The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-09


Bath was decidedly unlucky last night
Two teams, one of amateurs and one of
professionals, came here and were defeated
by the home teams with ease. Both
games were very interesting and were
witnessed by quite large crowd.
The professional Bath team was handi-
capped last night to a certain degree
They came here without Murtaugh, the
star half back, and McGilvary was also
missing from thesteam. In place of Muir
laugh the Baths played Pheland who was
not able to fill the gap. In the place Of
MeGilvary the visitors sprang surprise
on the Portlands by trotting out Menard
of the Providence polo team. who is sup
posed to be one Of the best rushers in the
country. Menard went into the game as
If he expected an easySvictory. For the
| first two periods he did his share of the
work and did it we'll. In the last period
he showed his national league training
| by quitting the hard work and leaving 1t
| for some one else to do. Of course this
man isSa fine player, but he did not dis
tinguish himself last night, and did not
find the Maine league as easy to win cut
goals in as he expected. Johnny Turn
bull and Mckay made the man from the
big league look tired and weary before
| the game was ended, and the Baths went
home last night with the worst defeat
they have yet suffered in this city during
the season.
| Portland went into the game at very
slow pace At first it looked as if the
| visitors were going to have things all
their own way, but the home tenn finally
discovered that the national league man
was not as hard nut to crack as was ex-
pected, and after this they made things
lively. Allen played a star game through
out, and some Of his stops were simply
wonderful. Portland got three goals in
the first period and Menard got one for
Bath. Campbell won all three of the
Portland's goals and in fact his playing
all the time was gilt edged In the second
period Bath got one mora goal, and then
O Malley who came on to the floor on the
breaking of Whipple's skate landed the
fourth goal for the home team.
The third period began with burst Of
speed and ended in a jog. Johnny Turn
bull and Menard got into hugging
match in the corner in which the Port
land man came out onstop. little later
the tall got too near Allen for safety and
he went out to drive it away. Mooney
fell on top OF him and tried to hold the
portland man down until Menard could
cage the ball, but Mooney didn't succeed
j and Allen saved the ball from going into
the cage after all. Then Portland got
| three straight goals Whipple WAS as
usual superb in all of his plays and he
and Campbell worked together like
Siamese twins. Three times in succession
Whipple Gagged the ball. but 1t rolled out
on to the floor each time.
The crowd had many good laughs at the
expense of the Bath team, and the game
was thoroughly enjoyed by all. The
game with Lewiston next Thursday night
will be the last polo game of the season
here. The line up and summary:
Portland-Campbell and Whipple, rush
ers; Mckay, center; 1'urnbull, half back;
BATH. Mooney and Menard, rushers;
II. Mooney, center; Phelan, half back;
Burgess, goal.
Goal. Won BY. Rush By Gagged By. i.
II-portland, Mooney, b Campbell, l.27
2-Portland, Mooney, Campbell, ADS
I3-Rath, Campbell, Menard, 2.09
4-Portland Mooney, egeCampbell, 3.1S
- Campbell n --- Limit
5-Bath, Mooney, j. Mooney, o. 81
l6-Portland, Whipple, O'Malley, 9.03
- j. Mooney - Limit.
Portland, Mooney, Campbell, $40
8-Portland, Campbell, Mhlpple, sos
| 9-Portland, Mooney Whipple, lao
- Mooney - Limit.
Soore-Portland, q; Bath, 2. Foul
Menard Stops-Allen, SO; Burgess, 80.
Referee-Kelley. Scorer-Marr. Timer