Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-23
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POLO NOTES.
Portland Sunday Telegram: Manager
Burnham is determined to have a win
ming polo team. and II the men at pres
ent under contract can't fill the bill,
changes will be made without delay;
i Boston Globe: The game would be i'm
proved by making the balls larger and
the sticks of regulation size.
Bath is now carrying the banner in the
Maine League. while Rockland is follow
ing close on the heels of the drum major.
Some Of the cranks around Bath,
seem to think that the Maine State
League ought to have been made up Of
local men of each town, and then some
others think there would not have been
so much interest taken in it as there
is now, having men from Massachu-
sets.
Mark Day and Molumpy practiced with
the boys at City hall. yesterday, and
showed up in fine style Both men Will
be in the game, tonight. and We ought
Strengthening her team. but we have no
doubt Augusta will do 'em up as easily
as on their last visit. The greatest game
of the season has been between Portland
and Augusta, l to o. and we expect to
see the score reversed, tonight
1t is said to be fun to go to the games
at Bath. to see Mr. Joseph Nichols. He
gets terribly excited. Harry Donnell,
the manager of the rink. said he was
going to get Joe a piece of gas pipe SO
as to raise his hat up high He likes
to take hold of his hat and wave it
when the home team gets a goal.
Rockland Star: While attending the
polo game, last Friday night at Port
land, Parker T. Fuller. postmaster, Of
this city met with a painful accident.
He was seated in one of the reserved
seats at the right of the stage close to
the netting. Suddenly hard hit ball
struck the netting. forcing it outward,
striking Mr.. Fuller on the cheek. MAX
ing painful cut. DR.. Comedian. who
was close by was summoned and took
Mr.. Fuller to his office, where the wound
was dressed. Mr.. Fuller returned home,
Saturday morning.
Lewiston Sun: Manager Wheeler has
secured Connolly. the od-tiIne Connecti-
cut league player, who will play center
in the place of G.. w. Piper. While the
public will be glad to see the team made
stronger and will appreciate any effort
in that direction, it is doubtful if amy will
see the wisdom in removing man who
is generally regarded as one OF the main
stays of the team. The playing OF Piper
in the home games, at least. has been
such to merit the approval of the
most eXacting. What disposition will be
made of Piper depends upon whether
Connolly is to become a fixture. If such
proves to be the case, he VIII be trans
ferred to either Augusta or Gardiner, or
remain a substitute on the local team.
Bath Times: In the practice before the
game, Jack Stewart was struck on the
face with the ball. He was in the north
end OF the rink with his face too near
the netting. He escaped with bloody
nose. The netting saved him from seri-
Gus accident. Everybody was
r.,
who was present and has seen many
games, said Bath is the craZiest town
over polo that he ever visited. II
the old rule We're in favor. by which the
the game. the game. Saturday night.
would have lasted just minutes and 20
seconds. The question of the day
is if it took three Augusta players to
look out for Tarrant the smallest man
on the Bath team. how many men would
Augusta have needed to win the game?
Portland Press: F. w Johnson. who
started with the team as rusher and has
been retained as substitute since the en-
gagement of the Dawsons. has been re-
leased. Portland is the recognized
best drawing card in the other cities of
the league. Augusta has new
rusher named Molumpy. There is
great interest in the game at Gardiner.
Half dozen representative gentlemen of
that city are interested in the club to be
placed there. and they are out for win
ner The club will be allowed to make its
own standing in the race. regardless of
the number of games it will play as com
pared with the others. There will be hot
times when Gardiner meets Augusta in
either city. Manager Wheeler is
after a player or two to strengthen his
already strong team. As the
weaker teams are gradually growing
stronger. Manager Durham will be
obliged to keep sharp lookout to hold
his club in leading position.
Cardinor Panort er IoIrnal. Gardiner
has taken hold of polo in earnest, and
when Gardiner takes hold of Il thing in
earnest. she is winner. The stock
holders of the Gardiner Polo Club met at
Ciason * Atkins office Monday fore
noon. and organized. with the choice of
the following officers: Pres. W. G, At
l.. Tyler; directors. p. A. Houlehan, q.
W. Brown, Jr.. c. F. Johnson; manager,
o. NJ. Snowman. Mr.. Snowman. the
manager. is an experienced all-round
the present will play on the team as sub
stitute or sixth man. He has played sev-
eral seasons as rush on the w than,
Mass. team and in the same position on
the Bath team. He will start for Bos-
ton. tomorrow night. and has in mind
some first-class poloists that he thinks
will be available to procure for the Gar
diner team. The uniform adopted for the
team is the. old gold jersey. maroon
breeches and stockings. which if we re-
member rightly is the same colors worn
by former crack Gardner team. BUT
little time remains for the preliminaries,
as the team will get right into the game.
Jan. g. but the boys will be in il just the
same and to stay. The team will have a
frst-class ba: king. for we know all of
Gardiner interested in athletic sports will
stand back of it. and especially will the
already formed Augustus have to look
well to their laurels when they bump up
against their Gardiner competitors.
The Maine Polo League is now COM
pact with six clubs, which would make
the arrangement of a schedule an easy
matter as compared with the efforts
put forth in fixing the dates for five
club league. A new schedule beginning
January / was made. and whether it
was an oversight or intentional, is not
known but according to the printed
schedule the PortlandS first game at
Gardineris scheduled for January 18th,
or practically three weeks from the
time that Gardiner is booked to enter
the league. According to the schedule
the Lewistons play the Rocklands
three nights in succession. on January
IA and Is at Rockland and on the 18th
at Lewiston. During the entire month
from January list to January Both. in
elusive. the Portlands play in Gardiner
just once and during the same time
Rockland has II games at home.-Port
land ArpI1c We'll Toe vou'ra WRONG.