Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-12
THE SEASON OPENS.
Bowdoin Foot Ball Eleven Be-
gins Practice Work.
McAndrew, the Well-known Dartmouth
FuIIback, Secured as Coach.
Prospects for Team Arc Good and Hot
Seasons Expected.

Brunswick. Me-, Sept 1l--(Special).-
Foot bali at Bowdoin has begun. There
are as yet only few men back but it
is hoped that the opening of the term
will bring some of the old men and dis
close some promising new material
among the members of the incoming
class.
Rowdoin opens. Tuesday. but few
familiar faces are seen strolling across
the campus which is beginning once
more to assume the cheerful look which
betokenS the presence cf the college
student. Among the familiar faces are
occasionally seen some that are not
known by the old students, and the
first question asked of the new man is,
Does he play foot ball?"
1t is to be hoped he does, for thu
many losses Bowdoin suffered by the
absence of the '9S men will be hard to
stand unless new material enough is
found to fill their places.
Last year was a hard season for
Bowdoin's foot ball team, but that fact
| was due more to poor coaching than to
lack of good material, for not for long
time have there been so many good
| men to try for the team as there were
| last fall.
When Capt. Clarke called out his
men for practice, last Thursday after
| noon, for the first time this year, he
| missed many players whose loss will
be severely felt. Six men are gone
from behind the line. for Bowdoin had
two full sets of backs last year. and all
but two men, Clarke as full back and
Hadaock at quarter back, are gone.
The fine work of Teddy Stanwood,
and Kendall will be sadly missed, while
Ives, Mcmillan and Stetson have also
| graduated. These men alternated at
| half back and it would be hard to find
men to beat them in Maine.
Ex-Captain Moulton, who played 1T
quarter last year, has also left, and his
place will be hard to fill. Besides the
backs there are several places in the
line vacant. Bill" Spear, Eames, w.
c. Merrill, Wiggin and, Gould were all
good men in the line and they all lief.
last spring.
But in spite of these losses Captain
Walter Clarke and Manager Lancey are
| both hard at work to make a winning
team for old Bowdoin this fall The
management has been especially anx-
ious to secure a good coacil-for last
season even well-recommended coach
failed--and in order to be sure, Mana
ger Lancey wene to Boston, this sum-
mer and there he succeeded in obtain
ing the services of D. c. MacAndrew,
who was full back on Dartmouth last
year and was picked out as one of the
men on last seasons All-American
team
Mr. Macandrew will remain here as
coach during the entire season. while for
period of four weeks during the first of
the season, Graves of Yale will work with
Macandrew in his endeavors to make
Bowdoin's team what it should be.
The makeup of the team is. of course.
as yet undecided but there are some men
back who will naturally take their old
positions. Captain Clarke will retain his
old place at fulfback. where he acquitted
himself SO creditably last year. while
remaining positions behind the line. At
quarter it is presumed that Hadlock, 80
who was substitute quarter last year. will
put up his usual plucky game, although
there are several other candidates prom
inent among whom is Snow of Bangor.
Some of the candidates for halfbacks are
Gregson, 90, Merrill. 90. and L. L.
Cleaves, SO, all of whom played some dur
ing the last season.
Several others are out working for
Hunt. '02. of Bangor, who is considered
by many Il pretty sure man for the team
At ends will probably be found the same
ones one ,;S wh % held those PLACES last year,
seen two seasons on the Varsity and is a
sure man for his place, being one of the
best ends i'm the State. while Clarke will
fill his position in good form.
1t Will be hard work for a team to circle
Bowdoin's ends this year. Other men in
the line are Stoekbridge 80, and Cloud
men have played before and will prob
ably make their old positions all right
Bodwell. 'O1, and Albee. 80. are the
prominent candidates for guards, Both
to be good men in the line. Numerous
other men. are trying for various posi-
tions on the team and all are working
Babb, co. Levenseller. Gould, Russell. '01,
Palmer. r. l.. Dana. lie Farrier and
SWEET.
Bowdoin's first game. and from now on
every man will do his best work at prac-
tice On the Whittier Athletic fled. The
management is, trying to get every man
who plays at all to try for the team. and
that is the only way to make a good one
Manager Lancey has succeeded in ar
ranging schedule which should satisfy
There are four. games to be played In
Brunswick, while the. games at Lewiston
and Waterville can be attended 'oy the
majority. of the students. Following is
the schedule as 1t stands at present. Mr.
I.ancey hopes to fill in one of the open
dates at least:
Saturday. Oct. 1-Open.
Wednesday, Oct. 5-Harvard at Cam
bridge.
Saturday, Oct. s-New Hampshire Col
lege a Brunswick.
Wednesday. Oct. 12-University Of Maine
at Brunswick.
Saturday. Oct. 15-Dartmouth at Hano-
yer.
wick.
Saturday. Oct. @-Tufts at brunswick.
Wednesday, Oct. 26-Open.
Saturday. Oct. 29-Bates at Lewiston.
Wedne saay. Nov. 2-Exeter at Exeter.
Saturday, Nov. 5-Tufts at College Hill.
Wedne sday. Nov. 9-Open
Saturday, Nov. 12-COlby at Watervslle
dietOwn, Conn.
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