Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-06


10 welcome other leagues to the grant
national winter sport, polo. in Maine
There Is room enough and the more tn,
merrier.
Bangor Wing: Chris Toole has de-
cided to have a polo team in Bangor
during the fall and winter and cores
pondence is now going on with regard
to the formation of a league. but moth
ing has been decided upon as yet.
Rockland Star: The magnates of the
Maine Polo League in their deliberations
in this city passed rule which will effect
TALLY put stop to the importation oil
players from the National League for one
game only. This practice last year hur,
the game considerably with the public
and the managers are very wise in put
ing a quietus upon the custom.
a special dispatch from Bangor TO the
Boston Herald. under date of Oct L. says:
II is likely that an Independent state polo
league will be formed at once. to embrace
Bangor. Old Town. Waterville Belfast,
Portland and Biddeford, with such men as
Chris Toole of Bangor Elmer Woodbury.
of Portland. and NJ. II. McDermott of
Fail River, among the managers. This
results from the refusal of the existing
State League to admit Bangor. The polo
craze had great run here 10 years ago.
and has now revived, so that a successful
season is expected.
Portland Argus: If movement which
is now on foot reaches the objective point.
lovers of the game of polo in this city
will be able to crafty themselves to their
hearts content. The plan contemplates
the organization of an interstate polo
league. the places to be represented being
Portland, Biddeford, Portsmouth, over,
Nashua and another city. The gentlemen
behind the scheme in this city are men of
means. and our informant says they
mean business. The refusal of a place in
which to play the games has been pro-
cured. and if the prospects appear all
right in other places, active operations
will soon begin. Those interested are to
hold a meeting this week to compare
notes.
Lewiston Journal: The winters polo
commences in Lewiston on Nov. 6.
The Lewiston club will be made up az
it was last winter with the exception
that White, a crack player who comes
highly recommended from Salem will
De goal tender. Tarrant and Walton
are the PUSHES, Fitzgerald will be CEN
ter, Furbush half-back. White goal and
Conley substitute. An agreement has
been reached among the clubs to the
effect that no Maine club shall play q
National League player under a pen
atty of $25 for the first offense, and ex-
pulsion from the league for the second
offense 1t is claimed that had not
some of the other teams played Ma
t1onal League men, Lewiston would
easily have won the pennant last year,
This year Lewiston hopes to do it.
Rockland had the greatest enthusiasm
last winter. but Lewiston turned out
the best crowds. Portland came next.
'fhey used to say that if team beat
Rockland in its'own town the players
had to walk carefully till they We're out
of the city to prevent being mobbed, so
great was the home feeling and enthu-
siasm.
Bangor News: 1t is likely that Ban
gor. although refused admission to the
Maine State Polo League, will have a
season of the slam-bang game after all,
for movement is ION foot" as the
wayback papers say, to establish an
independent State league. Polo flour
.shed in Bangor ten years or more ago,
when there were fierce battles in The
Norombega and afterward in Union
hail. between the famous f. o. BIS
and other teams. and now there seems
to be a sufficient revival of interest to
make the game pay here. Chris Toole,
stands ready to put a team in for
Bangor-in fact, he has the team al
ready picked out. and he is in cores
pondence with Elmer Woodbury. of
Portland, concerning the forming of an
independent team in that city which -.
likely to be done. NJ. H. McDermott of
Fail River, may also come into the
new league, and take charge Of a team
in some city--possibly Biddeford.
Waterville, Belfast and Oldtown arr