Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-11-04
Polo Notes.

Portland Express; Jack Leighton
writes friends in this city that he ex-
poets to secure an appointment on the
National League staff of referees.
The appointment of Col. H. S. Osgood
of Lewiston, as member of the board
of arbitration meets with universal
favor. He is popular and has the good
of all athletic sports at heart. The
other members of the board are Secre-
tary Richards of the Maine League,
and Secretary Morse of the National
League.-Portland Express. Mr.. Muir
name. president of the National League,
represents that organization on the
board, not Mr.. Morse.
Rockland Star, Nov. 8: Michael
O'Malley. Thomas McGown and Frank
Gendreau, three of the Rockland polo
team arrived on the train, last night.
They are all in fine condition and anXi-
ously waiting for the season to open.
Murphy is the only one who is not here
and will probably arrive today. Gen
dreau was accompanied by his newly
married wife who will undoubtedly
make many friends during her stay in
this city. They were married Monday
afternoon, Nov. at Roxbury and came
directly to this city. The team will COM
mence practice, today.
Portland Express: "They had a curl
Gus chap to time the games down in
the village of Lewiston last year" said
Walt Whit Burnham the other day.
why, do you know that he kept ac-
count of the time with the minute hand
Nf toI,
before any of us managers became cog
infant of that break. l happened to
discover this peculiar system by chance
one cold winters night. The game was
going along, but 1 noticed that it
seemed to progress slowly. At last,
thinking that something was out of
gear, / wandered over to the timer and
gently asked him if he was experience
ing any trouble He at once became
highly indignant and informed me for
my pains that 1 had better retire from
that particular section. I hurriedly
glanced at his old timepiece and found
that he was keeping the records by the
minute hand. Why in high hats l
declared, don't you keep time by the
hour hand?' This was enough and
thereafter the recorder took occasion
to borrow a stop watch every night"
Bath Times, Nov. 2: The polo season
will not open in this city until a week
from tonight when the Lewistons will
make their first appearance before a
Bath audience but the interest in the
game was given a boom this morning
on the arrival Of four of the home team,
Phelan. McGilvary, Murtaugh and the
new goal tender Burgess on the morn
ing train and registered at Columbia
annex where they will be quartered
this winter. w. j. O'Brien had the
annex fitted up partly for the polo
team and they are more than pleased
at the accommodations. The MONEYS
will arrive the last of the week The
boys are all in fine condition and anxi-
Gus for the season to open and expect to
see one of the hottest contests in the
history of polo, this season. They are
all glad to return to the Shipping city.
They play their first game next Sat-
urday night in Lewiston, and it is ex-
pected quite party of rooters will go
up. roin Burgess, the new goal tend
er, is young man % years of age. He
has played in the Fall River local
league and has good record. He
weighs ia pounds. The other members
of the team are confident that he will
guard well the Bath goal