Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-01
LAST NIGHTS SPORTS.
Gardiner Loses at Basketball But Wins
at Polo.

Emily 1900 people We're in the Coli
scum, Thursday evening, to witness
the two athletic games. basketball and
polo, and the games We're as good as
| the attendance was large. The Brock
| ton Y. NJ. G. 4. team, one of the fast
est in the New England states, was
scheduled to play the home team, ana
this was indeed a drawing card. 1t
could not We'll be expected that Gardi-
ner would win this game from their
more famous opponents. but 1t was
anticipated that the contest would be
| the lvcliest yet seen here, and 50 it
proved.
| After the preliminary practice and
as Referee KiIlam blew his signal for
| the game to start, the big crowd was
all excitement for what was to follow.
ana it was only two minutes before the
| first basket was thrown by Rafter OF
| the home team. This was good start
| and both teams settled into the contest
| bound to win if possible. and the eX-
hibition of basketball playing that fol-
| lowed was without doubt the fastest
| ever played in the State. Only short
| time elapsed before &. Pitcher got clear
Of the bunch of players and squared the
score on Brocktun'S side. a. Pitcher
then followed with another basket. and
his with &. Pitchers second successful
throw put the visitors in the lead by
four points. The referee then called 4
foul on Hazard Of Gardiner, and G.
Pitcher made the free throw ana an
other point for Brockton. For several
minutes the crowd was kept busy
i,b
when \. Pitcher was fouIcd for holding
and Stratlin scored one more point foT
the hOmcIS.
BrOcktOnS score was now double
that Of Gardiner and before the period
ended &. Pitcher threw his third bas-
Eet for Brockton and their score went
NJ to 9. The 20 minutes We're up and
as the gong sounded for the close Of
the first half it WAS after 4 most cx-
citing term Of continued fast playing.
Rrortton seemed to have the advan-
| tage in both weight ?nd height. ami
| this of course helped them Immensely
| in the close plays AMI scrmmagcS. TIL"
| first half could be called the visitors.
| but in the second Gardiner took a
mighty brace ana had 4 streak Of sue
| CeSSful throwing that had the appear
ancc Of winning the game Strnftin
started the ball rolling with n throw
| from Il foul called on n visiting player,
and shortly after threw q basket and
make GarGincrs score only three be-
| hind that Of BroCl<ton. The crowd then
got excited ani when Hazard added
| two more points 10 the home teams
score a mighty cheer went up when it
was irealiZrd that Gardiner was led
only by one score. "Scotte" then
| SuuirmeI to an open spot. muZZl"d the
| bah and tossed it in for two points
| thar put Gardiner in the lead for the
| second time.
| Eight minutes of tho period yet re-
manned and to the Gardiner roOters the
hope WAS decr rooted that Gardiner
could hold the visitors down without
another score. and this seemed to he
a fact until about four minutes of the
end Of the game. when Partridge threw
the basket that won for Brockton the
| game. In the few minutes that were
left the home team was unable to score
| and thus the contest ended. The game
was one filed with the kind of playing
THAI makes the hair stand and when
the ball bounced away from the oppo-
nents' basket sigh Of relief escapes
the lips of the interested spectators.
The score was highly satisfactory to
the Gardiner players. rs it is admitted
that the home players went on the
floor with the anticipation of being
beaten. and 4 larger score was really
expected. The small score on each side
was due to the individual playing and
ut only a few times during the entire
contest could any player be said to be
at fault from the lacl; of strict atten-
ton to the minutest details of scientific
playing. II would not be fair to feature