Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-21
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The Leaders Defeated Ia Fine Game Seioic
Large Audience Il Gardiner.

i Gardiner, Jan. 20.-(SpeciaD I'm one OF
the best polo contests ever waged upoi
a Maine surface, the GARDENERS defeated
the Rocklands at the Coliseum, tonight
| by the score of 5 to 2 The five men who
represent the city of Gardiner on the
rollers put up magnificent game; In
fact they played all around the Lime
Rock City aggregation. which at present
leads the league and which IL one OF the
strongest teams in the country, Twas
an ideal polo contest. devoid Of smuggling
and the other things which tend TO make
this popular winter sport disgusting. In
a nutshell. 1t was a scientific polo game.
! 1t was s.45 o'clock when Referee Bards-
neW n Of the
ROcklands. won the rush and In "a sec
onds that same individual Gagged the ball.
Campbell won the next rush. and In
minutes and % seconds he again Gagged
| the ball. making the score: Rockland. 2;
Gardiner, o. The Rocklands were play
ing polo. They were putting up an ele-
was. also The players of the local team
started in with a vim. HOughton sue
| ceeded in securing the first rush. but the
| limit had come without either side scor-
diate vicinity of the Rockland goal al
| the time.
The second period opened. Campbell
with the aid of his colleagues landed tho
ball in the cage in minutes and 20 sec
onds; And talk about your cheering. Tht
people were almost crazy, They shouted
again for their idols: The score at thi.
/ juncture stood to in favor of the lead
ers in the race for the pennani 49,. :,
Campbell won the next rush. but b!
| clever playing. Houghton secured goa
for Gardiner. the time being 4.39. c. Gay
won the next rush, but MCGOWAN caget
the ball amid the cheering of the Who'll
was Il peach" The passing of the home
| team was as good as we have seen thi'
year. and much to the work of Dohert'
Houshton landed the first rush for Gar
diner, but the time had expired befor,,
either side could score, and the second
period was ended.
The third period opened with the score
to , in favor of Gardiner and the spec
tators We're hopeful. They felt in tnei
bones that the locals would come out q
the struggle with the Fl. NJ. BIS. victors.
Campbell won the rush. but in . minutes
and q seconds Smith landed the ball in
the cage, making the score , to in favor
of the home team. Houghton won tn,
next rush. but the time expired before
either side could scor.
Gardiner haG Won and the shouts that
came out from nearly 900 threats was
almost deafening. Campbell played
most excellent game for the visitors
while the work of Doherty and McGowar
was of the star order McGowan. ut halt
shstck Is az, Soou dr. any IN inns itdSu'
Before the league game the Gardiner
Rattlers and the Hallowells met for SUI
premacy. the Gardinerites coming out OF
the conflicts victors by the score of 3 II
2. 1t was a great old game. full of eX
element. Glib" Hutchins acted as ref
cree. The teams lined up follows:
Gardiner Rattlers-Chavaneau T..
Hines. r.: Din. c.; Dearborn. h. b.; Hun
ter. X.
Hallow ells-Benner. ! r.; Day. 7.
Sheehan. C.; Arratta. h. b.: Emery. <.
The lineup:
acknowledgement r.: G. Gay, r.;
Foster c.; Maynard. h. b.; o Malley. Z.
Standardization r.: Snowman
Smith. r.: MCGOWAN. C.; Doherty, h. ID.
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