The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-17
pORTLANDS OUTCLAssED.
The Home Team Was Easily Defeated
BY Gardiner.

The Home Ieam was Easily Defeated
BY Gardiner.
II Was Fifteen Minutes of Polo and Little
nc Everything Elise in the Rema aiming
Time-Portland's Weakness Shown in
the Rushers.
team at polo last evening to the tune of
IN to2. 1t WAS fifteen minutes of polo
and half an hour of horse play, in which
the Gardiner team played the fiddle and
the PortIsnds danced to their music.
During the fifteen minutes of polo the
crowd was wildly enthusiastic, but when
the horse play commenced they became
verv cold and finally many of them left
the hall before the game was ended.
The Portlands were represented on the
floor inithe first period by Curtis and
Morton as rushers, Whipple rs centre.
Jordan of last years team as half back
and Allen in goal. Young Jordan was
given an ovation when he made his ap-
nearance and was oheered heartily. The
other members of the team were more
coldly received.
At the commencement of the first period
when Referee Billy Long walked out on
to the floor he was given warm welcome
and a few minutes after his appearance
he blew his whistle for the play to com.
mence. Morton and Curtis went at the
ball like couple of tigers and it took
them Just 40 seconds to get Portland's
first goal
Portland began by making some pretty
pass plays and were ably seconded by the
efforts Of little Jordan, whose blocking
was oheered by the crowd again and
again. He finally stopped Gays try at
Portlands goal and made a clever pass to
Curtis who. Gagged the ball very handily.
But Gay and Smith of Gardiner were
after the red sphere all the time and in
short order had by clever passing taken
she ball down into Portland's danger
circle. Here Allen made two wonderful
stops from Hadley's drives for the cage.
but having no assistance he was unable
to stop the third drive and Gardiner had
| it's first goal.
Then followed few minutes Of as fast
playing as has ever been seen in Portland
and the excitement was intense. Gardi-
ner's heavy and fast working men soon
played havoc with the Portland method
Of play and before the period was ended
they had Portland at their mercy. The
cheering ceased and the crowd looked on
in silence. while Gay the quick and active
rush of Gardiner aided by Smith, suc-
ceeded in getting five more goals before
the period ended. John Allen did all that
mortal man could do to stem the tide of
defeat, but he was unable to stop the
yolley Of balls which were fired at him go
accurately and speedily and before the
first period ended the game was lost. Tho
score at the end of the first period stood
Gardiner, 5; Portland, l, and there was
! little consolation in this for the audience,
though they hoped that Portland might
do better in the next period and waited tc
see the result.
| Lincoln took the place of Morton in the
second period and for few minutes the
Portland team seemed to be doing better,
but it was only for few minutes for the
onslaught of the heavy Gardiner men was
irresistible and they succeeded in getting
Iianother goal before the gong sounded
although in the meantime Portland got
one also on Lincoln's pass to Curtis. But
this was Portland's last goal, and from
this time out the GARDENERS had every.
thing their own way. Four more goals
were so scored in the last period ana II
was simply fun for the Gardeners who
neither worked very hard or showed any
great interest in piling up goals afte,
having gained such lead. Many of the
cranks became disguised and left the
hall, the first time that anything of this
kind has been seen in Portland. How
many goals the Gardeners would have
scored had it not been for the fine work
of Allen, Whipple and Jordan it Is hare
to tell, bat one thing is certain, thu
rushers, Lincoln, Curtis and Morton were
outclassed and their work besides that Of
the Gardiner men was indeed slow and
amateurish.
| The line up and summary:
| Portland-Lincoln, Morton and Curtis