The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-10-17
PORTLAND FELL,
Before the Doughty Lads Of Thorn.
ton Academy.
AND THEY In THE JUNIOR LEAGUE
TO0i

The Portland Boys Are Outclassed--Cap-
tain Sullivan Plays a Great Game-A
Big Crowd Sees the Match.
The full eleven of the Portland High
School including the manager and three
substitutes. took the IL. 40 train yesterday
noon for Sacos Their idea was to play
the Thornton Academy football eleven.
Last year the Portland team visited Saco
with every confidence of defeating the
Academy boys. And SO they did.
Yesterday the High School lads called on
the Thornton team, with perfect assur-
ance that they would be the victors, but
they were sadly mistaken, and this is
how it happened.
The Portland eleven arrived at the Saco
Driving park about 2. 40 p. M. where
were congregated some four hundred
natives of Saco and Biddeford. Among
those present we're some pretty girls from
the Academy who were bedecked with
the colors of their school.
Captain Sullivan of the Portland team,
and Captain Goodwin of the Academy
tossed coin for the choice of goals.
Captain Goodwin won and chose the
southerly goal. The wind was in his
favor.
The Portland team had the kick off.
George Haley of the Lewiston Journal
was chosen referee and Dick White of this
city, umpire. At exactly three O'Clock
both teams signified their readiness to be-
gin, and the referee blew his whistle for
the game to begin.
Underwood caught the ball on the end
of his toe, and Quarter Back Dow OF
Thornton made pretty catch and carried
the ball fifteen yards before being
dowred. For the next fifteen minutes
Thornton's backs repeatedly rushed the
ball through every place in the Portland
line. First Wakefield would break
through tackle and guard This would
be followed up by Berry by a long run
around the end, after which Cole would
rush through the centre sometimes
making as much as twelve yards.
Finally when the Saco eleven had
worked the ball to within fourteen yards
of the visitors goal, Cole tucked the ball
under his own, plunged through the
Portland line between guard and centre,
ana never stopped until he had crossed
their goal line Dow failed to kick a
goal One thing noticeable about this,
was the fact that while Thornton was
steadily advancing the ball, and it had
not been in Portland's possession once,
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make the touchdown.
Again Underwood kicked off, and
again Thornton advanced the ball. The
backs repeatedly banged into the line for
gains. During one of the rushes Bowdren
of Portland, was hurt and was obliged to
retire from the game stocky looking
young man wearing a Portland uniform !.
was noticed stripping off his sweater
and amid cheers from the Portland sup
porters, Captain Sullivan dashed onto the
field and took his old place at right half
back.
Things now seemed to look brighter
now for the Portland lads, and they went
into it wit vim that prevented Thorn
ton from making the necessary gain and
the ball was given to the boys from the
Forest City.
Again and again did the Portland
backs try to run the ends but without
avail Their interference was miserably
weak. 1t was the third down and eigh t
yards to gain, when Sullivan took the
ball and made brilliant dash around left
end, but was neatly stopped by Goodwin.
Portland lost the bali on downs and the
Thornton team worked the ball down the
field, Cole finally going through tackle
for touchdown. No goal was Kicked.
Underwood kicked off and Cole caught
it and advanced eight yards. The half