The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-07
LOST TO RocKLAND.
Portland Polo Team Defeated by the
Leaders.

Portland was fairly defeated by Rock
land last night after most exciting
game. The final score wss to 4, and
the home team had chance of winning
out the game even until the last minute
of play. This made the last periad a
regular hair raiser, and the 1000 cranks
resent were crazy from the beginning
until the end Of the contest.
Reserve seats were in demand last
night at City hall, and every available
spot in the Lall where the plying surface
might lie seen was occupied. The league
leaders always draw big houses and who
ever secs them III game with the home
team is pretty sure of witnessing hotly
contested battle from beginning to end.
Before the regular game an amateur
contest was played between the South
rortlands and tho Crescents. The South
Portlands had no difficulty in winning
the sme rs the Crescents were clearly
out olassed by them. The teams lined
up as follows:
South Portlands-W hurry, first rush:
smear. second rush; Whitney, centre;
Anderson, half back: McGosern, goal.
rescents-Mitchell. first rush; G.
Craig. second rush; A. Craig, centre;
Soiihner, half hack and Senmore goal.
The final score in the amateur game
was, South Portland, 16; Croscents, 0.
johnson, formerly Of the Portlands,
refe1eed the game.
When the Rocklands aEated out on to
TT floor they were given warm rccep-
ton. yhe pluoky team which is doing SO
much towards winning the pennant for
Rockland IRE pine favorites here, and
as they put up corking coed article of
pelo they are always warmly received.
When the ball was put in play the
Rocklands got into the game with both
feet, and played as IL tleJ meant to win.
Fer some reason the home team conld
rot seem to get down to good work, and
tie first period WAS disastrous one for
them. Ths first goal was scored by May
nnra for Rocaland ny a lucky drive from
the visitors end of the hall. The second
goal. Gay Is given tho credit of having
Gagged. hut the ball was knocked into the
Portland goal by one Of thu home team
who tried to stop it, only 10 drive it into
tine Gage. Portland get one goal in the
first period by the clever playing Of
Jordan and Dawson. Jordan stole the
ball from Campbell. ran it down the hall
undor the very noses of three Rockland
men and made teautifal pass to Daw-
son who dgove it into tho cage. This feat
was the signal for the greatest cheering
ever before heard in City hall The crowd
fairly vent wild and gave Dawson q
great ovation.
Fer nearly fifteen minutes in the
second period Rockland and Portland
scrapped for score, but although both
teams came near 1t many times beth
Allen and U'Malley made some wonder
ful stops and prevented the ball belng
caged. RockHnd's superior team work
tinalIy won them the hard fought goal,
ana T. Gay was the Jncky individual
VI no made tbs score Only n few secOnds
remained for play, but Whipple succaauel
in scoYing one for Portland On lire pass
from Dawson.
In the third period the Portlauds
ulayeu much swifter ana better game
Foster was taken from the floor and
Sohofeld. the new MIN substituted IN
his place. The new man did fairly good
work, but showed an Ignorance Ut tie
team work which lost PORTLAND many OK
cellent chances. But what ocholeli LOST
in this way he made IN in agreSsivsn ess,
ana certainly was decided improy ement
over Fosters PLAYING. In the seventh
aoal which was cagoa by Dawson, Scho-
fold executed wonderful back hsndsd
pass that placed the ball just whero Dav-
son wanted it, and he drove it into the
| cage.
Portland tied the Rookland's score to-
ward the last of the period and it looked
as If the home team mi2ht win the game,
but the Rocklands die hari, and plucky
young Campbell by fighting hard man
aged to score the deciding gaal only q few
seconds before the paiiad ondea. May
nard was as usual loudly missed by the
crowd but he played good game for
Ynckland for All that The summary: