The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-01
Lincoln Schofeld IL
Portland Lincoln Lincoln 346
Lincoln Perry 112I
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9-Augusla L!neoin Ferry 2.06
10-Augusta Lincoln Turner .35
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11-Augusta Lincoln Turner 81

1o-Aagusta Lincoln Turner 80 30
11-Augusta Lincoln Turner 4iii Al
Score--Augusta, 6; Portland, 5. Ston,
Allen, so; Murphy, 40. Fouls-Turnfr
Referee-May. Time keeper-A. S. Mari
THE AMATEUR GAME.
The Portland Juniors defeated the
Spauldings in an exciting game before
the regular contest and the former team
finally won by score of 5 to 2.
NOTES.
Morton was released last night by Man
ager Burnham. He is very popular in
Portland, and his gentlemanly behavior
while here on the floor won for him many
friends.
Lewiston plays Portland here next
Thursday.
Rockland Currier Gazette: The Rock
land-Augusta game in Augusta. Tuesday
night, was productive of an attendance
given out as only 300. 1t looks very much
as if the rumor that the Augusta fran
chise would be sold to Chris Toole of
Bangor, might materialize. The holders
of the Rockland franchise probably
know how to sympathetic with Manager
Smart. for with a winning team in the
field they had not drawn a single atten-
dance of over 800 up to Thanksgiving.
The Bangor News says: According to
stories told the writer during recent
trip to Portland, there is likely to be a
break in the circuit of the Maine Polo
league and that, too, before many days
have past. According to these stories, polo
has not been a financial success in Port
son, because of two reasons. In the first
place the two teams have been weak and
losing games steadily and in the second
place the polo craze appears to have been
died out in Augusta. In Portland, how
ever, the people will patronize the game,
if thera is winning team.
Said one man in discussing the situa-
toin: 1.-THE Augusta team will be dis
banded or transferred to some other city
before the first of January, and the pros
poets are good that Bangor will be asked
to accept the team, for it is the general
belief that Bangor is the only city in
which polo will pay outside of those
now supplied. In fact I firmly believe
that Burnham would be glad to trans
fer his Portland team to Bangor, for he
certainly has weak team and unless he
braces it up before long must certainly
quit a loser, for the people there won t.
patronize the game unless thte home
club is winning a fair percentage of the
games"
The man who said this has studied
the situation and is in position to speak
with certainty.
Bangor Commercial: Mr.. Chris
Toole is negotiating for the purchase of
the franchise of the Augusta polo team
and if he succeeds in the transaction,
and there is not much doubt that he
will, the team will be transferred to this
city next week. The Augusta team is
not drawing as we'll as it should at the
Capital city and it's hackers are said to be
losing money. Mr.. Toole has written
Manager Smart regarding the purchase
of the franchise and he looks for a fav-
orable answer from the Augusta mana
ger. If Mr.. Toole is successful he will
probably engage City hall for the games
to be played here. There is no doubt but
what good polo team would pay in
this city. The Augusta team has three
orack-a-jack players and Mr.. Toole
thinks that he can get two more equally
as good. He will not put in team here
unless it is winner.
ROCKLAND. 3; BATH, i.
Bath, November Strickland out
played Bath tonight in a clean exhibition
and received lots of encouragement for
their work. Burgess in goal for Bath,
did great work. The line up:
Rockland-Campbell, Murphy, rushers;
McGowan, centre; Maynard, half back
O'Malley, goal
BATH. Mooney, MoGilvray, rushers;
E. Mooney, centre; Murtaugh, half back
Burgess, goal
The summary:
Goal Won by. Rush by. Gagged by. Time.
1-Rockland, ] Mooney, Murphy, 1920
2-Rockland, Campbell, Murphy, 40
3-Rockland, J. Mooney, Murphy, 40
A-Rath AJoonou hIoonox : 90