WATERBURY EVENING DEMOCRAT. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1900.
Jl
Bob Fitzsimmons Gets Witty at
Jeffries's Expense.
Xlie Lanky Fighter Recalls tbe Time
When lie Wanted Jeffries to Fight
Him George Siler Ridicules Kid
Broad's Claim of Robbery Bobby
Uobbs Wins a Fight Frank Erne
Talking of a College Course Ben
Jordan Must Fight or Crawl.
Robert Fitzsimmons. since embrac
ing the dramatic -profession, has de
veloped a style of conversation that
would do credit to a migratory imper
sonator of Hamlet. The aged' gladiat
or recently returned from Canada, and
on reaching Buffalo on the return trip
he muttered:
"There have been times when I had
a dread of Buffalo."
"When you were engaged to box
KellarV"
-Odds lish." cried Robert, "do von
Bpeak of that rooster ihat fell with a
turn of the wrist at the Driving park?
Never let it be said. No. no: I allude
to the days when' .Tames Daly held
forth on the St rami of this town. Daly
was once engaged to whip me. do you
remember? I brushed shoulders in the
Court street theater lobby with him.
but we missed connections with the
gloves. Afterward one evening at Phil
adelphia Daly and I settled our griev
ances that is. I did."
"You have been reported as declar
ing your willingness to tight again.
Bob." was suggested.
"I have noted it." he replied, "but
there is absolutely no foundation to
the report. There seems to be constant
gossip about we theatrical folk. I
can't move a step without some report
or other, really, don't you know, and
as regards that last statement, why.
It's simply a canard."
"Jeffries was overjoyed."
"Overjoyed. say you? Ye. T imag
ine that Jeffries was simply tickled to
death. So pleased, wasn't he? Re
membered tiiose times w!ien he was
hugging me at Coney Island. "50
pounds hanging on ir!. and was sim
ply carried away by the recollection
that he might have an importunity 10
repeat. Yes. undoubtedly. Jeffries's
joy was uncoiifmed. He's always sin
cere. That's the reason he hastened to
slide into oblivion when I posted mon
ey for a light with him and perhaps
explains the eagerness with wlii-h he
challenged nie when I was retired.
Dear old Jeff. How he. must long to
see me again in war paint. Don't you
know there was a time, when I was
fighting Ruhlin and Sharkey, that I
thought of Jeffries somewhere about
the immediate future. I'd been hear
ing all about Jeffries's anxiety to light
me again and all that and thought all
I'd have to do would be to say the
word. But. bless your heart: Jeffries
unfortunately had seen nie fight Rnh-
lin and Sharkey himself, and porhaus I
that's the reason lie went into tih
country, so to speak, when I ohal-
leneed."
"Then the situation has not changed
since you were here before?"
"There has been absolutely no
change since my statement on the oc
casion cf my entrance into Canada a
fortnisrht aco." replied Fitz. "I am
not going to light again, from my pres
ent viewpoint. I've met with splen
did success on the road and don't see
the necessity for further exertion iu
the ring."
SII.ER'S LITTLE TALK.
Speaking of the Broad-Met lovern
hout. George Siler. who acted as ref
eree.' siivs: "When Broad left the
Tattersall ring after his tight with Ter
ry McGovern he was pretty well brok
en up. McGovern knocked him around : Central Palace. New York, on Decem
like a shuttlecock in the last two j ber 18. for the benefit-of the family of
rounds, and when the gong sounded de- the late Hugh S. Hart, the athlete and
noting the end cf the contest lie was j sporting writer.
a happy boy. He knew he was beat- Murphy, whose nerve and speedy
on thoroughly and was pleased he , ic.jr motion always have been consid-
staved the limit. He went east Lie
day after the fight, and when he ar
rived iu New York the aches and pains
caused by Terry's lists having disap
peared somewhat, be became im
pressed with the idea he had defeated
McGovern and so informed the press
he had been robbed of the decision. He
put up a same fight against Terry and
received credit, but his silly talk about
being robbed makes him appear small
in the' eyes of 'everybody who wit
nessed the contest."
BOBBY DOBBS WINS.
. Bobby Dcbbs. the colored light
weight, defeated Ed Wall, the south
ern lishtweight champion, before the
Phoenix A. C. Memphis, on Tuesday
nidit. The two came together in a
twentv-round struggle at catchweights.
f ter the fourth round Dobbs had
things his own way. When the gong
sounded for the sixth round Wall's sec
onds threw up the sponge.
