The Portland daily press., 1896-11-24
PORTLAND woN.sy "a GOALS.
And Took the Game Away From A ugusta
After Hard Fought Battle.

The second polo game of the season wal
Played here last night between the Porb-
lano and Augusta teams, and was an ex-
olting contest from start to finish. PORT
land won by score of IA too.
AT half past eight O'Clock when the
game was called there were six hundred
people present. and it seemed az if the
old interest in polo had been awakened
Never was there a more enthusiastic
| audience. 1t applauded every good play
made, and when the fight over the ball
waxed warm around either of the goals
the spectators rose to their feet and yelled
like mad men. The ladies, of whom there
was large number present, seemed to
enjoy the sport as much as did their
escorts, and Wed with them in applaud
ing the fine team work of the Portland
men.
The Forest City Is represented in the
Maine Polo league by as fine a team So
ever wore skates in Maine. Not only do
they play gentlemen's game, but they
use their heads as well as their Drawn in
pushing the ball into their opponents
goal, and the trick is done so scientiticai-
ly and SO easily when 1t is done that it
fairly lifts the audience out Of Their
seats. III
The Augusta team are fine looking
lot of fellows, but there are one or two
of them who are inclined to play a dry
game, and it works TO their disad vantage
in the long run. OMAHA in particular,
seemed boiling over last night to get in
to row. bur having tried conclusions
once or twice with Whipple or Foster
decided that he had got the wrong GOV
by the ear. and afterwards was remark
ably tame in his playing. The momenb
Referee Orr blew his whistle for the frsy
rush the audience saw, they were to wit.
ness different kind OF a game from tnae
played here by the Lewiaton's on Satus-
day. Augusta went into the game with
rush, but it only took Allen, little
over seven minutes to cage the bail. This
he did very neatly by fine pass fro m
Foster. Pickett at the Augusta goal was
kept busy stopping hard drives, and
some of his stops were made very skilful-
ly, winning for him great applause.
The neat playing of Whipple was a
sight to see. He got into the game with
both feet, and many OF the goals scored
were due TO his fine passing. He is very
cool, fast skater and never once did he
miss drive that he tried for.
The first period ended with score of
three goals for Portland, and in the
second third of the game Augusta be-
came desperate and was apparently deter
| mined to win. But in vain did O'Melia,
McAndrews, Philips and the others drive
the ball towards Portland g goal. 1t was
either stopped at the mouth of the cage
| by Lee, or the ball stolen from then by
Whipple's export interference. johnson s
rushes were as quick as lightning, and
the ball was kept about the Augusta
goal fully three-fourths of the time.
In the third period of tina game excite
ment reached fever heat, when Augusta
made another desperate attempt to score.
| But 1t was of no use and the men from
the Capital City retired from the contest
outclassed. badly defeated and complete
ly disguised with their own playing. The
summary:
| Portland-Johnson, first rush; Allen,
second rush: Foster, centre; Whipple.
halfback; Lee, goal.
| Augusta-O'M Malta, first rush, Phillips,
second rush; MoAndrews, centre; Jason,
| halfback, Pickett, goal.
|