Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-16

Polo Notes.
Bath Enterprise: Bath can get IA
the head Of the list il the boys mtll play
polo.
Greenleaf, VINO was released by Man.
ager French of Bangor, on Tuesday.
left, on Wednesday, for his hoRne in
Weburn, Mass.
Edward Perry. second rush on the
Rockiand polo team received a severe
strain in the game, Tuesday evening.
and il may be some little time before
ne win be able to play again.
Manager French has secured Nav
| nard. who made so favorable an i'm
preston In Bangor. week ago, for
thursday nights game. and it is con-
fidentiy expected that he will become
permanent member of the Bangor
team.
meeting of the Maine Polo League
has been called for Friday, Dec. IS, at
the Cony House. Augusta, TO complete
the schedule from January first to the
end of the season, and to transact such
other business as may be brought be-
fore the meeting.
Gus Maynard of the Rockland polo
team, was in the city, Thursday, stop
ping several hours, while upon his way
70 Bangor to join the Bangor polo
team. He thought he would nos play,
Thursday night, on account Of :, bad
strain that he sustained in the last
game.
Portland Press: On Saturday night,
Big Dick Fu,bush and the Augusta
team comes here. Big Dick VIII get
a warm welcome in Portland, where he
has many admirers and many who
don't admire him. so much. He is, how
ever. a good polo player. and since he
joined the Augusta team they have
been climbing pretty steep hill very
fast.
Bangor Commercial: Greenleaf, of
Bangor, has been released and Mana
ger French is now after good man 20
take his place. Maynard of Rockland
is anxious to come here but it is doubt
full if Manager Bird of that team will
let him go. However. Manager French
has two experts on his string and Ban.
gor will probably be strengthened by a
new man before the next game.
A series of games has been arranged
between the Gardiner and Augusta
polo teams. The dates are: Dec. 22,
at Gardiner; Dec. 2S at Augusta; Dec.
81, at Gardiner. Manager Finn of
Augusta, has named his team as the
present team. The Gardiner team will
be the same with the exception OF a
new goal tender The winner is to
take the gate receipts. There will be
two other games arranged for if they
are required. The referee. will be APP
pointed by the Kennebec Journal.
Bangor News: Probably there is no
man playing in the Maine polo League
who is more famous than Big" Dick
Funbush, half back of the Augusta
team. While but very few Bangor peo-.
pie have ever seen him, all know him
by reputation and there will, no doubt,
be large audience in Union hall.
Thursday night, when the Augustus
and Dangers meet. to see him play.
Fui bush has the reputation of being
the hardest driver in the league and
the way that he can send a ball across
she surface is wonderful to behold.
Besides, he is full of energy and never
gives UP beaten until the game is end
ID This characteristic makes him VAL
liable to any team and there can be but
little doubt cut that to it is mainly at
tributable the recent winning streak OF
he Augusta team.
Treasurer Kelly of the Augusta polo
cam, and Referee Connolly are treat
ing their friends on apples since they
nave found a place where they can
purchase good ones. They are both
great lovers of the fruit. and have
often told ''Comrade" Cha bourne that
If he ever saw a farmer who had apples
for sale to send that individual to
l1sm. The other day Mr.. Chadbourne
saw man who sells apples and ne
sent Connolly out to order some. The
farmer looked the slick referee over
and thought he was being guyei, so he
passed it off as a joke, but Mr.. Chad
bourne later ordered the fruit left at
his place of business. A whole 5ushei
Of the very best came and Dig Treas
urer Kelly enjoyed watching his small
carry the bag UP the STAIRS
TO the Cony House. Kelly claiming ne
had nothing to do with them until they
were delivered at his room. as he had
not ordered them. Messrs. Kelly ana
Connolly have just received neaF!
black ulsters of the latest style from
New York. and are now prepared Tor
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