Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-03-11
MAINE POLO LEAGUE.
POLO xorEs.

Griffin. Heffernan and Wiley returned
home from Bath. Monday. Griffin and
Heffernan played with the Baii.s In the
game ut Portland last night.
Bath Times: Heffernan. In the midst
of the carnage ut Rockland last Satur-
day night: Now who will stand on
either hand and keep the cage with mc?''
Bath Times: The work Of referee
Leighton. Friday night. WIS not salts
factory 10 the audience. Furbush ought
To have been ordered to play polo or else
put Off the floor.
Reporter-Journal: This is the last week
OF polo in Gardiner. The many games
have afforded "a large amount OF amuse-
ment for quite large portion of our
people and one thing can be said of the
Gardiner team tnat we regret will not
apply 10 all the teams In the league. they
have played good honest polo and played
every game to win if possible.
Portland Sunday Telegram: was talk
ing with one of the managers recently
and he told me that he has not seen a
case where there was II possible chance
for the home team 10 win that the timer
did not allow a little extra time. This
manager claimed that he lost i. game In
this city when the limit was up and he
said he would get square when the Port
land team visited his city Two wrongs
do not make a right and | think there
should be some rule whereby the correct
time should be given.
Portland Argus: 1t is rumored that
this will he the last season that polo will
be allowed in city hall. 1t is reported
that new floor will be laid there this
summer and that polo will be tabooed
The city surely has not found polo an
unprofitable venture during the winter
secured In the vicinity of $500 for polo
Rental this season and that ought to lay
a good floor and leave Il neat little sur
plus for wear and tear. II is to be hoped
that some arrangements can be made
whereby the armory can be secured next
season.
Portland Argus: From present indica-
tions 1t would appear that with a fair
championship by close margin with
Bath and Lewiston struggling for second
place The supporters of the Spindle City
boys have all kinds of money that says
they Will beat out the ship builders.
Both the Lewistons and Baths have two
games each with the Portlands and each
of the above named teams claim victories
In each case; but you can't tell. The Ma
rooms may fool them all yet by winning
game or two this week. Mark you il
is IS s the :, duty of the Portlands to aid Rock
land in every way that they can. Rock
lana and Portland have always been on
the best terms and there is the best of
1eeling existing at present so 1t behooves
the Portland team to play the string out
TO the end and atone for the fiasco that
has marked the finish of a team that bid
fair at one time to make "a respectable
showing. .4t - p.
Rockland Star: The Donovan-Rrown
scrap was not in it for a minute for ex-
citement with the polo game in this
city Saturday evening between Bath and
Rockland. and right here we wish to
state that the Bath team as a whole. as
composed on that occasion gave the dir
tiest exhibition Of polo and behaved in
ers who have. ever visited this citvi pa.
Spanish bull fight. foot ball game and
prize night all combined were entirely
ment afforded and the spectators wishing
for that sort OF amusement more than
obtained the worth of their money. The
Bath players, re-enforced by Griffin WI
ley and Hiffernan of the Salem team
came prepared to win the game whether
by hook or crook and 1t is said the mem
bers OF the team had wagered something
like $40 that they would win. And viii
they did. but only by resorting to tnaf
most contemplate tactics ever seen on a
polo surface. That the Bath team as com
nying and they might have won by clean
polo but by their rufiianly. behavior they
lose all credit which they might have had
for victory won. a9s
know more about running the polo busi-
ness than we do. Good PLAYERS are ~
course hard to get and we. have no doubt
for US, OF course we were All y"u could Sond
deal disappointed to lose first place when
Il seemed almost within our grasp, but
could not be foreseen Since we have haS
an opportunity to see just how scarno
good players are. we feel that Won vars
mighty fortunate to secure man liLe
GRIM even for portion of the games.
Tour team has made wonderful record
and we are justly proud Of It and prom.
i iSe 1t the pennant next year s,lre.-fsath
lines The mental problem solved bv
Manager ponnell of the Bath polo tear
m securing three players from salem in
order. to defeat Lewiston IL worthy 's,f :. :.
great mind and places Donnell arsionss
me most advanced polo thinkefs IL
pain. Should he secure five PLAYERS from
the national league we may expect to sesa
me Times adx0cating q memorial status
70 Donneli to be placed at the entrance
players from other places q good ,,is,r.o
s,'e in lean 7, ass,nst and incidentslly to get