Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-11-25
GREAT POLO.
League Season Has a Grand
Opening in This City.
Portland and Augusta Have Hot
Battle, Former Winning, 10 to 8.
Home Team Makes Good Showing and Only
Needs More Practice.

Portland and Augusta met on the
rollers in the opening game of polo in
this city, last evening with good
sized, and well entertained audience
feat for the home team, 10 to 8.
The game was much more interest
ing one to watch than the score might
indicate. There were, during most of
the playing time. one continued hustle
by both teams. and there was plenty of
ginger all around.
The audience included all the old
timers, and many new ones. There was
a number of prominent citizens there,
who watched the game with lively in
terest, and did their yelling along with
the multitude whenever opportunities
were presented, which was not seldom
as there were good plays in abundance,
throughout the latter part especially,
the Augustus taking the biggest kind
of a brace.
Captain McAndrews and o Melia We're
into it from start to finish. Jason also
in the latter part played with lots of
push, and Pickett. as goal tender gave
mighty plucky exhibition, and was
cheered again and again for his bril-
liant work. He was pushed hard more
than often, but stopped about all that
could have been expected Of him, and
more too. He was suffering from knee
injured at Portland, Monday, and was
not in condition to play.
Locke and Phillips played we'll at
times but showed the lack of practice,
For that matter the Augusta team
We're handicapped in that respect. but
that they have some first class mate
rial is unquestioned by any of the many
present.
But it was a great old game. The
sound of the rollers was music to the
ears of the old devotees of the game.
and the preliminary practice warmed
the crowd up to high degree of anti
cipation. For Is minutes before the
game commenced the two teams banged
the ball about to timber up.
The audience were we'll provided for
In the balcony there was room for a
large number. including many ladies.
who at times joined in the demonstra-
lions with the keen relish of the Span
ish dame at bull-fght.
The game commenced with a dash.
Johnson got the first rush. and in As
seconds, he scored the first goal for
Portland. The next six went to Port
land. five of them being made in the first
period. O'Melia, the speedy man on
the rollers. was fully a match for his
opponent, johnson. on the rushing
business, and out of the 10 rushes, he
won nine.
Captain McAndrews played a hot.
aggressive game. and was bother to
the Portlanders all through the game.
1t was evident, however. that the team
work of the Portland lot was too much.
Their passing was of the best, and they
played with better team work than
their opponents.
Lee at goal covered himself with
glory all right. The other members
played a lively game and were often
applauded..
1t was in the second period that the
play of the game occurred. Capt. Nc
Andrews was in bunch at the side of
the hall diagonally opposite the OPP
ponent's goal. While on the wing he
shot the bali across into the goal, Lees
long legs Notwithstanding. 1t was
beautiful shot. the ball barely having
slant enough to get into the opening.
: There was much to applaud in the
last period. for the home team played
with better defensive and also better
offensive work. it becoming clearly evil
dent that they got better acquainted
with one another's work.
Manager Smart is to congratulated
on the prospects of the team. which
with little wedding out with better
men to support the good work now
there, will make the best Of them
hustle.
The game was thoroughly good
natured one, but played for all it was
worth. Whipple was hurt but resumed
shortly after. and was given cheer.
The teams lined up as follows:
popTI.AND AUGUSTA
Allen ........ | r. ........:.. - Melia
Inhrson r. :. Phillips Cason)
Eoster ........... C. .............. LOCKE
: h. b. ..... McAndrews
7 90 . &. 80. Pickett (Jason)
Referee. Julian Wilder; timekeeper'
Guy o. Vickery.