Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-04
COLBY, 10 TO a!
But for a Fluke Bowdoin
Would Not Have Scored.
Colby Shows Superiority at All Points
--Bowdoin's Eleven Weakened.
Bio Crowd Out at Wa etviIie to See the Old.
Time Rivals Meet.


There never got together on the col
lege field % more determined men that
met there, today. The gladiators of
good old Bowdoin and the young giants
of Colby, came together like two run
away freight trains trying to pass each
other on the same track. We said it
was to be hot game but we did not
think it would be quite so warm. 1t
was good to see them smash into each
other, claw and kick and clutch and
holler down 1t was inspiring to
see them glare at each other, show their
teeth and then spring. as though at
each others threats like wild beasts
fight to finish. 1t was fun. 1t made
us want to get into the muss-up and
get leg or two broken or a jaw dis
placed.
Bowdoin came I'D here to win Or
know the reason why. She knows the
reason why, but ii is not the fault of
the players that the bell at Bruins
wick is not ringing, tonight, instead of
the old bell at Colby. But Colby's bell
is ringing. 1t is not tongue tied. There
is the greatest amount of jubilation in
this town, tonight that ever was
known, for the brawny sons of Bowdoin
met steel worthy of their own and de-
| feat was the result.
| Brooks kicked off for Colby at just
| 313 P. M. The ball went as far as
| Stanwood would let it go and settled
| comfortably in that gentleman'S hands
| StanWood took the ball beautifully and
sailed into mass of scamperng hui
mainly that seemed impossible to ge:
through. He advanced the ball e
yards. Bowdoin was held in their
tracks for one down and then Clarke
took it for five yards; Stanwood punted
for 20 yards, but the ball went out OF
bounds and Hooke of Colby went over
| the line like a rocket and fell upon it
Hooke knocked over a couple of spec
tators but the referee would not give
him point. Putnam, the Colby buckei
went through the line for II yards and
great was the enthusiasm thereat.
Putnam again tackled the line for
| five more, Brooks for three, Putnam
four, Towne made a hole in the center
for four yards and then he was held
Bowdoin took the ball on downs on
Colby's 35-yard line. Stanwood punted
for % yards. Alden took the ball
through tackle and left end for II yards
| and was beautifully tackled by Muir
| ply. Jack Scanneil was injured bu.
| got into the game in moment or two
and Teddy passed the water" Town,
and Alden hit the line for several short
gains; Rice punted for So yards. Cotton
Of Colby began an exhibition of tack
ling that was beautiful to look upon.
! For Bowdoin, Kendall took the bail
through tackle and end for yards;
| Stanwood did the same and it began
to look as though the Eight team
would break big holes in our line
They did just that for minute or two
but Brooks happened to notice it and
then their little game was stopped.
Then Kendall changed tactics and
went out around left end for sprint
of 35 yards. This did not please us in
the least. Bowdoin inched along at a
painful pace until they were held foi
downs and Colby got the ball. Bunne-
man now showed up as a tackler that
| took well with the Colby crowd.
| Putnam and Towne tore off Is yards
| and then Rice made the sensational,
run of the day. by taking the ball
around the left end for 70 yards. II
would appear from the road that Mr..
Gregson was at fault for this, and al
the same time the Colby line very
neatly fooled the tackles of the Wis
itors. Rice was tackled by Kendall o!
the Bowdoin 4-yard line. Alden was
pushed through tackle and left guard
r,,, r, l;.,,.
at this time was something terrific
The play had been on IS minutes and :
seconds. Brooks kicked goal and i,
was a difficult one at that.
The large delegation of u. of N
students that had come down here t
do the "hollerin" for Bowdoin began to
look glum and the Colby boys along the
line treated them to the following:
Il am an old farmer, U. NJ by name;
l came from Orono. way up in Maine,
| Came down to Watervile to have some
| fun,
But l amt had a darned bit since
| come.
We met with. great surprise at the
next kickoff. Stanwood kicked the bal
| so that, Rice letting it civilly alone, il
rolled out over the goal line. Colby had
an idea that the ball would have to be
| brought back as they supposed it was
out of bounds, but it SO happened thai
the goal line is in bounds, and StanwooG
having run along and taken the ball
| called for touchdown and was at once
awarded one by the referee.
| Then a kick followed which lasted unit
| the gentleman who was there for the pur-
| pose, we guess, showed us Rule j. ano
that settled it. Then the gentleman tolG
us we had been playing with kids up here
ard. had had no chance to learn the rules
Then Stanwood punted in. but wher
Moulton caught the ball he lost the great
er part of his equilibrium and he said he
did not. This made another kick. Colby
| unfair catch. Colby won this point, and
| the score stood to 4.
| Brooks banged it to Bowdoin's lO-yard
lime and StanWoou puIted back to the cen.
ter of the field. Rice. Alden and Towne
took the ball along by short gains, unit
| Bowdoin got the ball on tumble. Clark
did the punt act for 40 yards. Rice fun.
bjed but Zimmerman fell on it and time
was up with the ball in Colbys possession
on its own 40-yard line.
4 In r,e second half, Bowdoin kicked of
and Rice took 1t for 10 yards around left
end. Alden was sent through the center
for <. Towne got 8: Alden, 4; and Their
| Alden created a sensation by getting
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