Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-07
POLO Notes.

Portland Press: A meeting will bt
held in this city, next week, for tho
purpose of organizing the New Eng
land polo league. Representatives will
be present from Portland, Lewiston
Waterville. Bangor, Biddeford AMI
Portsmouth, N. H., which cities viii
probably comprise the circuit One OF
two other cities may be added. The
intention is to play the games in Port
land and Lewiston in the city halls or
dates where they are not engaged by
the Maine League. Elmer Woodbury.
will back the game in Portland and
Chris. Toole in Bangor. M. J. Clarity
the base ball manager. will have charge
of a team in one Of the cities of the cir
cult. The league will not have protec
ton and the promoters of the plan
hope thereby to be able to secure some
of the leading players of the country.
Portland Argus, Get. 6: The follow
ing dispatch from Bangor appeared ~
Boston paper, yesterday: 1T Is like
ly an Independent State polo league
will be formed at once to embrace Ban
gor Old Town, Waterville. Belfast
Portland and Biddeford, with such men
as Chris Toole of Bangor. Elmer Wood
bury of Portland and M. H. 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 IL
years ago, and has now revived, so that
q sue cessful season is expected" Tho
above differs somewhat from the
scheme outlined in the Argus, yester.
-. s.-N
was correct in his statement that a
movement for an independent league
was on foot. gentleman Interested ir
the formation of Il new circuit to i'll
clude Portland. was seen. yesterday.
In the course of the interview he out
lined the situation as follows: We
believe there is room for league in
this State with Bangor in it, and that
such an organization would be to the
liking of the polo patrons of Portland.
The Maine League has seen fit to shut
out the Queen City, regardless of re-
peated applications and the best of
guarantees. The first class sporting
spirit of Bangor is certainly deserving
OF something more than a merely local
or sectional field in any sport. and the
people there interested in polo desire
representation in State league or
something more pretentious. There ara
several propositions under considera-
ton. One is to contine the members of
| the new league to Maine cities, with
Portland. BiddefOrd and Lewiston in
the Western section, and Bangor.
Waterville and Belfast in the eastern
Another is to go outside the State,
dropping Belfast and taking in Ports
mouth. These are two of the comb1na-
items, and l could name others. BY
making it an interstate circuit the in
terest might be enhanced and the asso-
citation could very properly take the
name of New England League. That
title, however. could be assumed in any
event, for the Massachusetts organiza-
ton is known as the National League.
and we could more consistently COM
prehend New England. The way
things look now the project will soon
assume tangible shape. and Portland
people will have the privilege of at
on the Penobscot as competitor for
honors. The management of affairs
will be on broad scale. and the best
in the land will be considered none too
good in the way of players. The pro-
| posed competition in this city has
awakened general interest. and devei-
nents will be eagerly watched. If the
new league is launched, it would doubt
less be case of survival of the fittest.