Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-08
THE POLO SEASON
Opens With Fine Games at
Gardner, Lewiston, RockIand.
AID Tie Home Teams Are tho Win
nsrs Of First Nights Games.
pawixckst and Providence Beat New oed.
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Gardner. Me-, Nov 7.-(SpeciaO.-
The season Of the Maine Polo League
opened in this city. Saturday night.
and grand opening 1t was. At about
TO. the doors of the Coliseum were
opened and from that time until >
O'Clock, when the game was called, the
throng kept pouring in. From to 9
an amateur game furnished excitement
and resulted in victory for Jerre
Burgess team, by score of to over
Joe Woodward's team. During all
the stops and waits, the Gardiner band,
new feature introduced, this year,
played some excellent music.
At just o'clock the Gardiner team
made its appearance on the floor from
the left side and it's players were all
greeted by rousing cheers as they came
on the floor Soon after, Augusta ap-
peared on the right, and they too were
warmly applauded by their many
friends present. After q few minutes
warming up. Referee Long appeared,
and he too was cheered. Referee Long
ds held in the highest esteem by all
Lowers OI pun III lHlo Wy, a. AAS -
fair in all his decisions and has au-
thority over the players, which they
realize.
He placed the red rubber in the CEN
ter and the game opened. Gay, Gar
diners new man, took. the rush. and
after a few passes, back and forth,
Gagged the ball in SO seconds. Such
Cheer as followed was never heard
before in the Coliseum.
CAV took the next rush and by pretty
side drive again got goal. There was
lust one second left in the first period
when foul was declared on Doherty OF
Gardiner, near the home goal. This was
bad for Gardiner, but the ball had hardly
been put in play when the bell rang.
In the second period Houghton was put
in the game and Hadley, the new center,
was taken off. Hadley showed himself in
the first period to be valuable man and
a very fast skater. Schofield left the floor
to bandage his hand, which was cut by a
stick The playing started off at more
lively rate and it was almost y minutes
before Perry by quick drive from the
side, made Augustus first goal. Excite
ment ran high.
Houghton took the ball nearly the
length of the hall and in % seconds made
another goal for Gardiner. Another foul
was called on Doherty in this period. with
one on Tobin and one on Perry.
With the score to l In favor OF Gar
diner. Augusta went at 1t to win and put
up q rapid game. Schofield returned in
tf1is period.
Gay, in $50 minutes. made a pretty
drive by Murphy. and, lSGhofeld in his
time, did the Same to eastman. The
xalne then closed with both teams work.
Ing hard. 1rss.v;-
The 100 people present were well salts
ned with the work ahd the association is
dssured of q good season. Both teams
are yet little clumsy and need practice.
For Augusta, Murphy in goal, put up a
great game and to him is due the fact
that no larger score was made. Perry
and Tobin we're hard and honest workers.
The team shows a need of team work.
For Gardiner, Doherty and Smith put up
d good game as did Hadley. Gay took all
the PUSHES and is good skater and swift
driver eastman had little to 90 in goal.
.s3Ardiner's team Is perfectly satisfactory
to our people. and Augusta has a much
better team than last year and will make
them all hustle.
The lineup: