Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-19
NO MORE POLO.
MAINE League Said to Have Been Disbanded
at Portland. Saturday.

" ~sss~"~s SA~tUeys
dispatch to a Boston Sunday papa1
from Portland, Saturday night. an.
! hounced that the Maine League haG
uispanded. This was considered yer,
odd after the meeting in this city, Fri
uay' though it was thought at the time
me withdrawal by Manager Burnham
OF his Portland team might have this
effect upon it.
Managers Finn and Kelly We're seen
apous the matter and they said the
newspaper notice was the first real
news they had of the matter, though it
had been mentioned in Portland. Sat
ufday evening. 1t did not surprise
them to learn that the league had been
declared off by the president, as he was
IN close touch with the managers of the
majority Of the teams. Augusta and
Bath are the only two teams that wish
| TO continue, but the others do not wish
10 do SO, and this the Augusta man
ayers suppose is the reason why the
announcements was made that thu
league had disbanded.
The Augusta managers do not think
| they have been properly considered in
the entire run of business since they
entered the league. One Of the matters
that they complain of is the division Of
the Thanksgiving Day receipts. 1T was
voted at the meeting previous 10
Thanksgiving, so states Manager Finn.
that the receipts of the day were to be
pooled and divided between the clubs.
Each manager was to send his money
To the treasurer of the league and it
was then to be divided by him. This
was never done and Augusta and Bath
VINO played no games at home though
IN need OF their share, did not receive
1t. At the meeting. Friday. Mana
ger Finn says he asked that he be paid
his money. but both Managers Burn
ham and Bird said they did not have
the money with them. An arrange
ment was then made to later pay Au-
gus'ta its share. Manager Finn would
not play the game. Saturday night. UNI
til Manager Burnham had paid what
was due. The amount from the Rock
land manager is still to be received.
Manager Finn says that Manager
Bird of Rockland, though it had been
voted to divide the receipts of that day,
sent word a few days before that he
should retain the receipts from the
smaller game. No club objected to this
but Augusta, and to pacify the Angus
ia managers, Manager Bird arranged
part of the receipts of the Rockland
games on Christmas day. Well know
ing remarks Manager Finn, that
there would probably be no game on
that day, for Manager Bird is in close
touch with Managers Burnham and
French. Then the Lewiston manager
is probably glad to close up as it is
said by the players they have not had
their money for two weeks.
Manager Finn said, Sunday, that he
blamed Manager Burnham for the dis
banding Of the league as he we'll knew
if he took the Portland team to Phila-
delphia with this league running. there
would be a remonstrance against TAX
ing the Portland players as they be-
,lonsed tc this league. Manager Finn
was asked Saturday night, by Alder
man Rounos to take the Portland fran
chise the rest of the season and he Of
fered to do SO if he could have the
Portland team.
So there will be no more polo in Au-
gusta, this winter. unless some new
arrangement is made. which is not
| likely. The Augusta managers will
settle their accounts in Augusta in full,
| so there is nothing to be lost by their
presence here, this winter, and on the
| whole they have furnished some good
sport. besides making many friends by
their courteous treatment and conduct.
They might have sold their team
week ago to a city IN New Jersey, but
they refused to do so, wishing to prove
to Augusta that they could give it good
polo and not wishing to hurt the
league but now it is supposed the men
of the team are free TO go where they
choose.