The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-10-19
NO GAME TODAY.
Both EleVens Requested Time to Re-
pair Damages.
Resignation of Coach Hicks-Haryard Man
Expected-other Football Notes.

beSsgnatIon OF Coach AIckS-Hafyard Man
Expected-other Football Notes.
The football game that was to be
played at Augusta today, between the
Portland High School eleven and the
kent's Hill team, has been postponed
until one week from today Thursday,
danager Skillin of Portland, telegraphed
Byron Boyd, the secretary of the Maine
nterscholastic Football association, ask
ng that today's game be postponed, as
lis team was in no condition to play,
everal of the players being injured from
he recent games, and especially the three
VALUABLE men back of the line, who were
Unable to practice. As it happened, the
manager of the Kent's Hill aggregation
lecretary, asking for a change of date.
Under the circumstances. Mr.. Boyd could
give but one answer, which assured both
ioanls that they would have one week in
which to patch up their wounds There
iore the game will be played next Satur-
lay.
The Portland team have been making a
grand brace since last Wednesdays game,
and putting some genuine work into
,heir practice Had this been done at the
beginning of the season the results of
their contests might have been different
Mr.. Hicks, the Portlands coach, has
rendered his resignation, and the
management have been corresponding
With parties from Cambridge relative to
having q coach from Harvard. The
negotiations will probably come to an
md today, and the new coach will arrive
she first of next week. @
1t is stated that mutual dissatisfaction
has caused Coach Hicks's resignation.
A RUMOR DENIED. -.
It was rumored and even positively
stated last night that the Portland High
school eleven requested Coach Hicks s
designation because they intended to
aisband and play no more football this
season. Manager Skillins was seen in
regard to the matter. He stated that
there was no truth in the story of dis
banding. Coach Hicks's resignation was
required because he was unsatisfactory.
They expected to have q coach from
Harvard by Monday or Tuesday. Instead
Of disbanding the eleven is going to take
all possible steps to become stronger
Three possible new men are in view, who
weigh I'D in the vicinity of IT'S and 1S0
pounds.
The Deering High School and Bidde-
ford High School teams will play today
at the base ball grounds in Deering. 1t
is quite generally believed that the Deer
ing boys will be the winners
Among the football games that will be
played today are the following: Colby
VS.. Maine State, Waterville; Harvard vs.
Brown, Cambridge; B. A. A. vs.
Andover, Andover; Pennsylvania vs..
University of Virginia, Philadelphia; Yale
VS.. Orange, Orange; Newton A. "A. VS..
NJ. 1 T., Newton Centre Newton High
vs. Normal, Bridgewater; Trinity VS..
Amherst, Amherst; Medford High VS..
Alumni, Medford; English High VS..
Newton I'd, Newton; Exeter VS.. Harvard,
SO, Exeter. Hoppy VS.. st. Marks,
Southbow; Williams VS.. Syracuse univer-
sity, Williamstown; Roxbury High VS..
N6WUOu, GTtHkllu Ol1OloOb AA'S5 II
VS.. iRoxbury Latin, Franklin park.
Football Notes.
The Portland High School foot ball
team will play their second game with
Kent's Hill team at the driving park,
Augusta, today.
The Deer1ng High Shoot football team
will play the Biddeford High School at
the Deering grounds this afternoon.
Those who are interested in football
hope there will be game between Port
land and Bangor this season. Fun and
excitement are always certain to come
from any contest in which these two
cities are interested, and it would be too
bad to allow anything to preyen6 foot
ball contest. 1t is limited that Portland
is a little afraid of Bangor in football,
but it is hoped the Forest City will
muster sufficient courage to meet the
Queen City on the gridiron, and engage
Woodford's Gun Club.
The Woodfords Gun club held a recep-
ton at It's club house at Great Pond,
Thursday evening, and enjoyed a
delicious game dinner. Hon. W. W.
Thomas, Jr.. presented the club with his
book, Sweden and the Swedes, and
gave an interesting talk on the game
birds of Sweden and Norway. Among
those present were Hon. W. W. Thomas
IT., Fred N. Thompson. DR.. H. Brock,
DR.. Geo. Cummings, f. H. Thompson,
G. S. Foss DR.. f. W. Huntington, e.
j. Chenery, j. P. Stevens, J. H. Pierce,
A. Lowell, VIM. Knopps, W. S. Lord.
The party returned yesterday morning
Mr.. Thomas pagged five black ducks and
number of blue bills, Mr.. Lowell four
ducks, and other members of the party
were quite as successful.
in game over the plgskin-Bangor Com
1nercial.
'sFun and excitementr' That's good.
Never Flinched.
III th1sI,alra fnI.z L..