FRANK ERNE. ARCHITECT.'
? Buffalo. Dec 0. Frank Erne, the
champion lightweight pugilist, depart
ed for Chicago early yesterday morn
ing. He denied that the purpose of his
trip was to secure another match with
McGovern. although lie said he prob
jiblv would see the fight between the
Brooklyn man and Joe Gans on Deeeni
Ver 13. "If Gans should be unable to
fill his engagement I would be glad to
meet McGovern again." said Erne.
'But aside from that .there is.no par
ticular reason why I should not -stick
to my. declaration that I would not
light again. I expect to take a prelini
iiiary course in architecture, after
which I will go to New York and en
ter Columbia college. I am assured
of enough boxing pupils in New York
to bring nie on income cf $500 a
month." Six months ago' Erne de
clared that lie would become an elec
trical engineer, but lie lias abandoned
that idea. He has refused a dozen of
fers to become a saloon keeper. His
vioiifls here think lie will fight again
and that he has gone to Chicago to ar-.
arrange another matcu witn aicuo
ern If he should regain his laurels
from 'Terry.' it Is more-than probable
that Erne would quit tbe ring. He
has saved some money and owns a
fine farm at Xiagara-on-the-Lake. j,m
Kennedy"; who , -was formerly Erne s
wanaser and who made most of the
Hehtweigh champion's .matcli$jaid:
S Very - Werer Mty&Be,
called on roe when he was in i&A last
weefcul aid-that, he bad, ogacltided
to , . retire ; from the - v . twKl
iutl"flrid for good Bd always.' -.. He
aid he was tired of fighting and want
ed tty go into some .engines which was
t er il own heart.- He spoke about
pr and I told .him that It was
a fine profession and would yield him
a tidy sum in case he became profic
ient. But he did not say that he was
go'ms to Columbia, university to study.
I don't think Frank would prepare
here, for there-are" a number of 'places
iu Buffalo near his home where he
could get along just as well. I'm sure
he will make a success. I am sorry
for one that he is going to quit, for
the ring will lose a great fighter, and
a gentleman, too."
JORDAN MUST FIGHT.
Benjamin Jordan, that rather clever
English featherweight, is now in a po
sition where he must tight or crawfish.
Benny, the precocious lad. recently ac
cepted an offer of a $3.00 purse to
light McGovern twenty rounds before
the National Sporting club, but rejected
the Tattersall's club offer of $5,000 for
a six round bout in Chicago. Benny
insisted on a twenty-round bout, as he
does not think he could settle Terry
in a less number of rounds. Now comes
James J. Corbett. .who offers $5,00!)
for twenty rounds at Cincinnati. What
will Benny do now? The situation is
certainly embarrassing.
BASKET BALL.
The auditorium ought to -be well
filled to-night when the Waterbury
and Danbury teams will be the con
testants in the second game in this city
of professional basket ball. This ought
to be a highly interesting game, as
Danbury possesses a team of star
players who are capable of playing a
very fast game. They are especiaHy
stroug at the cage game and their team
work"is beautiful. Waterbury.. on the
other hand, showed a vast Improve
ment in llie game in New Britain o.
Monday night. Mr Dixon says his
team will substantiate this statement
by their play to-night. The line-up of
the teams is as follows:
Waterbury.
Danbury.
Reeves
Milss icapti
Dixon
Dews
McPartland
L. Fuller
T. Fuller
Saunders
. Bradley
. . . Bailey
. 1. f. . .
. . r. f . .
. 1. g. ..
. r. g. ...
Tin re will also be two amateur
games played to-night which will be
well worth wiiuessiilg. The first
game, which will commence at S:l,
will have as opponents the St Thomas
Cadets and the Brooklyn Athletic club,
while tile Washington Hill and Wel
come Athletic clubs will face each
otiier in tlie second. Manager K.
Bauby of t lie Welcomes says that if
they don't beat the Washington' Hills
they will at least make it interesting
for them. Any one that knows Bauby
won't dispute that. 'I'll:- W-ashingtun
Hills lost one of their best players iu
McPartland. but they still have a ca
pable lot of youngsters. Manager
Madden of the B. A. C. thinks he has
too speedy a team for the Cadets,
while the latter, though not saying
much, are thinking a good deal.
