Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-11-16
fOHY WINS
The If0seholastle Chsnpinship u
Football. Saturday,
Defeating thu Brunswick Eleven by !
Sore Of 20 to IL.

With cheers for everybody and every
thing, sid ihs mad shouting OF 'ehizzis-
vixzIe, chizzte -vixxle, siss- boom bah Cony
High, Ccny High, rah fsh rsh :" the Il o.
bail game 1t the park. Saturday. ended
With ;hs Conys On top The boys and
crowd were happy, very happy. for
OF. Augusta boys bad won the
State championship Is vo . surprise
party to ereryops, for Brunswick hAs been
the favorise riS hi slorg.
The game vas Won through strong play
round the snSs by the Corys. vtose backs
we're beaver and stronger than those on
| the other SIDE. Bot Bfuassicz vas u uch
s,roo ger ia play ihroegh the eeEter, haSiag
Q rather heavier rush line.
TEE game opered ith the call in BTuus-
wick's hands and the Con,'s in Possession
Of the sousb soxi. Vigorous cent play
| on the part ct tie visitors before long gave
Du,niBs, Brunswiek's spes dy half . chance
to make 8 good run, scoring = ,onchdovn,
bur Fish failed 10 kick goal. Then fol-
lowed . struggle nsi'hsr side ssining niuc1
ground Firbisa, tte visitors cthsr half
90. the bali but Va intine broke through,
secured The ball aud vas down the field,
sccrir z after bfi4ilsn. run Of over three
quarters the length Of the field, the ether
toys bloc king CT veil. Then followed
another hghs tut Weber got the
bali ard made . strong run around
the end ard crossed the Brun,-
| wick goal line. SmsIE did not rJ
either time to kick goal pfefersirg TO
kesp the ball on the visitors rs yard line.
This sudsd the first bali ard after ten
miruies rect the Buys came out again, the
Cang's having the NORTH goal this time.
Brunswick formed tha V aud pushed ihs
. ball down the field Snort PUSHES by the
| h.lve, brought the bail near the Cony .
goal lite. Then the ball was passed to
Fish and before long he wss showed over
good kick scorirga goal. The bal! wss
tahsn to The middle Of the field and the
Cony's rushed Il up the field. Then
Worihins, the SONY Hefeldoger' was
given ihs bal sni wss pushed over the
line. Tim the Ccays pushed the Bruins
wick up the field sgaIn nearly to the line.
Worthy, the Brupsxitk center, put the
ball 10 play. Ii vas passed to DunniDg,
but before he could start Small was around
the end and pulled him over the line, scor-
II sAIety Tor Coby'
Then came another fight, Holmes getting
thrc ugh. msking q good ruo and scoring
another touchdown from which Small
kicked difficult goal.
The teams lined up once more. The
| CoDys before long hsd the bail. 1t was
| passed to Webster. He made fine run
around the left end and broke By Al-no,
not quite all, for there was Capt. Fish wait
ing. The two came together and the piucky
Brunswick boy wss down. irsensible.
Within the necessary five min uses he walked
off the field, but later in the evening he was
not as we'll. Bis place was taken by
Knowlton. from right end, Pearson replac-
| ing the latter. The loss Of their justly
popular captain seemed to brace the boys
from the AndroscoggiD, for from that time
forth they plsyed brilliant and strong
game. But even hen, they were no match
for Webster and his forces. They did
succeed in driving the ball to the
Cony's line. Hendee saved = touchdown
by making q safety. Alter that neither side
scored.
| Bopdoin men Who were present said thSt
it WAS shout the fi4sst game ever played in
Maine. Both sides tackled and blocked ID
very we'll. The Bruns~icks worked theil
center for al. il was wo-'h, gsi1irg again
aud again. Then the Cony halves would
carry the ball Up the field. The latter also
prevented the visitors from getting by
| The Conys twice worked the ,di
agoual wedge or split v for strong
gains Webster deserves the warm praise
ne received yesterday from all, for i; was
his pla, ing and bis single handed coaching
that gave our boys the championship. He
wss ably seconded by Small. Hendee and
| Written. The work of the line, especially
the suds and Valentine was very good
| For Brunswick Fish snd Smith pu. up q
magnificent game. D1un.ag, Booker and
Gould also did we'll. TIE work Of theii
strong line has bsen spoken Of aisesdy.
| Early in the game Furbush was tsker
with muscular cramp and WAS forced
to withdraw. his place being ably filed ts
Booker, the "Andfos )ggin eel"
The teams lined up as follows.