Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-14
Polo Notes.

Rockland Star: Gus" Maynard the
wellknown half back of last seasons
Rockland polo team has gone into
training for the coming season and
without doubt the "Old Hoss" will be
in good form at the beginning of the
season.
A meeting Of the Maine Polo League
has been called, to be held at 10 A. NJ,
Thursday, Sept. 16, at the Johnson
house, Gardiner. Several applications
for membership have been received dur
ing the summer months, and there will
be much other important business to be
acted upon.
At recent meeting of the Gardiner
Polo Association, w. c. Atkins was
chosen president; w. D. Whitney, sec
rotary; G. l.. Tyler, treasurer; p. A.
Houlehan, G. w. Brown, Jr, c. L.
Johnson, directors. p A. Houlehan
was chosen manager. Another meeting
will be held, Tuesday afternoon, to
transact further business.
Bangor Commercial: The prospects
are bright that Bangor may be repre-
sented in the Maine Polo League this
has ever upheld the name of the only
real live and up to date sporting city
in the State. A Bangor man who has
been prominently connected with the
various sports in this city for many
years, has just returned home from a
trip through the western part of the
State, for the purpose of ascertaining
the feeling towards the Queen City on
the polo question. He was seen by a
Commercial reporter on Monday and
said that everything was all right and
that Bangor would probably be in the
race when it started. Polo has not
been played here for many years and it
is thought that it could be made to pay
handsomely. The Maine League as
constituted at present contains Port
land, Lewiston, Bath, Rockland, Gardi-
ner and Augusta. Last winter the game
was played in this State for the first
time for years, and the contests were
attended nightly by from 1900 to 2000
people. 1t is said that Walter Burn
ham, the base ball manager, who has
been managing the Brockton team l..
the New England League this year,
made $4,000 with his polo team in Port
land, and, according to the Bangor man.
that is just $4,000 more than he will
make the coming winter in the Forest
City. The war is already on there. 1t is
claimed that Burnham used the people
who were supporting the Portland team
III Il shabby manner, and they are trying
to keep him from again running a team
in that city. Whether they can or cannot
remains to be seen. 1t is also said that
Burnham does not want Bangor in the
league and that when he applied for a
hoped to get it. so that he could keep
Bangor out of it. The Commercial is in
formed that the polo enthusiasts in Port
land, Lewiston and the other cities are
her hot over the idea of Bangor being
represented in the league. They believe
that it would be bettr for all hands Ban
gor has always been noted for having the
best in the way of sports that there is to
be had and if it has a polo team it will
show the other cities something about
the game. The people who are behind the
game in this city have had the refusal
OF Norombega hall for many months, and
If Bangor is admitted to the league and
there is not much doubt but what she
will be. the games will be played there
There has been some talk of the Queen
City going into league composed of Wa
terville, Skowhegan. Ellsworth and other
cities. but it is doubtful if any interest
would be taken here in such an organiza-
ton. If Bangor is going to have polo il
wants to be in the Maine League. If any
obstacle is raised regarding the long iumr
between Augusta and this city, the men
who are backing the game in Bangor
stand ready to put a team into Water
vile. so that the circuit will be an easy
one when 1t comes to travelling.