Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-28
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Rockland Star: In the choice of DR.. c.
L. Saul of Rockland. as one OF the REL
erees Of the Maine Polo League, the ON
Gals have selected wisely and well. Or.
Saul has known polo from infancy and
Is thoroughly acquainted with the rules.
He is entirely fair and impartial and Is
ing teams. The selection Is quite a COM
pliment, as none of the other gentlemen
who have been acting as referees are
similarly chosen.
cranks. polo cranks and cranks of many
kinds but the polo crank is really the
worst of all, and In some cases 1t Is anus
Ing in Others ,s, pathetic ;, 70 see how far
lite sport. There's one man in Bath who
would go hungry for the sake of seeing
a polo game. in fact he would go and has
gone even farther. Last week, Il polo
game was booked. he wanted to go, but
he hadn't the price of admission. How
to get it would bother some people but it
didn't him in the least, He went to a
local grocery store, got trusted for %
| cents worth of soap sold the soap for
| quarter and then spent the latter for II
ticket to the polo game. which he at
| tended and seemed to enjoy greatly.
I 1t now seems very doubtful if a fran
| chise for a team in the Maine Polo
League can be secured for Waterville.
Mr. +. c. Hamilton. who was the prin-
| resentative. Friday, that there was con-
| siderable opposition on the ground of
making the league too large and also of
extending the territory covered, which
would increase travelling expenses. 1t
seems that the strongest feeling of oppo-
siton exists in Portland and Augusta
Waterville Mail.
1t seems that the strongest feeling of
opposition exists in Portland and Au-
gusta. So far there is no real suffering
in Bangor for polo, though the game no
doubt would be well patronized here if it
should be started Bangor has sufficient
sporting blood to handsomely support all
kinds OF games of this sort.-Bangof
Commercial
some misunderstanding here. Portland
and Augusta AT the meeting We're no
more pronounced in their opposition than
We're Rockland and Bath. 1t is under
stood that the application for Bangor
made by Manager Wheeler of the Lewis
tons, was in the nature of paving the
way for team in Bangor next winter
This season is now so far advanced that
in the minds of many it would not be
practicable to again revise the schedule
and enlarge the circuit.-Portland Argus
wrong. The only opposition was a unan-
imous expression that it would not be
wise to enlarge the league, this season.
Lewiston Journal: With two of its
leading players, Tarrant and Fitzgerald,
laid up for repairs. the Lewiston polo
team warmed up the Augustus at City
hall in Lewiston. Tuesday evening. to the
tune of 6 to 2. Augusta gave evidence of
DelnS Il nTSt-cldSS team WHICH, the pldNtTS
come to understand each other The new
men will get their bearings and then the
team that cages more balls than they
will have to hustle. The Augustus
played a fine game. albeit not a winning
game. Tuesday night. Hackett was back
at his old post and everybody was glad
to see him. He wore jaw protector, but
this did not affect his power of speech.
Dawson. formerly of Portland. played
first rush for the visitors. succeeding G.
Broadbent. and showed up well. In the
first of the second period Hackett was re-
tired with a broken skate. He was re-
placed by Barlow and Barlow's position
was filled by Mr.. Phillips the a.fancy
skater and poloist. Hackett was back
in the game at the opening of the third
period. For Lewiston. Scanlon, Warner.
Connelley and Walton added to their
laurels. Bottomly. the new man. didnt
get into the game as lively as the people
thought he should. Jack Leighton was
referee of the game. He introduced sew
eral new things that were not particu-
larly pleasing to the audience but it is
believed that he will make capable ref
cree. He keeps things humming, any
way. He says that there is no rule for
the length of waits between periods. 1t
is left to the discretion of the referee. 1t
would seem. however that five-minute |
waits are none too long for the benefit of
both players and spectators.