The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-04
VICTORIOUS COLBY
defeated Bowdoin at WatervilIe Yes
terday 16 to 4.

Colby Men Played In Much Better Form
Than When Matched Against Bates--
Game Full of Sensations.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.l
Watervllle, November 3.-Sixteen to
four was the score by which Colby, for
the first time in her football history de-
feated Bowdoin. Tonight all Waterville
is rejoicing with the boys in the clean
victory OF their eleven. The weather was
just cool enough; the grounds moist, but
not badly SO, good wind being the only
Objectionable feature.
The game was highly interesting
Rice's sixty-five, Alden's thirty-fo and
Kendall's twenty yard runs, Stan
woods and Rice's punts and Moulton's
touchdown from the kick off were plays
which brought forth enthusiasm.
The style of the game used by the two
elevens was very similar, but Colby put
more dash and vim into their game, and
every man got into the plays with deter
mination and there was excellent unity of
action. After the first few minutes the
play OF the Colby team was, as far as team
work was. concerned, the most effective
I have ever seen put up by Maine
college eleven, and was certainly vast
improvement on the form shown in the
Bates game. Bowdoin's defense was good
at first. but gradually weakened and her
offensive play was quite ragged, her in
reference going to pieces too easily. The
! following figures may be of interest:
Bowdoin-Yards rushed, Ill; number
Of PUSHES, 50; average rush, 1-6 yards;
average kick, IS 5-s yards; ball lost on u,
downs, 4; ball lost on fumbles, O: average
weight, 1877 pounds.
Colby-Yards rushed, 344; number of
PUSHES, "a; average rush, 53.S wards
kicked, l42; number of kicks, a; average
kick, IS 1-2 yards; ball lost on downs. 3;
ball lost on fumbles, l.; average weight,
1874 pounds.
That neither team was penalized speaks
well for the players A tendency to
hold" was noticeable but made no
material difference in the outcome.
In detail the plays follow:
Bowdoin won the toss, choosing wester-
~ goal, having the grade and the wind in
her favor. Scannell's kick of was caught
and advanced twenty-five yards by Stan
wood to the thirty five yard line. After
three short PUSHES, Stanwood punted to
the center. Seven rushes gained Colby
but twenty yards, and the ball went to
Bowdoin on downs. Stanwood punted to
Colby's forty five yard line. Ten rushes
carried the the ball but twenty yards and
Colby kicked to the fifteen yard line.
Five PUSHES advanced the ball twelve
yards and Kendall went around Cotton
for twenty eight yards. A few short
plunges and Stanwood go clear of the end
for ten, but Colby held for downs on her
thirty three yard line. After gaining
seven yards on four rushss, Rice was
given the ball on a trick play, which he
executed to the sum of sixty-flve yards,
eluding Stanwood and landing the ball
four yards from the goal line before
brought down. Two PUSHES put it over
aud Brooks kicked hard goal. Score, 6
to O. as.
Stanwood kicked off sending the ball
Alden, who stood watching 1t roll along
when Moulton, who had followed the kick
fell on it and claimed touchdown. It
was sometime before decision was
reached, but the claim was allowed under
rules (a), II, and 8. On the punt out
it was claimed by Colby and allowed that
'Moulton advanced beyond his mark,
therefore Bowdoin had no try at goal,
Score, 6 to 4.
On Colby's kick off Clark received the
ball on the fifteen yard line and passed it
to Stanwood who punted to Colby's fifty
yard line. Bowdoin received the ball on
downs at her forty yard line, but was
forced to punt the half ending with the
play, Colby's ball on her forty-five yard
line.
The second half opened with rush.
Bowdoin's kick off was received on the
twenty and carried back seventeen yards
before downed. Kendall fell on the ball
| for Bowdoin on tumble near the centre
of the field. Colby held for downs and
punted to the thirty five yard line. At
once held for downs and rushed the ball
to within two yards of a touchdown,
chiefly by her guards back play. Here
Bowdoin made a rally and held for
downs. Stanwood punted to the twenty
eight yard line. 1t took Colby three
rushes to make her second down, which
Rice scored on the same trick played
earlier. The score, 10 to 4.
| Bowdoin's kick off fell on the twenty
five yard line and once again Bowdoin
forward fell on the ball. Bowdoin was
unequal to the task of advancing it, gain
| ing but two yards on three downs. The
nearest she came to Colby s goal line, ex-
cept as above scored. Colby carried IL
steadily over eighteen chalk marks, Alden
making a run of thirty-ive yards around
left end behind splendid interference
scoring her third down just as time was
called. No goal. Score, 16 to T.
! The line up:
| Colby. Bowdoin.
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