The Portland daily press., 1896-10-22

Bowdoin Shows Great Improvement
Since State College Characterization
Unfavorable to Good Contest-Score
12toO.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.l
Brunswick. October 21.-Brunswiok
is highly elated. Bowdoin jubilant;
Colby feels blue. The first contest of 1895
on the gridiron between them is the
cause.
Bowdoin fairly outplayed her rivals.
After the first few minutes the resuls Of
the game was never IN doubt.
The weather conditions were very un-
quite "dampness" and a very high
wind blowing slightly across the field.
The ground was in pretty fair shape,
considering the atmospheric conditions
Though the attendance was smaller than
was expected, but the enthusiasm was q
host in itself.
Bowdoin' q game was big improve
ment over her game against Maine State:
Her line work was too sJrong for Colby's
backs for the most part, particularly In
the first half. Her forwards did very
oeditably except allowing Hooke to
escape them and gain IS yards after
catching the ball on his eight yard line.
Her backs ran we'll, although Stanwood
has bad fault Of running towards his
own goal. Clark lost his footing couple
Of times al points when there were good
opportunities to score. More punting
would undoubtedly have yielded another
touchdown, but the tendency was to wait
for the third down. Her ends were not
often tried. Her defensive work was
exoeedingly good, except at the be-
ginning of the second half. when she
allowed Colby to rush about 80 yards.
4 Colby's play was q disappointment.
Her game was not.the equal of last year s
in point Of offense, and little. if any
better on defense. Her entire line was
weak, her ends particularly SO. In the
first half she could get no nearer Bow
doin's goal than so yards, nearly all the
play being inside her 45 yard line. In the
second she reached the IS yard line twice,
but most Of the play was in her territory.
Her forwards were amazingly weak. As
a sample when Clark muffed punt on
his ten yard line there were no Colby
men within 20 yards. Her backs were
practically useless aga inst Bowdoin's de-
Tense except at the start Of the second
half, when they carried the ball about 80
yards by hard rushing. Their entire
gains from rushing were scarce hum
dred yards and as they kicked but once,
1t ia plain to sac their weakness.
The game was not the most interesting
one from spectators standpoint. The
play was rather close for this years. style
and, except for the few punts and fewer
long runs, it was far from brilliant.
From football standpoiAs it is to be re-
gretted that Colby has not made more
progress. Her play today revealed
nothing new, in fact the whole game was
practically repetition of last years con-
test. Bowdoin's playing is better and
Colby is playing more poorly.
Colby kicked of to Bowdoin's ten yard
line. Bowdoin rushss fifteen yards and
kicks thirty yards to Colby's forty
seven yard line. Colby rushes back
thirteen yards, and loosss the ball on
Bowdoin's fifty yard line. the nearest she
gets to scoring In the half. Bowdoin
carries it over the intervening sixty yards
for touchdown and goal, Stanwood
making long run of about forty yards
Colby kicks to Bowdoin's thirty yard
line. The Brunswick lads by rushing
carry it TO Colby's forty yard line, lose
it on offside, regain it for offside and
remained between Colby's twenty 4 e
and forty yard lines for several downs
each team being unable to advance, and
losing on downs till B"wdoin punts to
the ten yard line, Hooke carrying 1t back
about twenty five yards, before being
downed.
Bowdoin kicks to Colby's twenty five
yard line at the commencement of the
second half. Colby rushes the ball steadi-
1y to Bowdoin's thirty-fve yard line,
when Bowdoin braces, takes the ball on
four downs and ruahes it right down the
field for touchdown. Goal resulting
makes Bowdoin's . score IL.
Colby once m ore kicks off. Bowdoin
rushes short distance then punts. Colby
is held for downs, Bowdoin again punts,
Colby Is again held for downs. Bowdoin
takes the ball forty-fye yards from
Colby's goal and instead of punting tries
to rush, but Colby checks her advance
taking the bali on downs, but is unable
to gain the five yards. Bowdoin rushes
to the eight yard line and loses on
downs. Colby punts back to her forty
five yard line when time is calle d.
The teams lined up and played as fol-
lows:
BOWDOIN. COLBY.
Stearns, captain le Shannon
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