Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-04-02
POLO LIVES.
The Shans Of the shInay stlck sun Resounds
on the Alt.

| ThoseN who listen, and listen care
fully. perhaps, will hear the sound OF
the polo game still rising from the city
1t doesn't come from the city build
ing, this sound, where. with the racket
of the rollers, and the slamming of the
sticks has been heard the prolonged
cheers Of great audiences. But ii
comes in no uncertain tones from what.
among the boys, is known as Harold
| Hichborn's barn.
1t does one good to hear it. for q fact.
and where there's life like that, there 3
hope for great things when those boys
| grow up and get down to life's bust
ness. Those boys will make millions
when they once turn their heads to-
| wards money bent.
There are three teams in this league
at present with a number of applica-
tons on file. These have been tabled,
pending a meeting to be held, Saturday
forenoon, at 10 o'clock.
The teams are the Augusta Juniors.
the Hogan's Alleys and the Capital
Citys. Thus far, only two games hav-
ing been played. the Augusta Juniors
the ahead. having beaten the Hogan's
Alley Club to 2, and the Capital Citys
IA to T.
The victorious team consists of Will
liam Johnson, ! r; Harold Hichborn, 2
r; Fred Malcolm. &. They are a star
team, and play together like one ma
chine, with a silence broken only by
yeils
The Hogan's Alleys are threaten
ing lot of able-bodied boys, who. with a
little mere practice, and little less
assurance. promise to bring down thu
lofty from their present elevated seats
in the hay NOV above. where now they
sit with scorn, as they behold the
others struggling for the junior
supremacy. The Hogans are Harry
Gordon. l r; Russell Weymouth, 2 r,
and Ralph Smith. &.
The Capital Citys consist of Chester
Kingsley. +: Percy Hill, 2 +. and Fred
Snyder. g. They are very much
grieved over their last defeat at the
hands of the Augusta Juniors, but say
that the game is very young yet.
No admittance fee is charged. The
passwords, given out by the players to
their several friends. are changed each
day. From reliable information it has
been learned by a Journal man, who.
was refused admission to the barn. that
the password on that day was: "Smite
low. smash and down en- 1t has also
been learned that for Friday, today,
the good word will be: THE game is
not over until one man on either side
has gotten a black eye This will
doubtless be changed.
The rules governing the game are
very comprehensive. 1t will be noted
that there are but three players an a
side, thus making six on the floor at a
time. ali that can be accommodated with |
any degree of safety to the participants. |
Among the other restrictions are the |
following:
Any player striking another player |
below the shoulders shall be put off the /
floor, and dropped out of the window:
and shall not be allowed to return in
side of Is minutes.
Any player who strikes the referee.
time-keeper or scorer with his stick.
shall be warned. After three such
warnings. he shall be fined a sum not
to exceed five cents, or be imprisoned
in the hen house for a time not to be
less than two days. during which time
he shall subsst only on what eggs he
may find.
Loud cheering on the part of specta-
tors should be discouraged, as the
neighbors might complain.
Reserved seats on the main beams
may be obtained of the door keeper
for five cents extra. Seats on the lad
der, three cents.
Four games daily, Mwo in the fore
neon and two in the afternoon, will be
played until further notice.)