The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-11-11


under the rseudonym of Lin o. Type
He is a very superior young gentleman
in every way. no doubt, but his
egotistical column is the laughing stoct
of all who read that otherwise excellent
paper. Lin o. Type is pictured in the
man, burning midnight oil and grinding
ont COPY ny the yard. It's not often
that Linpie oondescends to write about
such mundane and earthly things at
football. He is more familiar with the
esthstlo doctrines of Oscar Wilde and
the proper way for young mberman
to adjust his cravat when dressing for
a corn husking than he is with tho
| manly sport which he endeavors to criti.
else In Mondays Commercial. Having
made the assertion that he prefers
skunks to drummers. showing the ad-
| vantage of superior taste and breeding,
Linnie goes OH to the extent of column
to show how little he knows about foot
bal. It's doubtful If he ever witnessed
more exciting game than that of Old
doesn't prevent Linnie from Dragging
about "Our football team and how
glad he IL that Saturdays game twas
30 clean, SO free from ugly features and
so wholly worthy in every way of the
high minded young men such as Maine
high schools are turning out.
At last Bangor has achieved victory
that cannot be gainsaid. Linnie goes on
| to grind: eve won the game because we
could play better football and for no
other reason. The contest was sharp and
active, and, best of all. there was no
crowding upon the field, aud rioting,
and bullyragging such as has made
games in other cities Objectionable.
Zone of the things which people of
this state cannot forget. and which my
attention was called OH Sunday by
we'll known gentleman from western
Maine, is the way in which the crowds
which attend football games in Portland
have persistently crowded upon the field
when it appeared that such an action
would turn the score homeward at d
critical point. Portland has good cause
to be ashamed of this, and, know that
she is. 1t Ia a pity for any city to earn
the reputation of being unfit for the
holding of clean sports or as being un-
able or unwilling to force out OF exist
ence q gang of oads and rufians which
insults the football field and forces an
honorable team to benr burden of
ignominy which is far from merited.' .
Here you have sample of Linnle's
best efforts. It's pity that such
talent should be lost in the wiids of
Maine isn't its
All who read Linnie's masterpieces,
such as the above, would be pleased to
see the young scribblei's sdifying pro-
auctions craven in indelible letters on
some granite cliff of Maine where they
might stand the wonder of generations
get unborn, the marvel Of the esthetic
world which ia still to come if we learn
anything from Linnie's teachings
The Bangor Commercial has on its
staff man fully qualified 10 write on
football and kindred sports and Linnie
who is making this most excellent paper
the laughing stock of the entire state
should be confined to depicting the de-
lights Of the game of tiddly-vinks and
let the man who understands football
write about 1t, exclusively. But it's good
practice for Linnis to grind out stuff
for column such as he edits every day.
and doubtless the patient editor of the
Commercial allows him this privilege
simply to teach him the rudiments of
the business as farmor might allow his
young hopeful to plant a'patch OF
Eaters to "larn" him to fam.
Thornton Academy has obtained a
new coach and will now work hard to
get into condition to meet Portland on
Thanksgiving day. The little school.
with big head, is now weeping like
Alexander for new worlds to conquer.
The excellent papers Of Biddeford are
even now Dragging that they have a
team out there equal to any in New Eng
land. Who ever hard tell of Thornton
anyway.
Now for the game with Hebron ON
Cne0AA@y PAOAhAcOn W Do Ouo OIL
tn best seen in Portland this season.
Johnny Sullivan. one of the best half
backs Portland ever had and formerly
captain of the P. 81. Is. eleven is the
captain of the Hebron team.
The p. H. 8. second eleven will play
the Gorham High school team on the
Deering grounds this afternoon at 2.30
O'Clock.
Bowdoin and Colby line up at Water.
vile today for their second game of the
season. q
Deering High school eleven will play
the Edward Little High school eleven
at A uburn, today.
Tho Forest City challenge the North
school to game of football ON the
Eastern Promenade Saturday morning
at 1890. Answer in Thursdays paper.
This challenge is signed by Manager
Tim Sheohan and Capt. ]. MoBrady.