The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-11-30
Defeated Fort Preb!e Yesterday by
Score Of Is 10 0.
Three of P. A. @. Played
With Soldiers.
Game Was An Interesting One
Large Crowd Present.

Bowdoin's star football team scored
three touchdowns on the Fort Prsble
team yesterday forenoon on the Deering
grounds after an interesting game, and
thus brought to an end the footb all sea-
SON here of 1900, IL was fitting ending
for both teams. Bowdoin has won much
glory this year and has one Of the best,
II not the best team in her history.
Fort Prebls is new at the business bat
has also made good progress and particl-
pated in many interesting games. IL is
only fair TO state, however, that the Fort
Preble team was much strength ened by
three Of the old Portland Athletic club
players, ali Of whom played prominent
part In yesterdays CONTEST
The indications were that an old fashi-
oned snow storm was to rage during the
forenoon, but this did not keep the peo-
pie away from the game. There were
fully one thousand in attendance, inclnd-
Ing many ladies. Only few Bowdoin
men were present and there was little
organized cheering, though the crowd
displayed much interest In the contest.
The field was in very poor condition be-
It was impossible to make many end
runs or for the backs to get very quick
start with the ball. There was also
much chance of fumbling, but consider
ing the conditions very little fumbling
was done by either team. 1t was not
quite SO easy for Bowdoin as it was ex-
Iectsd to be The three p. A. o. men,
witohen, Perry and Smith proved OF
wonderful strength to the Fort Preble
team and for this reason more than any
other perhaps, the Bowdoins did not run
up as large score rs 1t was thought they
would. The rest of the Preble team
played good football too, but OF course
could not hope to stand up long in front
OF the best tsam that ever went out from
Maine.
Prsble had the ball on the kick of and
Smith sent 1t flying well down into Bow
doin's territory. BY using first one
back and then the othsr Bowdoin pushed
her plays through thu tackles and plough
ed her way up to the Preble thirty YARD
line where the ball was lost on tumble.
Perry, the old P. A. G. end was on top
Of the ball az quick as flash and 1t might
as we'll be stated right here that throuG-
out this game his playing was Of the gilt
edged sort, and was one OF the Interest,"
ing features Of the contest. Fort
Preble was not able to keen the ball and
gain her distance, and the ball quickly
went 30 Bowdein again on the thirty
four yard line. When the Bowdoin backs
got fairly started again they went plough
ing down the field and In five plays
Hamilton went over for the first touch
down, from which Coffin kicked a goal.
Score, Bowdoin, 8; Fort P rebls, 0.
Neither side scored in the rest Of this
half, but Fort Preble woke up in the last
few minutes Of play and rather surprised
the spectators by her offensive work.
Prehie Kicked OF to Pratt on the f1ftesn
yard line and he put the bali on the
twenty five yard lire before he stopped.
Then Hunt puntsd to the Preble twenty
i've yard line, the hope being that Bnw.
doin could there bold Fort Prebie for
downs and get the ball again. The
scheme was all right, but when Preble
once got the ball they began to send the
big Mus and Eisner, the tackles, through
their opposite tackles ana made big gains.
PrebIs also got ten yards for on side and
when the half ended had the ball on Bow
doin's fifty yard line. For this pretty
work the fort boys were loudly up.
piauded.
In the second half Bowdoin scored two
more touchdowns. Bowdoin Kicked OF
and the ball went bounding along the
ground towards the Preble goal line.
One of the Preble backs unfortunately
tried to stop the ball and made a touch
back Of 1t instead Of an out Of bounds
kick. Then when the bali was taken out
to the twenty five yard line the mistake
was made Of touching the ball to the
ground instead of making a place kick
or punt. Bowdoin was quick to see
the opportunity OF falling on the ball.
1t was then easy work with Cloudman,
the wonderful Bowdoin Splinter and the
big Hunt and Gregson to work down TO
the Preble line where Coffin went over
for the second touchdown from which he
hloksd a goal. Score, Bowdoin, IL; Fort
Prsble, 0.