Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-11-12
BOWDOI%
BATES. il COLBY s.
A Disgusting Exhibition BY Bates
At WatervIlle Saturday.

Wstervile. Me, NOV. N--(speciaN.-
| The Bates Colby game was as much of
| a surprise party as the L. Of M.-Coiby
game had been. but the surprise was On
the other side Of the fence. Bates came
Up from the Spindle C3ty with the firm
4 belief that she could equal and perhaps
! exceed Bowdciu's score against Colby.
/ She was just a. sure Of victory before
/ the game started as she ever VIII be
1 In her life. Il Is hoped that the result
/ vii! be q lesson 70 her
The Colby team had been playing in
1 exceedingly hard luck. this year, -
7 though few complaints h4l b--a heard.
/ Only thas. o1 the inside realize wh2;
/ tremendous difficulties have hal III 5e
/ met. and the game II saturday is par
:Icularly satisfactory IA this account.
/ The whole team vas badly crippled
I during tn early part w tEr season
/ Tne regular VARSITY has not p-ayed
\ ag-lrs; any team since the Holy Cross
/ game.
I TIE team was particularly weak
4 when il played Bowdpir, and II is SUI
! pris.ng not mat tn score was 50 large
/ but that lt was not larger. as B0w1ulu
/ probably has the hes; foot bal team
4 this season that Maine ever produced
I It's showing against Harvard and other
4 biz teams STOW this Colby. however.
Z has had one - the weakest teams iar
4 years 1t has uc- been t1 account of
/ - lack e good players - .lCCH IS hard
| lu-A III having the men iai1 uF.
Bates has. however fcr years FUR
Z -.sh-d colby e consolation prize " neu
1 her teams IN has ball or tO1t ball
have been particularly weak NE+.
I the other Ma ne teams have had about
their Own way with colby she kas been
/ pretty sure 70 give Bates all she want
! ed- This vas S1 tais year. After sat
( u~day's game. the Bates El1ydu.n C-s-
uute seems more foolish than ever, e--
peC.ally f2r EowGoin has -o enc who
. Witnessed Bates play with CODY. can
now imagine why Buvdola Will c.a-
. descend IL play al all. Il VIII oer,l.---
III d. more az Walkoyer than the Cl--
by game. and there Is ~ reason ~ all
/ f7r BowGoir's playing unless she wants
u fat;e1 her score and max big
record with the Maine teams this sea-
son.
According To Bates latest proposition
II Bowdoin there viii be no money IN
the games for the latter ana there will
certainly IL no honor. as Bates IS not
strong enough To make even a decent
show ing with Bowdoin.
But to return Is Saturdays game.
The day was raw and coid with snow
fakes in ths ait. 50 that the atte-ldarce
vas small Bates brought Only . few
~
would not need theu1. Colby had her
team in fail. condition to- once this
season. ana went INTO the game with
j grim determination 10 give Bates a
-ur for her money. The result showed
that she done this with vengeance
ana had il not been for Bates ques-
tionable tactics all through the game
that disguised every spectator. but
which her officials persistertly refused
10 see. the score would have been az
together different. Il IS extremely III
pleasant TO mention such things in
report Of game but II justice 70 Col
by ii ought 10 be done.
When the arrangements for the game
were being made three men were suE-
gasted BY the Bates manager for ref
cree and umpire. and Colby given her
choice. Manager Abbott picked his
man. but when Bates arrived Satur
day. they did not bring Colby's choice
with them. claiming he could not be
secured Colby made no objection. and
Nr. McCarty. whom Bates brought.
was declared to be a fair man and one
who knew the game thoroughly. Colby
has been admonished again and again
against this practice Of accepting men
who are closely connected with Ter oP-
ponents. as officials in her games. but
she has not yet learned her lesson
When she does. the unpleasant affairs
Of Saturday viii be impossible
Colby chose for her umpire and ref
cree, Mr. Mutty Of this city, a man
Who had foot ball training with the
University Of Pennsylvania, and who
knows the game thoroughly. As his
coaching Of Coburn this season has
shown. He has no special interest in
Colby. as he has only been in the city
few weeks. and his work Saturday.
as il was in the Colby BGwdoin game.
vas above criticism. Mr.. McCaTty.
however. is a former Bates man and
III present has a very warm interest in
the team.
Bates showed her hand early in the
game. When she found that Colby
vas her equal, she evidently deter1nin-
ed to win by any means, fair or foul
Nr. McCarty was a Wiling servant
when it was in his power ana persist
emily refused Is take official notice of
Bates constant infractions Of the rules
Holdings. off side plays. forward pass
Is were Of common occurrance. while
at almost every down there was an at
tempt to steal the ball. Colby men had
to fairly fight TO keep the ball in their
possession after the downs and several
fussles Of this sort had = be separated
by the officials.