The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-01-21
Fifteen Hundred People Saw the
Exciting Contest.
LEWISTON FINALLY CONQUERED
BUTPLAYED OVERTIME TO DO III.


by Either Team But Plenty of Hot
Polo Kept the Big Crowd Nerved Up
gE to the Heart DiseasesPitch.
Bully Dick Furbush and his Indians
from Lewiston were here last night. They
came to teach Portland how polo IS
played on the Androscoggin and they had
warm time of it. After playing six
minutes of overtime Lewiston won the
game by luck shot at the goal made by
Walton. The score was Lewiston 4, Port
land 8.
Did YOU ever hear fifteen hundred peo-
pie yelling like wild IndiansS If you had
been in City hall last night you might
have heard that number of people yell for
nearly two hours almost continuously
and they had enough to yell for, too. The
polo game which brought these people out
in the slush and rain was by all odds the
largest attended, the most exciting ana
the best game to witness which has yet
been seen in City hall. At half past
eight O'Clock the hall was cram, jam full
and standing room was at a premium.
The majority of the poole came not only
TO see the Lewiston team get whalloped
in excellent shape but they wanted to see
Campbell. the old time Rooklard favorite,
who has been signed by Manager Burn
ham to play with Portland. When Camp
hell appeared on the floor wearing the
handsome uniform of the Portland team
he was welcomed by deafening shout
and a storm of applause. Every one was
clad tosee him with the maroon jersey
and tights on and such enthusiasm has
never before been seen at any polo game
here. Campbell is very modest Ieliow
but he must have had his head swollen
trife by the enthusiastic greeting he
was accorded or he is not human. lit
tie while later and Dick Furbush ap-
peared. Fifteen hundred people united
in kissing the big half back OF Lewiston
and this kind of thing was kept up until
Referee Long rang the bell for the be-
ginning of the game.
The crowd held it's breath In suppressed
excitement while the referee carefully
placed the ball iii the center OF the hall
to- sound his whistle. At the signal Tar
rant of Lewiston, the lively young player
who not only can play good polo but
| always puts up o clean, gentlemaniy
game, dashed forward and raised his stick
to uncover the spot. He was not quick
enough, however, for Campbell with the
ease and grace of a veteran deftly lifted
the ball from its resting place and sent it
spinning towards the Lewiston cage.
Dick Furbush commenced his dirty work
at once and the crowd from this time
never allowed a chance to pass by with
out showing it opinion of the big Lewis
! ton bully The Lewiston half back picked
| Campbell out OF once as his especial VIC
tim. He tried to trip him up several
times in succession, endeavoreG to mark
him with his stick over the head on one
or two occasions, smashed into him
| with all the weight of his brawny carcass
without regard to conseq uences but for
long time Campbell deity avoided the
Lewiston bully and escaped unhurt. After
some of the hottest kind of work, for
the men of both teams were fresh and
after the ball all the time, Campbell
drove the ball at White who stopped il
finely. The sphere rolled out in front of
the cage to Whipple who was in the right
spot. Dick Furbush saw the danger and
dashed towards 'Whipple with all his
might. It was only second or fraction
of second but it seemed an age while
the ball lay at Whipple's feet. Whipple,
cool and collected, lifted his stick and in
| jiffy bangedsthe ball towards theLewis,
ton goal. White did not see it, 1t came
so swiftly and Furbush, much to his dis
gust was just half jiffy too late to stop
Whipple from winning Portland's first
goal. Yell9 Well nothing like it has
ever been heard in this city. The crowd
was crazy with delight and cheered and
cheered until the hall was put in play
again.
Furbush was now mad 'clean
through" Any one with half an eye
could see that. An instant lister Whipple
drove another ball into Lewiston's cage
but it bounded out onto the floor again SC
| that a goal could not be counted.
80 Campbell and Whipple were making
| things altogether too warm for F1tz
| gerald and Furbush. The Lewiston men
could not see the ball half the time, it
was flying about SO rapidly. White made
stop after stop and some Of them were
marvellous. Furbush's anger grew and
grew until at last it got the better Of
him. He saw aschance and seized it
His heavy stick was smashed down de
liberately on the hand of Campbell and
Portland's star rusher had his thumb SC
badly hurt that he could with difficulty
hold the stick in his hand. Campbell
was mad now and he turned round tx
Furbush and the moment he did SO Fur
bush shot out his big paw and STRUCK
Campbell in the face. The crowd was
wild with anger The ball was forgotten
and went rolling around the hall un
noticed Mckay had seen Rurbush'l
trick and sprang in between the two men
Furbush tried to hit Mckay but he got O.
good as he sent and might have got moro
If Referee Billy Long had not separated