The Portland daily press., 1896-10-24


The game at the Deering grounds to-
day promises to be an interesting one
and every football enthusiast should 90
out and see 1t and give the P. H. s.
team all the encouragement possible.
They will need money by the time the
first Bangor game comes round, Novem-
Der Z.
Hebron is very anxious to meet Thorn
ton on neutral grounds and with COM
petent officials.
The Bangor High school team will
play the Nichols Latin school. eleven at
Lewiston, Saturday, October 81.
The annual game between the Penn
sylvania and the Harvard freshmen will
be played at Cambridge, Novem Der 81.
A foot ball eleven has been formed at
the Maine Central Institute at Pittstield
The b. H. S. second eleven Will play
the Oldtown high school at OldtowD, on
October 81. and return game will be
played in Bangor ON November 4.
It is said that Yale men are backing
Lafayette to beat Pennsy at odds of to
&. on the supposition that Thorne can
win the game for Lafayette.
Sturgis, right tackle o: the Bates foot
ball team, who was reported out OF the
game for the rest Of ths year, with rup-
ture, has completely recovered.
The largest numbe of points scored by
any college team In game this season
is 48. which was Cornell's total against
the Western Reserves on October TO-
There will be a special train from Port
land a week from next Saturday when
The Portland High school team and the
Thornton Academy eleven will try for
the honors of the gridiron, at the Saco
park.
The Biddeford High school eleven are
trying to get on game with the Ports
mouth Y. M. O. A. eleven. This is the
team that played at the Saoo park last
year and they are all good players.
Manager Bretr of the Bowdoin foot
ball team has stated that unless the field
at Lee Park is lined off differently and
the crowd kept behind the side lines, he
will not play the game scheduled with
Bates fol November IA.
The adherents of the Cornell football
team are SO pleased with the showing
made by their favorites, and this, with
the Harvard's weak showing against
Brown on Saturday last, makes them an
xious to put up even money that the
ithaca kiokers will down the Crimson
today.
Bowdoin has started off on her Massa-
ohusetts trip. Today she plays Williams
college at Williamstown; Dartmouth
at Hanover. Wednesday, October 90; An
dover at Andover, October 81, and M. /.
T. at Boston. November 4. Bowdoin
will play return game with Colby at
Waterville, Novem Der II.
Deering High, Is; Wcstbrook Seminary. 4.
8 DeerinR High defeated West brook Sem
mary in hard fought battle on the
Seminary Rridiron yesterday afternoon.
The Deerins boys put up a great game,
however. and are capable of putting up
good footabll with the best teams in the
state. Il. Jordan played fine game at
right end and made some magnificent
runs around the ends. Chapman played
in his usual star way, bucking the line
hard and rarely falling to make his dis
tance, and also tacklinR we'll. Woodford,
at centre, Is good man, breaking
through the line time utter time and get
ting the man behind the line. The teams
lined up at exactly 4 O'Clock, and from
then until 5 1t was continual give and
take first enc side and then the other
having the bali. Knight kicked of to
the ten-yard line where Randall received
1t, making five yards before ein9..downed
Then the line play By Chapman and end
runs by Jordan and Randall, and Deer
ing had secured her first touchdown.
Jordan kicked a goal. Score, Deering, 6;
Westbrook, o. Knight kicked off again
to the Is yard line, Jordan receiving 1t
and the ball was again worked dow the
field toward Westbrook's goal when, by
a tumble, Dsering dropped the ball,
which Woodford Immediately fell on, but
it was not allowed by the referee.
The second half was repeti tion of
the first, other than Westbrook scoring.
The line up:
D. H. s. VS..
Wondford, O. Cousins
Tracy, liz. Banks
WOOD bury, Lg. Gray
8. jordan. rt. neshon