Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-11-05
COLBY, 8; BATES, O.
Spindle City Foot Ball Team
Meets a "Watervi|loo."
Teams Evenly Matched for Weight
Colby Plays Better Game.
She SEQ cs No Touchdowns and Has The Ball
Most OF the Tine.

Waterville, Nov. 4.-(SpeciaD Over
against the Androscoggin, in the
shadow of Mount David. nestIes an in
stitution that has won more or less
fame upon the field of sports The
Spindle City combination that came
over here. today, to do the Colby
giants met a Watervilloo. When they
struck the earth in the vicinity of the
shannon observatory as the clock was
striking the hour. We realized at once
that we had no dead easy thing in the
cinch line. For weight the teams are
very evenly matched. and when they
lined up, this afternoon, We all looked
for a game that was a game. In the
first half We were some disappointed
for neither team played with any de-
gree of snap. However. as we got
along into the game and shook Bates
up some We saw the beginning of the
end
Chapman. Alden. Putnam and Glib
hon We're the Colby agressors and they
created several sensations during the
game. Cotton was put in play and
though he is little light for an end he
was very effective at times and made
a very fine run around the left end for
80 yards.
Bates won the toss and tOk the west
goal. Colby fumbled but held the ball
1t then went to Bates and Pulsfer took
it around the left end for Yards
Putnam of Bates went through the line
for 10 yards. He went through again
for yards. Pulsifer broke through for
yards when he was beautifully
tackled by Putnam Of Colby Colby
got the ball on downs and Gibbon took
it through for yards. Putnam 4. Glib
bon 3, Brooks 4. and then the ball went
TO Bates. Cotton made a pretty tackle
If Pulsifer with no gain. Alden
downed Putnam in his tracks, and
Chapman did the same trick for Pull
sifer.
Putnam then tried the left end for
TWO yards and Hinckley punted to
Colby's 15-yards line. Colby got the
ball on downs. Alden failed to gain
bat Gihbon livened things up by dodg-
ing in and out of the backs and tackles
and out around the left end for 25
Yards and Alden took 1t along another
make any gains. Putnam of Colby
created a sensation by chasing Put
nam of Bates into the crowd for a
down. The ball came to Colby and
Alden took it through tackle and right
end for Is yards. Colby was given 5
yards for off side play and the time
expired with the ball on Bates 80
Yards line
The second half was more interesting
Tor both teams began to realize that it
was case of now or never Hinckiey
kicked off and Putnam was downed by
saunders with but five yards gain Alden
took 1t along fors. Brooks the line for 8.
Alden 3, Chapman the line for 8 Cibbon
> Alden :. and Gibbon tucked the BAH un-
ger ms right arm and started down the
Held running wild. He covered GO yards of
spare earth before he was tackled He
performed great dodging act that set
ne crowd wild. Putnam and Alden made
slight gains. and the criss-cross was
worked through Chapman and Alden for
three yards.
Bates got the ball but lost it on downs
At once without gains. We We're now
down close to the Bates goal posts and
things were getting to be very interesting
Alden forced the ball through for six
yafds, Gibbon got around the left end for
four, and Putnam made the plunge OF his
me. gong through the center with the
most of Colby and part of Bates on his
back, over the line for touchdown in
four minutes play. 1t was Colby's mo-
ment and they took advantage of it.
Scannell puntcd out to Hook. Score
to o.
Bates kicked to Scannell. who took it s
yards. Alden J. Tupper the line for 10.
tiibbon made n 35-yard dash and took it
~ more the next minute. Tupper went
through again for g. Gibbon was downed
IN his tracks. then pushed ii for g. AT
this point Colby was within three yards
OF the Bates goal. Gibbon made another
OF his great efforts and was pushed
through and over in five minutes play
Bates kicked TO Colby's 40-yard line
Putnam made gain of Is. Alden 10. and
Cotton took it under his wing. He ran
like d deer. The Colby Interference was
Bates fullback, Hinckley. after making
{, gain OF 10 yards. A sensation followed
Tupper went through for four yards.
Colby fumbled and Bates got the ball.
sifer taking the ball. broke down all OBJ
structions and had almost IA clear field to
himself. Like a shot, out dartcd Gibbon.
lupper was the only man between Pulsi-
fer and the goal.
It was pretty race. Tupper threw him
self in the runners way. The former
went down before Pulsifer's strong rush.
put the little fellow who was tagging on
hehind got there before Pusifer could re-
cover his equilibrium. and "A tackle fol-
tied things for Bates Colby got the BAN
and Gibbon made a couple of short gains
when time was called with the ball on
Bates 45-yard line.
The lineup:
COLBY. BATES
Cotton .............. l. e. ........... Wright
Putnam L,t. .......... Sprague
Brooks ............. !. &. ....... Wentworth
thompson .......... C. .......... Saunders
Scannea ............. T. &. ........... Bruce