Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-11-25

ball was seldom, if at all, outside of
| Thornton's 25-yards line. Often Kent's
| Hill would work it up within few yards
of the goal line, only to lcss it on downs
or on fumbles. When the Thornton team
had the ball, it made determined and
continuous effort to advance, but could
not DO so,and was often compelled to kick
to save being forced to make a safety.
In the last part of the game, some rough
work was INDUCED in by both teams
rather more by the Thornton boys, due Fer
haps, to desperation, for they were indeed
in a critical position.
When time was called, the ball was on
Thornton's 10-yards line.
That team deserves great credit for the
excellent defence they made, and put up
as sandy and courageous game as had
been seen here, this season. But it was
clearly outclassed in most every respect
by the Kent Hill eleven, which has played
clean, scientific and thoroughly up-to
clearly deserving of the State school cham
pionship.
Both rush lines did some excellent
work. 1t was not of the grand stand
order, but it was there and the backs
found it out, before the game was over.
The Thornton rushers, especially, deserve
praise for the way they stood up against
their heavier opponents.
The eievens, Saturday, Were made up
as follows:
Kent s Hill Pullen, left end Cochrane,
left tackle; Berry, left guard; Wight, cen
tire; Pulsifcr, right guard; French, right
tackle; Graves, right end Gould, quar-
ter back; Bennett, left half back; n.
Wing right half back; f. Wing, full back.
Thornton Academy: Boykcr, left end
J. Dow, left tackle; Goldtwait, left
guard; Hatch, centre; Wentworth, right
guard; Goodwin, right tackle; Beal, right
end; f. Dow, quarter back; Wakefield, |
right half back; right half back; Foss, left
half back; Cole, full back
The following were the officials: J. G.
Minot, referee; linesman, 4. W. Hamlcn;
umpires, Fairfield and Jennings
The champion Wesleyan team of Kepts
Hill, is made up of a solid, good-looking
and thoroughly gentlemanly class OF men.
Their average weight, stripped, is $50
pounds.
The following table gives the results of
the championship games it has played,
this season. 1t will be seen that only
four points have been scored against it,
those by Portland, IL the game played in
Augusta, a few weeks ago. Kent Hill VS.. l.
Coburn, 10 to o; vs. Hebron, 6 to o. VS..
Portland, 16 to o to and 10 to O; VS..
Waterville, 81 to- 0.
The game, Saturday, was one full Of in
tcrest, and the many spectators who
gathered about the cold, snow covered field,
which certainly was no gridiron, were well !
repaid for any discontinue they may have
suffered.
There was comparatively little cheering
heard, after the game, the players going
directly to their quarters at Hotel North
and the Cony house A Journal reporter !
visited them to sec if any received any in
juries, and found that not one had com !
planned of any broken bores, or even t
bruises, which is somewhat remarkable, {
On account of the slippcrincss and hard
ness of the field, and the roughncss of the !
game.
Both elcvens left for their respective {
homes in the evening, apparently well l
with the result, kent's Hill with {
its well-carned victory, Thornton with the {
plucky uphill game which it had played. +,