The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-25

yard line before he was stopped.
With the ball in Portland's hands two
attempts were made to gain through
Bowdoin's line, but without success, Their
Il sullivan punted again, this time only
to Bowdoin's So yard line. Hunt muffed
the catch and Dorticos captured the ball
for Portland. Sullivan punted again,
this time the ball going over the goal line
for a touchback. Bowdoin brought the
ball out to the % yard line and kicked
out. Clark sent the ball to Chapman on
the Portland 40 yard line and after MAX
ing beautiful run, taking the sphere to
the Bowdoin 45 chalk mark, was downed.
Kelley was gi ven chance to buck the
center, br + only made yard advance.
10 buck Bowdoin's line seemed folly, and
once more Sullivan punted, this time out
of bounds to Bowdoin's 25 yard line
Bowdoin returned the punt, after the
then Sullivan sent ths sphere down the
field on another punt, this time to Bow
doir's Ave yard line, a Bowdoin playe r
muffnR the catch This was within the
danger limit and tho college players
worked like mad to get the ball back into
the centersof the field. Gregson made an
attempt at line bucking, but didn't make
an inch. The ball was again punted By
| Clark to Portland's IS yard line. Sulli-
| van missed the catch and dribbled the
ball down the field to Bowdoin's is yard
line where Gregson saved it for the col
lege boys. A minute more and it was
Portland's ball on downs on the Bowdoin
IS yard line. Sullivan worked crisis
cross for a fifteen yard gain, but the play
was not allowed on account Of holding in
the line. 1t was Bowdoin's ball on de-
fault on their 80 yard line. Captain CLARK
after several Intellectual attempts at line
bucking by Bowdoin punted to Sullivan
on Portland's So yard line. Sullivan Inn
mediately returned the punt, after the
line up to the center of the field. BY hard
work the college boys got Down to Port.
lands % yard line with the ball where
they lost it ON downs. Portland got ten
yards advance for Bowdoin holding in the
line and then Portland began to work
back up the field. Dorticos making
beautiful is yard run around the right
end. Held for three downs on the 55
yard line Sullivan punued into Bowdoin's
| territory. Bowdoin at once returned the
punt and thsn Sullivan punted again,
this time to Bowdoin's 45 yard line.
Here after some wild scrimmaging, the
ball changing hands several times, it was
Portland's ball on the thirty-tiys yard
line when the half ended.
THE SECOND HALF.
The second half showed that Bowdoin
could play very fast and desperately for
victory. They relied upon their superior
training TO bring them through victori
GUS, and they came nearer victory and
missed it than they ever will again.
Brooks kicked off to Bowdoin, and Clark
Immediately returned the punt TO the
Portland 20 yard line. The Portland
backs being unable to make any Roadway
whatever, Sullivan punted to the center
of the field. Bowdoin then punted to
portland's IS yard line. Not being able
to gain by end ciroling or line bucking
Sullivan punted once more to the center
of the field. With the bali in Bowdoin' s
hands it was worked quickly down to.
wards Portland's goal. The Bowdoin
backs were showed through for two and
three yards gains at time, finding a
weak place in Portland's tackles Hunt
once made a ten yard run and Clark by
hllrdling the line several times in success
sion managed to reach within half yard
of the Portland's goal.
Here the athletic club boys made a
stand. 1t was
| THEIR LAST CHANCE.
| The crowd was crazy with excitement
and shouted and yelled until signals
could not be heard. Three times Port
land gallantly held the, Bowdoin players.
in the pluckiest stand ever made in this
| city by a football team, and finally a
Bowdoin tumble with the ball within six
inches of touchdown gave Smith the
credit of saving Portland from being de-
feated.
| This gave Portland a touch back and a
freq kick from the twenty-five yard line.
| The hall reached the Bowdoin territory
but it quickly came back into Portland
territory again. Bowdoin was working
hard and strong, there were frequent
exchange of punts but the bali always
came back into the Portland territory and
Yibrated between the 1 5 yard line and the
center of the field. The Portland boys
fought with much determination and the
| collegians were desperately trying to
make the goal line. Portland played a
purely defensive game. Once Bowdoin
tried to kick goal from the field, but
failed and when the long half ended
the ball was still in Portland's territory.
as near as the twenty five yard line, and
Hunt had just made phenomenal run
of 10 yards.
It was the prettiest kind of football to
watch and tho big crowd went home to
eat their Thanksgiving dinners happy at
the failure of the college team to score
against the Portland boys.
Line up and summary:
PORTLAND. BOWBOIN.