The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-10-19
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Portland Boys Won in Well Played
Game.

EoFtiAnu Boys won In well Fiaye0
How the Pigskin Chasers Tried for Victo-
ry-Yesterday's Battles ON Maine Grid
irons.
Portland High School defeated the
Bowdoin Sophom ores ct foot ball Sat-
urday afternoon on the Deering grounds.
1t was great game. the best of thu
three that have been play ed here this sea-
son. Portland scored two touchdowns
in the first half making long round the
end rms and breaks through ths tackles,
and Bowdoin scored a touchdown and
kicked a goal from it in this half by
osntre rushes and mass plays. In the
second half with two or three men dis
abled, Portland succeeded IN getting an
ether touchdown and fought the ball
back into Bowdoin's territory. and when
time was called the pig skin was on the
Sophomore's S0-yard line. The score was
Portland, ~; Bowdoin. 6.
The playing showed the P. II. S. team
up in good shape. Their opponents
weighed ten pounds more on the aver
age, are college men, which means a great
deal. P. H. S. outplayed the visitors in
every way. They tackled better, played
quicker, broke up plays well, consider
ing their weight, and held the line much
letter than might have been expected.
P. Fl. S. was way off in her interference
L. HI
cslled in Wednesdays game. On Satur-
day they could not seem to do much in
this way and it COST them a great deal.
Underwood played tho game of his life
and on one occasion by keeping hia eye
on the ball and taking advantage of a
down for Portland. But Underwood
still needs practice in kicking goals
He had TWO easy tries on Saturday and
failed at both. The last failure was en-
tirelY excusable. Anderson, Cookson,
Devine, Sullivan, Smith, and In fact, all
Of the Portland men at times distin-
gutshed themselves by making good
gains. Kinds, new guard, proved
good man in his place. Walker did much
better in centre than even the most
sanguine anticipated. The ends and the
tackles were all right and quick to get
into all plays. There is little doubt
about the ability of the p II. S. men to
play good foot bah, but they must keep
at it for they have yet Bangor and He
bron TO tackle.
THE GAME
The ladies always turn out we'll whe
any of Bowdoin's teams play here and
Saturday % large number of them sat
through the game, nearly all displaying
the blue Of the P. II. S., although it was
not the most comfortable of days in
which 10 remain long out OF doors. The
fence has at last been erected around the
side lines and against this the big crowd
lined up and oheered wildly for the P.
H. 8. at intervals when big gains were
made. Many of Portland's prominent
business men were also on hand and took
as much interest in the stuggls as any
of the younger members of the crowd.
Bowdoin arrived promptly on the field
ut Q. 80 O'Clock dressed in their blue and
white striped sweaters so we'll knownTo on
many foot ball fields of the state In VIC
tory and defeat. They were we'll built
athletic fellows and much larger appar-
emily than the Portland boys. Emma"
AInes a professional foot ball attendant
with his pockets stuffed full of bottles
pf linament, witch hazel and bandages,
and with a broad grin illuminating his
good-natured counuenance, was pres
emit, and was oheered little when he
came out upon the field. Portland look
ing very small beside the Bowdoin men,
walked out on to the gridiron about 8
o'clock and won the toss, giving Bow
dein the ball.
THE FIRST TOUCHDOWN.
The crowd oheered P. H. S. encourage
ingly when the players took their posit-
ions for the kiok-o and the few Bow
doin rooters preasnt sent back defiant
college yell.
The teams as they lined up were as fol-
lows:
Portland. Bowdoin.
Loriua, lie, r.e., Moulton
Cookson, It,, TT, Came