The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-27

When the team from Rockland strikes
'shoodooed. Portland may win from
the other teams in the league but she
can't do thing with Rookland, and the
result ia usually defeat. Rockland
played here last night and of course the
nhoodoo" got In it's work and the home
team was defeat ed But it was not such
an overwhelming defeat after all. Cor
sidering the difficulties the. home club
had to overcome they played remarka-
bly, fine game The "hoodoo'' couldn't
be defeated though and with little
more luck the Portlands might have
won.
In the first place there we're fully 1000
people present., the biggest mob that has
yet seen polo game in Portland. This
was very fattaring compliment to the
Rooklands, but the statement is I'M
doubtedly true. Not even Does Indians
from New Bedford could draw out the
crowd that the Rooklands did last night.
Joe Foster played against his own team
for the first time last night. When he
skated out on to the floor he WAS greeted
with cheers and applause. Many Of those
who were foremost in kissing Foster for
some of his unfortunate work on the
Portland team when he played here were
among those who cheered him the loud
est and longest last night. What Is that
old proverb about prophetp 1t seems to
apply here pretty we'll.
Campbell of the Rocklands was also
treated very handsomely. He is undoubt-
edly the finest first rush In the league
and his playing is so clean and spor is
manlike that everywhere he goes he is
greeted in that same way, though proba-
ly Campbell does m ore to win games
from the clubs he plays against than all
the other men on the Rocklands put to-
gether unless, of course, 1t is O'Mal-
Icy, who fllssthe position of goal tend
almost as we'll as our own John Allen.
The Portland men were greeted very
mildly when they came on to the floor.
Jordan might have been cheered q little
more had he not been so modest, but it is
goals that that young fellow wants and
not cheers, so he doesn't cater to the
galleries as much as the other men.
There was new figure present last
night in the shape of q referee. He was
Billy Long of baseball umpire fame, a
man that every kid from Bangor to
Pawtuoket knows and appreciates. The
audience didn't cheer him when he
walked out on the floor. Twou1dn t
seem just right to cheer referee, for the
thing is never done you know. But Long
was there. all right. and after he has
heen schooled little in the proper way
to treat an audience in announcing goals
and decisions it will be the wish of many
that Long may he remain referee.
But to the game. Campbell won the
rush at first. Furbush got the ball and
took it down Rockland's way. A smash,
yell of delight and Portland has won
the first goal Time, six seconds. Jubi-
latioD, joy and shouts Of Rockland amt
in 1t" from the bleachers. That was
before Campbell had got into the game.
Portland had the ball in Rockland's
end of the hall and Dawson lost it to
Gay, who started it down towards Port
lands goal Furbush got his feet In the
way of it, tried to stop it with his stick.
failed, and then Campbell took the ball
on pass from Gay right in front OF
Portland's goal John Allen stiffened
out to stop a hard drive, but it was no
use Campbell Gagged the ball for Rock
land. Time "a seconds. Score, Portland,
I: Rockland, /.
Well, this was quick work and no mis-
take. Our turn next, and sure enough
little Jordan blocked Rockland play.
stole the ball, gave it to Dawson. who
got second goal for the home team.
Shortly afterwards Furbuah was called
down for fouling Gage OF Rookland, the
only foul of the game.
"Joe Fosters Revenge" would make
good title for a novel. He had it in
caging goal for Rockland, tieing the
score, which was Portland, 2; Rockland
e. Then Gay got another goal a few
minutes later. and the period ended with
Rockland one ahead of us.
So far it was very good. The craDks
were confident and had forgotten the ex-
istenoe of the hoodoo. The "hoodoo"
hadn't forgotten the polo team, however,
and it was in. this second period that the
"hoodoo" began to be in evidences.
Campbell got Rockland's fourth goal,
then Wbipple got one, making the score.
Rockland 4; Portland, g.
Suddenly Jordan's skates went to
pieces and he was obliged to leave the
floor. Schofield took his place but
couldn't get into the game. We missed
Jordan for Rockland got two goals in
succession, and the period ended with
Dawson getting Portland's fourth goal
on pass from Schofeld. Score, Rock
land, 6; Portland, 4.
1t was do or die in the last period. The
cranks leaning against the fence in front
of the stage got excited. Down went the
fen e and the cranks tumbed out onto
the floor 1t took minute or two to fix
| things up then on went the game. Jor-
dau was now playing again as brilliantly