Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-11-15
BOWDOlN WINS.
Defeats Colby Pigskin Pushers
by Score of 6 to 0.
Bowdoin ExceIs on End PIays--CoIby
On Bucking the Line.
Only Score OF Game Made Within the First
Three Minutes.

|. Waterville. Nov. -(SpeciaD. There
are happy lot of men at Colby, tonight
even though the old college bell could not
(ring out the tones Of victory after the con
test with Bowdoin on the gridiron, this
afternoon. Though won by BowdoiD, 6 to O.
it was game of which the Colby team
and every friend Of the college may well
feel proud
After the game at Brunswick, a short
time ago, when Bowdoin won only by 9
drop kick from the field, the question came
up, What will be the result when the two
teams line up on the Colby campus?'
Some said that the close game there was
only chance occurrence, and that when
the teams came together again, the same
old one sided score of 30 to 0 for Bowdoin
would be the result. Others claimed that
itswas only lucky kick which gave Bow
doin her score of 5, and when the Colbys
got them here they would win by small
margin.
But the men who could judge the posi-.
bilities best and who knew the compare
tive strength of the two teams, most ex-
score, but they expected the home team to
make at least one touchdown. This seems
to be about the correct idea, for had it not
been for tumble at a critical moment by
Colby, the chances are the team would
have scored in the first half, and if Bow
doin had not made more serious tumble
near the close of the second half they
would surely have scored again then, and
the chances are that If there had been half
minute more time they would have
forced the ball over as it was.
1t seems the Bowdoins came here, today,
confident of winning 'hands down, for
1t is understood there was lots of STUFF
put up on the great odds of 5 to 1, that
Bowdoin would run their score to over 20
There were plenty of takers around the
hotels on those terms, and without doubt
there is lots of Bowdoin pin money which
will be spent in Waterville.
There was the largest crowd in attend
ance which was ever seen at foot ball
game in this city. Doubtless the threaten
ing clouds kept many at home, but there
were more than 1000 present. The Colby
team came running from the gym at
2. 80, receiving prolonged cheer and ring
ing Colby yell as they took the field
Capt. Bates and his men came out about
u minute after, and as they ran out, heard
their own college yell from the 80 or more
loyal supporters who had accompanied
them from Brunswick, echoed by good
round of applause from the Colby students
and crowd in general.
Bowdoin won the toss and Capt. Bates
selected the wet goal. Spear kicked to
J. tLn I'D. kvn xxrhp prItr, rrfvh.
the ball and advanced about two yards
before being downed The ball was twice
advar ced then lost on tumble on the %
yards line Bowdoin lined up and once
made a short gain. Then Kendall went
round the right end for 15-yards gain.
Four lineups and a deal of good pushing
was enough and Warren had touchdown,
from which Clark handsomely kicked a
goal, the score being made in the first
three minutes.
Patterson kicked to the 15-yards line
the ball being taken by Kendall, who made
a short advance and was downed by fine
tackle by Patterson. Bowdoin lined up,
but the ball was downed with a loss of
ground. Warren attempted to punt the
ball down the field, but instead the pig
skin sailed high in the air and came down
on about the same line where it started
and was captured by Putnam Holmes
and Patterson each made short advances
Brooks came with another. The ball waa
then on Colby's l0-yards line and 1t looked
like touchdown for Colby, but Hamilton
had the ball too far in front of him and
when he snapped it back, it fell short of
Watkins. and the tumble let Colby lose the
10 Oplu rna1 CHI A
score in the game.
Bowdoin went half way down the field
and lost to Colby on an offside play. Ad-
vances were made by Patterson, Holmes,
Chapman and Brooks, and then a tumble
again gave the ball to Bowdoin. Clark
punted it down the field, where it was
caught up by Patterson. After three plays
with small gain, Patterson punted to the
40 wards line Bowdoin falling on the ball
and working it back to the 25-yards line,
when time was called.
In the second half, Mcmillan had taken
Warren's place at half back for Bowdoln,
and proved a good man. On the kickoff,
Patterson got the ball and was downed on
the 2O.yards line. Alden went through
the line for four yards, and Holmes went
through for three more followed by Chap
man for two more on the next play. Tnen
the ball was lost on downs.
Mcmillan went round the end and made
the star run of the day, covering 80 yards
and was downed by fine tackle by fut-
nam Clark went through the line Tor
five wards. then In the next play there was
\ loss of seven yards for Bowdoin. Clark
punted to the 2o-yards line, where Colby
cat the ball. Patterson went through the
tackles for a a0-yards gain Alden went
through the center for two yards. BROOKS
-, gains Alden went through for
seven yards and Holmes for five more
Then with the ball down on the lS-yards
line. Colby lost on downs, failing to make
tbe required distance by eight inches,
actual measure
Mcmillan went round the left END ior ~
.;.ht ord for o5 more. Twice Bowdoin
. sv;,-an 10 vards for off side plays, and