The Portland daily press., 1896-10-14

Portland's High School foot ball team
will be up to the standard of any of the
previous elevens which have represented
this school on the gridiron IN few
aks more of Coach Charles McCart5's
X. Every day excepting Sundays in
a or shine the boys who are in train
for the team have been putting in
hours of gond solid work on the
aring grounds ana although lighter
4 i'll previous years the team will be
y as formidable as any school eleven
he state.
his afternoon the Portland boys will
g up against the crack eleven of the
ward Little High school of Auburn
y SIS ons of the best school teams in
"a 9 this season. This is the team
Oh Jookson, of this years Port
~ was the captain last year, and
.peSioon he will have an oppor-
0fplaying against his old team.
f this guards of the Edward Little
IN school eleven weighs nearly two
hundred pounds and the entire line aver
ages fully twenty pounds heavier than
the Portland line. The game promises
70 be hotly contested one and will be
we'll worth seeing.
Portland may receive the addition of
Hinds substitute end on Kent's Hill
last years team, who will prove a good
man to strengthen the line with. He is
thinking of playing again this season
and his services will be of good value to
the team. Kinds is already attending
the Portland High school.
Portland will probably play Hebron on
October oath, and the boys are figuring
on their chances of downing the team of
which their old captain, Johnny Sulli
van is now the head. The Hebron boys
have put up two great games, and in the
contest with Kent's Hill last Saturday.
Sullivan is said to have played like q
fend, and to have made more gains than
all OF the rest of the backs put tog ether.
For Saturday it is likely that game
will be arranged with one Of the Bowdoin
college elevens, but just which one has
not been deciued upon.
Dortioos of the Portlands played an ex-
oellent game at right end on last Satur-
day. and will probably hold the position
during the balance of the season. I4oring,
however, the other end, has not had
much experience as yet and Saturday he
did not have very good luck in getting
into the game. although he tried hard
enough to do SO.
The High school eleven is much elated
over the prospects of CULVER ana Locke
last years centre and left guard return
ing to the school and playing again. If
they do come back it is probable that
they will play the position of guards
: with Foster In Jhe cslSre. making the
8 lire strong enough for any school team
III the state.
Portland High will play Bangor High
in Bangor on November z, and here on
November 90. II there Is third game
it will probably be played at Augusta or
Lewiston. Bobby" Underwood the
crack full back of the eleven is off with a
lame shoulder which he injured in
practice last week. His services are
greatly needed by the team who hope he
will be able to get back into the game
again by the time they meet Bowdoin on
Saturday.
There is some talk of the Portland
team making Massachusetts trip some
time before Thanksgiving. and playing
three Of the High school teams around
Boston. Dates can be had with the
Somerville High, the Gam bridge Manual
Training school and possibly with the
English High school teams. This trip
will not be made if the Portland team is
not able to play a better game than it
did last year. when they met the English
High and were badly defeated and out
classed.