Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-09
POLO NOTES..

Rockand Tribune: The question which
now confronts us. is what shall We do
between the polo and base ball season.
Bath Enterprise: Harsh criticisms has
the Owl heard all of the week for Mana
ger Donnell of the Alamedas. for not Civ
ing the Baths Il crack player in McGil-
ways place Wednesday nigh,. 1t was a
big mistake and a few more such would
kill the game here where it has always
been so enthusiastically supported.
Portland Times: Who will win the
championship? Only a week of the sea-
son remains. Manager Burnham
has engaged J. f. RUSSELL the first rush
of the Fall River National League team.
to play with the Portlands against Bath
at City hall. Tuesday evening. 1t will be
a hot game. 80 While the Portlands
have taken bad tumble. most patrons of
the game appreciate the hard work the
boys have done and have thoroughly en-
joyed the sport.
Lewiston Journal: Backers of the Lew
iston polo team say they wouldn't object
to Bath or any other team signing Il new
player now and then. What they are
angry about is this importing Massachu-
sets payers for special games. They
cite Griffin case as an example. saying
that Griffin has appeared specially in
Bath uniform. for two games with Lewis
ton. returning to Salem after the games
were played. Manager Wheeler saws that
he won't stand any more of this sort of
nonsense
Bath mes: After all. Manager Don
nell you may know more about running
the polo business than We do. Good play
have no doubt that you have done the
best you could for us. OF course we were
all good deal disappointed to lose first
grasp. but McGilvray's illness was some
thing that could not be foreseen Since
we have had an opportunity to see Just
how scarce good players really are, we
feel that you were mighty fortunate to
secure a man like Gri.lin even for por-
ton of the games Your team has made
wonderful record and we are justly
proud of it and promise 1t the .pennant
next year. sure.
Bath Independent: Hundreds of polo
cranks who have seen Bath win well de-
served victories, have been more than
disappointed nen,p by recent zee games Last Sat
the Baths in Lewiston with score of
II to 3. Then came the benefit game for
the Bath team. Monday evening. at the
Alameda. between Bath and Lewiston.
won BY the former with score of to 3.
The Bath boys made IS each. Wednes-
day evening. the Rockland team defeated
the Baths at the Alameda with a score
of to 4. and, the following night, our
team was defeated in Augusta, 10 to z
Considering the stormy weather. good
sized audience attended the game at the
Alameda last evening. between Bath and
Lewiston. which resulted in score of
II to in favor of the former. In ali
Manager. Donnell win be able
to have Tie same polo team another sen
son. The games of the Maine League
next fall VII. open a week or two earlier
than they did last year.
Anyone could have knocked the Rock
land polo enthusiasts over with 4
feather, when the news was received
here. Friday night of last week that
Augusta had beaten the champions. 6 to
2. Playing in the losing streak that they
were. it was not surprising to go down
before the prowess of such fast teams 40
Bath and Lewiston. but when 1t came to
receiving a drupping from the taiI-enders