Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-12-02
AN EXCITING GAME.
Gardiner Wins Her First Game in the Cent.
raj Maine League.

The polo season was opened at the
Coliseum, last evening. when Gardiner
defeated Skowhegan by the score of
to l. The game was one of the most
interesting ever seen in the city and
in point of science equalled anything
ever witnessed when Gardiner was a
member of the Maine State League.
1t was indeed very fast game and
when one takes into consideration that
three of the Gardiner team We're not
present and that the others had never
played together before, the work was
phenominal.
AS soon as the doors were opened at
o'clock the crowd began to pour IN
and they kept coming until over 800
people gathered to see the first game OF
the season. The Gardiner Juniors and
the Hallowells played al 7.30 and the
local team was defeated to 2.
The management was then forced to
announce that Jenelle, Moran and
Daily, three of their stars were delayed
by missing train and could not arrive
until the Pullman. They also an
nounced that through the kindness of
Manager Finn of Augusta, kid"
game. Mr. Houghton had some diff
Guilty in leaving Augusta and missed
his car, not arriving until 9.15.
The crowd were anxious but sympa-
thized with the local management
which had had hard luck. Houghton
arrived and was met at the door by
Manager Finn and was told that if he
played he would be dropped from the
Augusta team and be suspended. The
local management told the kid" to
put on a Gardiner suit and get into the
game and if he had any trouble he
would be given more money than he
was getting in Augusta.
A hot time followed but the Kid
put on his suit and Skated on the sur
face while the old Coliseum rang and
rang again with the cheers of the
cranks.
The game then opened and what a
game. Twas as fast as anything ever
seen in Gardiner and the crowd went
wild with delight and exctment. Af-
ter 81 seconds Farnham of Skowhegan
shot the sphere into the cage and
Skowhegan was credited with the first
score. Three fouls were then called in
quick succession on the kid" whom
the Skowhegan aggregation was laying
for. Gardiner was then one in the hole
but the polo players only played bet
ter and faster polo and the way they
won it out made the hearts of the okS
cranks jump with joy.
1t seemed almost impossible for the
best of the .rushers to drive the ball
into the cage. When the ID minutes
were up McRae took the ball and after
exchanging passes all along the line he
shot it straight into the Skowhepan
goal.
Then came the second period 1t was
GARDENERS period. Their time was ripe
and they improved their opportunity
For over seven minutes the ball kept
flying round the hail. For several
minutes there was fast polo and 1ust
enough scrapping to satisfy all and
displease none. Then Foster, came
along with his old time tricks and after
a series of handsome passes thar
brought forth rounds and rounds of
applause both from the blechers and
the gallery he drew off and let the lit
| Tie sphere have it and Gardiner was
one to the good. Another half period
| was founght out to the desperate end
and then McRea did the trick and
| Gardiner was one in the lead. The limit
, was soon up and both teams made IN
their minds to win in the next period.
| But the next period. what PLAYING.
For l5 minutes the game went on and
neither side scored. The bell sounded
ana the game ended and Gardiner was