The Portland daily press., 1896-11-16
PORTLAND OUTCLASSED.
Maine School Eleyens Altogether Too
Fast.
DEERING, AUGUSTA AND AUBURN
ABOUT OUR CLASS.

Hebron Found Capt. Devines Men a Good
Thing on STANDARDIZATION Wins
Easily From Bates-ClOse Game Be
tween Thornton and Coburn-Harvard
Loses to b. A. A.
1t was our Waterloo Hebron's team
with Capt. Johnny Sullivan at its head,
was too much for the Portland High
school aggregation. Again Rover proved
his inability to successfully pose as a
mascot and the score rolled up by Capt.
Sullivan's men was of such proportions
that the TIMES almost hesitatvs to print
it. When the first half ended with the
score of Is to 0 it seemed bad enough
but when Johnny Sullivan's Jnen added
three more touchdowns and goal kicked
from one of them in the second half 1t
fairly broke Portland's heart. Thirty
two to a goose egg! But it cuts some of
the tail feathers on the Bangor bird
which celebrated the victory of her foot
ball team over Portland last Saturday
and that's some consolation at any rate.
Bangor now has two good teams to de-
the state.
1t was we'll played game as far as
Hebron was concerned and the admirers
of Johnny Sullivan had many opportu-
mites for roofing for Hebron's captain.
The fact that Johnny Sullivan did more
than his share of work in rolling up the
big score, softened the defeat for the P.
H. s. somewhat and Johnny Sullivan
will go hack to Hebron more OF a hero
than ever. To Individually mention
oIhe rs of the Hebron team who put up
such a whirlwind game and not praise
them all would be doing some of them
an injustice. OF all the teams the P. H.
S. has encountered this season Hebron
is by far the strongest and the best in
every way. They play with a snap and
vigor and with such lightning like ra-
pidity that it is almost impossible to fol-
low their plays. On the defensive they
are in their element and the way the
Hebron men smashed up Portla nd's in
reference Saturday was sight to see.
Hebron deserves much credit for its work
Saturday ana their victory over the P.
Ii. s. team was won in as clean and
pretty game of football as has been seen
on the Deering grounds for some years.
As for the defeated team, little can be
expected in the way Of praise. Three or
four men played portland's game oatur
day and had we more ike them the re-
suit would have been different. Ander-
son played left end and his work was of
the gilt edged sort that brought forth the
cheers of the crowd every time he tackled
a man. Hebron found it useless to try
Anderson's end for gains before the day
was over and all plays went around the
other way. Anderson's tackles were the
most perfect ever seen liz this city with
out making an exception of any of the
fine ends Portland has turned out in
former years. He gets into every play
with q dash and vim that is awe-inspir-
ing. Every time Andy tried he downed
his man and that, too, in as pretty a
manner as was ever seen. AS tackle
Anderson was q wonder but as an end he
played the game of his life and was
phenomena. George Aliens work was
also gill edged and SO was Fosters. De-
viae played pluckiiy but had hard luck.
Many of the other men in the line and
behind it did well but none of them
Anderson, Allen and Foster. Chase
work was first class as full back and the
two half backs worked hard and by bet
tar interference might have accomplished
more. The part they and Others played
will appear in the account of the game
itself.
II was superb day for football, though
rather cold nnd sharp along the SIDE
lines. Tue crowd was larger than any
that has assembled on the Deering
grounds this season and the field, we'll
fenced off and guarded by City Marshal
Berry and the Deering police, was never
in bstter shape. The grand stand was
occupied by many p. Fl. .. girls wearing
ribbons of blue while a small army OF
youths adorned with red and white, He
bron's colors, formed an enthusiastic band
of rooters for. that team. Rover, the mas-
oct, was present, shivering beneath his
blue BLANKET. The dog doesn't seem to
relish the mascot business very we'll but
be fully appreciated the blanket Satur-
day.
THE GAME.
4 At quarter to three O'Clock Johnny
Sullivan of the Hebrons and Capt. De-
vine of the P. II. S. team faced one an
other in the center of the gridiron to toss
coin for choice of goals. Many times
these two have played shoulder to shout
der on the old p. H. S. teams but now
they were to meet in grand contest for
glory on opposing teams. Sulliyan's
luck, as wn used to call it in the cid