Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-11-09
Drawn AND MUSCLE.
Hebron Has | Too Much for
watervi'le High Eleven.
A Red. hot Game at WaterviIIe, Salur-
dar, Hebron Winning, 16 to 0.
kents Hill, 62; Oak Grove, 0-Bansor High,
Is; Portland High. 0.

lOudy. h' idtl Is we tnaJ
ii would not be just the right thing to
jump onto Hebron academy boys very
away up among the rugged hills of OK
ford. That's what we had thought but
now ii is a clear case Of don't think
They are too rugged for us by several
rugs. We don't trot in their class for
they have too much speed for our out
fit. Leveine and James made batter
ing rams of themselves but to no
purpose our line was not heavy
enough. Leveine made some great
tackles but nearly always too late to
prevent gains and the visitors in the
first half marched steadily toward the
High school goal and never stopped
until they arrived there. We played
Il strong game and a steady game but
they played stronger and heavier. The
long and short Of it all is wegot licked
Gray and Allen had grips on them
that fairly outrival the hug of the
bears for which their native heath has
become famous. Brother Wall was
along and lent enthusiasm to the
ron to tear EN- up" 1t was a case
of rip and tear from start to finish
with the odds in favor of the tearing
by the visitors. Dr. Wall was in high
spirits all through the tussle but when
he gets home the trustees of the insti
tuition at Hebron will not be able to
recognize him he will have grown so.
He leaves us pale with envy.
We think we can hear the bell in
Hebrons school tower ringing even at
distance. Sullivan is great general
and whole half back. 1t was n
square game. honest as far as honesty
can possibly go on the gridiron. Wat
erville enjoyed the game but not the
result. This is how it was done unto
us.
Hebron kicked off to Watervilles %
yard line. Allen took the ball to the
center of the field and then Gray took
him. James went over the heads of
The teams for short gain twice.
Roderick battered the line for three
yards. Hebron got the ball on downs.
Sullivan bucked the line for five yards
Shannon made two gains aggregating
Is yards. Oldham went through tackle
and guard for eight yards and was
beautifully tackled by Leveine.
shannon came, near having the field
10 himself but was caught at II yards.
Sullivan tried the right end for seven
yards. They We're now on our four
yard line and we We're doing our level
best to hold them but they broke
through our line, pushing Oldham over
for touch down in just Az minutes
play. Sullivan missed goal but DR..
Wall said that was all right anyway
and so Sullivan didn't care. Score 4
to 0. and we We're the 0.
James kicked off for us Small taking
il on their Is yard line and gained 10
yards. Shannon broke the line for Is
yards. Sullivan and Oldham. Small
and Shannon made gains until the bali
was on our four yard line. Sullivan
was pushed over for a touchdown in
seven minutes. Sullivan kicked goal
Score 10 to 0.
James kicked off to Hebron's Is yard
line and Whitman made a very pretty
run of % yards. He advanced it again
FOR seven yards, Small went through
tackle and guard for splendid gain
of 30 yards. For James off side play
Hebron was given 10 yards. The Wis
itors made short gains aggregating 10
yards when we made a brace and held
them for two downs. Then they grad
aally pushed our center yard or two
at time until the ball was on our four
yard line when they crowded Sullivan
over for a touch down. Sullivan
kicked goal. Score 16 to 0 and we still
O..
James kicked to their Is yard line and
Small took it for gain of II. Kane S.
Small 5, Sullivan the line for 2. and
bron's 80 yard line Score just the
same.
During the interval passed by the
teams in the gym" the crowd got
hold of ball and had little game of
their own. This game was replete
with foul tackles, off-side plays. fun |
bles and fun. Charles Wheelers tack
ling was only outdone by Chico"
Pierce's interference. Alden and Glib
bon of the Colby eleven got under the
ropes as reporters and kept themselves
warm making notes but it was no.
ticed that they wet their pencils too
often for old hands.
In the second half James kicked out
Of bounds purposely, twice and Hebron
took the ball. Hebron kicked to Hus-
sey who made gain of 10 yards. He
bron got the ball on a tumble and Sui
ivan assailed the line for 2, Small the
same for three yards and Waterville
held them for downs and got the ball.
Here was where Wateryille awakened
% their danger. James and Leveine
made gains alternately as follows:
}, 3, !, ?, 4. 3, 8. l. 2, 2, /, 2, 1, and He
,ron got the ball on downs. Sullivan
md Small made short gains but Sui
ivan passed the ball and it went to
Leveine broke the line for
our yards and Roderick made a break
or seven yards. Leveine made mag
lificent rush with James in his arms
through the line for yards and we
we're playing great ball. James and
.eveine made several grains aggregat-
ng 10 yards. Hebron held them for
ne ball, got it but lost it on tumble
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