Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-07
HAlLOWELL A. c.. 10: COBURN. o.
A Handsome Wcto'y Over WaterviIIe Institute
After a Holly Contested Game.

Yesterdays game was by no means q
walkOver for Hallowell, but Hallowel
was out to win and win it did. All o.
the men nave not had the benefit of good
practice. and as the last game, which
was with the Augusta eleven. was some
weeks ago. it might be said that many
of the team have had had no real hard
practice work to keep them in trim.
Coburn Classical has bright. snappy
team, who know probably all there is to
know about foot ball. but they are not
in the same class with Hallowel They
contested HalioweIrs onward march in a
way which could not fail to impress our
boys that they We're extremely pIucky,
and possessed of good wind. Halloween 5
Interference was superb. enabling the
backs To make good gains. Anderson dis :
tinguished himself on the center plays.
which We're good for from to yards.
Columns line seemed TO hold well enough
but Andcrson's high dives would clear
the interference who looked for some
thing in the nature of line bucking, but
which in this case was line scaling, and
good gains always resulted.
The first touchdown was made by
George Carey, who made a y yard run
around right end. being tackled in the
northwest corner of the field, about 3 feet
beyond the goal line. The second touch
down. made by Robert Anderson. took
place at the southwest corner of the field
Anderson had previously made good
necessary 10 yards in this manner The
last line of scrimmage. with minutes of
play remaining. was on the south goal
line. the ball being about yard inside
Coburn made las; heroic stand. and
held so well that the ball was downed
only inches over the line. The pile was
SLOW is getting up. but Umpire Stevens
cleared away the mass and found the To-
n ~ in IN hn irf1
for Hallowell by "A strong inches.
Coburn won the toss and retired to the
north goal, favored by the wind. Ander-
son kicked off for Hallowel and Martin
tackled on Coburn's l5.yard line. Coburn
used tackle plays and advanced the bail
$ yards in two downs, fumbing on the
third down and giving the ball to Halo
well. Johnson fell on the ball. Simmons
went around left end for 10 yards, ami
Anderson went through right tackle for
yards. Clary gained 2 yards through
left tackle COburn held for downs. Co.
burn advanced the ball 10 yards, Mackln.
cession Of plays Coburn failed to make
distance and Lowe punted out of bounds.
yard around right end. Anderson bucked
the center, cleared the scrmmage for a
gain of Is yards. losing the ball on FUN.
BILE to Coburn. Coburn gained yard and
Bates for a loss. Hallowell's ball. An.
derson made center for yards, Simmons
D
Carey Went around Coburn's right end
for touchdown. Referee McFadden de.
cided no try at goal for Hallowell John
son caught the kick out from the point
point where the ball went over for
touchdown. but took more than one step
backward before heeling the ball. Touch
down made in minutes of play.
Coburn kicked out of bounds. Next try
Mackinnon made a gain of several yards.
Coburn saw the ball only at a distance
during the last half. Anderson punted
and Coburn man touched the ball but
failed to hold 1t and allowed Carey to fail
and take possession of it. Anderson and
Simmons made good gains. aggregating
Is yards. before time was up.
Coburn kicked off. johnson made 6 |
yards. Anderson made 5 yards on cen
ter play. Clary made a gain on center I
play. These gains were of a desultory |
nature but were always made before the !
third down. Coburn held like a stone /
wall. but Hallowell broke through in |
spite OF their good work. With 10 wards
to gain. Anderson scaled the line for dis
lance. and in the next three downs the
ball was advanced feet whence ii An
ally rested, with Andersop's compliments.