Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-04
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and it was not lost on the crowd. We
noticed some strapping young fellows
in Colby uniforms along the lines as
substitutes.
The second half was livelier than the
first by considerable and it showed that
Colby was, as last year, slow in getting
into the game, but that when they did ge'
in they were there for the game. Colby
showed Worcester something in the sci
ence line that the visitors never dreamed
of. There was no force or rough usage, II
was skill and shrewd. sharp playing that
won the game On several occasions the
visitors tried by scrapping what they
could not do by fair playing. but they
We're caught at it each time and found
that they had mettle to run up against: II
was plain to be seen the Wood. the left
end for Worcester intended to play off
side almost openly For the most part,
however. the visitors played the game.
They certainly found that the home team
knew the game just as we'll as they did:
Scannell kicked to the Worcester 10
yard line and Booth took it, making a
gain of 10 yards. Then Booth tried the
line but Hooke tackled low. shouldered
his man and carried him back at least
yards Colby got the ball on tumble
and Rice squirlned through the line for a
yard. Scannell bucked the center for 8,
Putnam for l. Rice logged all of the Wis
itors and part of his own team 2 yards.
an aggregate of yards gain. Colby was
now donw within five feet of Worcester
line. Putnam took the ball. and backed
by Scannell. Brooks and Rice, went over
in minutes and 20 seconds play. Rice
kicked goal. Score, 10 to O.
Worcester kicked to Colby's 5-yard line.
Rice advanced the ball % yards. Alden
forced the line for 3. Putnam 4. Hooke
went around right end for 10, Rice tried
the line for 4, Brooks the line for g. Put
M Rum no xict
march was checked for the time being
and Rice was sent to punt and he did for
Is yards. Worcester fell on the ball and
Walsh undertook the job of taking it
covering 10 yards. Allen made to fruit
less attempts to work the right end for "a
gain and Colby got the ball on downs.
Alden sailed around Worcester's right end
for 20 yards, ably assisted in interference
by Hooke and Buneman. Putnam made
yards. Rice the end for l. Hooke was
held. Putnam took another half dozen
right out of the center Rice and Bune-
man were held.
We did not know it, but we were right
came like this: Colby was down on Wor-
cester's 7-yard line when Putnam took
the ball. He was taken in hand by
Brooks and Scannell and given an i'm
petus that would have driven his head
down level with his shoulders if he had
at the line. BY the time the hole was
made, he had Rice tackled on his rear and
was sent flying toward the line The in
reference was great. Brooks and Sean
nell doing great work. Here came the
excitement. Putnam was through the
line and was in a fair way to get over.
being pushed strongly by Rice.
Whether Rice was too high and threw
Putnam off his equilibrium is not known.
and just at this time we do not care. but
stumbled oil
the ball Every true Colby heart stopped
beating until the little fellow from CO.
burn Classical Institute. Rice. redeemed
the whole thing by scrambling over Put
nam and falling on the bali his whole
length over the line Then Colby hearts
took on few more beats. Time. II min
utes. 80 seconds. Rice missed goal
Very little remains to be told Colby
blocked the kick off but lost the ball on
a tumble, and when Booth undertook to
get around Colbys right end, he found
that Hooke was there with one of his
most beautiful tackles. and time was
called with the ball on Coby's 50-yard
line. Score, IA to 0.
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