Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-11-16
B0wDOIN.U. OF MAINE. TODAY.
Game Will Start al 2.30-.Btth Telms C,n-
ijdent. Who Will Win!

brunswick. Me NOV. ID Special. All
is III readiness for the great football
game tomorrow. which will be called oi'
Whittier field at a3n i. NJ. The Howdoin
eleven. badly crippled and without 4
coach. will 90 into the battle with IN" do
or-dic spirit characteristic Of Howd"ln
teams and ii il does not win VIII AZ ltdS
suffer a defeat which Will be no discrenI'
That the e. of NJ. team is fully conildcut
Of winning is wen known. Perhaps il !
too confident. for Rowdoiu team Is II
cr beaten until the game IS ended.
will surely he battle royal ana viii
doubtless be Witnessed by the larS"S'
crowd Whittier fitld has seen, this year
Road machines hav" been busy. today.
scrapins the snow and slush from n
field. but at the best III" Sridirnn WEI ne
in Il poor aud slippery conultion. giving
marked advantage t. the heavier t. ot
NJ. team.
In tn, matter Of weight il is only j IN
ticc tu tn. Ruwdoin eleven that a co:r"r
tion be- made in the statements whir'
have been going the rounds Of the p1b,rS
The weights given have been the weight:
of the men standing in their clothes. thu
making them about 10 pounds each hraN
ier than their actual weight. As a mat
ter Of fact. the team at no time This sea
son has averaged over l6I pounds. II ha.
been and will be, tomorrow. an cNcep
tionally light team. ana the talk uf IN
team averaging - pounds has b"cu al
nonsense.
The list Of BoWdoiu $ crippled players
is unfortunately. . hunatidr list. pdn
lap the tackle. Fugg, the end. ana Fer
k!nS. the quarter, Will all be out OF the
game, tomorrow, and il Is NOT at an 'ri
tain that capt. Hunt Will he even able
start in the game The lineup Will pruh
ably be aS follows: Beanc. lr. Soulc. II.
Shaw. lg.; Philoon, G.; Davis, rg.; y
Hamilton, TT: KELLEY, re-; Conncrs, qh.
Manro. lhb.; Wilson. fb. /; Hunt or Ban
chard. RIB. Sine tn" Bates game N
weather conditions have allowed pi n.
most no uItdnor practice. and the "nl
coaching has been that Of cX-Capt.in II
l.. Fairbanks. -. one afternoon.
In the history Of Maine football Bow
ally by large scores. Last Year ioWd'i
won bv a score nf IS to y Tho closes
game was in l>95. when Bpwdpin w"n
to T.. That WAS the only tim" in the pas
decad.. that Il. Of NJ. has even scored y
R0wdoin. Tomorrow. the orrno boys ur
confident that their lung-awaitea hour
victory has come. trusting to their ow
strong team ana knowing that E"wdoir
best players are disabled and that IN
team is in bad shape through its ha'
luck I'M securing Il coach. Pretty u"arl
An the students at oruuo uni many root
trS are coming over on Il special tra
ANA should inwduin pluck und Grt Wi
out Tho victory. as il often IaS h"iur
tn,- special train wuIid hear hnm, war
til. Sur,st crowd that "Nc- journey
through Maine. Many EoWd"jn a.uml
will br back to tl- game. for The ErI
Uatr~ are intensely loyal ana Join vii
the uud, rgradIatc> in giving tn" team
enthusiastic nEd united ~..ppurt. Thrt
Will be- lots ot CH',Iing and singing. an
through Ill Jll tn. best Nj IN, luG. 1a tn
two institutions ar. on tnr most tri.Udl
footing i'm all branches uf athletics
Will ht "A great game the hrst WI th
Maine season. and tho team which Win
will haN, To- p" in better condition tim
thu other ana play faster harder iirrcr
ball