The Portland daily press., 1900-11-19
TEN-NOTHING.

How westbrook Seminary BEAT kenps
Hill.
Kent's Hill was defeated by Westbrook
Seminary Saturday afternoon by q score
of 10 to 0. Twice Kent's Hill had the
ball on Westbrook ten yard line and
then lost 1t with a touchdown in sight.
kent's Hill was strong on offensive plays,
but weak on the defensive, Both teams
were of about an equal weight, but the
Kent's Hill aggregation showed
la mentable lack If proper coaching
Their backs and big guards plunged Wild
ly into the Westbrook line with their
stopped without having made much
gain, while all their tackles were made
equally high and were therefore not as
effective as they might have been. Once
with the ball on their own ten yard line
kent's Hill should have runted, and by
SO doing would have saved touchdown.
Instead they tried their guards back
formation which was effectively blocked
and Westbrook got the ball on downs
and Immediately afterwards Wilson went
over the kent's Hill line for a touch
down.
The playing of Westbrook was OF the
gilt-edge style. BY delayed passes and
end runs their backs gained much
ground.
The westbrook ends ars as good men in
their places as are often seen on a school
team, while the general team work Is ex-
cellent. This team has made fine record
this season and has some excellent ma
ter1al for some OF the Maine colleges 60
secure when the time comes.
The attendance at this game was not
large, but the crowd made up by enthu-
siRsm what 1t lacked in numbers kent's
Hill started the game by kicking OH.
Westbrook handled this ball poorly and
the man who caught IL was downed al
most In his tracks on the ten yard line.
From this point by pushing their play
through Kent's Hill weak tackle, West.
brook carried the ball the length OF the
field in short order When within 10 yards
Of Kent's Hill line Vaughan circled the
left end for touchdown. Wilson failed
at goal Score. Westbrook, 8; kent's
Hill, 0.
sKent's Hill kicked off 20 West broo k and
the ball was advanced this time to the
centre of the field. Her5 after one play
the bail went to Kent's Hill on tumble.
kent's Hill rushed the ball to Westbrook's 8
ten yard line by the guards back forma
tion and then lost it on tumble. Imme.
diately after this Vaughan was.sent
around the left end on a delayed pass and
with q magnificent interference made a
sensational hundred yards dash for
touchdown. From this goal was
kicked and the score was Westbrook. II;
h0nb'B Hill, v.
Kent's Hin kicked of again and West
brook carried the ball to the 25 yard
line Snyder on a delayed pass got 30
yards and the ball was lost to Kent's
Hill on q tumble. They were trying the
guards back formation with success when
time was called for the end OF the half.
In the very start OF the second half
Kent's Hill made mistake which cost
them another touchdown. Westbrook
kicked on to Kent's Hills is yard line
and the ball was caught by man who
didn't seem to know what to do with it
and so stood still until he was downed.
Alter try to push play through Ito,
the Japanese tackle of Westbrook, which
the Jap stopped in great style, Kent's
Hill should have punted. They did moth
ing OF the sort, but tried the same trick
again with no better success and lost the
ball. In four plays Westbrook pushed
Wilson around the left end for the third
and last tou uchdown.
In the rest OF the half Kent's Hill
worked hard to score. Twice they had
the ball well into Westbrook's territory,
their guards back play giving them much
gain until the Westbrook team backed
Itself at the critical moment and got
the ball on downs, 1t was pretty
game to watch. The Westbrook team has
besn well coached evidently and plays