The Portland daily press., 1897-02-24

Portland, pursued by bad luck. fight
ing desperately to the last, lost iasO
nights polo game TO Bath by score OIL
9 to 6. Portland was clearly outplayeo
by the visitors, but at times the nome
team played we'll together, and once IL
looked as if victory were in sight lor
them. At this critical point in the con-
test fortune favored the visitors, ana pe-
fore the audience realized the fact. the
game was irreyocably lost.
Bath has the reputation in Portland ol
playing remarkably snappy and fast poio'
and when they are scheduled here ing
| crowd is sure to be in attendance Aas1
nights game was therefore well a'tenoeu
and though the game went against us IL
was well played and very interesting 10
witness.
Warner and Whipple started out as
| Portland's rushers, but before Une e'e'
ming was over the team had been chahBeo
about SO much that it was almost an III
possibility to keep run OF tne chahges'
To this fact, as much as to anytnlng else'
may the loss of the game be attributed.
In other words the team was constantly
in state of DISCRIMINATION, ana not a'
any time did 1t really settle down 10
! good solid work. At the opening OF tne
contest it took fourteen minutes ana over
for Portland to get goal, Inc plhylh2
on both sides was remarkably line In TINS
time. but as the Wind blows, 1t was IN
tarmittently fast and slow. NO" seven
or eight men would be Jamined togetnef
in the centre of the floor fighting Tor the
ball, and then again sort or artillery
duel, in bringing the ball from one end
of the hall to the other. would give the
players Breathing spell, but keep the
spectators busy watching the ball. After
| fourteen minutes and over of this kind OF
work WhippIe Gagged the ball on clever
pass from Warner, making the first goal
of the game Only forty-one seconds re-
amired to play before the end of the
neriod, and il seemed impossible that
Bath should score before the gong should
sound the end of the period. But score
they did and not only once but twice in
forty -one seconds. Both of these goals
were scored by J. Mooney in a very
clever manner, and solely owing to the
fact that Portland's goal was left un-
guarded by HadleJ and Jordan at most
unfortunate moments True. the last
| goal was made by Bath just as the gong
| sounded the end Of the period, and at
fist Referee Long wasn't going to allow
the score, but the audience, favoring fair
nIay. demanded that Bath should be
given the second goal, and this was done.
The score then stood, Bath 2, Portland,
1 and the outlook was anything but
cheerful.
Well, we did pretty fair, considering,
until the middle of the second period,
when we struck the toboggsn chute
again. Dawson took Warmers place ms
first rush for Portland in the commence
ment Of the second periou and two
minutes later Gagged the ball on Whipple's
next pass. Then McGilvary got two right
i off for Bath, and fortune faVoring the
home team again, Dawson sco.ed another
goal for us. After desperate fight,
Dawson, who was playing like fend,
got another goal for Portland by a
beautiful back handed stroke, and the
score was tie.
This was the end Of Portland's luck.
howe YER. First Hadley got hurt and de-
layed the game for long time, while the
cut on his face was being patched up.
Jordan, too, seemed to lose heart, and
played very poorly from this out. The
period ended with Bath three goals in
the lead and safely beyond all fear of be-
ing caught by the home team.
Portland had lost the game and though
Jordan was relieved in the third period
and Warner took bis place aud with
Whipple and Dawson put up hot fight
to the finish the home team was easily
defeated. Both Portland and Bath got
two goals in the last period, but the
home team could not get another goal to
sase their lives and the game ended,
Bath, 9; Portland, 6.
The summary:
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