The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-04
PORTLAND-DEERING.
The Local Team Contains Some Good Ma
teriaI.

The Local Team Contains Some Good Ma
| teral.
Portland High school has the making
of very good team this year. This fact
was demonstrated Saturday afternoon
on the Deering base ball grounds when
the youngsters from the P. II. S. met
and defeated the Deering High school
team in a very interesting and we'll played
game. The Deering team was consider
ably heavier and on the first look it seemed
as if the Portland boys must be defeated,
they appeared to be so much lighter. But
it is not always "Eeef" that wins
touchdowns and this has been shown on
many CORY gridirons," and it was shown
again yesterday to the score of p. H. S.,
IA; Deering, O.
1t was just o. clock when Referee Scott
Wilson called the game. The Deering
men. many of whom have seen many
hard fought battles on the foot ball field
already this year, trotted out to the grid
iron and lined up to kick off. Dorticos
for Portland took the ball and after care
fully placing it in the centre of the field
swung forward his foot and sent the
pig skin tiyirg through the air to Deer
ings 20-yard line. Randall made pref
ty catch of it and advanced some ten
yards before he was tackled and downed
The interference which should have lined
up about him was a little late in form
ing and the Portland skirmishers broke
through it very easily and stopped the
advance of the man with the ball. The
two teams lined up quickly. Deering
made two fumbles and then Randall
went around the right end for a gain of
three yards.
Jordan, who by the way, proved him
self to be an adept at ground gaining
through the centre went through for a
little advance. Marsh was given the ball
and circled the left end with it for ten
yards. He would have one more had not
Anderson, the same Anderson who last
year saved the P. II. S., from many ig-
nominious defeat. got in his way and
tackled him with one of those bear-like
hugs which brought Marsh to the ground
with his breath nearly knocked out of
his body. Then there came, a queer play.
Jordan was given the ball for buck
through the center. He missed the ball
and it went flying backwards right into
the arms of Randall, who, quick as
lightning, dashed around the right end
and made ten yards into the Portland
territory. Then Marsh made a little
gain, being met again by the ever-present
Anderson and given a hard fall. Jordan
made five yards through the centre,
was set upon by half dozen Portland
men and his head ground into the dust
but he succeeded in rolling three more
yards before he was finally stopped.
Deering fumbled the ball here and it
went to Portland on the 45-yard line.
Up to this time Portland had not been
in the game and the cranks were begin
ming to be disheartened Anthoine,
Thompson, Weber and Thompson again
took the ball 25 yards down the field in
some very quick and nicely engineered
plays. The interference was splendid
and the way the green ones went at il
was pleasures to witness. Again Web
Der went for ten more through left tackle,
Thompson, who can run like streak OF
CREASED lightning, circled the left end fol
1 5 yards and was given fall by Marsh
at the end of it. Webber by end runs
and Dorticos through the centre, carried
the ball to behring's ten-yard line and
then began the battle royal between the
two teams for the supremacy. Dorticos
again and again plunged madly into the
Deering line, sometimes for IL gain of q
yard, sometimes for no gain at ALL Al
last the ball rested on the yard line
behring's men were desperate. They
mustered their strength for one supreme
effort. They laid down on the ground
in heaps and reckle5sly strove in every
way to stem the on rushing tide. 1t was
too late. Dortioos, after three ineffeet
ual attempts, was pushed over the line
for touchdown, the first that Portland
High has made this eason. But Dorticos
missed the kick at goal and the score
} stood, Portland, 4; Deering, 0.
The playing from this out was much
better than it was in the first nine min
utes of play, the time it took to get the
first touchdown. DeeriDg kicked Eof
Portland's 15-yard line. Anthoine made &
pretty catch, but only got 10 yards before
be WIS downed. Weber fumbled on the
, line up and the ball went to Deering or
Portland's 30-yard line. Now is youl
chance, Deering. They knew it too, and
they stroVe with all their might to take
, advantage of it. Portland's defensive
playing was little off-color at this point
and they could not seem to break up the
plays of Deeriug, who continued to rust