The Portland daily press., 1896-11-09

Engine Dog Rover Again Demonstrates
His Entire Incapacity AS a Mascot
Another Dog Also Tried 1t and Failed
1t Doesn't Seem To Be Dogs We Want
But Players.
ESPECIAL TO THE PRESS.l
Bangor, November 7.-As mascot for
the Portland High school football team
Rover, the Chemical engine bull dog, Is
only dream. AS well behaved and
gentIemanly canine Rover HASN'T his
equal in Maine but as hOodoo he seems
to outrank anything ca four legs in New
England. Rover isn't to blame for
what happened today though. In truth
he seemed totally unconscious Of the I'M
fortunate work of today and ate his sup
per with evident relish and appetite at
the Bangor house but the sad impeach-
ment as hoodoo is made against him
and Rover must live. 1t down or remain
forever with this stain on his character.
And with the defeated football players OF
the Portland High school, who were
downsd by the Bangor High school today
by. d score of 10 to U, Rover means to
wipe out the disgrace aud regain II pos
stole before the season is ended some Of
the laurels plucked from him at Thorn
ton Academy and Bangor. Neither Rover
Or the P. II. S. boys are one whit dis
oouraged by the result OF todaY's game.
Defeat for Portland against such inter
ference and heavy and swift backs as
they met at Bangor, was inevitable.
Portland's line was heavy enough, with
the exception of the center, to hold any
thing Bangor could send against it but
Snow and Hal Hunt, the sprinting end
runners, and Corners and knaid, the line
smashing backs, worked havoc with
Portland's ends and the rest of the line
and to their efforts is due the victory for
Bangor. Portland played plucky game
but was not In it from the kick off. The
ball was In Portland's territory nearly
all the time.
All Bangor, or at least the younger
element of tbs city, seemed to be out to
Maplewood park when the game was
called. There were scores and scores of
pretty girls with knots OF red ribbon
pinned on their breasts, who cheered lus-
tily at every Bangor play and along the
side lines there were hundreds of men
and boys nearly all of whom sported the
led ribbon In some form CT other. Then
there were carriages and tally-hos, filed
with the younger mem bers OF BangOr's
four hundred, all Of whom seemed to
find great joy in Bangor's success. On
oas tally tho, in particular, were seated
ten or twenty young gentlemen who op-
Grated megaphone with great skill and
guyed the players of both teams unmer :
oifully. Tho gridiron was in fair con-
dition, was nicely roped off and guarded
by police and the crowd, for Bangor
crowd. was wonderfully well behaved
and civil.
Ii was a little after two O'Clock when
Rover, the efore mentioned hoodoo or
masoos, as you prefer, was led around the
field and through the Portland goal.
Mr.. Mart Sullivan of Portland had an
other dog also supposed to be a mascot,
which he mad attired with a plug hat.
blanket. and presented with corn cob
pipe hoping he would bring good luck
to the z. Il. S. boys, but the hope
WASH It even realized.
Capt. Deyine and the Portland boys
were greeted in silence when they trotted
on to the field but Capt. Connors and the
Bangor team were given great. ovation.
The day was we'll suited for football,
but it WAS cold enough to make an over
coat necessity. MIR. Stanwood of M.
S. @. and Mr.. Murphy of Bowdoin were
chosen as referee and umpire while Mr..
Charles Clark of Portland and Sawy er of
III. S. @. officiated as linesmen.
FIRST HALF.
Capt. Devine won the toss and took
the westerly end of the field with the
wind blowing towards Bangor's goal.
Connors kicked off for Bangor to the
10 yard line and Dillon made pretty
catch and few yards gain before he
was tackled. Foster tried the center for
five yards and Moreau and Anderson
went through the tackles fos five apiece.
Kelley took couple of good gains and
things were looking well for Portland
when tumble gave Bangor the ball
near the center of the field.
Bangor commenced its rapid play at
once. Hal Hunt and Connors smashed
through the Portland line for five yards
each and then after one or two slow
plays by Bangor took the ball through
the center to Portland's 20 yard line.
Five yards more towards the goal
smashed Bangor's backs, when fun BILE
by Crowley gave Portland the ball on
their 10 yard line
Portland tried with Kelley and Moreau
to push through the center but they,
after several trials. were unable to make
aDy gain and the ball quickly went TO
Bangor on downs. hal Hunt made five
around the end, ConnCrs pushed it
along a little more and finally Hal Hunt
scored a touchdown by Bangor working
the old fashioned oriss cross. Connors
kicked the goal. Score, B. Il. S., g.;
Portland, O.
Cookson punted low to Rangor's %
yard line and Hadlock of Portland fell
On the ball after o Bangor man dropped
it. Again the Portland rooters had hopes.
Wentworth, Dillon and Allen made IL
yards between them and then Portland
tried the triple pass. 1t failsd to work
and only Wentworth's dash around right
end saved Portland the ball A fun BILE
gave Bangor the ball which Mccain
picked up and made Is yards with before
he was tackled. Portland quickly got
the pig skin back again by Fosters good
work in breaking through the line.
Portland tried her backs in line buckina
when she should have punred and lost
the ball on downs Is yards from Bangor s
goal.
Connors got % yard run around left
end and then Hal Hunt by splendid in
reference made big gain Of 30 yards
around left end. Portland's ends could
not seem TO get into the game at all for
Snow followed up Hunts gain, with 90
yards run around right end. Then Hunt
took the ball again and though three
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