Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-21
HEBRON, 22; c. C. l.. o.
The Institute Eleven Outclassed by Hebron
Men Who Win in a Walk.

Waterville, Me-, Nov. 20.-(SpeciaD.-
Hebron clearly outplayed Colby dur
ing the game. Saturday forenoon, and
proved beyond a doubt that the team
has the best claim to the school
championship of any school team in
the State. From the time the ball was
kicked off in the first half until time
was called up at the end of the second
half Coburn had not been able to adj
vance the ball over 40 yards in all by
line work. Only twice was Hebron
held for downs and when Coburn had
been given the ball through penalties
or downs the team was not able to adj
vance 1t more than 10 yards before it
was lost on downs. Final score, He
bron, %; Coburn, 0.
The work of the Hebron team was
magnificent. During the whole game
there were not more than one or two
evidences of star work by individuals
but on the other hand the eleven men
played together like one man. The
team work was superb. Whether on,
the defensive of Offensive each man
knew his partiular part of the game
and fell into line as though that was.
the only place he knew how to fill.
The interference was far ahead of that
of any school team that has been in
this city, this fall.
When the signal was given for the
ball to be carried through the line it
was seldom the men failed to open up
holes in the opposing line and when
the men, were sent around the ends it
was always behind such interference
that nothing. could break it up until
the man had more than made his dis
lance.
During the time the men were form
ing the interference did not stop at
putting the men on the opposing team
out of the. play so that the only man
ner in which Coburn was able to stop
the man with the ball was by tackling
him from behind after running in be-
hind the blockers.
On the defensive play Hebron sell
dom failed to break up Coburn's in
reference before the play was actual
ly formed and tackled the man with
the ball before he had gained more
than yard On the offensive play the
ball was snapped back as soon as the
third number in the series of the sig
nal had been given and before the last
number had been given the formation
was made and the Scrimmage was ,un-
der way. The Hebron men were in
the pink of condition and played with
a snap of which any college team
might well be proud and something
that has never been seen in any school
team in this State.
1t was against this aggregation
coached by one of the best-players that
Colby has ever produced, that the Co
burn boys ran up against, and While
other teams have not been able to hold
the score down inside a 40 mark, the
Coburn boys held the score down TO
90 points.
Coburn never played better game
than it did, Saturday morning, but the
ball had not been in play minute be-
fore it was evident to every one on
the field that the team was outclassed
and that it was not question of being
able to score but a question of how
small Coburn's score would be held
down to. Taken all in all, it was the
hardest fought game of foot ball that
has taken place this year between
The field was wet and muddy, and
through the effects of the rain beat
ing on the players several fumbles
We're made, but at no time was the re-
suit of the game affected. Hebron was
several times penalized for holding,
and several times holding in the line
Which was not penalized by the of
hcials, was evident.
When the kickoff was made there
We're perhaps 200 people on the grounds
who suffered severity on account of the
beating cold rain. To watch. it was
the most uncomfortable game of the
season, and between the halves it was
so disagreeable that every one sought
Tor some place of shelter until the sec
ond half was commenced. There were
no lack of Hebron sympathizers for
uurlng the game a large number of the
Colby students rooted for Hebron.
Ihese We're as a rule men who had
htted ! at Hebron for Colby. Besides
there were perhaps dozen youngsters
We'll fitted to enter college if the knowl-
edge of giving a school yell were the
only requirement. supported Hebron.
Fate seemed against Coburn from the
start as the coin came down the wrong
side up, and Hebron took the westerly
goal, leaving Coburn to kick off. Small
TOOK the ball on the kickoff and by fol-
lowing his interference advanced the
pail from the 20 to the 45-yard Line.
oldham tried the left end, but with no
gain and Whitman was then sent
around the left for 10-yard gain.
webb then tried the left end for yard
and Small tried the same place for )
Yards In this manner the Hebron
packs circled the ends behind dove
tailed interference with an occasional
small gain through the line, until the
pail was placed on the Coburn 5-yard
line Here Small tried the left tackle