The Portland daily press., 1899-10-02


" to Rice on Colby's i've gard line. 1,
looked az II Portland was bound 10
make touchdown but Rlce puntsa cut
70 tire twenty-five yard line 10 Kelley and
Portland had this much ground TO gain
over again. Halliday got the ball TO
Colby fifteen yard line where the coll
lege boys held the Portland tealu finely
and got the hall on q tumble. Rice
tried the center for small gain but the
ball was too near the danger LING for
Colby to risk chance Of losing Il and
Rice made another one OF bic sxcellent
punts, sending the sphere to Halliday In
the center Of the field. On this line up
With the ball in Portland's hands there
was another tumble. due to Dearborn's
getting through the tackle again. Kelley
saved the ball for Portland and the next
thing Dortioos went out round the left
end for twenty yards with beautiful
Interference by Halliday and Goold.
Kelley with Chapman blocking of took
the ball to the five yard line. Here was
another touchdown within reach but
Dorticos Is OF side play gave the college
boys the ball and Rice at once punted TO
Halliday who took 1t back to the forty
yard line The ball changed hands sew
eral times after this and the frat half
ended with IL In Colby's territory near
the center OF the field and In Portland's
hands The p. A. q. team had the ball
in the Colby's territory nins-tenths OF
the time and the college boys were play
ing OH the defensive about all the time.
SECOND HALF.
The second half was played with more
vim by Portland and they scored three
times in consequence. kice kicked OF to
Perry on the twenty yard line who made
fifteen with 1t with good interference
lined up about him. Coombs and Gooid
made good gains. the former smashing
through the center twice like a locomo-
tive making fifteen yards In ALL Then
Kelley tackled Colby's weak end and
with Chapman aud Halliday interfering
for him In perfect manner he made q
thirty yard run and brought out the first
real enthusiasm of the game. Kelley ran
out of bounds near the goal line and was
brought back within one yard Of Colby's
goal. Here Portland proceeded to lose
the ball ON tumble with touchdown
within reach. Crawshew OF Colby got ID
and Rice Immediately punted to Kelley
on the twenty-five yard line who fun
bled the ball and lost ton yards more.
Portland puntsd to Colby on the ten yard
line and Colby returned the punt to the
IS yard line where Halliday fumblsd
1t and it went to Colby again. Colby
punted again to the center of the field and
this was kept up hack and forth until
with the nall ON the forty yard line in
Portland's hands Stookbridge opened up
a big hols in the Colby line and through
this went Kelley with the ball Rugged
tightly to his breast and Stockbridge
blocking off for him finely. Kelley had
the credit Of making the tirst touchdown
of the year. Halliday missed the goal
from hard angle. The score, p. A. q.
5, Colby 0.
The second touchdown was made in
much quicker time and after punting
back and forth, with Portland making
some gains through the tackles and by
end runs Halliday, punted from the fifty
yard line to Rice on the ten yard line.
Rice fambled the.ball and Lamb, quick to
take advantage of it, picked 1t up and
made the second touchdown from which
kicksd goal. Score. u. A. G.
II, Colby 0.
There was an immense amount of punt
ing and some handsome plays by the
Portland backs and tackles in getting
the third touchdown. Dorticos. Stock
bridge and Kelley made some good gains
and the punting ON both sides was ex-
rellent. Coombs was at last smaehed
through the center for ten yard gain
and the third touchdown from which
kicked a goal. making the sooro
"a to O. After this only few minutes
of play and time was called
with the ball in Portland's hands on
Colby 5 forty yard line.
LINE UP AND SUMMARY.
P. A, c. Colby
Perry, l. q. re, Dudley. CrawsheIy