Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-10-31

known and all who are acquainted
with the game and its best players car
easily see that this city has not slow
team in any way. The ma keup OF the
Gardiner team will be:
4. j.. Sword. goal. weight 49,. anG
stands about = feet tall. He is an old
and experienced player. having been
AT the game for the last IL years. He
started out with the Pawtueket team.
was with Boston when she was in the
league. and also with Brockton. Hart
ford for 6 years. waltham and Provi-
den-e. He is now considered one OF
the fastest goal tenders in the game.
q. F. Smith. better known in the
game as Null" will play back. lie
is about feet tall. weighs 40 and is
another old player His experience
takes in the last IS years. During
thst time he has played with the Mid
lleboro. Hartford. Brockton and other
Massachusetts teams. He. too, Is very
speedy and it was with considerable
difficulty that he was obtained.
Billy Leyden. manager and captain
of the team is one Of the best known
players in the East He IS an amateur
q, the game, but is considered as we'll
posted on all the points as any man in
the business. He is not very large.
but covers the position OF center well.
He is : feet. inches and weighs 10.
He started out with the Alamedas of
Bath in the old State League. Since
then. he has played on all the fasr
, teams. and was the first one to
start the game in New York. he taking
team at Poughkeepsie and making
success OF it, He also was the first
one Ia take a team across the water.
going to London. last winter. with a
team for 10 weeks.
/ OTIS Spencer. one or the rushes has
been in the city before. having played
! on the Gardiner team when IL was in
the league, and he has many friends
; he-e. He stands feet. inches
( weighs 80 and has greatly improved
in his speed. now being one Of the
, quickest on his skates of any on the
( team. He has been with New Haven.
Salem. Clinton ana Hartford. He j.
sure OF a warm welcome here
Z Jim Dawson. the other rush. is
known here. He has not had the eN-
peri.nce that the other players hav"
had but he is one OF the most promiS-
ing players in the league. He is quick
and faS, and j. sure 70 do good work
His experience with other teams has
( given him chance 10 thoroughly un-
ae-s,ard the game and he j. consider
ed a good man.
Dick Phillips l. too well known 70
= have much said about him. He will
le the sixth man and will often b"
I seen in the game.
/ one 81 thr prominent Maine League
/ ma nagers said. yesterday. 70 the Jour
Inal. The article from Bangor on polo
this Tu- sday. was indeed a surprise 70
I tl,4 different managers Of the league.
not that they We're surprised that Ban
COR was not 20 enter the league. but
that they announced that they ban
gorl was 100 strong for the other
teams. ana they could not stay. know
ing that other teams We're not strong
enough. outside Of Lewiston and Bath
Now the facts are all the teams were
too strong for Bangor. and that Is the
tue reason that Bangor has been DROP
ned from the league. II was told Nj.
Mcclure at the meeting IN Portland.
Oct - ,hs, he would have 70 hustle
for f-st-class players or he would o.
dropped He did not make this move
and the league decided 10 a man n
have a fiv.-ciub circuit and the <ched-
uIr was made out for such. II Mr.
Mcclure can point out ii weak spot on
any team in the league. the different
managers would BE- pleased 10 know Il
The slur al Gardiner was an unjust
one. a. the management has landed a
team Of National Leasuers. I'VE in
| number in Spencer. Dawson. Leyden.
Smith and Al swords Spencer was
under Manager Fred Doe and loaned
70 Gardiner- when he reported there
from the New Bedford League team
/ Dawson was With New Haven. last
wear. under Vim. Aufort, manager
Layden was with the New HaYens
| and Meridens and is a National Leag-
ucr or note. Null Smith was a mem
Der o: the Meriden. Providence and
| Pawtucket teams AL Swords has
been one Of Manager Tom Co;ter's
right hand men fog years This is the
team Bangor was afraid was not strong
/ enough