The Portland daily press., 1895-11-15
BoWDoIN AND COLBY.
The Boys from Brunswick Defeat the
waterviIlers in a Rattling Game,
Especial TO THE PREss.1

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afternoon in a game characterized by
hard and brilliant playing. Although
Colby had Bowdoin n down to five points
in the last game it was generally expected
that Bowdoin would win by about 20
points, Colby expecting one touchdown
The Colby supporters are well pleased
with the game as Bowdoin. Until this
year Bowdoin has been able to score
from 80 to so points, and Colby shas very
seldom been able to score at all. The
teams were we'll matched, the average
weight being about thes same. Bowdoin
has stronger ends than Colby, while the
rest of the linss are about the same.
Bowdoin's experience and training did
a great deal in winning the game.
Although the weather was threatening
during the day a large crowd witnessed
| the game
1t began to rain when the teams came
on the field, and every one thought that
it would be played in mud and rain,
but 1T lasted but only a few minutes, SO
that it did not interfere with the game
and the grounds were in fairly good
condition. The game was to have been
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Colby team, led by Capt. Brooks, came
into the field amid hearty cheering by
it's supporters, and was followed by the
BOwdoin team in two or three minutes
Chapman, Putnam and Patterson did
the best work for Colby; Holmes at full
back also did good work. his punting
being very good. Brooks was right IN
the game and handled This team we'll.
Hubbard, who went in during the last
part. of the game did some good tack
ling For Bowdoin the backs did some
good work, and the work of Mcmillan
who played the last half was excellent.
He made several long runs round the
ends. Moulton at quarter, was right
in the game, especially in the interfer-
ence. Bowdoin made most of sher gains
on end plays, the interference around the
ends being especially good. Colby's best
gains were through the tackles, and, a
J bluff play Was worked for gains several
times.
Both teams made costly tumble Bow
doin especially when she fumDled on
Colby's fve-yard line and lost chance
to make a second touchdown, for one
more rush would have carried the ball
over the line. Colby also made one costly
tumble when near her own goal.
= Bowdion won the toss, and kicked off
to Colhy's 25 yard line. Putnam caught
the ball, but BoWdoin man was on him
before he gained any. The ball was fun
bled, but q Colby man fell on it for the
second down. On the fourth down the
ball was fumbled again and went to
Bowdoin on 25-yard line.
The first play took the ball five yards;
Kendall took the ball to the seven yard
line. Murphy gained two yards. Warren
went over the line for touchdown.
Clark kicked goal. BoWdoin e, Colby 0.
Time four minutes.
Brooks kicked off. The ball was
downed on Bowdoin's fifteen yard line.
| Bowdoin lost two yards o.. the first
down. On the third down with five yards
| to gain. Clarke punted to Patterson on
| the twenty five yard line. Patterson was
| then sent through left tackle for four
4 yards. Putnam gained four yards.
Bowdoin then held for downs. Kendall
| gained five yards. Warren went round
right end for fifteen yards. Another gain
of ten yards was made round right end.
Three yerds were lost on a left end play.
The ball was given Colby for off side
play. Patterson gained four yards.
Holmes three yards. Putnam made a
gain, but the ball went to Bowdoin on a
| tumble Kendall made five yards round
| left end. A short gain round right end.
| Shannon was hurt but resumed play in
| few minutes. BoWdoin lost two yards.
| On tie third down punted to Holmes on
| Colby's thirty-ti yard line. Putnam
gain three yards through right tackle.
| Chapman gained four yards through lett
tackle Patterson was sent through the
| line for three yards. A bluff play was
made and Patterson gained four yards.
| He was then sent round left end for four
yards. Alden sent round right end, but
no gain. Patterson was sent with the
| hall for no gain. Patterson punted to
Bowdoin's thirty yard line. Murphy
gained ten yards On the third down
| CLARK went through the centre for two
and one-half yards. Eastman takes
Stones place at right guard Warren
gained seven yards. Kendall then made
a run of twenty yards round left end.
Champan broke through and tackled be-
hind the line Time was called with
the ball on Colby's twenty yard line.
| In the second half Mcmillan takes
Warren's place at half back. Patterson
| kicked off to Kendall on twenty yards
and he stacked before he makes gain.
| Clark was sent through centre for two
wards Mcmillan makes gain of thirty
yards round right end. Kendall goes
round left end for one yard Clark made
makes five yards round right end. Patter-
son was hurt in the scrimmage but soon
gets into the game again. Mcmillan
| gained one yard. Kendall was sent round
left end for ten yards Clark gains four
yards through the centre. Seven yards
punted. Colby's ball. Lost four yards
on right end play. Patterson was sent
with the ball for fifteen yards Putnam
made three yards through right tackle
Alden gained four yards through tackle
Then gained one yard round right end
Chapman gained one yard. Brooks was
sent with the ball for three and one-one
yards; first down. On the second down
no gain. Alden gained eight yards on
bluff play Putnam gained five yards.
Patterson made one yard. Holmes bucked
the centre for five yards. Bowdoin gets
the ball on her eighteen yard line. Nc
MILAN is sent round left end for twenty
Yards. A criss-oross gave Bowdoin three
wards. Kendall goes round left end for
ten yards Mcmillan goes round right
end for fifteen yards. Patterson has to
retire and Pike goes in half back and
Hubbard goes in at the end. Bowdoin
GETS to Colby's five yards line and there
FUN bles Holmes punts to the thirty
ward line Bowdoin bangs the ball to
Colby five yard line when time was
called.
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