Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-17
POLO NOTES.

Lewiston is now on firm financia
basis.
There viii be meeting of the Maine
Roller Polo League at the Tontine,
Brunswick. Dec. 90
Lewiston Sun: Well done Lewiston
Three victories in succession. Car
Lewiston play polo-well, say,
Tom Cotter gave O'Connor valuable
advice in picking out polo team
Bath Times. We take our hats off tc
cotter.-Rockland Star.
Owing to the weather. Manager
Smart was obliged to cancel the Au-
eusta Rockland game al the Coliseum.
Gardiner, for tonight. and transfer it
70 Bath. With warmer weather or
with heating appartus in the Coliseum.
1t would be a grand place.
Biddeford Record: Portland has de-
feated Rockland at polo and the feeling
n the Forest City ought to be good
enough now 10 result in the payment 81
hat $3.50 guarantee to Thornton
academy for the Thanksgiving foot
ball game.
Gardiner Reporter journal: A char
leeds quite a good constitution to stand
the knocka bouts of polo AS played now
We used to think when Bert Lamb
Jack Houl"han and other members o.
GARDENERS former crack polo team
we're doing the act, that is was quite a
robust game, but ii beats it all holler
now. and a consumptive would find il
far from recreation.
The Augustus play here tonight and
fine game is assured. The visitors
have been winning games lately and il
is not unlikely that they may beat the
Portlands this evening. -Portland Ad-
vertiser This evening at City hall the
Augusta quintette Will be here to do
battle with the Portlands- Augusta has
a lot of aggressive players who are
capable of giving any team in the
league. Particularly do the statesmen
lake delight in going UP against Port
land. A sharp contest can be looked
for.-Portland Express. Well. we gave
you an AWFUL scare, didn't we?
Lewiston Journal: The largest polo
crowd of the season saw the lewiston
Augusta game at City hall. Lewiston
Tuesday evening. IT was Lewiston's sew
enth winning game and its third victory
ONti Tue AQSuStdSs ne NiSltDES rlldut IL
interesting for the home team but were
no match for it. The fact that most of
the caging was attended to by Jones was
due to the fact that our Charlie Broad
bent was not well and was unable TO play
his usual fast game. Halfback t'itZger
aid Lewiston's new man, was in the
game all over. He won a place in popu
lar favor by his energetic and timely
playing. Some idea of the defensive work
may be gained by the statement that in
the first period they were 10 minutes max
ing the first goal. The score was tied in
the second period. each team making a
goal Goal Tender Broadbent made some
magnificent stops in the last few minutes
of the third period. One of the Augusta
goals was allowed to that team. but with
the disapproval of the spectators
AT the last game in Augusta Port
land was treated in the shabhiest kind
cf a way. In one instance two Au
gusta men deliberately fouled young
Dawson of the Portlands and one of the
Augusta men attempted to choke him.
Portland Press. That is false and
whoever gave the statement To the
Portland Press. knew it to be false.
The Argus had a representative at the
game and he said that Portland was
fairly and SQuarely beaten. In fact.
the Argus is about the only Portland
paper that gives other places and clubs
a square deal. and is willing to admit
that anyone else has a right to stop for
any length of time in this world. The
Argus work toward building up and
aiding roller polo in Maine is far more
creditable than the contemplate spirit
shown in the item above quoted.
Gardiner Special to Bath Times: The
Bath polo team came to Gardiner last
night and in the game with Augusta.
were defeated by Hackett and hard
luck. They put up as pretty game as
one could wish to see. Their team work
was almost perfect, and was entirely
to swift for their competitors. but
and some invisible parsonage.
his Satanic Majesty we doubt not, stood
in Augustus goal. Twice when Bath
players had fairly and squarely Gagged
the ball, that erratic sphere rolled out
again upon the surface as though some
body were pulling a string. One of Au-
gusta's goals, too, was won on a mere
lluke. Scanlon brilliantly stopped a
swift drive and the ball shot high into
the air. When it descended it struck
Scanlon's back and went into Bath s
goal. These three flukes. and the fail
ure of sleepy referee to cali any of
the numerous glazing fouls by Augusta
players, won the game for Augusta
rarrant was the favorite on the team
The little fellow was like a streak of
creased lightning and it was impossible
for his opponents to keep track of him.
He kept them guessing all the evening
Each OF the other players put up a
game also. The passing was
fast and accurate, and drive after drive
at Augustus goal was intercepted only
by Hackett who has no superior in his
position in the league.
Charles r CriSn at Atlanta ia