The Portland daily press., 1885-03-05
ON THE ROLLERS.
GLoUoEsrERs VS.. BILIOUS TONIC,

GLoUcEsTERs VS.. BIJoUs TONIGHT.
Tonight the celebrated Gloucesters, from Massa-
ehusetts, will play their first game with Maine
club at the Bilious. The Gloucesters have won
splendid reputation as POLO players and stand
among The first clubs in the country They are
most certain to come out the champions of the
Massachusetts league and therefore the game to-
nsht can hardly fail to be of much interest. 1t
Is the club on which Livesey the fancy skater SO
well known here, has done some good playing aud
now has Doe, the terror of all rushers. Reserved
seats can be obtained at the Bijou this morning
TURKEY HUNT AT PORTLAND RINK.
Tonight, at Portland Rink, there will be a novel
exhibition styled turkey hunt The skater who
the next day and will also furnish lots OF amuse-
from the centre of the rink aud the Hunters" will
be biindfolded and started after it.
GRANITE cITys, 3; ALA1IEDAs, 0.
Without exception the game between these two
rival clubs at Bath, Tuesday evening, was the most
hoty contested of the SERIES the visiting club GO
ing in to WIN 'by hook or crook" In the first
goal Farrell secured the rush, and the fun COM
of fouls and deadly blows dealt to players. Every
foul was on the visiting club there being three in
this inning. Dow made several excellent stops as
tonshing the audience, and Dunning and Roberts
juggled the ball around the Granite Citys but tn
home team were never trained to stand up against
siedge hammer blows their shins aud head.
After both goal tenders had distinguished them
Selves Farrell and Patterson got the ball 10 them
selves q moment. Guthrie sent IL Dack, but Day
made clear shot from side and Gagged the ball for
| the GraDue Citys. Time, 1917 minutes; playing
| time two minutes. Roberts got the remaining
rushes. and the homo team showed their superior
ity juggling but the visitors struck the ball and
their OPPONENTS as never polo players did before.
| Shortly after the start Dunning dropped, being
| struck III the abdomen by blow from Patterson.
| After being brought toby water and the game
sumed, he was knocked down again by the same
| player. Unable TO do more than half what he
might otherwise, Dunning could DO little fer his
team and Roberts left alone to cage the ball.
| Again and again he got it within few inches of
the cage but the Granite wall was too high and the
men from away gol the goal by long shot from the
stick of Farrell. Time, eight minutes; time. two
| minues. The last goal only different from the
preceding in the marvellous stops of bolh goal
| tenders, Dow making IL aud HoVey II stops. Rob-
erts got the rush anu Farrell the goal by another
4 long shot, Playing time, three anu one-half min
utes. The Alamedas never played better but they
| could not contend with men determined to win by
any means in their power were the Granite Citys.
NOTES.
| A special dispatch from Springvale says that a
game of polo was played at the town hall last night
| between the Springvales and Great Falls teams 1t
| was the most intensely interesting game of the
| season and was holly contested. The Springvales
| won three straight goals In 16 minutes.