Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-10

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gin their work promptly on the hour
Just as he was about to leave his desl
to inquire into the cause, loud voice.
We're heard in argument, from the floor
above. and they came. trooping dow
! the stairs-but what a sight,
! Mac. the No. l johrneyman and kina
of sports of the plant, was in the lead
with collar and necktie gone, one sleeve
ditto. a trousers leg torn up to the
knee. While two other EMPLOYEES of tn.
department followed, all three per-
spring freely from every pore; and
With the streaks of sweat and dirt
across their greasy faces, and clothes
covered with a thick coating of dust,
they looked like a gang of stevedores
at the close of a long days work
| Mac made break for a window, and,
with his body half way into the open
air, it was some time before he could
recover wind enough to draw a normal
breath.
For Heavens sake, what have you
fellows been doing?" inquired the boss.
Been playin' polo, said Mac with a
wink and "a grin, placing his hand on
his left breast and painting like an en-
CINE.
"Where?"
I'm the attic We've got a corkin'
pole rink up there"
Well. | should think you had by
your looks. 1t would be a pious plan
to clear out some of the dust before
YOU go scutiing around at that game.
You must have some signal to stop
your polo if you can't catch the bell
down here. You should be at your
work promptly on the hour, so you'll
have to call time five minutes earlier
in order to get your wind and rub
down. Who played on the other side"
asked the boss. laughing
THE news room. and we beat EN-
How badly?' The ''old man" was
getting interested.
Well" said Mac. II don't know ex-
actly. This wuz our first game and we
got mixed up on the score, but our
side came out ahead The other two
hands nudged each other and smiled,
happy in the thought of having given
the neWsroom boys a drubbing. and
pleased that the boss was interested to
inquire regarding the game.
/ Good. Then we will mark it down., -
ana suiting the action to the word, the
boss marked on~the elsGator-deos;>
PRINTERS POLO LEAGUE.
job Department .............. 6
News Department ....... )
The boys went to their respective
places, and the foreman resumed his
work at his desk.
Half an hour later Denny, the Young
foreman of the news room, was passing
through the job room, and, noticing
the bulletin on the elevator door, fire
came into his eye in an instant.
Who posted that notice." he cried,
and although he was a little fellow he
seemed to grow in stature, and in
pose.
! The BOSS said Mac, with a grin,
dropping in a couple of quads, and a
: foUr-e driven home just finished the
/ lire.
! We'll. that amt right said Denny,
turning to the boss With a change of
I countenance. I'VE come out even. six
tof one and half a dozen of the other"
! All right came from Macs corner.
''We won't have any trouble about it.
Wen cali it even. and begin over
again ter-morrer.'
We want referee, suggested
Denny.
Yes. and we want er scorer" added
Mac. Nights Well do the thing up
brown"
The next day the boss returned early
from dinner, and repaired to the attic
flor the purpose of seeing for himself
what kind of a place the boys had ar
ranged for the game. The side-win-
dows and skylights We're all open; the
bound files and old cases had been
tered up along the sides of the room
"A small doorway in one end Of the
Iattic. opening under the caves, served
as a cage after placing a box inside,
while another large box half filled with
rags was used for the cage at the OPP
nosite end of the room.
| Taking a seat on a high tier of cases
with two or three others who had come
up 10 see the fun, the boss had to wait
hut a few minutes for the appearance
Of the gladiators.
| Mac was the first to SteD IN the