Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-10-04
ON THE GRlDIRON.
Colby Instructs 'PoIytecs" in
the Game, Il to 0.
But There's Sadness at Bowdoin, Bates
Winning Out, 10 to 6.
Bangor High, o; WaierviIIs Nigh, O. ksnt's
Mill, SO; Edward Little, o.

Waterville, Oct 3.-(SpeciaD. The
football season opened very suspicious
~ in this city, Saturday afternoon,
thank you, we are all doing well. Dr.
Hill had occasion to pull a couple of
eyelids and rub an arm or two but that
was about the extent OF the surgical
ministrations necessary for the game
between Colby and the Worcester
| 'Polytecs."
Colby showed up well for her first
game and il Capt. Brooks men hold
| their own in the points of the game
| tney VIII bother that old enemy of ours
from brunswick. The faculty of Colby
| was all out today, and they one and all
expressed themselves as well pleased
| with the showing of the team. Colby
| has conner in that man Rice, he is do
ing the work for the college that he did
last year for the institute. Hooke had
a manerism in tackling that pleased us
immensely. Putnam was the favorite
| when he was seen in his scrambling
clothes. and he acquitted himself in the
hAoot dSSCPtdOIc manner Us LuG SIOTy
of the game will show.
The visitors were heavier men and
besides they had had the advantage of
several weeks of playing. The visitors
went onto the field at / o'clock sharp
and began to practice lightly. Colby
went out at 1.20 and the boys along the
rope gave them a send of that was en-
| couraging. 1t did not seem to the care
full observer that we really had a
license to win the game at the first, but
in few moments. after Colby got ner
feet placed there was a large sized
mortgage on the result that was as in
spring as a band Of music in thunder
storm or during a confagration.
Worcester won the toss, took the
west goal and kicked Off to Colby's 30
yard line; Cotton caught the ball but
fumbled 1t on the run and was held at
four yards; Rice was held in his tracks:
Worcester got the ball on downs and
Booth in attempting the left end
f,lmbled but fell on the ball without
any gain. Worcester then punted to
COiby's 20-yard line and still kept .he
ball through the fumbling Of about
everybody that had anything to do
with the ball. Colby got the ball on
an off-side play and Rice advanced it
four yards. HoOke in attempting to
work the visitors left end was picked
up by Traill and carried to the rear
about three yards; Rice punted 20
yards. Buneman getting the ball; Scan
nell advanced it four yards, Buneman
six, Putnam the line for four, Brooks
the line for one, Buneman was held,
Putnam four.
Colby fumbled and the ball went to
Worcester. Allen (Worcester) made
gain Of two and half yards, Booth
three, Walsh went over the center for
a short gain, this seemed to be their
game at this time; Allen was held and
Colby. got the ball on downs. Scannell
bucked the line for a yard, Cotton tot
tered around the right end for yard,
Putnam took it through the center for
three, Buneman took the line for two,
Alden went around the left end for 10
yards, Cotton the right end for four,
and then Rice sprung a sensation on
the crowd by cutting through the line
between left tackle and end for run
Of 25 yards. Cotton was showed through
the lire to within one yard of the goal
AiAAC oAA0 ShbAuSiaSul was way up.
Hooke squeezed 1t for a foot and Rice
was made battering ram Of right at
the center and went over in Is minutes
play. Rice missed goal. Score to 0.
Worcester kicked to Colby's 15-yard
line, but Rice was held for but five
yards gain. Now cometh our old man
Putnam. He had been chopping ice and
making hay and saving wood right
along, but he saw a chance to dis
tinguish himself and demoralized the
enemy and he did 1t nobly. He got the
ball. Brooks grabbed him by the neck,
Scannell gave him a shove and the big
fellow went through that line, between
tackle and end like a ray Of sunlight
through picket fence and there
seemed to be no strings on him. If the
Colby Interference had been a little
quicker Putnam would have gone over
the line easily. Cotton helped him out
beautifully by his magnificent blocking
OF the half backs and Putnam got IS
yards to his credit.
Colby's next attempt was held but
Rice went through for five yards, Colby
failed to make the requisite gains and
Worcester took the ball. Then Colby
regained the ball on downs and lost it
on tumble. Walsh made a desperate
attempt to get through tackle and left
end but Putnam was right in his hair |
at the start In one of the prettiest |
tackles ever seen on the grounds. |
Walsh's second try gave but yard,
Booth was held, Walsh took the ball
out around left end for Is yards, but |
made the mistake of his life when he |
tried it on the second time being tackled !
simultaneously by Hooke and Bune-
man who had been laying for him. Time |
was up with the ball on Colby's 45-
yards line.
Here we had a chance to discuss the |
team from the college. Last year the
great trouble with the team seemed to
be that they could not get into the
game quick enough. This year the men
behind the line are slow to start and
3ften lose an advantage but when they
do get to going they make lot OF
trouble for those who get in their way.
While Colby may be little slow be-
hind the line she is "quicker'n SCAT on i
The ends. There was considerable Of
rood Individual work In the game
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