The Portland daily press., 1886-04-07
SPORTING MATTERS.
B1JoU SKATING pARLoR.

DAoOO ohA11NO AhLOhs
Portland people who enjoy good game Of
polo will be glad to learn that at the Bijou
rink next Wednesday evening, the Salems
will play with the Bijous Both clubs are
composed of five players. The visiting team
is member of the Central New England
League and their opponents polo reputation
is well known.
POLO NOTES.
The following games played last night re-
suited as follows:
At tWoburn-Woburns 8; Cambridges, 1.
At New Bedford-New Bedfords, 3; Som
erVilles, /.
AQUATIC.
The international single scull race for the
championship of the world and the Police
Gazette champion challenge cup valued atS1,-
600, and purse of $1,000 offered by Richard
K. Fox, to be rowed at Rockaway in August,
has brought announcements from both Han
Ian and Teemer that they will compete. Mr..
Fox has cabed the Sporting Life. London,
stating that the race Is to be three miles Tor
the championship OF the world, that Hanlan
and Teemer have entered and asking that
Beach be notified on his arrival from Austria
liza that if he will enter he will be allowed
$500 for expenses, The purse will be divid-
ed as follows First money, $1,000; second,
$1,000; third, $500; fourth, $780,
BALL NOTES.
uc N6WUuIyDOIb CluD VIII llldhC blCiA
permanent home in Alexander block, New
buryport, the house being under the charge
of Daniel Hamhlett, late proprietor of the
American House there The managers OF
the Portland club are endeayoring to make
similar arrangements here.
The Newburyport Herald says: IF any
one is skeptical about the local interest in
base ball just take walk around town. IL
is the all absorbing theme" The Herald
man should visit Portland; he would say our
1n owe shaso hol
The Boston Blues will play their first game
on April 10th, when they will meet the
Browns at the old Union grounds. Dates
with other clubs have been arranged as fol-
lows; With the Proyidences at Boston,
April 2Sth; Uticas at Boston, April 30th;
'Providences at Providence, April oath.
Bignell who has been released by the Phil
adelphias, because he was not powerful
enough to Withstand the force of the batter
les he had to face there has signed with the
Brocktons. He is fine ball player and
gentlemanly appearing fellow, and we are
glad to hear that he is to be member of our
league.
William Conway, who played on the Law
rences last season, has signed with the
Charleston, s. G. club, and started for that
place Saturday morning.
Captain McGunnigle of the Brocktons,
says he intends to be pretty strict with the
boys this year. None of last seasons dis
turbances if he can help it.
The Syracuse Stars have given up their
eastern trip, and consequently the two games
arranged with the Lawrences will not be
played.
The Bates College base ball management
has hired Riley of this city, who pitched ON
the Queen Citys last season, to coach their
nine for a week or two at the beginning Of
the season. Fourteen men are now at work
in the gymnasium in training for the two
mines.
Owing to the storm in New York there
was no game there yesterday between the
Portlands and New Yorks The state of the
grounds in Paterson, n. j., also is such that
there will be no game there today. The
Portlands will play the Philadelphias in that
city tomorrow, weather permitting.
0xley of last seasons Portlands is instruct
ing boxing class in Freeport, Me.