The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-14

Ioain ANDERSON got excited ana lulnpleu
the ball which was captured by Vest
brook on their twenty live yard line
again.
Now Westbrook began to get down to
business and the work for the next ten
minutes was full OF excitement and not
| fighting, Muroh plowed through Gentle
once more for five and then Knight took
the ball on long run to Portland's goal
| line. But unfortunately for him he ran
outside at Portlands twenty-five yard
line and had to bring the sphere back to
that point for another line up Tracey
and Murch both bucked the centre and
once in while helped out by Stafford and
Knight these sturdy fellows forced the
ball back to within ten yards Of Port
lands goal. The High school team fought
nobly and contested every inch OF the
ground The left end of the line blocked
almost every play put against them, but
the other side was weaker and through
this the Westbrook backs and ends made
gains at will. On the ten yard line,
however, Portland made determined
stand, and by sheer force and good luck
held Westtro for downs and got the
ball.
This was too near dangerous ground to
do much monkeying and Captain Ander-
son did just what should have been done
under the circumstances. He ordered
Underwood to punt, and the long legged
full back got the ball on a handsome pass
from Sam Anderson and punted twenty
yards over Westbrook's head. 1t was pref
ty we'll done, but Underwood might have
saved the touchdown had he punted low
or than he did, for Westbrook was not
prepared for the play, it was done SO
quickly. Anderson went skirmishing
down the field after the ball. A West
brook man tried to catch it and failed,
and before he had time to think of drop
ping on the pig skin Captain Anderson
was on top of 1t and it was Portland's
ball ON the thirty yard line. Once more
Underwood punted and this time sent the
ball high into the air again. 1t gained
ten yards, but Westbrook captured the
ball on her forty yard line.
Now the same old tactics were resumed
Murch, Tracey, Bennett and the rest of
the heavy men went blowing through the
weak right side of the line and every time
for big gain. Foot by foot and yard by
yard they forced the ball down to Port
lands goal. 1t was
DESPERATELY FOUGHT BATTLE
on the part OF both teams, and the West
brook men were well nigh played out,
when after seventeen minutes of play in
all Murch forced himself over the line for
touchdown.
3 Kelley and Tracey went out to kick the
goal. Tracey was to kick while Kelly
held the ball. Right here occurred very
foxy play on the part of Underwood KEEL
ley by some mistake of signals put the
point of the pig skin on the ground and
Underwood rushed forward and blocked
what would have been sure goal. This
made the score, Westbrool1 4; Portland, O.
Only three minutes of play remained
Underwood kicked off to the fifteen yard
line and Leighton caught it and made ten
yards up the field before he was tackled.
Kelley and Tracey, with Murch and
Knight some times joining in rushed the
ball by through the centre plays to- the
centre of the field. Here leighton, West
brook s quarterback got excited and tried
to rush the ball himself. The pigskin was
given to Portland for this play just as
time was called at the end of the first
half.
THE SECOND HALF.
Tracey kicked off to Westbrook ION the
fifteen yard line and Sam Anderson got
the ball and rushed it ten yards up the
field. Several changes had been made in
the Portland line now. Fogg had taken
Harmon's place at right end, Feeney Ind
gone to Fogg's place at right tackle,
| Walker shortly after the half began re-
lieved Sam Anderson at quarter and Web
| Der and Thompson went out and Files
and Twitchell took their places.
| With the ball on Portland s twenty i've
yard line Underwood tried to go through
| Westbrook's line, but Kelley broke
through and split up the play. Files and
Anderson both tried for gain but failed
to make the required five yards and the
| twenty five yard line. Murch ploughed
his way through right tackle for ten
yards, Knight tried to do the same thing,
but Feeney broke through and spoiled the
play. Portland held Wsstbrook three
times in succession and got the ball on
downs on the twenty yard line. Twitchell
and Underwood both failed to gain and
when things got desperate Underwood
was given the ball for punt. This he
did in good shape and the ball landed In
the centre of the field, where Westbrook
man caught it and was tackled in his
| tracks Muroh tried for a gain through
right side of the line but he was held in
beautiful shape. Westbrook then tried to
punt. The ball landed on Portlands
thirty-fve yard line in Watson's arms.
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