It ought to bj a red hot game to
night. Danbury comes here with a brilliant
iv cord and will seek to make it more
brilliant by defeating the local five.
To-night will be vottr first game iu !
Waterbury as c aptain. Miles. Show- the cage. Then c-ime W aterbury's first ! .t present Pawtucket has Dixie Pierce
the people that you appreciate the land only goal. The ball had been in ; and Curtis, with Sptingtield: Whipple
honor by playing the best game of your ! play a little over two minutes when j -with New Haven, and Tommy Holder
life. Jean got a good chance from 1 lie cen- uss with Waterbury.' "in the National
Mr Manager, for the benefit of the ter of the floor, and he drove it into the , league: Young Cunningham anil Liu-
spectators, please have. the referee an
nounce who has caged the goal and in
what time.
SPEED EXHIBITION BY MURPHY.
The "Mile-a-Minute" Rider to Appear
at the Hart Benefit.
Charley Murphy, who roue a m ik
on a bicycle in 57 4-5 seconds, paced
by a locomotive, a performance which
probably will be a world's record ror
all time, will be one of the performers
in the noval, all around sporting enter
tainment to be given in the Grand
ereil marvelous, learned the trick of
fast pedalling on a home trainer. It
was one of those machines having roll
ers, on which a man must work as
hard as if traveling ahead. The ap
paratus is suggestive of a threshing
machine worked by a horse, because
there is a lot of work and no progress.
The only difference between a ride
on this kind cf an apparatus and a spin
behind a locomotive is in tiie risk in
volved and the daring required. Mur
phy will give an exhibition on his
home trainer on the Palace, when the
spectators may gain some idea of his
speed.
To make this feature of the big pro
gram more interesting. Frank Albert,
the veteran- six-day bicycle rider, ljas
agreed to ride iu competition against
Murphy in the hope of showing that
"Mile-a-Minute" Charley is not the
only one who can pedal a wheel a mile
in a. minute. Albert's ability as a man
of fast leg work has been known in
the cycling world for many years, and
as a competition the meeting between
him and Murphy is an interesting
proposition.
T,he men will ride on the roller ma
chines, side by side, and two hands,
moving around on ione dial, will show
throughout the contest which cue is
losing and which one is gaining.
HARVARD ATHLETIC EARNINGS.
Thousands of" dollars-Ma.de This Year
On All Athletic Contests. "
Cambridge. Mass. Dec 0. The ath
letic report of - Harvard for the year
ending July 1. 1000. was handed In by
formtr Graduate Manager L. S. Fuller
last night. As usual, athletics paid
for themselves and left a handsome
margin. In this case the amount
saved.' was $20,500, one of the largest
balances- ever -left -at the end of. an
athletic season - here. The report of
the management is particular to no
tice the fact that $20,710 was expend
ed in permanent Improvements, for the
university. -
Had it not been for football there
would have been a different story to
tell. , While the track team and base
bail nine left a deficiency in the treas
ury, the ivcelpts of the gridiron rolled
up' to-$00,005, and placed Harvard ath
letics on an enviable financial basis.
The total receipts of - the year
amosnfed to $ 1C4.734, leaving only $44,
134 that was .raised by other meand
than football. Of the other receipts
the varsity base ball nine earned $13,
942; the boat club. $5,444; the fresh
men crew, $3,610; the freshman foot
ball team. $3,773. and lawn tennis, $1,
28L Freshmen athletics were con
ducted with" great success, the crew,
base ball team and football team pay
ing their own expenses. - - .
New Haven Has Lots of Finn at
Waterbury' s Expense. ;
In Only One Period Did the Locals
Show Up Well Daly Was Taken
Sick and Had to Leave the Floor
Many Rumors About Changes in the
Location of Teams Springfield De
feated Meriden. . -i
I
W aterbury was outplayed at alnlost
every point in the polo contest last
night at the Auditorium and New Ha
ven clearly made known the fact that
she has a team of polo players that
play polo all the time. The home team
was handicapped in some respects, be
cause Daly was unwell, and while he
tried to play the first two'periods, he
could not connect with the ball at the
proper times. Parsons attempted to
play the last period, but: he was also
uuequal to the task imposed upon him.
