The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-26

plucky defensive game as ever was seen.
Once Bishop and again Small with fine
interference made ten yards apiece, but
these were the only long gains. After
much hard fighting Hebron landed the
ball on Portland's fifteen yard line where
they were held for downs and Portland
took the bali again. After five yards had
been gained Portland lost the ball on
downs. The crowd was
CRAZY WITH EXCITEMENT
now and were yelling like mad. Would
Hebron be able to make that twenty yards
for a touchdown? Portland was equal
to the emergency and after some of the
most desperate attempts at ground gain
ing the ball went to Portland again on
downs.
Talk about excitement Nothing like
it has ever been seen before in this city.
and when Underwood punted to Small in
the center of the field and put the ball SO
far away from touchdown the cheers
and yells were almost deafening. 1t was
an elegant punt and Underwood was
cheered again and again. Now Hebron
had the ball again, and they also had
forty five yards between them and a
touchdown. 1t was humiliating to the
Hebron men to be thus held by the light
Portland team, and they went into the
play like lot Of wild men. Twice Port
land held the heavy backs and smashed
up Hebron's attempts at ground gaining.
Finnerty then got off side and Hebron
was given ten yards for it. On the TWEEN
ty-five yard line, after some desperate
attempts on the part of Hebron, the He
bron team lost its chance again by a FUN
BILE and Anderson captured the ball for
Portland.
Back towards Hebron's territory the
Portland backs carried the BALL Such
The interference was grand and Hebron
had hardly time to realize the ball was in
play before five yards or more were
gained. The double pass worked well
twice and when time was called for the
end of the nalf the ball was in Hebron s
territory and the crowd was simply wild
with delight.
During the intermission, Johnny Sulli.
van, once Portland's captain, whose heart
was set on Hebron winning the game,
went in and talked to the Hebron men,
and they came out on the field for the
second half determined to win out If hard
work could do it.
| Portland had the kick off and Under
woods kick was blocked by Hussey on
the forty yard line. The Portland men
had their eye on the sphere, and one of
them tumbled on it at this point SO that
the ball was in Portland hands again.
Hardly had they lined up when Twitohell
was given the ball for a run around
right end. Walker blocked off the He
bron right end, Fogg nailed three men in
succession who were trying to get at
/ Twitchell, anL meanwhile the latter was
speeding down the field like deer. He
lodged the full back by display of fine
Judgment and before Hebron knew what
had happened Portland had
SCORED A TOUCHDOWN.
This was too much tor even dignity tc
stand and old men in the crowd who have
long passed that age when the enthusi,
asm of earlier years can carry them of
their feet, shouted and yelled, cheered
and almost cried for joy. 1t was exhiler
ating to hear that crowd. cheer and
seemed like old times.
Underwood missed the goal from fine
bron, 0.
Small kicked off Tor Hebron to the
twenty yard line. Twitchell missed the
ball, it rolled to Dorticos, who was il
front of it and the latter fell upon it OF
the twenty-five yard line. Umpire
Coombs at once declared the ball belonged
to Hebron for off side play. A touchdown
for Hebron now seemed certainty ant
it looked more than certainty wher
Kane rounded Portland S right end for
twenty yard run. He was nailed within
a yard of PortIand's goal line and He
bron hadn't her touchdown yet.
For three plays Portland held that big
heavy Hebron team, mailing them for {
loss with every play until the ball was
won on downs. 1t was the most excit
ing moment of the game. The Portlands
FOUGHT LIKE TIGERS
and Hebron, desperate, determined and
wild with anger struggled. fought and
pushed to gain that one yard but only
to fail.
| With the ball in Portland's hands or
Portland's five yard line fake kick wal
tried, but Dorticos only made three yards
on it. The next attempt to push him
through the tackle failed and he wa.
nailed for loss of ground. 1t was anoth
er exciting moment until Bobby Under
wood punted for Portland, in a magni
f1cent manner, sending the ball up thu
field for twenty yards where Small cap
tured it, Hebron only made five yards be
fore they lost the ball on downs. Ther
Portland worked the ball towards He
bron's goal again by hard fighting. Once
Webber made twenty yards on a double
pass and Twitchell and Anderson eacl
made good gains. Portland got ten yard