Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-13
BowOOlN WINS.
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| straight through the Bates line the Bow
| dom backs and tackles carried the bal
30 yards to the Bates 10 yard line. The,
were no end runs and no trick plays. bu
| il was straight foot ball without a fun
bic In the last ditch Bates made a des
perate stand and secured the ball. Pu.
nam kicked at once. and the Bates GROVE
dared to breathe again. Again Bowdof
| hammered the line and took the ball Il
the 2o.yard line by short PUSHES Greg
son. Hunt ana Upton carrying the bail
Again Bates secured it on downs, and
being unable to advance it. kicked il
back beyond the center of the field.
And here ii was. in the middle of the
first halt. that Bates made its first and
only Score. Dunlap was rushing the bali,
when. being tackled, he dropped ii, ana
quick a. a fash, HunneWcll, Bates fresh
man enc, secured ii and dashed through
a clear field to the Buw,ioin goal line II
looked like an off side play ana even me
Bates rOoters We're very uncertain
whether the touchdown would be allow. /.
There was long dispute. but the uiHo4I Z
hadn't seen the off side, So the play VS.
allowed and the goal kicked. making We
score: Bates. i: Rowdoin. .. rms va
the only time that Bates got WITHIN t he
Bn"doin m.yarl line. ana tnouim KIM III
ball was kicked into Bowd"ln nai. :"
he field several times. It "'iS NJ =, I'M
there III an. hut this score uld ny ~ III, II.
least discourage the Bowdoih lIIS ~ ~
supporters The team had dehiol@'i;
lie Iu..,r 10 gain ground ANA ~ h'i'
Rates in IT'S tracks. and barring !lukeS
Il BoW,!oin victory seemed certain Ill,
Bowdotn Kicked of, but ba'eI W. VA q" ia
able ~ make its distance ahu hau "
NM Then the Bowdoin team start i
Tor TIE Bates goal. anu tGulon ~
stopped The plunslns OF me oaIh2 r Ml0
III tba Rates 20-yard line spnetnlH& H.tl'
nened which Bates wasn't looking 10y
mi which the Bowdoin roott!S expected,
~ thay knew how faithfully the team
Ma hon rlractfcing il for a week. Il
tyns nnthing else than goal from =
Mace kick. not common pa! IN l"ol
ana skill The quarter back df1ppei
hack. captain Clarke came from emu an
stood behind him. the half backs AMI
fun backs being ready to BLOCK the "n-
mass the quarter held the BAN in position
and. much quicker than it Gan be told
the Ruwduil captain had kicked the pig
skin rr.;tifv over the par If the goal
nnsts ranicmunium reisncd in tn" Bow
dojn grand stand and the score stDud Z"
to in favor Of Bates. The many i'at57
men vho had bet that HoWd"ln Wou'a
unt score looked Very thoughtful Bates
kicked If BoWduin began rushing the
ball back 10 thu opposing goal SleaUi!t
gaining Ground. Whrn time was called II
tie cnd uf the FIRST halt.
Between the halves the BoWd1lh tI"" :
shouted Ana sang. cheering It's payers,
one bl one: and hunted in vain tor any
Bates man who had money - put ZIP uN
- IL.
change was made in the Bowdnin lineup
Leighton. who had played Il brilliant game
at left guard. had hurt ms bad SnouIdt''
and WAS taken out. Dunlap moved UP III
guard. and Paul Hill. '0l. a Stocky Slco
hly. was put in at left tackle. where Il"
proved more than 4 match inf the Stlpl@
Call opposite him. the hard, last PLAY
ing was proving too much for the Eatr"
team. and three or four neW men wyr'
mt in during the second half. In TINS
half Bowdoin ali around superiority WAS
more evident Cham in the FIRST h!H.
After some 10 minutes Of pay IN h'itcs
territory. GregsOn carried the ban over
for a touchdown ana Dowdon had won
the game. In the grand stand, after N"
wild cheering had died away, three Wei
known Lewiston supporters 81 GoWd"iA
nut up 50 each. and SrNt trc SO down L"
Gregsnn AS Il slight token ot their esteem
The goal was kicked ana the score Sl4'u;
BoWdoin, il; Bates. &. hut BoWdolf
wanted to rub it in. ana 50 played hard"r
than ever. Bates began to weaken ana
several times lost The bal! On fumbleS.
CAPTAIN Purintun ana can were playing
the best game for Bates. Twice Lefcr-
riere Of BuWdoin broke through ana Sc
cured the ball. In this half hunt made 4
was not a place where Eowdoin f!iled -
gain. Once Bates broke through ana
blocked Il KICK.
Twicr unsuccesSfullv a place kick for .
goal was tried by BnWdnm. once IN"
ball sailed - one side only Il few inches
ana everybody thought the attempt WAS
successful tn, other time. the Kick was
from ne center Of the field and the ban
fen short But Just before time was uN.
another attempt WAS made which vas Il
success. StarkPole. by the brilliant work
that had characterized his whole game,
brought back one of Putnam puntS lnf
~ wards a. Bates - yard line. Ihc NAH
VA almost over and Their" was NOT time
Is iIrcp Il touchdown. 80 thr signal Tor 4
u!Hr- ktcK was given. Tn" ban sailed
nrrttIlv over the bar ANA thr score Wa
H1N,tlin. IL: Bates. i. That two out ul
-FOUR place kicks should p" SuvrrSSi ~. anu
another 50 nearly So. SprIkS wonders RI
m. decree Of perfection which BoTd Din
mad attained with This difficult play. \
minute after This play the game was
over and the happy ErWdnln crowd
surgcd over the field to carry It's Nlttoll
Gus eleven on its shoulders To the gym
naSi1Irn. Coach IinuE ANA his sturdy
PLAYERS who had fought "ul hnprl t:S
game So desperately. together with tHt
Bates crowd, broken hearted over inc
loss Of n game which had been 50 nicely
wuu III their minds. wendell their way %
their sucaiaI train. Their grand cclebTa
lion at Lewiston was indefinitely post
EoueI Eut the Ola Dell i'll the noTtn
tower of Kings chapel Was cNuItinGiN
n.aIip. ANA the Hnwdpin boys Were busy
with u!auS for an evening c"ltDratipn II
fitiin@l. honor thr pluck ami coIl, Z"
s.;.rit tnat had won such a triumph. the
state foot BAH championship for lN'l.
Nud out III thr Whittier field, the snow
mat had begun To fan clothed the scene
M the contest with a 4arh ~ white, ihe
white ~ a EoWdoin victory.
The lineup:
BOWDOlN., BATES.
Clarke IL. ................ r.e., IIunnewei!
| Dunlap Uiilb. 1T. ................ r.t. can