Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-10-08
STURDY BOWDOIN
Holds Harvard Down to II
Points at Cambridge.
Maine Boys Make an Excellent Show
ing--SCore, Il to O.
Colby Defeated by Fort PrebIe by One Point
Other Games.


Saturday, was just one point
less than the score of last year. IIar-
ward made two touchdowns and kick
ed the goals, while Bowdoin was un-
able u cross the goal line once. The
game was a sn0ppy one, ana Harvard
played aggressive halves. making 4
touchdown in each But her opponent
was a sturdy one, and while It could
not hold Harvard's line. and was at
times unable to stop Kendall ana saw
in from going around the ends. yet
when it got possession of the ball. 1t
made gains through the Crimson line.
Harvard played fewer substitutes,
and accordingly the men had n better
opportunity 10 work together. Ellis,
Fincke, J. ID. Clark and Il. Lawrence
replaced G:aydon. DAILY. Farley ard J.
Lawrence in the second half. on the
other hand, Bowdoin put in but enc
new player. SWEET. who took the place
# Layton II left guard. Layton MAS
completely used up before the eni Of
the first half by his work against Bar
nard.
Bowdoin played a plucky game, hut
her lirerncn We're not able t. withstand
the aggressive work Of the Crimson
line. The running If her two backs.
Hunt and Clegson, and the kicking and
ground gaining of Upton through cen
tire were excellent Harvard made
most of her gains. which ncttod the
touchdoWns. by steady plunginc d the
line. although in the second half the
other touchdown was made possible by
The long runs of Kendall and SaWin.
AT another time there was a run III
Sawin's which with good Interference
for the runner would have resulted in
a touchdown.
While the steady gains Of the backs
and the Snappy, consistent work Of the
team throughout We're the encouraging
features Of yesterdays play on Harv-
ards part. still the interference was
so poor as To call for comment time
and time again. Harvard has good
men behind the line. and there is no
reason for the gains not being longer.
Sometimes the backs were slow in
forming il. At other times. when quick
liz formed. the backs made an active
attempt to get the opposing ends or
backs out of the way other than by
giving them a slight shove. which rem
dered them useless only for moment.
Only a few times did it turn the op-
ponent completely off his feet. and ef-
fectually put him out Of the play For
good interference. Ellis is the best man
at present When he gets after a man
that person is quickly put out Of the
running.
Among noticeable things is the man
ner in which some Of the backs 40 not
go where they are told in line play
Yesterday Kendall repeatedly tried for
holes in the line when it was evident
by the interference that NJ should have
gone another way. And he did not al
ways make gains. Though he was sue
cesSful once. He went outside Of the
tackle when he should have gone in
side. and cleared the remaining space
between him and the goal line. Later
in the game he did an inexcusable act
when he ran after q punt which was
rightly Finckes, and deliberately
pushed the latter so that he fumbled
the ball. His desire to make runs is
praiseworthy one. but not i'll such
instances as the last.
Punting was engaged in To a consjd-
cradle extent. ana though the exchange
of punts was usually to the advantage
Ut the Crimson. still. with the wind
in her favor. it was not as much as it
should have been. The Harvard backs
showed good judgment in kicking the
ball ~ that ii went nut of touch at
about the opponents 15-yard line. thus
avoiding any chance OF the other side
making long runs from catch.
Not that Campbell and Farley We're
slow in getting down tn field on the
| kicks. for they were usually fast. Both
nj Harvard's ends were snappy in their
! offensive and defensive work. Hunt
however. made some startling gains
around Farley's end. once. when
Farley was put out If the play 10y
Hamilton. Campbell ran around and
! tackled Hunt before the latter had
made any gain whatever. Both n the
ends were active in getting into the
center plays.
| Campbell played the best game. yes
/ terday Laferriere opposite him, ar
| serves credit for the work. even though
/ Kendall did get around his md foI
! gains II - and 3 yards. He managed
orca 10 topple Campbell completely of-
! his feet when Campbell tried 10 g.
down on kick
/ Campbell and Blagden kept their side
I az the line % intact that no gains were
made through them. In fact Blagder
put IN steady game. and. beside o.
/ ing good. defensive work, h. with
4 Campbell. opened UP the hole which
/ gave Herman his chance 70 make ths
z lirst touchdown. Dunlap. who played
opposite him. made clean tackle 81
I Dalv after DAILY had caught a punt
throwing him on the spot
I The play II J. Lawrence although II
was aggressive and gave the backs Al
the chance they wanted for gains ,,
him. was rough. He was 50 anxiou:
70 get past Mitchell that ne was final
IN caught ofs!de. and Harvard lost \
yards for his work
Al first. when Bowdoin had the bali ARR
started in u neke four ami I'VE yari
-r-,rrr, tra center. il seemed tnat Ar
114,~s-7r7 rri0 were UP against the re-
-i,;,r Indeed. BodweN iii or-n noi-
s~ III ua--S ana once Erat1ed HaWln 4
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