The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-04
FIELD OF SPORTS.
THE FIT. pREBLE FOOTBALL TEAM

10 he LuuoT o. Me fTesS.
Would you kindly allow me to correct q
slight mistake that appeared in Jour
columns Thursday IN regard to game
with Wssttrook seminary on last Wednes-
day afternoon. In your account Of the
game and also In another OF the tity's
pspers, the score was put 10 to against
Fort Preb'e. 1t Is sight difference.
but, at the SINE time. We wish It cor
rected. The true score WINS II to o.
There wsrs1mads two touohdowns, i've
points each, and one try-at-goal. one
point. There was no goal kicked from
tisld as published.
The Fcrs Prsbls team 1, made fro m
comparatively raw material, so there Is
nothing but Whist could be expected,
when they were beaten BY the Sem nary
boys, who show themselves quite fam Iii NJ
with the game. At the same time, how
ever, the soldiers have plenty OF snthusi.
asm. and In their short experience have
picked mp wonderfully the points Of the
game. ANY looker-ou on Wednesday
afternoon would have bsen bound t. REQ
ogniz, that the Preble men have the
making OF excelle mt players And when
they get impre sse1 with the Importance
Of keeping one side, Of not using the
hands, and Of taokling low, they will be
team indeed that win hold its own vita
any about here. The Preble men every
time they had possession of the ball made
good gainS hut every time they lost by
penalties due either to holdin, or OF side
plays. But these faults can $ )on be oor-
rected.
The Seminary was the third team faced
by them. The first game was with South
Portland, soors g to 0. aid the soon 4
was With Yarmouth, 2s TO 0; both in IT.
Preb.e's favor. Therefore when the
Seminoles took their scalps. IL was with
no small amopn. Of chsgrin that they
betook thsmselyeg oil the field. They
accepted th, ir defeat with the same feel
ing y small boy would, when he was al
lowed one inouthful OF Ice cream, and
thsn the saucer was removed. And, In
fact, the game wes very unsatisfactory |;
the nrst half lasted fifteen uinutes, ana
the second only six, as the game had to
be called on account Of DARKNESS. Even
In the last two minutes OF the game ron
could scarcely see who had the ball. IL
was during this time that the second
touch down wss scored Under the cir
ly fair test Of Fort Preble's team. They
hore, however, to put up better game
when they play next week. A team oftsn
gains more by defeat than In case OF
victory. So when Hebron 10 Incl up
against them next Wednesday, the public
AN INTERESTED PARTY.
BOwDOIN AND COLBY TODAY.
This afterroou at the Deering grounds.
the Bowdoin and Colby football teams
line up for their first game Of the season.
This Is the only game In which the two
colleges compete this fall and for this
reason is played on neutral ground. Both
teams have been working hard for his
game and a close contest Is sure to be the
result.
FOOTBALL NOTES.
The Deering High school sophomore
foot ball eleven are to play a game Of
football this Saturday morning at ten
o'clock wi b the west Ends on the
grounds near the Union Station.
The Westbrook Seminary football
eleven played practise game Thursday
afternoon on the seminary grounds with
the eleven from the Jackson grammar
school.
BASKET BALL.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.l
Rochester, N. II, November 3-The
Maroon team Of the Portland Y. III. q.
A. defeated the Rochester Y. III. G. A.
tonight by score of II to 10 A very
close ana interesting game.
NOTES.
The annual Tournaments for the club
championship OF the Dsering Golf club
will begin at the links this afternoon at
|. 80 aud the final match will bs played
the following Sat lrcay.