Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-10-31
BATES--6 TO O.
Immense Crowd Sees Bowdoin
Defeated at Lewiston.
A Great Struggle Between Two Teams
Very Evenly Matched.
Colby Also Wins from The University Of Maine
Score. 6 to S.

bates ., Bowdoin 0. That, in brief, is
the story of Saturdays great game at
Lee park in this city, the most excit-
ing and most scientific game ever
played in Maine and the one watched
by the largest crowd. The teams proved
to be remarkably evenly matched and
7 was the struggle of their lives for
both of them. 1t was a Bates victory
sialr and square, and the wearers of the
garnet went wild with joy over down.
ing the team that has so long been able
Ito defeat them.
The day was raw and threatening
and slight drizzle fell all the after
noon, but this did not interfere much
with the game nor prevent a crowd
estimated at over $500 people from
watching the struggle on the slippery
grldiron. 1t was a typical college
crowd with the Wbite banner of Bow
dom on one side of the field ana the
garnet banner of Bates on the other,
ana the air was rent with cheers and
shouts and songs all the afternoon. The
BoWdoin crowd had some songs written
TOR the occasion which they sang with
great gusto, but they seemed to have
hoodoo effect. The Bowdoin stu
dents came up in a body about go
strong. and as many Brunswick people
came with them. They left nobody be-
hind but the college janitor to ring the
chapel bell when ths>tidings of victory
reached Brunswick. But the chapel
bell was not rung that night. They
r. n ma ;,J
2.3O p. Nj. They arranged to have the
train return to Brunswick at II p NJ.
In case of victory, or at Z z. NJ, IN
case of defeat. They returned at T.
In the crowd We're people from all
over the State and many alumni from
outside the State. Bangor, Augusta
and Portland sent over large delega-
tons. A large party of young alumni
| came down from Boston. There is no
doubt the Bowdoin crowd was very
| confident of victory. They knew their
| team was strong, heavy, active, well
coached, and possessing no end of grit
and spirit. 1t had scored on Harvard
something no other small college has
done in recent years. 1t had defeated
Campollo, Tufts, Colby, and University
| of Maine by good scores. 1t was in
| prime condition and was out to win or
die. OF course Bowdofh did not ex-
| pect to win by any rush score, as the
| 10 to 0, by which it defeated Bates.
| few years ago, but it did look with con-
| fidence for some score as the % to 0 by
| which it won two years ago, or per-
| haps the % to by which it won three
years ago.
But Bowdoin, while perhaps not
overestimating its own strength, seri-
| ously underestimate the strength of
| Bates. Coach Hoag has been working
wonders with the Lewiston collegians
| and from the fine material at his dis
| posal has evolved a team that doesn't
| know how to lose game. The college
| itself and Lewiston people in general,
have not fully realized what great
team Bates possessed until it saw Sat
urdays contest. While Bates hoped to
win it is only fair to say that it rather
| surprised itself Saturday, especially by
keeping Bowdoin from scoring. The
Bates team played like one man. 1t
had magnificent team work, and on the
defence it played a superb game, fully
as strong as any ever seen in. Maine. 1t
played quick, snappy game from first
to last, and went into every play with
dash and determination that was too
much for it's heavier opponents.
The game was not marked by any
accidents, and was exceptionally free
from dirty playing on unfair tactlcs.
At 1.-THE very start, VeaZie, BoWdoln
star end, got into little mlxup with
Bates player. The umpire saw only
veazie's part in it and promptly re-
moved him from the game. This was
a good warning to both teams and had
the desired effect. The work of the
officials gave complete satisfaction to
both teams, something unusual for a
foot ball game.
Bates score was made in the middle
of the first half, partly by successful
hammering of the Bowdoin line. ana
partly by a poor play on Bowdoins
part. When on the 40-yard line, Bow
doing was forced to kick. The pass TO
the full back was poor one ana the
ball rolled by Clark Is or 20 yards to-
ward Bowdoin's goal. A Bates man
fell on it, and then by short, steady
gains Bates pushed it ahead until
Saunders, the negro giant of the team
carried it over for the touchdown. Halli-
day kicked an easy goal. The air was
full of garnet, and the songs OF the
Bowdoin crowd were sung in minof
key. For the rest of the half Bowdoin
took a brace and clearly outplayed
Bates for the only time in the game.
The ball was kept near the Bates goal
line all the time and a touchdown
seemed certain. Three times inside OF
the 1O-yard line, fate was unkind TO
Bowdoin. Once the ball was lost by
being squeezed from the runners arm
as he was tackled. Bowdoin recovered
it on downs at once, and when almost
to the line lost it for off side play.
Again Bates could not gain or punt,
and Bowdoin got the ball and pushed 1T
toward the goal by short rushes II
was scored down on the five-yard line
with only two yards to gain when time
was up and Bowdoin's chances Of scor-
ing were over. A minute, or possibly
half n minute more, and Bowdoin
would certainly have scored and the
score of the game would at least have
been g tie.
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