Then Johnny Griffin was not up 1o
snuff and some of Ids passim; was very
poorly done. Tommy Holderness
blocked well enough, but he should
cease trying to drive the ball to the
cage. He has not force enough behind
his drives, and it would be better if
he passed the ball around to some of
ihe rushers. Jean, as usual, was in
good form, but it is utterly impossible
for one man to play the whole game
on the floo'' Fox did good work in
front of the cage, but he was many
times left to care for two or three of
the New Haven players. In fact it
was a sort of bad night for the home
team all around, and it was one of
those nights that fall to the lot of
every team.
The attendance lust night broke the
record for this season, and it was a
pity that the home players could not
have won before such a crowd. Over
1.500 people were present when the
game began and thev rooted for the
home team for all they were worth,
bnt it was of no avail. The good team
work of the New Havens, however,
came in for applause from the specta
tors, and even Bone, who is not popu
lar here by any means, was given a
rousing reception by those present.
The visitor, deserved all the applause
they received, for they played a great
game of scientific polo.
Botli teams started in to do fast
work in the first period, and the ball
was passed and re-passed by the play
ers on both sides. It was kept in the
vicinity of Lationw's cage more than
around Fox. and before the first ball
was caired La'tions had fourteen slops.
while Fox had but nine. After play-
ing nearly fourteen minutes Jason took
the ball out of a scrimmage and sent
it behind Fox. Forty seconds later
Whipple had carried the ball down the
floor and sent another one into the
netting. That ended the goal getting
in that period. The second period was
also fast and both teams fought hard,
Over ten minutes of lime had been
consumed, when Jason again drove the
ball from ihe side into the cage. Two
1
minutes had not passed before this
same Jason had hammered another in
nettiiig so swiftly that Lations could
hardly realize it. Thus ended the sec-
ond period. In the third the New Ha-
vens had fun with the homo players.
There were several chances for the lo-
cals to tret goals, but the rusher
couldn't get the proper swing tp their
hockeys. Nearly eleven minutes had
passed in this period, when Jason
acain caught the ball sent to him by
Bone, and in il went. The lU'Xt one
went to Jason, too. and he never
missed it. To wind up the agony Can
avan took the ball down the floor and
in about one minute of time he had
passed it behind Fox. and the game
ended in Hint manner. 'The score and
summary:
Waterbury 7 Position. New Haven.
Daly. Parsons lirst rush .
Griffin -second rush
Jean center
Holderness ..halfback ..
Fox goal
Bone
. . . Jason
Cnnavan
, .Whipple
. Lations
Won by Caged by Time.
L New Haven Jason 13:50
J. New Haven Whipple . . '. 0:10
Limit.
3. New Haven Jason 10:15
1. New Haven Jason 1:11
5. Waterbury Jean 2:12
Limit.
0. New Haven Jason ...10:47
7. New Haven Jason 3:22
S. New Haven Canavan . 1:02
Time Limit.
Summary Score. New Haven 7. Wa
terbury 1 : rushes. Daly 5. Griffin 1. Ja
son 4. Bone 1: stops. Fox 3S. Lations
42; referee. Leahy; timer, Lahey.
Meriden. Dec 0. The Meriden polo
team was "off" in its playing last even
inging. and lost to Springfield 6 to 3.
Cusick in goal was not. in form. He is
credited with one of the goals for
Springfield. The visitors played a great
passing game. - .
The game began with Curtis win
wing for rush. After nearly ten miu
utts Russell caged the -ball, and it
looked again as if another game was
to be added to Merideu's credit.
Then the visitors woke up. caging
three goals before the period ended,
the score being 3 to 1 in their favor.
The second period started, and Cusick
caged the first goal by accident for the
visitors, and Russell caged the next in
14 seconds, only to have Curtis do the
same trick in les than a minute. The
last goal of th? -period was caged -by
Russell, leaving the score. 5. to 3 still
in favor of the visitors. Meriden tried
hard to overcome the lead in the last
period, but in vain. Pierce put the
rubber behind Cusick ncain. ending the
agony. Score. : Springfield 0, Meriden
3. Summary:
Meriden.
Lewis . . .
Russell . .
Williams
Hayes . .
Cusick . .
. Position.
Springfield.
...... Curtis
..... Pierce
.H. Whiting
, W.. Whiting
. . .Heffernan
. .first rush .
second rush
. . .". center .
halfback .
.... goal . . .
Won by
Caged by
Time.
