The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-02-01
Famous Rivals, Portland and
Lewiston, Meet.

ma polo enthusiasts IN Portland n
well as those in every other psrs Oh tine
state wers considerably surprised yester-
day morni' = &c read a dispsteh ssnt OUT
from Bapgo- 10 the effect that Bangor
was no longer in the Maine League and
the dlspatoh concluded with the state
meut; ''This viii undoubtedly hr ak
up the league"
The latter sentence undoubtedly ex-
pressed the ford,st wishes OF the people
who have been running the game in Ban
Vor and who used every means In their
mower to destroy the league, but fortn-
nately the Bangor management cuts
very little figure in the affairs of the
Ieaoue and the dispatch referred to was
their last frantic effort to bring disaster
on the other managers through who're
assistance the Bangor psople have piled
ND tidy little SUN CT money this year.
The action CT the Bangor management
ca ne as O decided surprise to the league
at first, for 1t was we'll known that Fan
COR was ahead OF the gains financially
and trouble is not generally expected
from tam that IL making money How
ever. this Instance fully illustrates the
true sporting vein cf the "Down East
ers concerning which everybody who
visits barge. hears so much. Inc ban
gor management, as previously stated,
was several hundred dollars good, but
the momrn mt they observed the slightest
chance of losing a cent they quit out
right and then with veritahIe "dog
in the manger spirit attempted to pull
the league down with them.
All the managers were notified that an
important league meeting was TO be held
at Bath on Saturday night and every
manager was present with the exception
of Manager MaGuire OF Bangor, who tele-
phoned Seoratsry Webbsr to act for him
and all he asked of the league was to
hava Higgins assigned to his club, Ihis
request was grated and not the slightest
rumor Of dissatisfaction was heard from
Bangor until after the game on Monday
night with Portland when the news was
spread broadcast by the press agent OF the
bangor club tina: the management would
have nothing further to do with polo
to quit early In the day and yet the Port
land team was allowed to go to Bangor
at an expense of So that evening.
Had the bangor management desired
to give up the team the other managers
might have been quietly notified and q
transfer would have been made without
any difficulty, for plenty of coed Imam
fOt7nh fnp
the team and things would have gone
along as smoothly as ever. This, how
ever, was not what the Bangor people
vera aiming at. They wanted to Kill
the lsague and they were leaving nothing
undone TO accomplish this result.
Tbs moment the other managers heard
of the turn all airs had taken they i'm
Bangor players to come to Portland and
play on Tuesday night just as though
nothing had happened ana then sent
the players back to Bangor with positive
assurances that their interests would be
protested
A meeting of the managers was held in
Portland on Tuesday morning and at
this meeting Mr. Kicker OF Biddeford
who has So successfully managed anna
tour polo there for the past two years,
was pre- ssnt.
The managers at this time suspected
treachery on she part Of the Bangor man.
agemsnt and were taking no chances
1t was decided to send a representative
OF the league to Bangor to LOOK the stu
alton over. II the bangor management
had merely quit because they had made
money and did not desire to take a
chance on losing any, then the league
felt that affairs would be readily
Strengthened out and the team would
run along as smoothly as ever, but If a