Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-06
GARDENERS CHANCE.
Manager Finn Offers to Play Polo With Them
Polo Notes.

manager Finn of the Augusta polo
team said to Journal reporter: There
mas been good deal of talk made about
the strength of the present Gardiner
team 1t is said they play better game
than ever seen in the Gardiner coliseum.
IN fact, is as good, If not better, than any
team in the State league, &C.
Now it's not case of soreness nor
| sour grapes with me but simply mat
ter of business and to show polo lovers
IN general my feeling that leads me to
| make the following proposition to the
Gardiner owners. l am willing our team,
although the tail enders in the State
| league race, should meet the Gardeners
Tor series of three or five games. Ole
half to be played at Augusta and one
half at Gardiner and if the deciding game
should be required at place mutually to
be agreed on. The stake to be any part
of $500 they may name. The teams to be
as at present made up. The Kennebec
Journal to have the picking of a COM
petent referee to act as stakeholder.
etc.
IF they are not satisfied to meet us on
even terms we may arrange it so as to
give the Gardiir rs few goals of a
immediate attention"
a meeting OF the city league was helc
immediately after the game, Friday
night. On account of Hallowell failing
to show up or to notify the league of its
inability TO be present it was decided to
drop them and make the league in reality
what it was in name city league The
Capital Stars is the name of the new
pt, a1n tAI tn ~,
wells retirement. The team as made IN
will be: st. Peters, / rush; Matthews. .
rush; Martin, centre; 1.ovejoy, half-back:
True, goal; Dickson, sub They will
appear for their first game. Friday eve
ming at 1.3o. The new club will start out
with no defeats or victories charged to
them. HallowelI had lost three games. and
won none.
The standing of the city league at pres
ent is:
vicsery & Hill, : : ' sSa
CuShnocs, 2 .333
Capital Stars, 0 900
This weeks games are: Wednesday,
Valleys VS.. Cushnocs: Friday, Vickery &
Hill VS.. Capital Stars.
The number Of ladies attending the
games show that they are beginning to
renew interest in the game. The man.
aSement intend having another ladies
night soon when all seats are free to
ladies except the front row on the stage
and the front side rows in the balcony.
The management also guarantee there
will be nothing to offend the most exact
ing at any of the games played at City
hall. Clean polo can be made as interest
ing as any and surely nothing but the
cleanest of polo has so far been seen
here.
The Gardiner people are, however, out to
get some of the stars il would appear as
they have offered Houghton s. week
more than he is getting here and Show
hogan has also approached another of
our local players. They have endeavored
to make all the local players believe that
Augusta would quit, a week ago and
have done their utmost to create dissen-
sion amongst the local men against Au-
gusta in general Messrs. Finn and
Kelley seem, however, to be paying their
bills ard finding no fault. They say that
with the game the local club has
been playing no one could expect
anything in the line of attendance. They
do not know another town in the league
that would stick TO a loser like they
have here. Money has,of course, been lost,
but, last week, frankie Carpenter was
against polo and the week before the Odd
Fellows fair. The management is trying
TO strengthen the team il every way
possible and are not allowing expense to
stand in their way. Still! if no return IN
the way of attendance does not reward
their efforts of course they cannot be de-
| pended on to continue losing venture
| A large attendance for "Wednesday night
| is consequently called for. Turn out and
| fill the hall us it has not been so far
| this season. Don't let ii be said the lit
| tie town OF Gardiner can support polo
where Augusta cannot
| Referee Connolly is making Augusta
| his home, this winter, and viii referee all
| the home games.
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