Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-02
Other Games.

The Rocklands put up great team
play. They make easy work Of il
| When pass was made it seems &c
land right there
Boston Globe: Charley Marston of FaI
| River. has been asked TO go to Lewiston
| and take the polo team. He cannot figure
| out "A winning enterprise, however am
| refuses to consider the matter.
| The next game here will be with
Bath, Friday evening. The Augustus
will play the Lewistons at Lewiston,
this evening.
There is some able material on the
| team. With strengthening IL ought to
| be in it with any. The three other
games played here showed much snap
| and hustle.
| The Rocklands have yet to be defeated
| and they have now played once around
| the league circuit. This Is the team that
represented Boston earlier in the season.
| They have he'd the advantage Of play
| ing together for some time, and 1t is not
surprising that they excel the other
teams of the league in team work
The playing of the Augustus last
evening. was woefuliy lacking in team
work. The individual playing was not
| bad. The absence Of Pickett in the
first period seemed to demoralze the
| team. and. however hard they tried.
| IL was OF no avail
'Al" Pedder was given a great cheer
when he appeared on the floor Those
who recall his great work in times
past on the Granite Citys. felt the good
old times a over, to see him up there.
He made some elegant stops Every
body likes him: wherever he is. what
al hos doing "a.
Boston Globe. At the close of the polo
season one of the big teams may take a
trip down to Maine to show the boys
down that way the science of the sport.
RockLnd Star: The Augustus wore
pretty suits of black with yellow a on
the Jerseys. and made 4 first-class i'm
preston, playing a clean game in every
respect They are remarkably rapid
skaters With improved team work they
VIII be- worthy adversaries.
The home team presented a new man
in James Dawson, a young and promising
player who halls from Pawtucket r. L..
several of the Rhode Island teams. He
comes highly recommended and he was
put ON i'll Johnson's place, the latter not
having recovered from his injuries re-
ceiNed in n recent game. The young fei-
low showed up well and his work made
him "A favorite with the crowd. He is not
AS heavy as the other players. but he is
very active on his feet. and drives a ball
very hard He Is not afraid to block any
Of the heavy-weights. either, as was seen.
last night.--Portland Argus. This is the
man with whom Manager Smart of Au-
gusta did business. sent him word to re-
port and was on his way to Augusta,
when he was seen by Mr.. Burnham.
Lewiston Journal Lewiston has a
hustler in the person and polo stick of
Charlie Broadbent. Perhaps il isn't gen
orally known that he has made the only
goal from a rush in the Maine Polo
League this year. He swiped il in three
seconds at the game with Portland. the
other day. and that was the real turn
ing of the luck Of the Lewistons. They
are game pair-lre Charlie and his little
brother. the goal of the Lewistons-nke
wise are all the rest of them gamey. The
srt-to with the Bath team on Monday
night developed the fact that the Lewis
tons have improved in the last few days.
Manager Leader has taken someone's ad-
vice and stirred them up with pole.
They Went at il as soon as they We're re-
all the time There was a larger crowo
than there has been Mt any other game,
and the cheering was louder when Lewis
ton got there. All this the members of
the city government can vouch for.
Charles Broadbent got the first goal in
minutes and ~ seconds. He made ii on
a handsome side drive. Jones and
Broadbent did most of the goal getting
and they We're ably supported by the 9TH
ers. Bath has a tight little team. but it
needs coaching. Their goal tender is not
in ii with Lewist on's. though he has a
lively pair of heels. Chapman and Nc
Chrea arc good men. 1t was a hot game
from start to finish.