The Portland daily press., 1893-11-06
WENT HOME cREsTFALLEN.
Tufts Eleven Badly Beaten by Bowdoins
Football Experts
Especial to the Press, |

!
Brun. wick, November At was de-
cldedly damp day for the people in gen
eral, but even the inclemency of the
weather did not prevent the 400, who
were present, from enjoying the best and
most hard fought game of foot ball that
has ever been played on the Bowdoin
| delta. This is the drst'game the Bowdoins
have won from Tufts, and this year the
latter has openly boasted Of it's ability to
do up that college down around Brun-
swick somewhere" With this idea in
their heads, Tufts starts to play the
game this afternoon. and gained only
eight yards with her v. She struggles
to surrender the slippery sphere on
downs. Bowdoin is not yet warmed up
for the fray, and Tufts gets the call on
downs. and working some good end
plays, forces the pigskin down the field
to about ten yards from Bowdoin's goal.
| The home team now braces up and
despite the repeated rushes, the line holds
| firm and finally the ball is surrendered
| to her on downs. Now Sykes get in some
fine work and Quimby takes the ball on
little trip of eight yards Stevens goes
him two better and the ball is forced to
the centre re ct the field. Here the ball,
goes to Tufts on downs, but Chapman
breaks through the line and stops the
| progress. Bowdoin gets the ball again
on downs, but is not able to keep it.
Tufts, however, has the ball for only
about minute before she loses it, and
Mitchell takes it tenderly in his arms
down the field for stroll of twenty five
yards before he is stopped. The pig skin
is now within two yards of Tufts line
and Quimby bunts the centre for
touchdown. No goal. Score to 0, for
Bowooin. The cheering of the Bowdoin
supporters ssrather disheartens the Tufts
men, but they succeed in gaining another
elght yards by their Y: They lose the
ball by tumble and Mitchell takes it
for a ten yard spin down the centre.
The ball is now steadily forced down the
1ield to within about one yard of Tufts
| line, but the visitors manage to hold to-
gether and get it on downs. Tufts now
pushes the ball down the field, but loses
it. Time is called at this point with the
ball in the arms of Bowdoin.
In the second half Bowdofn starts in
for eleven yards with her ", and Quinn
Dy Twice bunts the line for five yards.
Stubbs makes an elegant rush and lands
the ball within two yards of Tufts line
1t is simple and easy task to force it
!ufts now has the ball and tries the V
for twelve yards, and after a hard
struggle manage to get Craig to take it
over, They failed at goal . core 10 to 4, 4
Bowdoin successfully uses her V again
and Quimby repeats his former good
plays. Mitchell thinks another run
would be a god thing for the ball and
takes it down the field Tor ten yards.
Stubbs now grabs the oily pig skin and
makes a sail around the end for a touch
down. No goal. Score IA to 4. Tufts
makes a slight gain in her V, but loses
the ball on downs and Bowdoin forces it
to within five yards of her goal when time
is called
The home team played a, snappy and
active game throughout. Bowdoin's inter
fel ence was almost perfect and her team
work remarkable. Stevens and Chapman
payed a plucky game and deserve great
praise. Sykes held the team to the game
and made some fine tackles. The entire
team noticeably held together. Tufts left
on the Yankee for Boston most crest
fallen set.
The teams lined up as follows: