Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-25
HEBRON
KENT'S HILL
BATES, 6; COLBY, 6.
Great Game a. Lewiston-The College Chan
o onship Still Undecided

Lewiston, Oct. A.-The question of
which of the four Maine colleges has the
football championship for 1897 is still I'M
settled. The game. Saturday afternoon,
between Bates and Colby, which would
have given the winner the championship.
resulted in a tie, with the score 6 to 6.
An enthusiastic crowd of fully 1900 peo-
pie was present, including many Colby
sympathizers. J. Donald Sinkinson of
Bowdoin. was referee, and DR.. E. G. Ed
wards of Lafayette. umpire in the first
half, alternating in the second. Colby had
the south goal and Bates kicked off, there
being no wind to speak of.
Hinkley kicked off poorly and the ball
was downed on Colby's 4O-yard line. Then
Colby put into play her famous guards
back play taught them by Wharton of
Pennsylvania, and proceeded to walk the
ball down the field. 1t was a new thing
to the Bates team, and they were unable
to stop it. 1t did not yield them much
distance, two to three yards at a down,
but it was enough for them to keep the
ball. and they took the ball steadily up
the field, until after a fraction less than
10 minutes Rice was pushed over for a
touchdown. Scannell punted out for a
fair catch and Brooks kicked the goal.
-Hinkley again kicked off. this time to
Colby's 5-yard line, and the ball was
downed with a gain of Is yards. Then
Colby resumed her former course and
slowly took the ball along until she had
covered so yards of the distance toward
Bates goal. Bates. however, was rapidly
getting the hang of Colby's play and fin
ally held them for downs on their own 40
yard line. Then the tables were turned
and from that moment Bates completely
outplayed Colby. On the first. down Call
went through tackle for % yards, then
Saunders made Is on criss-cross around
right end, and Bruce Is or more on SIM
liar play around the other end. Bates
took the ball steadily toward the goal
but the time was too short and was up
for the half with the ball in Bates pos
session less than 10 yards from Colby's
goal line.
In the second half Colby kicked to
Hinkley on Bates 30-yard line, and Bates
continued the work she had begun in the
first half. and took the ball straight down
to Colby's 20-yard line, where the latter
succeeded in regaining it on downs. Bates
was playing fast football however and
Colby could make but 10 yards before
Bates again got the ball on downs. This
time Bates took it to Colby's 10-yard line
where she again lost it on downs. Colby
could not gain by running and tried a
punt. The ball, however, went almost
straight into the air, and Bates again had
rushes put Call over the line for touch
down, and Halliday kicked the goal, tie
ing the score.
With little more than three minutes
to play, Colby kicked to Pulsifer, who
was downed on Bates 30-yard line. Two
downs resulted in loss for Bates. and
Halliday punted. He followed it up and
fell on it, but it was claimed that it had
not touched Colby man. and the referee
gave the ball to Colby and also penalized
Bates further by giving Colby 10 yards for
Off-side play. There was but a minute
and a half to play. but the ball was only
20 yards from Bates goal. Two rushes
took it to the 10-yard line but here Bates
broke through and spoiled the pass, and
secured the ball on a tumble. Pusfer
took it 5 yards through the line, and the
time was up, with the ball in Bates pos
session on her 15-yard line.
Pulsifer Saunders, Bruce. Halliday and
Hinkley did good work for Bates. and
Brooks was a tower of strength for Colby.
his weight counting heavily in the
| guards back plays. To prevent any
dispute over time, such as arose, last Sat
urday, in the Bates-U. M. game H. A.
| Wing. Bowdoin 80, and w. T. Veasie of
the Bowdoin team, were chosen timers
| The summary:
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