Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-20
Portland to Enter
Roller Polo League
The Coming Winter

ltOHul INolleT roo ASSOCldlIOn OIL
six clubs was organized at a meet
ing at the Copley Square hotel in
Boston yesterday. and Portland rep
resented by Frank DeRice, the local
promoter was granted a franchise.
The new association is in no way
connected with the American Roller
Polo league, which fiZzled last sea-
son, and Fred Moore of Lowell for
many years head of the old circuit
is not connected with the National
association.
The schedule of the new league will
start the first week in November and
end some time in March. The exact
dates will be decided at another meet
ing, when at least some of the players
will be awarded. Unlike the farcial
plan of last season, when games were
arranged from week to week. the
schedule will be made for the entire
year
Portland had somewhat of a fight
to obtain a berth in the new league.
Even to the last the New Bedford
club opposed the entrance of the
Maine city. 1t was declared that the
local club never had finished the sea-
son, and to guarantee a franchise it
was necessary for the promoters to
pest a stable deposit as an assur-
ance that the team would go through
to the finish. Nashua a new city to
polo in recent years also was re-
CURED to put up a forfeit.
For several years, Independent pro-
motors around the polo cities have
been trying to shake President Fred
Moore and his system of syndicate
polo. The first call for a meeting
vas issued last month and that time
tentative plans We're made at a gath
ering held in Lowell. Mass. Some of
last years managers and several now
promoters were present, and Port
land applied for franchise.
Keen and substantial business men
are interested in the new venture, and
their first thought was to organize q
solid association with only such cities
represented, IS We're considered, all
the season towns. Lawrence was one
of the cities represented at the first
meeting, and would have been in
cluded in the circuit. but it was i'm
possible to secure a hall. Salem and
Fltchburg were turned down as I'M
certain quantities.
An effort will be made to have the
clubs Of as near uniform strength as
possible, and the sentiment is unani-
nous against juggling players after
the season has started. It's possible
that occasionally two clubs might
trade players to the mutual advan-
tage of each. But the president or
other officers Of the league will not
be allowed to shift players about to
suit their own interests or conven-
fence slaring fault in previous or
CARNATIONS under the Moore regime.
The guady striped uniforms will be
discarded this year and the clubs will
wear practically solid colors. The
Portland uniform will be blue Jersey
with white collar and white P on the
chest, and blue trunks. Providence
will retain the Gold that gave the
Rhode Island players the name Of
Goldbugs. Worcester will wear the
Purple; Lowell, Crimson and New
Bedford, Green as in the old league.
The new Nashua team will be decked
out in Orange.
Three old managers are Miller of
New Bedford: Graham of Providence
and Cronin of Worcester. The new
ones are DeRice of Portland; William
Sullivan Of Lowell, and Nashua will
be handled by ]. Sullivan, brother
OF the Lowell manager and Cecil
Dodge.