Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-07
BATES, II; COLBY, 0.
Lewistonians on Top in COL
lege Foot Ball, This Year.
After Stubborn Battle by Colby in First
Half, Bates Easily Wins.
coburn Classical 'akes Clean, snapry Game
from Watervii'e High. 6 too.

Niio " eHe Dates men own
statement at the close of the game
they were never more in fear of defeat,
than during the first half of the Colby
Bates game, Saturday afternoon, on
the Colby field. During the first part
of the half the ball was out Of Colbys
hands but once and then it was soon
returned to Colby by tumble. Sew
eral times the Bates goal line was in
danger the ball being down on the
three-yard line. Bates scored once
during this half. kicking a goal from
the field in sheer desperation. In the
second half the hard work of the first
half told on the Colby men and the
ball was in Colby's territory all the
time, the visitors twice scoring The
game finally ended with Bates having
scored Il points.
In the first part of the first half and
in fact until well up to the time Bates
scored Colby seemed to have Bates at
her mercy. Scanned and Allen opened
up holes big enough to drive an OK
cart through Bates line while Hagger-
ty circled either end at will. seldom for
i''7'S Nii1ii y vi III lie lfNllcl-
BILE Saunders by whom Bates has PIN
ned so much faith seemed as easy as
any one else, while Sturgis seemed to
be the mark at which Colby directed
all her efforts with good results In
the second half the tables We're turned
The Colby men sowed the result of not
having a second eleven to play against
and it was necessary to take out time
so often that the game was stopped
with four minutes more to play, on ac-
count of darkness.
Every one was surprised at the re-
suit Of the game. Before the game the
Bates men were little inclined to say
much about the probable outcome of
the game. 1t has been learned, though,
that in Lewiston the score was chalk
ed at 40 to 0 in favor of Bates. The
talk around town, Friday night, was
that the best the Colby men hoped to
do was to prevent Bates from scoring
over 20 points. There is but little
question in the minds of some of the
disinterested spectators at the game,
today, that if Colby had a second elev-
en- to play against. during the past
week, Bates would have not been able
to score in the second half more than
once.
Only once during the game was there
any attempt at trick plying. That was
in the second half when Bates made q
yards on criss cross. The rest of the
game was straight foot ball.
Colby won the toss and took the wes-
terly goal giving the ball to Bates to
kick off. Halliday kicked to Allen on
| the 15-yard line who made yards.
| Scanned took the ball on the 25-yard
| line and plunged through the left tao
| llle for yards. Haggerty was sent
around the right end for 10 yards and
Rice went around the right end for 10
wards, placing the ball on the 4O-yard
| line. Haggerty was given the ball for
another 5-yard gain around the end.
| Here the Bates line held and on the
| third down Rice punted to the Bates
| 40-yard line. Before the Bates men
| had chance to recover from thelf
surprise Towne was down the field and
| on the ball. The Bates line now helc
and the gains We're SMALL two yarcs
at a time until the ball was on the
| Bates 35-yard line. Here Haggerty
circled the left end and placed the ball
on the 20-yard line.
| Scanned tried the left tackle but win
no gain. Scanned and Allen then OPP
| eued lid a hole in the line at left tao
l<le and Haggerty was sent through
| for 2 wards, Scannell was sent at the
/ same hole and made an 8-yard gain
| Here Allen was sent at the left tao
,le hut Putnam broke through the line
and downed him for a 5-yard loss.
/ ,1,1 II, TO mo
and punted on the third down.
| With the ball on the 25-yard line III
| Rates' hands Putnam fumbled when
| Bunemann dropped on the ball. nag
| gerty was then sent through the lei I
| tackle for 10 yards and Rice mace
| ward on the sames side of the line Scan
| nell struck the same hole for yaros
| and Haggerty tried the Opposite sue
| Of the line for 5 yards. When the Dali
had been worked to the S-yard line HaS-
rerty tried the left tackle but no gam
Rice tried the same hole with no gain
and Haggerty was unable to find a hole
at the right guard and the ball went To
Bates on the 3-yard line on downs.
pulsifer tried right tackle for hall
i . ward and Saunders followed up with
II a 5-vard gain on the other side OF the
| line. The manner of playing was no"
changed. Colby showed her weakness
at defensive work and her light line
was almost at the mercy OF the heavy
Bates team, Fowler, Pulsifer and Hal
liday striking the line for good gains
The backs would break up the inter-
ference but it was not until the Bates
backs had their or 10 yards that they
| were stopped.
H Saunders, the big guard, did not
prove so much of terror as when ne
struck the line it was for but slight
gains. All the gains of consequence
now. were made around the ends. WITH
the ball on the 55-yard line Fowler
took it around the left end and placed
LIT on the 35-yard line. Saunders trlee
the guard but with no gain.
Pulsifer tried the left end for II
yards and Fowler followed up through
right tackle for yards. In this man
ner Fowler, Pulsifer and HALLIDAY
worked the ball to the 2O-yard line
when Fowler circled the left end witt