Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-10

there ever was a better balanced league
than the Maine League this year. The
teams are all pretty evenly matched and
there are no sure winners.
Portland Argus: Augusta is climb
ing out of last place very rapidly. Had
Big Dick been with the team at the
commencement of the season, Augusta
would now be we'll up with the leaders
Portland Courier: Augusta is no longer
the easy thing of the league. The club Is
now putting up as strong Il game as any
team in Maine, and If her players con-
tinue at their present gait Augusta Will
cut quite a figure in the championship
race before the season ends.
Portland Argus: Captain Mckay and
his men seem to have struck their gait
all right at last 1t is no easy task for
any team to win in lewiston and Port
land and Augusta are the only clubs lii
the league which have trimmed Manager
kelsey's pets at home this season.
Bangor Wing. Dec. 8: McGown will
leave. this morning. for his home in Gin
ton Mass. He is obliged to do this 81
as to hold permanent job which he has
IN a machine shop IN that place He hopes
to be- able to arrange to come back to
Bangor. He is a good. heady player and
Bangor people hope that he will be able
to return to the team.
The fight for the pennant is going to
be between Fockland, Portland ana
Bangor, with Lewiston and Bath not
far behind. Augusta win be a sturl-
bling block for most of the teams from
this out.-Portland Courier Gazette.
Some of them have already stumbled.
Bangor News: Polo seems to have
taken New York by storm, the attend
ance at all the games so far being over
200o How much larger would be the
attendance If New York had team
that knew how to play polo? One New
York paper said the other day thai
Berry's goal tending was marvellous.
because he had 80 stops out of SO. The
same paper expressed surprise that
Malone, who is playing half back, could
run on the soles of his feet while still
having skates on.
Biddeford Record: 1t is the opinion
about town that polo team would
have paid we'll here, this winter, better
than some of the other cities in the
Maine League are paying at present
Biddeford liked What little polo was
seen here. last winter. In the early
days of the roller skating craze big
crowds turned out ITO patronize polo
and with a good team there isn't much
doubt that good interest could be
worked up. this year. Last winter
was no fair test. The attempt to starr
the game here was made in the midst
of the strike and there was hardly a
pleasant night when there was game
Portland Courier: Big Dick" Fur
bush apparently has made o new team
out of Augusta and the tail enders are
making it warm for all Corners and
judging by their present gait they witt
not be at the foot of the list much
longer Bangor is having a
streak of hard luck, for with Greenleaf
and Phelan out of the game the Queen
City Club VII have hard work to keep
up with the procession. : IS jim
my Dawson has Joined the Augusta
club but is rather doubtful if he gets
a chance to play regularly for within
the past week spot" Hadley has taken
a brace and is now playing very swifl
polo.
1t was decided at the meeting of the
directors. Sunday. that Meridian must
be strengthened, but how to perform
the task seems difficult problem
There area few first-class men in the
Maine League. but it will cost a mint,
of nonpy to buy their releases. Before
the end of the. week. however. i II IS
pietf ysscartain that Mefidtu Will have