The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-10-22
They Lost by a Score of
Eighteen to Nothing.
How the Team Compares With
Past EIeYens.

mary defeated the Portland High scnoo1
team Saturday afternoon on the Deering
grounds by a score of IS to 0. The Port
land team was to have met the Freeport
High school team but the lads from Free
port failed to materialize and at the last
minute the game with the Seminary
team was arranged.
Comparing the High school team OF
Saturday with the High school teams OF
some years ago the boys seemed much
smaller and younger. Every lover Of
football delights to recall the good old
DAYS when Portland High school mad a
team strong enough to give the varsity
teams Of those days good run Tor their
money. OF lats years athletics In the
Portland High school have fallen to
low estate and it is pleasing to note
revived interest in the game in that
school.
Saturdays game was somewhat dis
coura9ing to the High school boys but
they fought pluckiIy for victory. The
Seminary team is remarkably strong
aggregation this year aud has been win
ming laurels for itself right along. On
the whole it was rather singular that the
Portland boys were not given worse
defeat than they received. For a game
which had been advertised but little the
attendance was good and the weather and
all the conditions were perfect for foot
ball.
Portland took the ball and kicked of at
the beginning of the game. The sphere
went we'll into the Westbrook territory
but was carried back to the center of the
cridiron and down to the High school
fifteen yard lines by the Seminary backs
with wonderful ease and qiuckness
Vaughan, the Seminary half back,
showed himself to be a great pound gain
er and bored holes in the High school
line large enough to drive wagon
through. When on the High school fl
teen yard line the Seminary captain tried
triokSpIaysand fumbled the ball. Guy
Ridge, the High left tackle, tumbled on
it quickly and thus gave the High school
a chance. to save a touchdown. Portland
with the ball In her hands seemed I'M
able to gain ground and after two In
effeotual attempts at line buoking, punt
ed. The ball went up to the center line
again and Westbrook promptly brought
1t back into the Portland territory and
Smith was finally pushed over the line for
touchdown. From this Wilson kicked
goal, making the score, Seminary g.,
P. H. s., 0.
On the second kick of by Portland
Westbrook by continuous line buoking
went down the field like a whirlwind and
Vaughan went over the line for another
touchdown, Wilson again kicking goal,
thus making the score, Seminary 10, P.
II. s., 0.
Only a few minutes Of the half re-
manned but the Seminary boys went at it
again and by remarkable series of plays
carried the ball down to the goal line for
another touchdown which was made just
as time was called for the end OF the
half.
Up to this time the High school team
seemed unable TO do anything against
their heavier antagonists either onEthe de-
fensive or with the ball but in the second
half they took decided brace and from
this time out played a fine offensive and
defensive game. The Westbrook team
was unable, try as hard as it might, to get
fourth touchdown but had they had a
second OF two more to play the fourth
goal might have been recorded. West
brook kicked OF in the second half, the
ball going to the Portland ten yard line.
By series of through the tackle plays
the Portland backs carried the ball back
to the center Of the field, surprising the
crowd by the ease with which they were
able to do 1t. At critical point they lost
the ball on a tumble and the Seminary
team rushed it baokEtowards thesPortland
goal as easily as it had been carried away
from it. When the sphere was Within
two and half yards Of the goal the
Seminary quarter back in his anxiety to
get touchdown rushed thu ball himself.
This mistake saved Portland and the ball
was given to them. The very first play
Ridge opened up good hole in the Semi
nary line and made fifteen yards with
half the Seminary team on his back AT
ter this the High school boys seemed to
take heart and they forced the Seminary
team to work hard to keep the ball out of
their territory. With only few minutes
to play Westbrook got the ball in the
center OF the field and In five plays
Vaughan, Wilson and Jordan put it on
the Portland ten yard line. Here the
Portland boys made grim stand and
held the heavier team we'll. The ball was
within foot OF the goal line when time
was called.
1t was very pretty game to watch and
although thu playing was not always
scientific 1T was at all times full of excit-
ing Incidents.
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