1. Meriden Russell ......... 9:22
2. Springfield 5 Curtiij ,-. . n . i, . -, ; . 0:3tJ
3. ' Springfield I ' H. Wh'ititfg ... 1 :3(J
4. - Springfield- Curtis . i . . . 3;09
Limit. . :. .-v. n v :. . -
5. Springfield Cusick ......... . 3:19
(!. Meriden Russell ...i. 0:14
7. Springfield Curtis 0:3S
S. Meriden Russell ., 8:21
Limit.
9. Springfield Pierce- ....15:32
Time Limit. .
Score Springfield 6, Meriden 3;
stops, Cusick 20, Heffernan 34; rushes,
Lewis "6; Curtis 6f referee. Lush; tim
er, Fagan. ;-', :, . ': . v. ?. -"
national'
LE2AGFE STANDING.
-Won. Lost. PerCt.
New Haven
Hartford ...
Waterbui y .
Springfield .
Meriden
.IS
. .11
.10
, .10
, . 4
.Mi
8
. 8
9
.083
.r.79
.520
.1!00
Hats off to New '.Haven.
Thursday Hartford at Springfield.
Waterbury played fast polo in that
first period and then, well we couldn't
stand the pace, that was all.
The whole game throughout was not
as fast as the last time the same two
teams met here. On , that night Wa
terbury won and every one of the
players was pumped out. Last night
the New Havens had lots of wind to
spare.
Not a foul was called last night, and
there was scarcely, any chance to call
one, although Jimmy Cauavau did get
angry at one time because of the per
sistent blocking of Tommy Holder
ness. Daly made a pretty connection with
a pass of Griffin's last night, catching
the ball iu the air and banging it
against Lations. While it did not go
in. It was so yveil done that the people
applauded the little rusher.
Bone received two bad cracks last
night, one of which almost laid him
out, but he pluckily resumed play and
was cheered by the spectators. In
fact, such playing as the visitors put
up was worthy of all kinds of praise.
Manager Wiley's Rockland team is
to cross sticks with the Gardiuers on
Monday night. Great preparations
aie being made. An Augusta band
will play and special trains will run
to Gardiner from all the country round.
Manager Wiley's fans must have a rep
utation up Gardiner way. Pawtucket
Times.
The Eagle polo team of this city
would like to play any team in the
state whose players' ages average 17.
All persons looking for a' game should
write to Captain J. Rivers, 007 North
Riverside street. Waterbury. The
lineup of the Eagles is as follows: First
rush, A. Tobin: second rush. P. Lynch;
Center. E. Roy: halfback. (I. Shove;
goal. J. Fruin: substitutes, J. Rose, J.
Rivers.
A few nights ago Manager Miller
of the Meriden team said he would give
$100 to secure two fast players for hjs
team. Some of the Pawnu-ket boys
ought to land all right. Pawtucket
Times. Ain't lie the regular devil,
that. Miller. Think of offering $100
for two players. Miller is getting
reckless. Think of what New Huveu
( l'-1"1 ,ul vuuuw.i. ....i. .....i .......
! Aufort paid for Dickey 1 terce. New
j Haven Leader.
! When it comes to a rating on the
' number of players, and good ones at
1 1 hat, who are now . .gladdening the
I hearts of polo fans ia-vurious sections,
i Pawtucket and Us -fiiviroiis will be
found right up anioug the leaders. This
'section is the home of a bunch of good
! ones, and there are still more coming.
!.i -.-.. a , ,1 ..-li.,i- T-(ilW-
j judging from some of the' red hot am-
I ateur games which are being p:a en.
i ,., with Plymouth. ,Dalton with Last
i wevmouth. Tibbettnl with Lawrence.
j amV Fred Morrison with the, home team
;in tll Southeastern; Whatmough and
i Camfron with Portland and Jim Daw-
son and Sword with Gardiner in the
Maine league. In addition to these
are Kellv and Foster, who have
played with East Weymouth this year.
All of these men seemed their early
'trahiinir in this section, and the same
might also be said of Billy Dawson, i
who is now playing wh' Brockton, but
i t nnw a reside!:! o'f this city. If :
there is any particular section that csin
discount this showing it would be
pleasing to hear from it Pawtucket
Times.
