The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-04
POLO ITEMS.

Hadley has been formally releasedgby
Portland and signed by Gardiner.
The following contracts have been pro-
mulgated: Gardiner-Chas. E. Gay,
Barney F. Doherty, W. n. Hadley, Geo.
N. Smith, o. G. Spencer, A. N. Hough-
ton.
Manager Houlehan has set pace for
other managers by having sent all his
contracts to the secretary for approval. 1t
is an Important matter and should be
promptly attended to by the other mana
gers.
All of Gardeners men have reported
except Hadley, who will report Thurs
day. The boys commenced practice in
the coliseum Tuesday and are showing
up WELL Tarrant of Lewiston is at work
with the Gardiner team for the practice.
The Rockland Star says the rink has
now been placed in first class condition
for polo and some Of the players are ex-
pected to report tonight and practice will
be begun Immediately. Tho first game
will occur Saturday night when the
home team will play against the Port.
lands.
Lewiston Sun: The Lewiston polo team
will play their first game on November 6,
at which time brass band will be the
order of the evening, and the season will
open with a rush. People in the two
cities are on nettles for the polo season
to begin, and there will be crowds who
will turn out this winter to cheer the
Spindle city lads on to victory. Owing
to the fact that the City hall was en-
gagged for q few days the men will
not report at Lewiston for several DAYS
to come. Tarrant has gone to Gardiner.
where he will get into condition. Wal
ton is working out at Beaohmont, Fur
| bush is getting into condition at Fall
River, and White and Doyle are harden
ing up at Salem This ought to be a
very fast combination of polo men, and
If Lewiston doesn't race the winner from
the word go until the teams come under
the wire at the home stretch in the
spring, then the writer of this epistle is
no good counting chickens before they
are Matched.
Scholf1eld reported for duty Tuesday
morning and the only one who has not
yet shown up is Turner, who will arrive
today. Some good practice was INDUCED
in at the hall Tuesday afternoon, and
Manager Smart expressed himself as very
much pleased at the Condition and
showing of the men.-Kennebec Journal,
Seats for the Portland games are 90.
ing rapidly at Chambers, and the game
promises to be more popular than eysr
AN amateur polo league was formed
Wednesday evening, the games to he
layed in connection with the Ma;na
league games in this city. Four teams
were represented by the following play
ers: Erwin Shaw, Forest Citys; Charles
soribner, the Spauldings; Fred R. Mitch
ell. Portland, Jrs., and Henry Woodbury.,
South Portlands. Officers were selected
as follows: Fred Harrington, president;
Erwin Shaw. president; Frank L.
Walker, Secretary; Henry Woodbury..
treasurer. Directors, Charles o. Smear.
Fred r. Mitchell, Russell Sterling
Charles Scribner.
DEATH OF Joe" SULLIVAN.
Boston, November 3-Joseph d. Sulli-
van, the well-known baseball PLAYER died
l at his home in Charlestown. late last
night.
Sullivan first came into prominence
in 1891 in the Southern league The fol-
lowing year ne was with the Rochester
club Of the Eastern league. Washington