Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-27
THE PORTLAND PAPERS
And What They Say About the cony- Portland
High Foot Ball Game.

| The Portland papers OF Monday have
the following about the foot bali game
at Portland, Saturday, between Port
land High and Cony High elevens.
| Little Cony High school of Augusta.
| from which in years gone by have come
! light weight slow playing. easily de-
feated teams. practically won vic
| tory Saturday over the Portland High
| school team of which We have been
predicting so much and of which so
much has been expected.
Ii is true that Anderson, one Of our
best men, retired from the struggle
early in the first half, and Devine and
one or two other good men We're put
out Of the game before 1t was ended
but this was no excuse for the way
things went. Cony did not weigh near
IIly as much as Portland but they did
lIplay more plucy, snappy and alto
iIgether better game 1t was the same
old thing over and over Cony would
get the ball on Portland's fumbles. Off
side plays, or on downs and then the
little boys from Augusta would tumble
their way through the center Of the p.
II. $. team always bucking the line in
the same place. first one back and than
The other doing the work and the Port
land men We're seemingly powcricss to
prevent gains being made. Luck only
prevented Conys scoring. AT the last
moment in each half with the ball with
in three yards of the Portlands goal
line the p. II. S. boys seemed to wake
up and once in the first and once in the
1-,r no he, vie FRO
pushing the pigs5in over the line But
that's all +. II. S. could do and when
Hin the first half they did manage to get
the ball back to the center of the field,
there they again seemed to close their
eyes and LET the little boys from Au-
gusta push them about at will. Port
land Press
The foot bal! game Saturday be-
tNeen Cony High school and Portland
High resulted 90. although the former
practically defeated the home team.
Anderson, one Of the best men. re-
tired from the struggle early in the
first half. and Devin and one or two
other good men were put out of the
game before ii was ended. Cony did
not weigh nearly as much as Portland.
but they did play q better game. 1t
vas the same old thing over and over.
Cony would get the ball in Portland's
fumbles or offside plays, or on downs
and then the boys from Augusta would
tumble their way through the center
Of the =. II. S. team, always hucking
the line in the same place. first one
back and then the other doing the
Luck only prevented Cony's scoring.
Neither side scored. Cony came near
il twice and kept the ball in Portland's
territory threefourths of the time.
Portland didn't even come near scoring
and never was there such surprise on
the Deering gridiron as that Portland
run up against SaturGay.-Portland
Express.
The Cony High school boys, Satur-
day, proved strong team. They We're
net able to score against the Portland
High school but they came very near
it and forced the Portland boys to play
on the defensive most of the time
Portland Advertiser.
The foot ball game on Saturday was
,sell attended in spite of the mud and
general fear that it might cloud up and
rain at almost any moment. The game
itself was not so very wonderful. looked
at from Portland standpoint and the
general opinion seemed to be that a
brace all along the line is needed for
the near future-Portland Argus.
The members of the Ladies Aid So
cety of the Unitarian church will meet
for service with Miss Fuller this after