The Meriden polo team is not the
drawing card that it should be to make
the game a success and the polo mag
nates are looking around for another
place to locate the team. A writer who
is well known iu polo circles says: "A
number of well known men are anx
ious to locate a club in New BritaV , in
spile Of the fact that a few ki'.vkers
would be against such a project. The
fact remains, however, that Now Brit
ain would draw big crowas to me
games of the Hartford series, which
would, come twice n month, and the
crowds at these games alone would
double the attendance' in Meriden the
past three weeks. The league could
even go. further and place a team in
either" Manchester. Rockville or Bris
tol, where the sport loving people are
anxious for the game, rather than jour
ney to Meriden twice a month for trav
eling expenses. t Rockville has a sur
face equal to that of the old East Main
street armory in New Britain, with a
much larger seating capacity. Rock
ville was one of the first cities of the
state to become a member of a pro
fessional polo league, and there is no
reason to doubt as to the financial suc
cess of the game in that city at this
time. Iu the 'disjointed state circuit
last season Rockville made some mon
ey and the introduction of the major
league article of the game might re
sult in a successful season, and the
same may be said of the other towns
named; in fact, any one of the three
would result iu placing a faster club
than the present Meriden organization.
Rockville Leader.
Manager Tom Cotter of the Hartford
polo team has received a letter from
William Long, manager of file Rock
land club of the Maine league, which
about explains the situation in the
Pine Tree section, which is being so
itidvstriously "boomed" by the Boston
representative of the major league. In
part the letter is as follows:
The Rockland club is. on its last legs.
We started in on the percentage plan,
but Rockland was not drawing well,
and Mr Doe. after the first game he
played' at home, called a meeting and
the plan was called off. lie has got
McGilvray. of Bath, and Sullivan on
his staff, and they run the league to
suit themselves. After they had done
away with the percentage plan they
agreed to give me $25 a week to man.
age the Rockland club and pay all ex.
penses. ' Everything -la --off with me
here and the-cVub Is at the mercy of
the leagued and they are keeping "It to
gether-and "-promising -the ? players
everything if they will stick1 to them:
Wiley was going down to Connecticut
last Week, but Doe told him that the
National league was going to "bust In
a week, and he is waiting to hear more
news from your . wav. , -. Now , Is. the
time to go at them. Tom, as they are
guessing, Yours truly.'
- BILLY LONO-
Xi '-;.! u.
HORSE POLO SEASON I I
POLO for this ygar is over. No bet
ter argument may be advanced
'in support of the claim that the
sport has become- very popular than
that of .the figures on the growth of
the number of contests, the enormous
increase in the number of ponies en
gaged by players and the preparations
that even now are being made for the
calendar of 1003. The season just closed
has been the most remarkable one in
the history of this sport in America.
The eastern schedule included 90 prin
cipal contests. Last year there were
but 75- impcrta-nt con-tests, while dur
ing the year before that 4?j events were
all that he various associations con
tested. While many of the games were played
by teams rated alike by the handicaps
of the Polo association, a dczen of the
contests were op?n to all and with
out the application of the handicap
system, thus affording- the public a bel
ter opportunity than it ever had be
fore of judg-ing- tl'.e. relative merits of
teams by goals actually earned, rather
than those awarded by the system of
handicaps. It caritot be denied that
the handicap sysWm is beneficial. It
encourages the novices. By the f.id
of handicaps several teams of young
players have bo-en able to win against
crack organization!--. For the period
bet ween- April 21 anil up to the junior
championship, in ifur.'e, there were eo
many reversals of fo ni that the ex
perts, were kept guessing- as to the
real standing of the various players.
But' will polo ever become a mor
widely played game? Will the num
ber of spectators at games in this coun
try ever equal .the figures that the
old world presents? For ihe present,
these queries may be answered in the
negative without mr.eh fear of contra
diction. A. popular idea is that polo
is a "rich man's game." Many newspa
pers have accepted t'.is idea and have
treated the contests more as a social
feature than .t.port. How angry that
makes the players may be judged from
a recent communication sent to a ?iews
paper by one cf the best players of
the west. He denied that the sport was
restricted to the rich, deprecated th-e
sttjri.es that were exploited on that idea
and predicted a very general rifsponse
fioia the ereat class of sportsmen who
GEORGE GOULD'S YOU NO SON
loved norEebaek riding- when the polo
players succeeded in overcoming the
criticism that the g-aine was a rich
man's sport. Polo ponies, hf held, were
not dear. The. materials !;;vd in the
sport were jo dearer-than f-.'Otbail or
baseball outfits, and the obtaining .of
polo fields' was less difficult than preparing-
first-class golf c.-juvses. Fur
thermore, he said that the fame was
a beautiful one for spectators to study,
and could not be viewed without.. en
thusiasm. Mingled" with the spectacu
lar plays, the galloping- of the trained
ponies and the swinging of the sticks,
were enough features of horseman
ship, as a rule to lend the element of
excitement.
