The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-11-20
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VAUDEVILLE, Me-, NOV. lS.-NOW Gnat
the Colby Bates game, which was to be
played Wednesday has been cancelled, the
most successful season in the history of
foot5allss at Colby has closed, and the
record made by the team is one with
which its supporters may well be pleased.
| This year is the first time that Colby
has played a game of football outside of
the State.
| OF the seven games played, five have
| been won, one lost, and one tied, and in
only two games has the opposing team
succeeded in scoring.
In all the games played no player has
retired during the game on account of
injuries.
The season opened at Boston, Oct Z,
with Massachusetts Institute of Technolo-
gy, Colby winning in an interesting
game 4 to 0. The next game was with
M. s. G. at Orono, Colby winning 10 to
0. The first game on the home grounds
Oct II, was with the N. Il. @. team,
which was easily defeated % to 0.
The first and only defeat for the sea-
son was at the hand of Bowdoin at
Brunswick, Oct. 81, the score being 10 to
10.
Next came the return game with NJ. 5.
C. OCT. 81 which was won By score OF
4 too.
The Bates game was played on the
home grounds Nov. 4, Colby winning
snsily to 0.
The season closed with Bowdoin Nov.
II, en- Oh team scoring six points. This
game was lost through Colby's inability
to punt, as she outplayed Bowdoin at
every other point.
There were very few changes made in
the team during the season. Thompson
1900 played centre in every game. He
has played the position for two seasons
on the Hebron team, and has put up a
| strong game. Captain Brooks, '9S, has
been in every game at left guard, where
he has played every season since enter
ing Colby. he has handled the team
we'll, and also has played his position
well. 6cannelI, 1900, who has played at
right guard in every game, is an old
Exeter player. He knows every point
of the game, and has played his osition
remarkably we'll. Chapman. '97, has
played at right tackle, this being his
fourth season on the varsity. He played
the same position on the Exeter for three
years before entering Colby. He has
been playing hard game this year, and
lie, without doubt, the lest tackle on
any of the Maine college teams this sea-
son.
Putnam, 80, has been at left tackle in
every game. This is mis- second season as
varsity player, and he has been es-
pecially good in advancing the ball.
The position of ends has been filed by
several different men. R. Shannon. '99,
has played in several games at right end.
He is plucky player, but is rather light
for varsity team. Ellis. '99. Doughty,
1900, and Cotton, 1900, have played in one
or more games. Lamb, '99, has played
in a number of games at right end.
Pike, '9s, did good work in the games
that he played. Hooke. 1900. has played
at quarterback in every game but one.
He has filed that position on the Fox
croft Academy team for several seasons.
He promises to be the best quarter that
Col by has had. G. Shannon put up a
good game at quarter against the N.
H. G. team.
GibboD. 1900, who has played on the
Exeter team, has put up star game at
right half. He has been in every game
and has proved to be good ground
gamer. Alden. '9S. has been doing good
work at left half, but was unable to
play III the last Bowdoin game, owing
to an injury received practising, his
place being taken by MoFadden. 1913,
who has also played some at full back.
Upper, 1900, has beeen at full back In
nearly every game.
Too much credit cannot be given Mar
shall, Dartmouth '97, and Hopkins,
Brown '95, for the valuable coaching
they have given the team.
Chapman will be the only player to
grad uate this year, and with all the
other players back next years team
promises to be even stronger than this
year.