Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-10-24
WATERVILLE.
WHICH TEAM WON?
Both EIevens Leave Field During the Waicr
vile. Thornton Game.

Inc most notly contested football game
of the season on the local gridron took
place, Saturday afternoon. Both sides
scored a touchdown and at the latter part
of the last half a decision of the umpire
was the cause of the local teams being
Withdrawn from the field.
When the Thornton team arrived in
this city. they had with them several of
the teams most staunch supporters,
among them being City Marshal Henry
M. Burns of Saco, and Principal Samp-
son of Thornton Academy. In the crowd
was the same old crimson and gold UNI
brella that has followed the Thornton
team in every game it has played since
the team started out to play winning
football.
a few minutes before the game was
called, Coach Haggerty was closeted with
his men in the gymnasium at Colby and
gave them final directions in regard 10
the playing. ef9
During the first half of the game it was
nip and tuck as to which team would
win. Both teams struck the line hard for
good gains. The gains made by Thorn
ton We're not as frequent but were slight
ly longer. In the latter part of the half
the physical training of Thornton was
evident, for while the Natervile men
were being laid out from lack of train
ing. the Thornton men were as fresh as
ever.
The interference of both teams was re-
markably good, and to this was due some
of the long runs made around the end
The wet field and in consequence a wet
ball was responsible for several costly
fumbles, by which Thornton was the
greater sufferer, once having the ball on
the 10-yard line, where it was lost by a
tumble
During the first part of the first half
the ball was in Thorntons territory all
the time. In the latter part Thornton
took the ball and rushed it down the field
with power that the Waterville boys
were not able to stop.
During the second half the ball was
wholly in Waterville's territory and a
good part of the time dangerously near
the goal line The wet field made it i'm
possible for either team to hold fre-
quently for downs.
Thornton won the toss and Warner
kicked to the 30-yard line. Here White
head took the ball for a 5-yard run. In
the first scrimmage Cole took the ball
through the left tackle for 2Ia yards. The
ball was worked through center plays to
the center of the field, where Thornton
lost the ball on a tumble.
Edmunds, Foley and Warner began to
hammer away at Thornton's line, max
ing and 3-yard gains, until the ball was
placed on Thorntons 20-yard line Here
Warner circled the right end for a 5-yard
gain. In the next scrimmage the ball was
lost on tumble and fell into Thornton's
hands.
Bradford then struck the Waterville
line for yards, with Warner and Cole
following suit, the Watervflle line not
being able to hold on account of the Slip
perry condition of the field. On the 90
yard line the Watervile line held and the
ball went to Waterville on downs.
WaterNille now simply played horse
with Thornton and rushed the ball down
the field through the line for and 2-yard
gains, with an occasional 3-yard gain
until the ball was on the Thornton 10
yard line.
With the ball on the 10-yard line, the
Thorntons held for downs. Before notice.
able gains were made, Thornton lost the
ball on a tumble. 1t was here that
Thornton showed bad generalship in not
punting
Waterville then rushed the ball down
the field, and when on the 5-yard line
the ball was given to Foley, who went
through the right tackle for touchdown
Williams failed on the goal.
Rogers got the ball when Thornton
kicked off on the so-yard line The fierce
onslaughts made on the Thornton line
during the first part of the game here