The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-02-18
a FOUR PERIOD GAME.
Portland Won From Bath Last Night After
Fierce Struggle.

1t was the best KIM OF poiO UnaG the
Portlands and the Baths played at City
hall last evening From the opening to
the close of the contest, the game was
played with skill and dash. Twice the
score was tied and these incidents added
to the enthusiasm of the large crowd in
attendance. Yet the game began ina way
that dampened the ardor of the Portland
rooters, for the ball had been lodging
about the surface only few minutes
when a slow drive at the Portland goal
was stopped by Allen. That is it would
have been stopped at any ordinary time
but the ball in this case seemed to be be-
witched. for it run up Aliens leg to
above the knee and then gracefully
dropped into the folds of the net. II any
body had dropped a pin on the hoor at
that moment there would have been no
difficulty in hearing it when 1t struck. a
gloom az deep as the Arctic night settled
on the assembIage of the rooto1s. 1t was
only for fieeting moment, however, for
when the ball was sent flying into tne
Baths cage by Whipple the enthusiasm
broke loose. How the crowd dla yeA'
The Portlanfs had placed themselves on
level with the visitors and 1t was any
body's game The first period passed Win
DO other goals sc ored and it was the i've
lest kind of playing, too.
In the second period it looked as IL
neither side would score for minute AFTER
minute passed with the ball first IN 1ronp
of one goal and then the other, but nnal-
ly when the period WAS about halI over
Whipple again landed the sphere In bhe
net and again the Portland enthusiasts
had chance to exhibit their lung power.
| The leaders took a brace and big one,
for they rushed the play and scored two
points, so that the thermometer tell rapid
| ly There was decided chill IN the at
mosphere. and the crowd did not feel SO
much like making themselves hoarse
| when the gong sounded.
| The time has gone by when the Port
land team loses heart because the other
| fellows have the lead, and they did some
gallant work in the last period, keeping
the ball in play dangerously near the goal
of the aggregation from the City OF Ships
Young Mr.. Burgess never mad hveher
hustle to keep the ball out of the net and
at last it landed there, with the assistance
of Campbell, who skillfully juggled it
around the feet of MI. Burgess aud into
the net, and again the crowd stood up
and yelled 1t was the only goal Of the
period ana the teams broke with the score
tie.
It has been said that the Portlands do
not show up we'll in extra periods, but
last night they gave the lie to the asser-
ton, for in the closing set-tos the Baths
were not in 1t for a little bit, and had it
not been for Burgess's lively goal tending
the decisive score would have been made
earlier than it was. Once Campbell got
the ball, and the way he juggled 1t down
the side and out in front of the cage was
a caution. This time Burgess was ready |
for it, however, and the Portlands had to
try again. The final stroke was made by |
Mckay, who made one of the prettiest
long shots seen on the surface this season
and landed the sphere in the net
The play of both teams was so uniform
ly good that the individual work hardly
calls for mention. Whipple and Turnbull
were in their best form, and of course
Allen was tower of strength in the goal.
Mooney did what was in some respects |
the star playing for the visitors, but the
bulk of the work fell on Burgess, who not
only guarded the goal but several times |
played all over the floor, besides assisting
the team with his voice, shouting at his
fellows in way which would have done
credit to the Iiveliest of the rooters There
was little rough playing. Mckay collided
with a stick in the first period in a way
which made it necessary for him to retire
for few minutes, but he soon reap
peared, There were some instances of
violations or the rules by the Bath play |
ers, which Referee Kelley did not see, but
all in all it was one of the best games
seen here this season, a hard and fairly |
won victory for the Portlands and an
honorable defeat for the Baths. The line
up and summary;
Portland-C Campbell and Whipple, rush
ers; Mckay, center; Turnbull, half back
Allen, goal.
ers: e, Mooney, center; Murtaugh, half
back Burgess, goal.
Goals. Won Tsy. Rush By. Gagged By. 7.
Bath, Campbell, j. Mooney, 1.51
|2-portland, j. Mooney, Whipple, 1904
j. Mooney --- Limit. |
|3-Portland, j. Mooney, Whipple, 7.5O
bath, Campbell, j. Mooney, 3.29
bath, Mooney, MoGilvray, 2.16
Campbell --- Limit |
6-Portland, Mooney, Campbell, 10.11
Campbell ---. Limit |
7-Portland, Mooney, Mckay, 4.30
Soore-Portland, 4; Bath, 5. Stops
Allen, 80; Burgess, 30; Murtaugh, 2;
Turnbull. Referee-Kelley
The amateur game resulted, South
Portlands, 4; Spauldings, 2.
JUMPED THEIR CONTRACTS.
Tarrant and Furbush Started for Connec-