Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-16
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boxer. is one of the most promising left
handed pitchers i'm the State Manager
Toole has secured him for the Bangor
club and will give him a trial in the box.
Bath Enterprise: The Maine Roller Polo
League has been a success, now let us
hope that the Amateur Base Bali
League may get proper encouragement
and lead to something even better an
other season.
| Herald: The last week Of the roller
polo season is at hand. The Pawtuc-
| kets and New Bedfords are neck ana
neck. Providence and Fall River are
| running very close. and it will take
the games of this week to determine
their standing
Bath Independent: Furbush Lewiston's
half back had quite an exciting time dur
ing the polo game between his team and
the Baths in this city, last week Friday
but he had much more exciting time
after the game when IL required three of
our night police to escort him to the
motel and then to the Pullman. He was
followed by crowd. armed with eggs
and other tokens of disrespect. only walt
ing chance to open fire. The big polo
player was so ratified" that he forgot
his grip.
Gardiner Herald: This week closes the
polo season in Maine. The Gardiner team
has no excuses to offer for its work In
| the league. Starting in late after several
OF the teams We're well along. 1t has by
downs, crowded Portland out of fourth
place, and closes with as many favorable
comments as any team in the league.
Probably no man on the team has shown
greater advancement than eastman. His
work in the last games has been a sur
prise to his admirers at home and ELECTED
| the highest compliments in other cities.
Boston Herald: The Maine clubs
closed their season Saturday night. The
last portion of the season was literally
fiaseo, caused by the importation of
talent from other clubs. These games
We're all illegal. as the Maine league
was supposed to follow the constitu-
| ton of the National league, which ex-
pressly forbids the leaning of players
for special occasions. The clubs all did
very well financially. Although the
Portland club finished fifth, it had the
| largest patronage. as the club was well
up in the race the greater portion #
| the campaign.
Bath Times: Well. the polo season is
over and Bathites are satisfied. OF
course &. McGily rss Illness was hard
doubleday stood. tonight. in first place
| instead of second. But the team has done
| great work. With a tremendous handi-
cap, the legacy of the first months team.
the present organization has climbed
from last place to second since the new
year. The Times, an admirer of ath-
letic prowess of all kinds. extends its
CONGRATULATIONS to the boys and hopes to
see them all in their blue uniforms next
fall. and promises them the pennant next
Ed Mooney. McGilvray Murtaugh and
Phelan came to Bath as strangers. but
it will be long while before their names
will cease to pass the lips of admiring
Bathites. Good luck to you, boys. till
next season!
Portland Advertiser. March Is: The
polo season closes. tonight. in Maine. and
We shall have to wait until next winter
to see any more exhibitions of this popu-
lar indoor game. The Portland team has
not taken high place in the standing of
are finding fault with the way the sport
has been conducted. Mr.. Burnhams has
acted according to his best Judgment.
cannot easily be made plain to the gen.
eral public. However much our people
are disappointed because the team does
not stand higher; It Is an undi IS .a iaGt
and have nearly. always given interesting
exhibitions in this city. Those VINO nave
attended the games have been interesteu
and will go again next season. when It rs
hoped that we shall have considerably
stronger team than at present.
Portland Argus; On the whole the sea-
son has been very successful one when
the experience of all the clubs are taken
into consideration. but many disagree
able features crept in that suggest the
old adage of an i'll wind that blows no
good. Next winter when the league con-
venes no doubt stringent measures will be
taken to prevent repetition of those Tea
lures. Too much credit cannot be ac-
corded Rockland for winning the cham
pionship. Up to within a short time be-
fore the close of the season the Rocklands
had practically kept their team Intact
from beginning of the season and Capt.
Campbell, O'Malley and Maynard have
labored hard for the success Of the Rock
land team and 1t is to their credit that
from the beginning of the season they
have never been headed Bath made a
plucky fight and under the able manage
ment of Harry Donnell slowly fought
their way from the tail end Of the pro-
cession up to the second position and
closely pressed the leaders to the last.
The Lewistons under Col. Cody. deserve
a compliment for they did not when the
crucial struggle came take advantage OF
the privilege of drafting National League
players as did Bath. Portland, Rockland
and Gardiner. The GARDENERS made an
excellent showing and entering the league
after the other clubs had been well under
way for several weeks. Manager Snow
man got good team together and de-
serves credit for the excellent showing
tina this team made. Portland started
put well and it is unnecessary to comment
on the ending made. As for Augusta We
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