The Portland daily press., 1898-01-12

at centre for Rockland. He is big fell
low and has done much rough playing
in the past. Lincoln was playing first
rush for Portland, and MCGOWAN took
advantage of his superior weight to
smash into Lincoln at every opportunity
Finally Lincoln began to retaliate and
in one of the melees he struck McGowan
with his stick accidentally. Such things
often OCCUR in polo when the players
feel very friendly towards one another,
and in this case it was plainly an accl-
dent as every one could see. little
while afterwards the ball went into the
corner near Rookland's cage. Lincoln
was after it like shot and so was NC
Gowan. The latter tried to pin Lincoln
against the fence, but the lighter and
quicker, man got the ball away1 from
Rockland's centre and started on Win
it. The crowd yelled at the clever play
and this exasperated MCGOWAN beyond
endurance. AS Lincoln skated away from
him he lifted his heavy polo stick and de-
liberately struck Lincoln oyersthe head
and followed him up with his stick
raised. AS soon as Lincoln could stop
himself ho clinched with MCGOWAN and
threw him over behind Rockland's cage.
| There was rough and tumble light IN
progress between these two men in less
than second The referee woke out OF
trance and blew his whistle. The 9th
er players rushed up to the end Of the
hall and tried to separate the two men.
| For minute or two the excitement was
tremendous. Only the netting which sur
rounds the playing surface prevented the
crowd Efrom getting out on to the floor
and mobbing MCGOWAN. Then Patrol
man Quinn hurried out on to the floor
and after long time, during which the
crowd grew frantic in its shouts to put
| MCGOWAN off the floor, Mr.. Snowman
| finally decided that both Lincoln and
MCGOWAN should leave the game. This
was the only thing he could do under
the circumstances and the game was
once more on.
| Whipple took Lincoln's place and Gen
dreau took McGowan's. From this time
out it was go as you please and the players
simply played for all they were worth
without regard to rules or anything else.
Portland finally won It's first goal and
tied the score. The crowd went wild with
| joy. Then Mckay got in one of his long
i distance shots and secured another goal.
the period ending with Portland one goal
! to the good.
| In the second period it was the same
old story only more so. 1t was slam.
bang, slash, dash, kick, siap, all the time.
Rockland got two goals and had the lead
when the second period ended. Mr..
Snowman was in trance and the players
were too angry with their opponents to
pay any attention to what happened.
| O'Malley in Rockland goal played fine
hard to tell what the score against Rock
land would have been.
/ In the third period Curtis got a goal
and again tied the score while the excite
ment became intense. Then Mckay lifted
the ball in the air and sent it bounding
along towards Roekland's goal. O'Mal-
ley stopped the ball twice but Curtis after
a hard fight succeeded in driving it home.
Curtis was playing fine game and was,
above everything else playing clean polo.
Then came tho rush for the ball by
Curtis and Murphy. The two men reached
the spot at about the same instant.
Murphy struck the ball a savage blow and
1t bounded up, taking Curtis fairly and
/ sauarely in the eye ball. He was helped
from the floor and in the dressing room
nearly tainted away from pain. He coulo
not see out of the eyo and it was reported
that he may lose the sight Of. one eye il
consequence of the blow.
Portlands chances of winning now ap
peared to Se small. Curtis was out of th'
game and Lincoln had been ruled off thu
floor Mana ger Burnham had..to recourse
TO young amateur player named Shaw
who went into the goal in John Allen
place while Allen played at center. Ever
in their crippled condition Portland sue
ceeded in winning the game. Shaw ant
Allen distinguished themselves in theil
new positions.
Portland-Lincoln and Whipple, Curtis
and Mckay, rushers; Mckay and Allen
center; Turnbull, half back; Allen and
Shaw, goal.
Rocklnnd-O Malley and Murphy, rush
ers; MeGowan and Gendreau, center
Maynard, half back; O. Malley. goal.
Goal. Won By. Rush By. Gagged By. L
1-Rockland, Lincoln. Maynard, 40,
2-Portland, Murphy, Whipple, 6.3l
3-Portland, Whipple, Mckay, la
= Murphy Limi
4,-Rockland, Murphy, O'Malley, 2.S;
5-Rookland, Whipple. Murphy, 10. !;
- Whipple - Limit
f-Portland, Murphy, Curtis, 2,0l
| Portland, Murphy, Curtis, BE
| S-POptland Curtis WhipDls. 2. Il