Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-11-02
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Bangor Claims That There Was Much I'm
necessary smuggling in the Game.

| Bangor, Nov. 1.--(SpeciaD.- sec
ond game of the season between the
Bangor High school and the Waterville
| High school elevens took place at Ma
pIewood park, Saturday afternoon, be-
fore a small crowd. The day was not
"A good one for foot bah. II rained in
Bangor very hard all the forenoon and
the gridiron in many places was Gov
cred with water to the depth of two
or three inches.
| The Waterville boys arrived in Ban
gor on the noon train and took dinner
! at the Windsor hotel. Both teams went
to the park soon after o'clock and at
n few minutes past 3 the game was
| called.
| Watervllle kicked of Snow failed
to catch the ball and Bangor made no
! gain knaide went around the left end
, for yards and Hunt made 5 yards
| through the line. With yards to gain
on the third down conners punied Is
yards and the ball went to Waterville.
| The visitors began series OF plays
which worked well They made gains
| through the lines nearly every time
For while the halves We're put
through Smith and Davis. After adj
vancng the ball 50 yards Bangor took
brace ana held the Watervilites.
| Snow was sent around the left and
made % yards. lial Hunt went around
the other end for 30 yards and Snow
made 10 more. Bangor steadily ad-
vaneed the bali and when time was
called it was on Watervllle's 5-yards
line.
| Second Half-Bangor kicked off and
Lavigne made 10 yards before being
downed. The home boys did better
work al this point. and although
Waterville made gains every time they
were small Roderick was sent around
the right end and he made yards
With yards To gain Waterville lost
the ball on downs. Snow made a long
run of 40 yards and the ball was land
ed within feet of the goal. on the
/ next play Hal Hunt went through the
lire for the first touchdown The
touchdown was made some distance on
the line from the goal posts and Con
ners had hard chance to kick the
goal. He made a try. but failed |
Score: Bangor. 4; Waterville 0.
The teams again lined up and Water
WIG hltkfu on. .tttllnS uld the KICK |
ing and as the ball was wet he made |
poor kick. Mccain got the bah and |
made yards. Snow started around |
the end but lost ground. Hunt made |
10 yards and by gains through the line |
the ball was gradually worked dowr |
to Waterviilc's 15yards line, where il |
was when time was called
The game taken as a whole was tn, |
poorest seen in Bangor, this fall. The |
officials were not men who could keer |
their heads, and the crowd ran things
pretty much as they wished The no
lice service was poor. the field was not
laid out or roped off. and the crowd |
rushed upon the grdiron at every |
play. The game was full of kicking |
each team taking part in it equally |
There was lots of smuggling, and in one
on his back in 4 scrimmage and Nc
Cam seeing a good opportunity ran
VI and kicked him in the head. Some
gentlemen in the crowd nterfered hui
the officials did not put him out of the
game.
Bangor people do not like to see this
kind of foot ball. The people here have
always had the reputation of using
visitors squarely and thew want Il
continue to do so. Hunt and Snow
made the best gains for Bangor and
Rollins. Roderck and Lavigne did the
best work for Waterville. The PLAYING
of the latter was especially good
The teams lined up as follows;