The Portland daily press., 1895-09-09

but it is to be hoped that Marston '96
will fill that position satisfactorily. For
backs the team is we'll provided for.
Sullivan will play the half and Buxton
full back on Hebron's team last year will
play the other. Sanborn eff he returns
to school, will of course be given place
behind the line but if he does not Under
wood or Griffith will fill the position.
Next Saturday the P. H. S. team will
play graduate team of the P. H. S.
Manager Skillin is trying to get a coach
from Massachusetts and if the school will
support him he will undoubtedly at the
end of the season have an eleven far
ahead of anything ever seen here before.
Plans for Double Contest.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.l
Augusta, September 8.-The following
letter was sent out today to the captains
and managers of the foot ball teams of
the high schools and academies of the
state:
Augusta, Me-, September g., 1885,
To the captains and managers Of the foot
ball teams of the preparatory. schools of
Maine:
Gentlemen-Friends of athletics in the
state who have been dissatisfied with
former foot ball contests have placed in
for by teams from the high and prepara-
tory schools of Maine. In addition, Messrs.
Wright d Ditson of Boston have offered
the committee pennant to be given to
the winning team.
!. As there are several schools much larg-
er than the others, the committe has
decided to thave o double contest, sem
be placed the three OF four strongest
clubs, in the juniors all Others
The committee invites you to met them
at Brunswick. Me-, on Saturday, the
IA of September. at II a. m, to consider
details and to arrange q schedule
J. +. Garoelon, +. N. Whittier, Byron
Boyd, George V. S. Michaelis, Ewing W.
-'a Address BYRON BOYD. Secretary,
Augusta. Me.
NOTES.
Mr.. James Dyer, the young man who
it will be remembered played such a
brilliant game at guard on the Portland
High school football eleven last year, will
leave for Brown college the latter part of
UllIS W66ks Wu6f6 ll6 WALL PuIbuO lOuI
years course He will undoubtedly be an
acquisition to the Brown college team,
who sorely need a right tackle, and the
one hundred and ninety pounds of Port
lands athlete will. undoubtedly, show
up in the old time form.
Fred Hussey Of last years Portland
High school team, will attend Hebron
academy, and will undoubtedly play on
their eleven.
Within two weeks the football hero will
have mounted his pedestal, where his
flowing locks and much despatched uni
form will assure us that the war Of the
gridiron has begun.
Buxton, the hustling full back of last
years Hebron academy team, may be
seen in Portland uniform this year.
Manager Skillins of the High school
football team is making arrangements
with E W. Murphy for lease Of the
Portland baseball grounds during
October and November.
A meeting of the Portland High School
Football association will be held either
Thursday or Friday of this week.
Great sculling Match.
Tomorrow afternoon at Mariners
Landing, Long Island, the great sculling
match will come off between Jerry Casey
of Boston and Jim Ten Eyck Of Wor-
cester for the New England championship
and purse. Miss lilly Ashley, the
champion lady sculler. will give mile
and half exhibition. j. A. St John
will be referee.
Fred Plaisted will row in the great
match to be held at Austin, Texas, No
yember Al.
The Lowell Gun.
The seventh shoot for the Lowell prize
gun took place ut the grounds of the
Portland Gun club, Ocean street, Wood
fords, Saturday afternoon. The scores
were as follows: Sinnet 10. Merrill 81,
Neal SO, Milliken 80. Fisher As, G.
Randall SO, Adams SO, Notrad 80, Gray
81.