Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-11-12
VICTORIOUS CONY.
Visitors Unable to Score Sat-
urday Afternoon.
Gardiner Was Crippled by Badly
Disabled Team.
GOOD TEAM WORK WINS For
AUGUSTA BOYS.

| IN one Of the hardest fought sumo, If
! root pan that has been PLAYED on the
capitol Driving Park grounds for
years, ana III which the visitors made
a good showing, considering the Grip
pied condition of the team The score.
10 10 0, gives but a faint idea of the
game, although a touchdown was
scored in either half the visitors would
probably have held the score down h1d
il not been for unfortunate circufnst.3n-
ces that weakened the Gardiner team.
Cony had the choice of advantage
points and chose the westerly goal.
leaving her opponents To work up hill
while they themselves had the advan-
tage Of working down. This under the
circumstances was of the greatest val
. ue against the visitor, whose line was
unable To do anything against the ter
rifle plung~S OF the Cony backs in the
line plays. and the sweeping work OF
the end plays. when the backs went
down with good Interference.
To size the game up in a few words:
Gardiner had the better formations.
which they We're not able u work to
good advantage. while Cony had an
interference in the offensive play and
way OF breaking up the Interference
Of the visitors that was very cfTectuaI
Cony depended wholly on straight
work. The visitors has 4 tandem play
and 4 wedge. which. although it was
stopped. worked well for short gains
but these gains We're so small that the
visitors lost the ball many times
through being unable to make the nee
essary five yards in the given number
of downs. Gardeners greatest fault
was in funlbling at critical moments
while the fault OF Cony was in tack
ling so high that the man with the
ball frequently made his distance be
fore being downed.
For Gardiner some of the best work
was done by Pitcher. who frequently
broke through on the defensive work
and doWned his man for a loss As
usual Small and Johnson proved them
selves stars for the Cony boys and sell
dom Were unable to get through the
line for their distance.
Gardiner kicked off to Johnson on
the 25-yard line. who carried it down
for 10 yards. where he lost il on a
tumble. But Cony still retained the
ball. AT the first scrimmagc Gardiner
was off side and Cony was given her
distance. Gordon then plunged through
the left tacll, for five yards and Small
followed up with q two and a half
yard gain through the right tackle.
Johnson tried the center for a yard
and Small tried the old place at right
tackle 10. two yards. johnson tried
the left tackle for a yard and then he
and Small were both sent at the right
tackle, the former for four and the
latter for one yard.
In this manner the ball was worked
down to the o yard line Gardiner be
ing unable to stop the terrific plunGes
at the line. There cony was off side
and the bail was set back. With the
ball en- the 1o-yard line Johnson was
sent around the left end and placed
Il on the three yard line. Here Small
Wa. sent against the weak spot be
tween the right tackle and guard and
placed the ball across the line, Scor-
ing the first touchdown in seven min
uteS.
The ball was at a difficult angle and
when punted out it was tunbied
and Cony lost the chance of adding an
other point to the five already scored
Small got the ball On the kickoff and
carried it rack five yards to the 3o-
ward line Here Gordon was sent at
the .ight tackle. but before he was
| fairly started Pitcher broke through
| and toarned him for 4 loss. Small was
sent at the right tackle for three yards
ana although he fumbled when tack
| led Cong retained the ball
| When the ball was down TO the 30
ward line the ball was given 10 Craig
| on q double pass from Gordon and ne
! sprinted down the field. At the ~
ward line he was forced outside the
| sid. lines by youngster who was
| knocked end over end. Although.
Craig planted the ball on the Gardiner
| 1O-yard line, he WAS obliged to bring
il back for being outside Of the lines.
At the first scrimmage the bail went
70 Gardiner for foul interference ana
when they had carried the ball back
to tho center of the field the pisskln
went to Cony on tumble
When The whistle blew the bail was
in the hands of Gardiner on the C"ny
30-yard line.
IN the second half Gardiner had the
unrar. hand since she was working
down hill. but as there was chanGe
| in the lineup tne team M"o
,hly weakened The wedge and tan
dem plays were worked for small gains
until tn. ball was down on the 9o-Eard
line. where Gardiner lost the ball, pc
in,y unable to make her distance:
Cony worked the ball steadily up the
ta;d until the 5-yard line was reached
when Gordon was sent across the me
for = touchdown. but Johnson failed Z"
get the goal.
When the game closed the pan Vas
in CC-ny's hands on the 5o-yard me.
If was in this half that Gardiner had
the best opportunity as the lay "' 'ne
Hand was in her favor, but the weak
arad linz, was unable to hold. although
Gardiner took the ball several times on
| downs.
Hunt the Gardiner captain. had the
misfortune in the second half TO be I'M
derneath about all the two elevens IN
= scrimmage. and he came out with
/, broken collar bone. He was attend
cd by Drs. Friend and Croker
| During the greater part Of the game
the ball was in Cony's hands and even
nyhen they lost it il took but a snort
-. . ,.oyaiY, thc pi.Skin.