Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-11-08

very nice indeed. Then the Hebron came
cut. Brooks of Colby got his Hebron
clan together and yelled for the oxford
school and the spectators gave them the
siad hand This was also very nice.
Ihen the game commenced. Waterville
Kicked to Hebron but the ball went out
or bounds and was taken back. James
kicked to the Hebron 10 yard line. Bishop
took 1t for 10 yards and again for 5
yards. Hebron fumbled but fen on 1t and
then punted for % yards.
Waterville made no gain on the first
attempt. the men giving James no sup
port whatever. Hebron got the bail and
Shannon took it for 10 yards through
tackle and right end. Shannon was tack
led by Levine. Kane went through guard
ard tackle for yards. Shannon was held
by Varney the latter receiving cut over
the eye. Waterville held for downs and
Hebron did the same and Waterville re-
peated the trick. James hit the line for
tackle and guard for S, Varney for and
Levine went through tackle and
guard again for g. Here Lee
I vine mad a wrestling match with
Bishop that was uncalled for. He
bron got the ball, was held By Bushev
then Hebron punted for 10 yards and still
Kept the ball. After Hebron had been
held for two downs. Shannon punted for
% yards. James made two gains aggre-
eating yards and Hebron held for
uo"iiS. ileDioil attempt TO punt was
blocked and for off side play Hebron was
given 10 yards Hebron took 5 yards
more, attempted to work the criss-cross
but 1t was blocked and then Hebron punt
ed for ID yards. Watervlle with the baH
made a gain of yards by James ard
time was called with the ball on Water
ville's % yard line.
Infs half OF the game was pretty fair
kind of ball as it will be noticed that both
teams made no advantageous gains for
long time, working in the center of the
hesd. the ball changing possession very
frequently. until Hebron began to punt.
In the second half, Hebron kicked to
WaterVllle'S 30 yard line and fell on il
herself. Bishop went through tackle and
END FOR but yards and James was in
Jured. James was hurt Gin about every
muss-up in this half but he came to time
IN each instance when time was up
Ihen the game began to take on unpleas-
ant incidents. Men who knew better and
had no excuse for doing so. deliberately
fouled men of opposite teams and should
nave been put out of the game for doing
so. There Were kicks and kicks and one
or two attempts TO put some one out of
the game but there was no evidence to
snow that one man was more guilty than
ahother ana so the game went on that
way. Hebron still had the ball and with
shannon: Bishop and Kane. by end plays
gained 10 yards. Then Hebron fumbled
and Waterville fell on it. This was on
WaferVille's 10 yard line and just when
we began to think that Hebron was going
to score. Waterville now made a brace
and steadily worked the ball toward the
center of the field by short gains At the
center Waterville was given Is yards for
of-side play. Varney went through
tackle and left end for and here came
kick over slugging match between
Reynolds and Morton. Small went in for
Hebron and Morton retired but Morton
was not taken out of the game by the
officials but by his captain. Small. Wa
terVille now began a SOW but steady
march to the Hebron goal. Levine puntea
for 10 yards and Small punted back.
James. Levine and Bushey began to work
the ball forward and time was called with
the ball in their possession on Hebron's
20 yard line.
Everybody was glad when the game
was over. The line up: