The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-26

POrtiand's Now Man is All Right
Final Score, Gardiner, 6; Portland, g..
Portland did not exactly win the game
but they made Gardiner hustle to win
ii. The final score was 6 to in favor
of Gardiner, but this does not give any
idea Of the closeness of the contest
Twice the score was tied and it was al
together heart disease game. The new
man, Turnbull, who was signed by Man
ager Burnham, made his first appearance
on the floor and played a fine game. He
showed himself to be just what is need
ed and his blocking, passes, juggling
and headwork did much towards help
ing Portland run up such good score.
All the fine work was done by Lincoln
who seems to be coming along fast. At
times he played a remarkable game and
some of his shots for goal were excellent,
while at intervals he would let up bit
and either by hard luck or slowness
would lose several excellent chances.
The attendance was not as large last
night as 1t should have been for holt
day game, but fully 700 people witnessed
the playing. Whipple and Lincoln start
ed in to rush with Morton at centre. Be-
fore the first half was over Morton re-
tired, and Turnbull, at the demand of
the crowd, was sent in to take his pace
AS soon as he got on to the floor he began
at once to show his ability and was ct
once warm favorite with the crowd.
In the first period the Portlands started
in to play hard polo and the gait they
then struck was kept up through the
rest of the game. Gardiner got two goals
in the first period, one of them being
made by Houghton after Allen had
stopped the ball twice, and while he was
out of his cage. Aliens work during
the entire game was gilt.edged. Some
of his stops were highly sensational and
many times he stopped three and four
successive drives at the goal from close
quarters.
Towards the close of the first period
Whipple Gagged the ball on Lincoln Is pass,
and from that time out the crowd was
crazy with excitement In fact it was one
Of the best games ever played in City hall
as far as fast playing and closeness goes.
Gardiner got another goal at the begin
ming of the second period and then Curtis
and Lincoln struck a gait and captured
two in succession, tieing the score at the
end of the second period.
At the commencement of the third Pc
Rod Portland got another goal by rights,
but eastman was quick enough to hook
1t ont of the cage and was not called
down for it by the referee. Then Gar
diner won the lead again by another goal
and the crowd yelled itself hoarse, when
Lincoln by very clever shot, tied the
score again. For time after this the
fight waxed fast and furious. Gardiner
had chance after chance, but Allen kicked
away all of their hard drives and saved
the Portland's goal time after time.
Finally Gardiner captured two more
goals. though Portland succeeded in
getting the ball into the cage once during
this time, but it rolled out on to the floor
again. With only three minutes to play
Lincoln got Portland's fifth goal and the
chances for tieing the score once more
looked favorable when time was called for
the end of the game.
Portland played a fine game and the
new man showed himself to be all right.
He will do much towards siren gthening
Portlands team. Little Jordan at half
back played the best game he has yet put
up here.
Gardiner played it's usual scrappy game,
but found q match this time in their
rough play in Turnhull, who evidently
knows how to take care Of himself in
such cases. The visitors were undoubt-
eddy weakened by the loss of Gay, who
did not play. By the coaching which
Turnbull will be able to give the team
there is great hopes of Portland coming
into the home stretch in good shape.
Referee Long seemed to give Portland
the hard end of everything last night.
Some of his decisions were decidedly I'M
fair.
Lineup and summary:
ortlands-Curtis, Whipple, Lincoln,
Turnbull, rushers. Morton, centre Jordan,
half back; Allen, goal.
Gardiners-Smith, Houghton, rushers:
Doherty, centre; Hadley half back; Cash
man coal