Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-10-07
THE GRID|R0N.
The Boys from Bates College
Scores on Harvard.
Put Up Remarkably Good Play Game
Ends; Harvard, l6; Bates, s.
TUFTS Scores on Yale.-lhc Results Of Other
Games. Saturday.

IbtStoI, W. b.--I1dlNdii Nd5 sOItlv
disappointed in her foot BAN game with
Bates on Soldiers field. yesterday
afternoon. Not only did Harvard fail
to run up the big score that she was
looking for. but the Maine boys sue
ceeded in getting Il touchdown. In the
Very last minute of play Swami fun
bled the ball, and Blake, right end on
the Bates eleven. got it on the 25-yard
linz and with 9 single man for inter-
ference he carried il over the line
Matthews, who played quarter on the
crimson in the second half. made a deS-
perate attempt to avoid the touch
down. but he only got his man just
after ne had crossed the line.
r. en- the Harvard supporters forgot
their partisan feelings. ana chccrsd
the play. ana the Bates supporters, %
whom there was considerable NUM-
her. went wild with enthusiasm. From
way up in one corner OF the stand
there came I united cheer for the
Maine college.
The happiest set on the field We're the
players themselves. They took off
their head gear and waved it over their
heads. while they jumped in the air for
joy. 1t was n sight Very similar 10
the performance Of the Carlisle In
dians. when they scored on the Clim-
son, last fall.
The Maine boys came to Cambridge
with the expectation of getting a good
sound beating and they went back
with six points against the Crimson.
while the Crimson had scored only l6
points on them.
In spite of the fact that they came
with the expectation of being defea ted
they tried hard to score. Three times
Allen dropped back for Il place kick,
the first from their own 4S-yard line.
Fully 2000 people witnessed the game
from the grand stands. The afternoon
was almost an ideal one for a foot ball
game. The air was crisp and inVigor-
ating. and the sky clear.
Harvard bucked the line for the most
part. yesterday. but she varied it with
an occasional end play. Her rushing
game was faster than it has been, and
her small score was due more to FUN
bling than to inability TO gain ground
Several times they lost the ball, when
they We're plowing their way straight
down the field for a touchdown. Once
the tumble came at Bates l0-yard line
Bates lpSofttu 10 tfItk tbt
gains. and all of them were made on
that style of play. She could make very
little impression on the Harvard line
Baldwin started the game at quar-
terback for Harvard. and handled his
team well. At times he was rather
slow getting his plays off. He was not
so much responsible for the fumbling
as was Sargent. for the latter passed
the ball very poorly all the afternoon.
Matthews had charge of the Grim
son during the second half. He has
been playing that position on the sec
ond for the two days previous to yes
terdays game, and showed up so well
that he was given trial on the Var
sity. He plays his new position we'll.
especially on the defensive. His tack
ing IS always good and at times bril-
liant He runs his team well, but is a
little slow in passing the ball.
Haryard's interference on punts and
end plays was better, yesterday. than
heretofore. 1t was quick in forming.
and stayed together well. The mass
plays were not so fast as they might
have been. Ristine at right halfback
is too fast for any two men that have
yet played back of the line with him.
Capt Campbell missed two goals
again, yesterday. both of which were
easy. The first hit the cross bar. and
the second went way off to the side.