Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-26
'RAH FOR C0NY!
Foot Ball Team Virtually De-
feated Portland, Saturday.
Elsvens Fought Hard But Neither
Was Able to Score.
Portlands Thought They'd Have Picnic With
The Capital City Boys.

ii The COny High SchOol Ioot Dali pay
I ers returned from Portland, Saturda,
j evening, where they lined up agains
I the strong aggregation Of players IRON
I the High school in the Forest city.
j The Portland men, who have had the
; benefit of training table and high
psalaried coach for some weeks, though,
j they would have a picnic with the Cony
boys. The former had said before the
\ contest that the game with Cony was
simply for practice. to get into condi-
ton for the series with Bangor High
Cony made great showing. Two
years ago the Portlands came to this
town and did up" the Cony eleven by
the score of 81 to and the Metropoli-
tans thought they would have about
the same cinch this year but they
didn't
at every point. Too much cannot be
said in praise of their wonderful work.
Portland was obliged to play on the
defense during the entire game. they
never coming within 35 yards of Cony's
goal line. while Cony had the ball three
times within one yard of Portland S
line and when time was called they had
only six inches to make.
To say that the people from Maine S
largest city, We're surprised at the re-
suit of the game would be expressing
it mildly; they We're thunderstruck.
People confidently expected to see the
score at least 80 to in Portland favor,
but Portland did not reckon on the
furious line bucking of Griffith. Serb
ner and Written and the beautiful team
play.
Cony High went in with the determi-
nation to win and by rights they
should. Portland's only resource when
the ball was close to their line was to
kick the ball so Cony's center could not
snap it and the referee could not see it.
SO in this way. Portland secured the
ball three times, and saved herself from
being scored upon that many times, as
nothing could have prevented Cony
from making those touchdowns. as
Cony's backs were going through Port
lands line every time for long gains.
In the last part of the game. Portland
was desperate, playing like fiends. but
no one that was on the Portland team.
could stop the furious headlong plunges
of Cony's great backs. Cony's line held
beautifully. Owen, Barrows, Clarke
and Sawyer opened up holes large
enough to drive a wagon through. May
and Hewins' work at the ends was
simply superb. They outclassed the
Portlands ends two to one. No High
school end ever put up a better game
of foot ball, than did Frank Hewins
at end.
Wiley Willie Barrows' was the
bright particular star of the line men.
He handled his man as though he was
made of wood, and made some beauti-
full tackles. Jackson with a lame knee
played center. for the first time in his
life and did wonderfully we'll.
The game was called at $50 o'clock.
Portland won the toss and gave Cony
the ball. Griffith kicked off to Portland s
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and ran five yards, when he was fierce
ly tackled by Hewins. Then Under
wood kicked to Cony's 40-yards line
and Parsons ran 10 yards before
downed. Written then took the ball,
five yards around Portland's left end
Griffith went through the center for 10
yards. Scribner through tackle for
four yards and on the next play there
was tumble and Sullivan secured the
ball again. Underwood punted. Jack
son secured the ball. and Written,
Scribner and Griffith began to hammer
Portlands lines for long gains. Then
Written went 10 yards around right
end. aided by the beautiful interference
of Griffith and Scribner. The Portlands
were forced to within one yard of their
line, by the rushing of Conys backs.
Their center kicked the ball from
Jackson's hands, one of their men fall
ing on it,
The referee not seeing the dirty work
of Portland, gave them the ball and
again they punted. Parsons caught the
pigskin and made yards before tackled.
Then Cony began to hammer Port
lands tackles for gains. Then Scrib-
ner took the ball on the criss-cross,
making Is yards. Portland held and
the ball went to them on downs, start
ing for right end. Hewins tackled
beautifully Then the Portlands tried
left end with no better success as May
went into the runner like shot. Port
land punted as time was called with
the ball in Cony's possession. on their
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