Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-10-17
WATERVILLE.
SCIENCE VS.. BEEF.
And the Science Won In Saturdays Foot
Ball Game.

A superior knowledge of football was
responsible for the. defeat Of the cony
High school OF Augusta by the Water
Vile High school football team, Saturday
afternoon, on the Colby campus.
In spite OF the fact that it was cold,
damp day, there was a fairly good atten-
dance at the game. The crowd for the
most part was composed of youngsters,
although about half of the people on the
field were the solid hackers of the local
team and men who have followed the
team since it first went onto Tie gridiron.
No man was more noticeable among
the crowd than Principal John Nelson
with his mascot Xxi" Long before the
penny was tossed. xxi" was running
around the field with we've got EN-
air, as though he was confident that the
game was a foregone victory for the
team whose colors he wore fashioned
into blanket on his back.
There was marked difference between
the two teams. The visitors averaged 10
pounds heavier than the men on the local
team. and since it looked like day when
weight would count, the High school
boys felt rather discouraged at the pros
poets. Enough rain had fallen to convert
the grounds into mass of mud in places
and the supporters of the home team felt
that il would surely meet defeat.
The premonition of the High school
supporters seemed to be borne out when
the penny went into the air and it was
announced that the visitors had won the
toss. Cony chose the westerly goal with
a slight westerly wind in their backs.
Waterville kicked off TO the 20-yard line
and the ball was rushed down the field
to the Cony 30-yard line by Porquett be-
fore he was downed. Cony then began to
hammer the Waterville line. The Fighter
team was not able to hold in the mud
ard damp grounds and every time the
referees whistle was blown the ball was
nearer the Waterville goal line.
When the bail was on the 40-yard line
Porquett took the ball around the left
end, and before the interference was
smashed up he was well down the field.
Clearing the blockers. he started down
the field and the run looked good for
touchdown. When the man was on Wa
terville's 20-yard line he had clear field
with only Foley in the way. When the
man was on the 2o-yard line. Foley made
a dive, and the ball was down.
Here Cony lined up quickly to score the
touchdown. Cony had been warned sew
eral times about advancing the ball with
out letting it pass from the quarters
hands. When Cony had lined up, the bali
was snapped back and the backs failed
to take it. Gross, the quarterback, stood
with it in his hands and attempted to ad-
vance it to the place from which it was
snapped. The umpire penalized Cony and
the BAH was given to Waterville.
No sooner was the ball in Waterville's
hands than the backs began to circle the
ends and by good interference rushed the
ball down the field. 5 and 10 yards at a
time. When the bali was on the 2o-yard
line the ball was given to Williams, who.
by following his interference, which Cony
was unable to break up, placed the ball
on the S-yard line. Here Cony attempted
to take brace. On the second down.
with yards to gain, the tandem forma-
ton was made. the play being directed at
the right tackle. With the ball in Web
bers hands, he was pushed clear across
the goal line. and Waterville had scored
the first touchdown after Is minutes of
play.
Foley kicked the goal and the men be-
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opposing team. 1t was decided to direct
the play at the tackles.
Cony kicked off in the second half. but
Foley was downed before he hau ad-
vanced the ball before the 30-yard line.
Here the play was all open. The backs
began to circle the ends for long gains
until it was well down the field when
the plays were directed at the tackles.
good gains being made until the ball was
on the Cony 10-yard hne Here Water |
vile lost the ball.
Griffith was given the ball and the play
was directed at the right tackle. Griffin
was given the ball, and when he was well
beyond the pile dropped the ball. Will |
liams here dropped on it and the fight for
a second touchdown was again renewed |
Waterville again directed the play at
the tackles. with good results. When the
ball was on the 5-yard line the ball was
given to Foley, who went through the
line. The ball was here called down be-
fore Foley had rushed 1t across the line.
The ball was again rushed across the
line by Foley, who kicked the goal.
Williams got the ball on the kick but
was downed on the 40-yard line after a
20-yard run. The ball was then rushed
down the field, the backs being sent
around the ends until the ball was on the
eO-yard line. when time was called.
In the matter of football, Cony was
clearly outplayed. Wer gains were made
by superior strength, while those made
by Waterville We're due to superior
of football. Interference was
almost an unknown thing in the playing
IF the visitors. while it was the interfer-
ence on the part of the High school boys