The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-04
DOWN in MAINE.

Polo Is Booming and All the Clubs Are
Now Evenly Matched.
Matters are exceedingly lively in the
Maine polo field. From a weakling, the
league has grown to be exceedingly pros
porous, and all of the clubs are doing very
well financially. When the game let
Massachusetts in the sos to go to Connec-
ticut, there were seen the same enthusi-
astic crowds that have characterized the
sport since 1t revisited Maine. The Rock
lands, who took such a big lead at the
start, have gradually lost ground, and it
looks as IL they had outlived their su-
premacy.
The passage in concurrence by the
Board of Aldermen of the city of Provi-
dence of the appropriation of 100000 for
the athletic field and other purposes at
Roger Williams Park Is very widely ap-
proved, and the early completion of the
plans will be to make the park great
credit to the city and convenience to the
public.
The games in the National League series
this week are as follows:
Monday-Pawtucket at Providence, Fall
River at Salem.
Tuesday-Salem at New Bedford.
Observation-Disclosures at Pawtucket,
New Bedford at Fall River.
Thursday-Fall River at New Bedford,
Pawtucket at Salem.
Friday-Providence at Fall River.
Saturday Salem at Providence, New
Bedford at Pawtucket.
Polo Pointers.
| AL Sword is putting up his old time
game of late.
| Cunningham and Pierce are playing the
games of their lives this year. They are a
great pair, and on the same team would
make life about unbearable for the oppos-
ing goal tender.
Hipson commenced to mix matters with
Hobe Whiting Saturday night and got the
short end of the argument. When Ref
cree O'Malley blew his whistle the lanky
Witch was measuring his length on the
floor.
The Tigers will meet Capt. Canavan and
his men at Infantry Hall this evening and
battle royal is expected. There is no rea-
son why the Pawtuckets should not record
win and by so doing tie the Whalers fol
first position.
Last season complaint was rife at Salem
that the Pawtuckets loafed in the games
In that city. One does not hear any such
accusations this season; in fact, the Paw
tuckets play as pretty game as any club
that visits the Salem rink.
Says the Boston Herald: Referee Will
liam T. Keough has resigned to accept 9
business engagement. Only one club has
made any complaint Of his work this sea-
son. He has been o conscientious and
faithful worker, and has acquitted him
self most creditably in very trying posi-
tion. He leaves with the best wishes OF
both managers and players.
Charley Mills, who formerly tended goa
for Waltham, Boston and Fall River, will
probably succeed Keough as referee
From his recent exhibition in this city we
should say that he was utterly unfit to dis.
charge the duties Of the position. He al.
lowed the players to do too much talking
seldom IL ever announced the goals OF
fouls when made, took no notice OF flag.
rant holding and created much dissatis.
faction by his method In getting the rush.
ers of for the spot.
Many people wonder why IL is the Sa-
lens fail to get there, although they al.
ways put up a crack-a-jack game and
come within an ace OF winning. To q
close observer of their work 1t Is apparen,
that much of the poor success Is due to the
red-fire and fast music work Of Hipson
who drives for goal when he should pas
TO partner and vice versa. There Is M
denying the fact that Hipson Is one OF thu
very fastest players in the league, but hi
lack OF judgment at critical times and hi
failure when the proper occasion arises Il
DO the right thing, has brought defeat ..tt
his side on many occasions when the fruitl
oil victory should be theirs.
The retirement of William T. Keough al
referee will be generally regretted by al
, lovers OF the game, with the exception
/ perhaps, OF the Providence Journal man
who admits that Billy Is good fellow, bu
still has not the requisite sand to enforc,
the rules. The only adverse criticism OF
Keough's work was always from tn,
Providence end, and In that city IL was al
ways right as long as the Grays won. Ii
event OF defeat and that Keough was th'