To-day the acknowledged patron of
polo in this country is George J. Gould.
Whatever, Mr, Gould suggests general
ly "goes." The fixing- of the open,
championship events in the middle of
the season instead of at the end of the
programme was a change that Mr.
Gould has been thanked for by the polo
players. The argument was that in
the latter part of June and the first
part of Julyj not only the ponies but
the players would be in rare, form
trained to a concert pitch and both the
players and their intelligent mounts
would be most enthusiastic, as it were,
at- that-""time. Quite naturally this
scheme made the contests doubtful.
The surprise .caused by the strength
shown by the comparatively young
Dedham team, of Massachusetts, cre
ated no end of comment among the
polo critics. Wh.en tlie crack Westches
ter, Meadpw.broqk arid Myopia veterans-
were defeated the close followers
of the spoit said that zest was put into
the sport, and renewed interest was
assured. .
The teams that played on the circuit
were the" Lakewood, Rockaway, Phil
adelphia, Devon, Meadowbrook, West
chester, Myopia, Dedham, Point Ju
ith, Buffalo, Onwentsia, St. Louis, Mon-
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mouth, Saratoga, Somerset, Staten Is
land and a number of junior Organi
zations. On George Gould's- estate at Lake
wood, N. J., the Georgian court
grounds provided a polo field of excep
tional advantages for -the spectators..
The eastern circuit was. opened and
closed on these grounds, and in all 13
high-Cla&s tournament contests were
fought out. there. No one could tell the
number of practice contests that have
been played there. In a letter from
an eastern critic, I am informed that
Mr. Gould and some of his close
friends are playing- these crisp days
and intend to play all winter if the
snow does not get too deep. If polo is
played there all winter, Lakewood may
justly claim the title of being- an all-
wmter polo resort.
Polo contests given at Newport, R. I.,
under the most fashionable auspice?,
those given at Philadelphia and Devon
Country clubs, the contests at Cedar
hurst field, liockaway and the Point
Judith games have afforded amusement
to some of the best-known people in
American social life. In many respect3
Brooklyn is a fortunate city in having
such an available polo field as that at.
Prospect park. I remember seeing a
crowd about the boundaries of this
field that would do credit even to a
polo contest abroad. Ever since the
game was given its first public exposi
tion in the United States, in iaG, have
the people turned out as they did to
the championship series at Prospect
park. The American Polo association
was formed in 1S90 and it has been
given generous attention by the lovers
of the game: The most sanguine mem
ber of this association never dreamed
of larger throngs of spectators than
those that greeted the players at
Brooklyn.
For the benefit of those who wish
enlightenment on the comparativs
strength of the various well-known
teams, I have it from an expert that
the teams ranked about as follows:
During C;e first part of the circuit and
up to the playing of the finals-for the
champions Dedham, Westchester,
Meadowbrook, Myopia. Philadelphia,
Devon, Reokaway and Lakewood. By
adherence to the cohesive style of play
the Dtdhams proved to be winners
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'Ner Westchester, Meadowbrook and
iyopia. Westchester veterans thought
ihat their individual work would show
up better as such and lost ground. It
is safe to say that in polo as well as in
football and baseball, the stars prove
costly men to teams when they forget
team work. Miopia after shaking ou
its costly overconfidence, regained its
supremacy in cohesive work and moved
up to its original position in the ranking-.
During the second part of the
circuit the Myopian quartette proved
to be the star organization. Point
Judith, Philadelphia and Westchester
were beaten. Dedham, the champion
winners, were defeated three times.
Naturally the easterners discuss
their own teams' more than they do the
western organizations. But out at the
Onwentsia club near Lake Forest
there are two teams, the reds1 and
blues, of the big country club that rank
high in the west. Buffalo was given
credit by the critics when it defeated
the Onwentsia team, but .the latter
earned praise by showing it was a bet
ter goal keeping organization than
that at St. Louis. The busiest man in
the whole Polo association is II. L. Her
bert, chairman of the association. On
him devolves the work of the circuit
and the publication, of handicaps.
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