who says he re- cceives letters and clippings every day in regard to locating a polo team in thls clty; MT. Hanna is not anxious for it. His armory is rented for fairs for number of nights and roller skating four days a week attracts large crowds. He declares it wou' d not pay him to locate team here.
 Some of the Massachusetts cities are drawing poorly, and the manag- CTS are losing money, and they would like to locate in New Britain Play CTS have communicated with MT. Hanna in regard to coming here. They realize that with the small att tendance in the towns where they are playing the game cannot live much longer. and they, would like to see MT. Hanna get a team. Some of the managers are kicking at the poor polo that is being played by the play CTS.
 Why don't you play like you did when you were with MT. Hannah asked one of the managers lately of former New Britain star.
 The player answered him by saying that Bill Hanna knows more about polo than the whole of you put to- gether." The player referred to is one of the greatest players on the surface today, and would only be too pleased to return here and play for MT. Hanna.
 Last summer a story was publ, sh ed to the effect that several of the well-known sport promoters in the State held conference and the mat ter of forming a State polo league was talked over. All of the men. it is declared, agreed not to locate a team i~ their city at the opening of the season. but to wait while. When the ~olo season opened teams were This did not please the other polo magnates, and they decided to keep out of the game. Had these two cit ies waited it is poss ble today that there would have been teams in Bridgeport Waterbury. New Haven, Hartford and New Britain.
 Several of the local players are in the Empire league, and report that there is a big increase in some of the cities in the National league, they will be without polo after the holl- days. The Empire league is offering the league ard several have left for New York state. A few more weeks and the folly of some of the man agers Who purchased teams at the be- ~inntn- of this. season will be known.
 According to Bridgeport papers, the Park City stands good chance now of securing the Worcester franchise in the National Roller Polo league, and it Is said the. sport loving pub lie in the second largest city in the State is carzy for the game. Wor- cester has been putting up such a poor game this season that there IS danger of the game losing ground in that city. so Sam Simmons. ct al.' aro anxious to bring about transfer to Bridgeport.
 Manager Canavan of the local rink says he is pretty sick of mak ng those long jumps way over to the shores of Massachusetts bay and can't see why the rest of the owners won't agree to pool the mileage so the big expense won't fall on couple of the teams. Jimmy would much rather see a team in Bridgeport or Water burv or New Britain. And so would the fans.-(New Haven Register.l