Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-10-28
ON The GRIDIRON.
Coburn Wins Hot Game from
Rents Hill, 5 10 0.
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Waterville. Me. oct 27.-tSpeciaD.-
Coburn won one of the hardest fought
football games ever played by fitting
schools on the college field, Saturday
afternoon. Neither side scored il the
first half and it looked as if the game
would result in 4 tie. But the visitors
ger into her plays during the second
half. Cuburn actually made three
touchdoWns but lost one on 4 tlukc. In
TN" first OF the second half she walked
the ball to within four yards Of the
goal. Wher" she lost il on tumble
Then i<ents Hill took il but was unable
10 make any good gain with it. The
ball was lost in 4 sCrinmage and q dis
putc arose as to whether ii had been
captured 10y Coburn or the visitors.
COburn claimed that the bail had been
fumblcd and that Gushing fell on ii
over the line. Rents hin claimed that
one of her men i.il on tn, ban nu: that
il belonged 10 hcr.
The dispute was finally settled by
calling it a touchback and the visitors
kicked off from the 25-yard line.
The visitors showed up very strong
in the first half ana made the coburn
supporters trcmblc in their boots as
hey steadily worked the ball down the
field with straight football after the
Kickoff. Coburn seemed powerl"ss 10
hold them and a touchdown seemed
only question Of time. But Coburn
held on her l5-yard line ana turned the
tide Of battle
coDurn got the east goal on the toss
up and kicked TO the 24-yard line. The
visitors then started in for straight
football and made an average gain.
COburn occasionally held or threw them
back for small losses but could not get
the ball. The plays went against the
line mostly and were usually effective.
Coburn spoiled the end runs from the
start. The ball was taken steadily
down to Coburn's l5-yard line. where
she held for downs. 1t was Il splendid
brace and started the tide toward vic
tory.
The Coburn men went into it like
bulldogs as soon as they got the bail
and rapidly worked il away from their
goal Bates took il for seven yards.
4 few plays at the center netted small
gains ana an off side play made them
q gift of 10 yards. Then Bates went
around the end for So yards. 1t looked
as ii he was going TO have clear field
to the line. but Green. an old COburn
player was after him and downed him.
but h" was the only man that got near
him. \ few short gains We're made and
1 4
took the ball. They waltZed il back on
short gains as during the first of the
half But Cohurn didn't have any in
tention of letting il get SO near their
goal again, So held much sooner than
the first time But she was soon forced
10 try punt and it failed. But She
managed 10 get the ball and when time
VAS called it was about in the center
of the field.
Til. pace for this half had been pretty
hot and the visitors had the best of il.
Coburn had not been nearer than %
Yards to their goal while hers had been
in great danger. But the cheers from
the side lines had as much snap and
life as ever and everyone looked for
better days. The way the visitors
walked the ball down the field by good
straight football looked bad for CO.
burn. But en- the other hand Coburn
had done well when She had the ball.
The crowd talked it all over between
the halves and the players We're given
some good plain talk by Coach Allen
and Coach Haggcrty. If both teams
could stand the pace il would be tie
game. II was 4 case Of pure grit and
endurance and neither team liked the
looks Of the fob ahead of them when
they faced each other FOR the second
half
krnt's Hill kicked off 10 Columns 20
ward line ana she started in with set
teeth To do OF die. There was no cvi-
dencc OF weakening and her play was
even stronger than in the first halt
At times during the second half she
rlayed brilliant game. The team
work and head work We're good. While
ner superior endurance counted. The
visitors began to show signs of weak
ness and took the limit of time out as
often as they could. But Coburn kept
driving them harder and harder ana
they way they plunged in and smashed
holes made their supporters wild with
delight.
After the kickoff Coburn made some
GOOD gains and then Curtis took the
ban for 20 yards Bates followed with
, doyen or 50 and Lowe got seven.
These plays counted and the goal posts
began to look considerably bigger
Bates hurdled the heap for live yards
and the ball rested on the visitors IA
ward line This was where Coburn mad
held in the first half, the location being
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