Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-11

\ Portland polo team has never won
a game in Bath. the cranks remem-
hered this and turned out in full force.
Thursday night, and sure enough Port
land lost.
Hanowell News: The Augusta polo
team was beaten at Portland. Saturday
night. 3 to ,. 1t was one of the best
games yet played this season. EVIL
IDENTIFY the Augusta team is greatly i'm
proving in team work.
The Lewistons had snap with the
Augustus. Wednesday night, defeating
them IS goals to 4. The Lewistons
put up a very scientific game and are
now out for the pennant.-Courier-
Gazette. How about Wednesday
night?
They are tanning Fred Doe up in Mas
sachusetts. judging from the following
clipping from a MASSACHUSETTS, paper;
How times DO change. Read the follow
ing from the Salem News: Salem
crowds do appear to have forgotten or
forgiven Does old time offences rms
year, however. Fred has been as gentle
rs a kitten, and has played rafting good
polo. one night he was actually cheereti
when he came on the surface. and he
rearly dropped from surprise.
The Boston papers say that some of
the Massachusetts teams Of the New
England League will visit Maine and
, try conclusions with some of our teams
at the end Of the season. Rockland
extends a cordial invitation to the Bay
State teams to visit the LIMERICK city
Perhaps we might be able to give them
few points on polo.-Courier-r Gazette
so does Augusta, Bath, Lewiston and
Portland.
The Portland Argus, in comparing
the relative strength of the local and
Rockand teams, derives satisfaction
from the fact that they have defeated
! other clubs by fully as decisive scores
as have the latter and furthermore
since both games between the TIVE
| went TO the leaders by margins of bu
one goal, they hold that luck, rather
than superior skill at the game, is re
sponsible for the fact that Rocklanc
rather than Portland. leads the league
| Boston Globe: Referees never should
allow the teams to start playing foul
| A call down in time saves lot OF
| trouble later in the game.
young man may be a wonderful skate
and a good al-round athlete and We
be dead frost when up against th'
real thing polo. Some of TIL
rushers are using sticks more than thu
regulation size. The heavier the stick
are. however, the less danger from vile
swings in the air. | The out ans
out foul players of the big league ar
| Furbush and Bartlett of Salem, w
Whiting of Pawtucket. Smith of Provi
dence. Council of Fall River, William
and Conway of New Bedford.
Rockland Courrier-GaZette: Manage
@ onnor authorizes us to positivel,
state that there is no truth in the state
ment that Maynard is to be released
What a howl would so up from TIL
cranks if our brilliant half bach wa
allowed to go. RocklanGb vii
soon have to lose in order to max
things interesting. No games howeve
will be thrown away and the patron
may depend that every game will b
| won or lost on its merits.
Charlie Gay is nothing but you'll
and he looks it but what he don't know
about polo is hardly worth knowing
He is springing some new surprise OF
the public each game. He is a SINAI
fellow but he simply smiles when on
Of the big fellows tries to block nm
His back handed swings for goals ar
peaches We venture to sa,
that Campbell easily leads the league il
his position and for scientific work. w
have not yet seen the player who cal
ljuggle the ball as he can.