Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-11-28
C. C. /, s; W. H. S.,4.
A Grand Game at WaterviIIe in the
Snow, Thanksgiving Day.
Largest Crowd Of the Season Out--lnstitutes
Takes Championship.

| high school had the larger number G
| friends on hand and the noise al time.
| was something terrific. The day opened
bad. a fine sleet falling all the morning
The boys had said they would play "rair
| or shine, snow or blow" and so as thu
hour of ten approached. a long stream Of
umbrellas winding along Main street ant
| College avenue indicated that GROVE
was going 70 attend. In fact the crows
along the tH lines was the largest q tn,
Marshal Call and Officers simpson Dusty
and Vollier. were also in attendance t
keep the crowd behind the lines.
| The young ladies of both schools were
numerous and wherever young lad,
was seen either the crimson or the pur.
pie was pinned to her breast and there
were those who admired them for theii
| courage in facing the storm and cold tC
cheer their schoolmates in the game OF
| their lives.
Here and there a small crowd of high
school students and graduates would
send up the school yell and between these
| crowds would be knots of Coburn stu.
dents and graduates breaking out large
spaces spaces IN the ,, atmosphere waving theiI
source OF much astonishment TO some
to see the usually quiet, sober citizen OF
the street In a state of intoxicated de-
| light that bordered on insane hilarity
when his favOrites made a good gain, a
touch down or kicked a goal.
Umbrellas Were closed and often used
as weapons to fight the atmosphere with,
but when 1t Is considered that the two
| teams were struggling for school honors
and both schools have about an equal
number OF friends in the city and the ex-
element was so contagious on all sides,
| the enthusiasts will be pardoned for any
lack of decorum that would have been
proper at their age.
For four years in succession the pur-
pie of the high school had been Haunted
over the crimson of G. c. /. and although
.all bloodless lay the untrodden snow"
| there was TO be blood in the game which
game was decided ait l1.i0 but II was
played over and over again on the street
and in the Journal office in the afternoon
and in the evening. and the Journal man
played it In his sleep that night.
The game began anyway and as IL
was "A good thing it was pushed along
about follows:
The highs were the first on the field
closely followed by Coburn who chose
the west goal, and James kicked Off for
The highs II WAS great kick Halliday
slipped and lodged for yards gain.
Rice hit the line for a gain Of 10 yards
Sturtevant was held and the ball went to
the highs on Coburn's 20 yard line. No
lines We're to be seen but that was
where the ball changed hands. James
touched UP the line with Leveines as
sistance for three yards: Leveine for 2;
James .; Roderick 2: James 3. High
school made her gains as required by the
regulations. umpire. referee and lines
men. and steadily pushed Coburn adown
the field. James finally going over in SIP
minutes play. James kick for goal was
blocked Score to 0. 9s
s. Clark kicked of for Coburn and the
ball settled in, Rollins hands on the
across the field for 20 yards gain amid
great excitement. He was tackled hand
somely by Roderick, james made. ~
for downs. Roderick hit the line for !
yard. Halliday for , and and Sturte-
want went through right end and tackle
for 20 yards, Halliday got J yard; Rice half
as much but on second trial Rice got
want and Rice and finally sturteyant
went over in minutes. play. Halliday
you know 'pandy,' ensucd. Did you see
Halliday squint at the bail before he
kicked. The course of the ball was to be
quartering and against the wind. but
when he got the cant on the pigskin
Halliday sent it over. Score. Coburn g.
high. 4.
James kicked the ball 10 Coburn's goal
post and Halliday accompanied 1t on the
way back for + yards. Sturtevant took
it along for ). Rice 2. and Halliday strug-
gled through tackle and end and sailed
down the field at n minute gait. the
patter of his feet through the crust be-
ing distinctly heard while the crowd held
its breath. Halliday might have been
| running now if somebody had not
| tackled him, as it was he was given
credit for 40 yards If any of the tin
tinabulation business was omitted in the
| indescribable scene that followed 1t was
not missed. Rice bucked the line for }
yards. was held the next trip and time
was up with the ball on highs As yards
| line.
| dees or a crow or two to make us think
it was the season for football. or driving
logs, or digging potatoes Pneumonia
galloped up and down our spine. the
| snow pulled OFF our rubbers and the
| sleet went down our collars. but through
| out it all we made believe that We were
| football cranks and tried to keep warm
betting that neither side would score in
| the second half.
James kicked to Coburn's % yard line
| held. but gained yard at his next effort
| Coburn was held and the ball became the
property of the highs. James bucked
| the line for a; Levene gig: James ), and
James was pushed through the line be-
tween tackle and guard by Leveine for
| 6 yards. Leveine dropped the ball and
Alden fell on it. Coburn now made a
tween tackle and left end and sprinted
down the field for 40 yards before being
captured but the ball was sent back for
off side play. Halliday jumped over the
heads of the line for yards gain. Stur-
tevant broke the line for more. P.
Clark 4. and as the game was coming in
from centre. Rice made two gains of 5
and 2: Halliday I: Sturtevant. 3-S: Hall
I iday /: Rice 2: Sturtevant "a. but here
the march of c. G. l. was checked high
three gains 6-3-22. and the ball went to
| Coburn. Rice advanced it ] yard. Hall
| iday 8. and Sturtevant lost ]: In this
time the ball had been going back and
| forth at a lively rate making the news
paper representatives hustle to get into
| good position to watch the game:
BY this time we had forgotten all
about the weather and cared moth
| ing for anything except to know
where the ball was. The ball going
TO the highs. Mr. James made q
magnificent dash through tackle and
guard for yards and Leveine banged
| his head against the line for yards.
James kept up the bombardment and
| gained yards; Leveine 2: James 1-5. and
time was up with the ball on the high $
% yards line.
A great shout of gladness leaped forth
from each lip when twas learned that
the game had been won, for they felt
| that the God of all battles had blessed
| the work that Coburn had done. Each
| c. c. l. heart with pure joy overfiowed
when the school bell in tones loud and
clear. proclaimed to the world the high
| school had been downed and the IN
| stitutes'' were champions this year. The
| line up:
COBuRN, HIGH SCHOOL.
T.; Clark .......... !. e. ...,;;;.; Hussey
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