Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-26
RIVAL Il GUES
RIVAL LEAGUES
Mill Stir Up Polo Enthusiasm
ID Maine, This Winter.
Opposition to Maine League Includes
Bangor, Belfast, Old Town
,nd Eilsworsh and Nj Also Take N lswis.
ion and waisriIls.

Bangor, Me-, Sept. 25.- (Specia1) -
There is an interesting story connected
( With the outlook for polo in this city
he coming winter. It will be remem-
Dered mat all last winter Bangor tried
! o get into the Maine Polo League. Its
promoters met with great opposition
rom the managers OF the Bath, Rock
and and Portland teams, and although
everything was in readiness here tor
putting in first class team, Bangor
vas shut out by vote OF the men who
run the teams from the above cities.
At the time that Bangor wanted to
enter the league the Maine League had
about broken it's back. It needed finan-
.ial aid. and team here would have
made all of the other teams come out
thead OF the game, because the sports
n the Queen City were crazy over POLO,
and this statement Is borne out by the
way they attended the amateur games
between the B. c. MS. and NJ. c. AS.
All this summer several of the polo
enthusiasts here have been at work
IN the idea Of having Bangor repre-
sentd in the league, this winter. and
everything was looking up" as Bobby
Moore used to say, when their hopes
we're crushed by Walter Burnham, a
man who is known far and wide as a
hustler both in base ball and polo, and
VINO, to-day, controls the polo situation
IN Maine
Billy Long, the ex-base ball manager
Ind umpire, came here several weeks
ago, and tried to secure a hall. He
knew that it would be useless to en-
cage the auditorium for polo because
Is too far away from town, and peo-
pie would not go way down the Hamp-
len road to see the game. He tried 10
hire Union hall. but that place had al
ready been spoken for by other parties
md he was unsuccessful. One day this
property was sold to the Mcguire boys.
md here is where the interesting tale
begins.
Bangor was represented at the meet
ing in Portland, last Wednesday. by
parties who showed the polo maSnates
that they had Union hall for polo. and
they wanted the franchise. The fact
that they could have the franchise, II
hey could show that they had Union
hail engaged, but greatly to their sur
prise and disgust, their plans were
stepped on, and the franchise awarded
20 w. C. French Of Rockland. fnie
The die is now cast. Bangor will
! have two teams. One will be run oy
Mr.. French ct ais. and will belong TO
the Maine League and the other will be
in an Independent league to comprise
the cities OF Bangor. Belfast, Old Town
and Ellsworth. This team will be
managed possibly by Billy Long, and
The games will be played in Union hail.
Ehe Maine League people will have TO
lake the Auditorium, ii they put In a
team here.
The Bangor men who attended the
meeting in Portland say it is surpris-
ing, the way Walter Burnham handles
The key to the Maine polo situation.
The Lewiston people claim that they
we're promised the franchise for this
winter, and they went to the meeting
all cooked and primed, burt were turn
ed down, and a Fall River man was
given the Lewiston franchise Now 1t
IS said that the Lewiston men may put
team into the new league and that
i team may also be put into Water
vile, to break the jump between Lew
iston and Bangor
The Bangor High school foot ball
team has arranged to play its first
game of the season with the Water
vile High school eleven in this city,
Oct. 5.
1t is reported that a scheme is on
foot to consolidate the two morning
rapers here the Daily Wing and
Courier and the Bangor Daily News.
The Wing is owned by Congressman
Boutelle and stock company. II the
consolidation is made. it is said tha.
the owners of the News, ex-Mayor
E. H. Blake and J. c. Towle 6 Co., viii
run the paper.
State Superintendent of Schools W.
W. Stetson, was here, Friday night, ON
his return to Augusta from attending
the teachers meeting at Mattawam-
keag. Mr.. Stetson told the Journal
man that the Mattawamkeag meeting
was a great success and at some Of the
meetings the people who wanted 10
hear the different speakers were unable
to gain admittance to THE hall.
Game Commissioner Carleton has as
signed Wardens c. c. Nichols of Fox
croft. and w. 1. Neal of Pittsf;eld. TO
This city, to look after the fail ship
ments of game. Warden Nichols mas
already begun his duties by SELLING a
big bundle OF moose meat which was
being shipped out of the State. Warden
Neal will arrive here, Monday. Ru-
NOR has 1T that Warden Nichols is 20
be prominent participant in an tn
.eresting event to take place In Janu-
airy, and his friends are already con-
graduating him.
MUSICIAN PAiNCHAUD's FUNERAL.