Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-28
GENUINE SURPRISE
On Both Sides in Bowdoin-
Colby Foot Ball Games.
Though Flushed With Recent victo-
ry, Powdo'n Barely Wins.
Colby's Center PIsy Magnificent Score
Bowdoin. s; Colby, o.

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result OF the Bowdoin- Colby game here,
Saturday, was surprise alike to Bowdoin
and Colby. Bowdoip, fresh from three
consecutive victories, first, the Dartmouth
tie, which must be considered the greatest
victory Of all; second, the unsatisfactory
game with Phillips Andovcr IS to 10,
Which should have been 80 to 10; and the
waikover at Phillips Exeter 36 to 0, very
naturally felt assured Of at least q margin
OF 20 points in her favor. In fact, the
colicge and field were full of meu with
money 10 burn, al odds, that Bowdoin
would scJrc three times.
And Colby, Who hitherto had hardly
seen Bowdoin goal post and had played
uue two gam. S, this season, which were
mere practice games for Them expected to
hold Bowdoin down TO three touchdowns
and hoped themselves to score.
Colby, without an artbly doubt, brought
the best foot ball team to Brunswick that
ever left her campus And that she put
up the best game of foot bali ever played
by Colby, the result of yesterdays game
very plainly shows.
Bowdoin's team for '95 Is undoubtedly
one OF the best that she ever turned out
But her work with Colby can hardly be
compared with her past work, this season,
ia more ways than one.
Colby's coach. Mr.. Clark, Tufts '95, has
worked wonders for her eleven To him,
if to anyone is Colby debtor for the re-
markable showing. Bowdon missed the
excellent coaching of Mackie. He put
Bowdoin into condition for Dartmouth,
aud she needed him at least Il fortnight
longer.
OF course the main feature of Colby's
work was her excellent ccnter mass play.
This play had been developed especially
for the BOwdoin game. BOwdoin's ends
were invlncible and her center reported to
be weak. Bowdoin's three centre men
weighed $40 pounds, while Colby's aggre-
gated about 600 Hence all Colbys play
was directed at center. She placed her
strongest and heaviest men opposite Bow
doin's weakest men, called back her ends,
tackles, and drove her bulwark, Brooks,
through first one side and then the other
of centre.
This mass play was entirely new to
Bowdoin, all her other games and practice
being under the Yale rules, which requires
)me men on the line until after the ball
is put in play. Therein lies Bowdoins
loss and Colby's gain. Nothing short of
stone wall could withstand the terrific
mass play Of Colby's whole eleven men.
Had Bowdoin insisted on this year rules,
there is no doubt but that the score would
have run up to 30 or 30.
But such was not the case. Colby took
Bnwdoin by surprise, Bowdoin fairly
agreed to play under rules that permitted
plays which are prohibited In this years
rules and with which she was enticely at
sea The lameness of both Stanwood and
Macmillan prevented them from throwing
themselves against the play, The inter
ference on the Bowdoin side was not near
mp to their ability and the everyday
practice.
The tackling on the Colby side was
.upcrb They tackled hard and sure, il
nearly every instance Patterson was
world of strength in bringing down his
man. Patterson easily pla. ed the sta,
game for the Colbys. Holmes drives
through the centre were fine Alden was
found in the way of several Bowdoin plays
and proved hard man.
For Buwdoin, Stanwood saved the game
and was, all through. the active spirit.
Stanwood makes up in spirit and GOODNESS
for his light weight. The brunt of all
Colby rushcs came upon Captain Bates
and French alternately, but more often
IN Bates He was Bowdoin's bulwark.
While his play showed but little, his work
was the most severe Macmillan as usual
made several elegant runs: put on the
whole was not so strong rs hitherto, prob
ably owing to his lack of sufficient block
ing
Bowdoin had the kickoff, Stanwood
kicked almost to the goal line. The ball
was caught and advanced about foui
yards by Shannon. On the third down
the ball was passed to Holmes for a punt
But Stevens stopped the Kick and downed
he ball on the spot Bowdoin made
tumble hero that cost them the ball. Colby
.t this point really began her mass line
PLAYS, which brought the ball down the
field past the centre. Bowdoin again,
through French got possession OF the ball.
Stanwood made two handsome runs
around the end for five and 8 yards, and
Macmillan sprinted nearly so yards he
fore Chapman brought him down. With
preper interference here Macmillan would
have easily made touchdown. When
within is yards of Culby's goal Teddy
Stanwood made the pretty goal from the
field that won the game. Score, 3 to o
for Bowdoin
Colby kicked off for 80 yards. The ball
WAS caught and advanced by Macmillan
for 10 yards. Bowdoin rushed down the
field for 80 yards Here Stanwood very
successfully worked the fake kick-step
mig back as If tn punt and instead run
mag with the ball around the end. BY
shoru end rushes Bowdoin pnshed the ball
to Colby's 20yards line, when time was
called.
After a Is minutes rest between halves,
Colby kicked off Tor ID yards. WarrA"
advanced the ball q good 10 yards by fine
lodging Colby now had the ball. Again
she used her mass play and rushed the ball
to Buwdoin's flve-yar0s line. The prettiest
part of the game was right here, where a
tumble would prove very expensive For
seven downs the ball swsyed back and
forth, sometimes within three yards of a
touchdown for Colby. Finally Capt. Bates
instills little II orespirit into the play OF