The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-17

the League--The Central Maine
League Goes Under.
ESPECIAL TO THE PRESS!
Augusta, December l6.-The present
champion polo team of Portland will
make Its final bow to the lovers of the
game in that city on Saturday night
when they meet Augusta. This was de-
6srmined today at the meeting OF tbs
Maine Polo league in this city which was
the most important session the league has
held this season.
All the clubs in the league were repre-
sented at this meeting and after consider
able business had been transacted OF
minor Importance the application OF Mr..
W. ". Burnham, manager of the Port
land team to withdraw his team from
that city was acted upon. Mr.. Burnham
has accepted the franchise of the Phila-
lelphia team in the American Polo asso-
citation, which is composed of New York,
Brooklyn. Jersey City, Newark and Phil
adelphia. Captain Mckay and the other
Portland players will play their next polo
game after Saturday night in Phila-
delphia on Thursday of next week. Mr..
Burnham's application to withdraw from
the Maine league was unanimously
granted. He also resigned the presidency
of the Maine league and Mr.. Harry III.
BigeIow of Portland the present secretary
and treasurer of the league was chosen to
fill the vacancy thus caused. Mr.. Bigelow
will continue to act as secretary and
treasurer for the present. Mr.. Burnham
also resigned as a member of the National
Board of Arbitration and Mr. Tobias A.
Burke OF Portland, was chosen to fill the
vacancy.
The Portland team having been with
drawn from that city it was voted to
transfer the esent Bangor team to Port
land, and the franchise of that city was
voted to Mr.. W. O. French, manager of
the Bangor team who relinquishes the
franchise of that city. Polo in Bangor
has not proved very successful financially
aud for this reason Bangor will not see
any more professional polo this season.
The Lewiston franchise has been sold
by Mr.. Fred B. Kelsey of Portland to
Mr.. j. e. Phelan of Lewiston and others.
MIR. Phelan will continue to act as che
manager of the Lewiston team.
An application for franchise from MIR.
A. j. Burns of Gardiner was discussed
at some length and finally laid over until
the rext meeting which will soon be held.
It is highly probable that Gardiner may
be admitted to the league after January
d 81.
Much other important business was
transacted at this meeting, including the
settlement of the disputed division OF
Thanksgiving day Directs, the amend
ment of the constitu ton in some minor
matters and the action in relation to the
enforcement of some of the playing rules
The new Portland team will make its
first appearance in Portland under the
nsw management on Tuesday evening.
The team will retain its present standing
in the league which will give Portland
still chance to win the championship.
as the new team is at the head of the list.
All of the Bangor players, among whom
are many old Portland favorites will play
in a Portland uniform hereafter. This
insurss Portland having as good team
as there is In the league.
Tbs meeting yesterday also adopted the
following schedule on the i've club basis
up to January first:
December l9.-Portland at Rockland,
- Bath at Augusta.
December 20 Lewiston OF Portland,
Rockland at Bath.
December 2is-Rock land at Augusta,
Bath at Lewiston.
December 22.-Bath at Portland.
December 2-Augusta at Rockland.
December 24-Portland at Lewiston,
August at Bath
December 26,-Afternoon-Bath at
Portland. Lewiston at Rockland.
Eyening-Augusta at Portland, Lewis
ton at Rockland
December 27-Lewiston at Bath.
December %. -Rockland at Lewiston,
Bath at Augusta.
Decem Der 29.-Rockland at Portland.
December 30.-Portland at Augusta,
Bath at Rockland.
December 81. Portland at Bath, Au-
gusta at Lewiston. 4s5gfr
Another meeting of the league will
soon be held to complete the schedule up
30 the end of the season from December
31st.
The action of Mr.. Burnham in with
drawing from the Maine league was no
great surprise to those who are familiar
with the polo situation. He did not think
the city of Portland had kept its faith
with him in refusing him the use of City
hall after the public buildings committee
had once voted to allow him the use of it
and the present Portland polo team was
far too expensive to carry at the Audi
torium where the attendance is not as
large as 1T Is in the City building. Capt.
Mckay and his men are without doubt
the best polo players in the country, and
undou btedly the lovers of the game will
regret their leaving this city. But in
Philadelphia they Will add lustre to their
fame. and all lovers of the game wish