Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-03

Rockland Courier-Gazette: You never
can tell what the Augusta polo team is
going to do. Schofieid, Turner 4 Co. are
keeping the leaders a-guessing.
After the game at Pawtucket. Wednes-
day night. Doe offered Manager Meickle-
john $500 for either Bone or Pierce, which
offer was refused by the Pawtucket
manager. Doe has secured Morgan for
the present. and may sign him perma-
nently.
from Salem very highly recommended as
a fast player, has returned home he be-
ing in every way outclassed: lie was
very much surprised at the gait that was
taken by the Maine League. saying
that it is much faster than the National
League.
Some of the Maine polo cranks should
carefully follow the National League
standing and attendance. At Pawtucket
Wednesday night the tail enders, New
Bedford-2 games won and Ii lost-drew
1900 people. The leaders, Pawtuckets
have won i and lost s. Think of it, some
of you cranks.
Portland Argus: Manager Burnham
has released Morton at the latters re-
quest. Morton was one of the most gen.
tlemenly polo players that ever came in
to the State of Maine. He has been a
student at the Yale Law school and is a
bright young man; he never played pro-
fessional polo until this winter and it did
not take long for him to become DIS
gusted with the game as a means of
earning a living.
Bath Times: Referee Wakefield had a
hard time in leaving the hall at Lewiston
Wednesday night. The crowd hustled
him around at "A lively rate and nearly
threw him down the stairway. The Times
representative, with Messrs. Cody and
Wheeler of the Lewistons. examined the
cage after the game, last night. and il
was agreed that the ball was not sent in
hn CT &c hn wi mot
| bent in any place.
1t is to be regretted that it is possible
for an honest referee like Mr.. Wakefield
to be assaied as he was at Lewiston
Wednesday night. by the crowd. and
abused as he was. Thursday. in a Lewis
ton paper We feel positive that Mr.
Cody would not sanction the first and
that he would prevent the second If pos
sible. especially as he knew that Mr.
Wakefield's refereeing was square and
honest and so stated. The continuance
of such tactics will not help polo and il
is not credit to Lewiston in any way.
Portland Argus: For a week past the
air has been fun of rumors regarding
certain changes which 1t was said would
soon take place in the Maine Polo
League. ACQUIRING to some of the stories
afioat several of the teams were to be
sold outright and others were to be trans
ferred.. The writer has talked with sew
erai parties who are certainly on the
inside of the polo business and they all
say positively that there is no founda-
ton in the rumors. One gentleman did
go so far as to say that while il might
not be entirely improbable that certain
| changes might be made among the teams
| he still insinuated very strongly that the
| changes would not be of special interest
to the public at large or to any of the
gentlemen who are DESTROYS of becoming
| polo magnates. for he said that the par
| ties who at present owned the various
| clubs intended to remain in the business.
Editorial in Bath Times: Shame to
some of the polo cranks of this city who
maintained that Tuesday evenings game
was sold or that the home team made
no effort to win These people do not
! stop to consider how evenly the Rock
! land and Bath teams are matched. Their
number of games won and lost last year
as well this shows that there is GER
| tainly but little difference. When the
! two teams are matched one or the other
must win. So many elements of chance
! enter into a contest between two such
| teams that tbs far from becoming fair
! minded sporting man to make false ac-
! cusations. The uncertainty of any game
! makes it interesting. If your favorite
| team happens to be beaten don't ac-
| Knowledge your white feather through
| simply the loss of one game. 1t is to be
| hoped that as long as the Bath team re-
| mains among the leaders in the league
race. and her players keep in good condi-
| ton such unSpOrtSnlanlike and uncalied
! for talk was heard last night vIil not
! be cOuntenanced by the friends of yhis
| game in this city.