Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-10-03


The Biddeford Record tells how the
local coal company lost clean proht
of $4,000 on one deal this year. Last
spring the company was offered 1000
ton lot of hard coal at the prevailing
wholesale price of about So ton'
but it declined to take it because
it would have to pay an extra
freight of five cents on ton.
The cOmpany's reason for declining
the offer was that, not anticipating
any such jump in the price Oh coa'
and not believing that such scarcty
would exist as does exist. it realiZeo
that if it took this coal at an advance
in freight rates it would be dlfflcuit
matter to ever get the rate lowered
again. BY declining this lot OF coal
the company saved 800 in freight and
lost a chance of clearing $1O,0OO.
Bowdoin's. score against Harvard,
Wednesday, was a football achieve
ment to be proud of. though it was
more a matter of good luck than any
thing else. The Harvard lineup was
weakened by the absence of the best
made on tumble quickly taken ad-
vantage of. 1t is a rare thing Tor me
eleven of "a small college to score on
Harvard, but Bowdoin did it. three
years ago, being the first Maine college
to win that honor. Bowdoin's score
at that time was made by straight
football. hammering through the Har-
ward line for short gains, half the
length of the field. Last year, the
Bates eleven scored on Harvard, but
it was done on fluke. just as Bow
doin's score was made, this week.
David r. Porter the right end of the
Bowdoin eleven, whose clear head and
fleet feet won Bowdoin's touchdown
against Harvard. is a Bangor boy and
is a freshman. Last fall he was cap
tain of the Bangor High eleven and he
was recognized as one of the best
preparatory school players in the State.
Tackle and half back have been his
positions ard this is his first season at
| end. He was also captain of Bangor's
track team which won the inter-
scholastic meet last spring, and is Il
| very speedy sprinter. as was clearly
| the Harvard men. Wednesday. 1t was
| the longest run ever made on the Har-
| ward field. Dave" is a most modest
| fellow and is a scholar as well as ar
athlete. Last year. he won a 5000 prize
offered by New York publication for
the best essay on the good roads ques-
| ton. -44-
| 1t is too early in the football season
| to make any safe predictions as to the
| relative strength of the four Maine col
| lege eievens. The L. of NJ. team was
the strongest, last fall, and has practi-
cally the same lineup. this year. 1t
has the best of coaching and it's friends
seem to have everything to justify
their confidence in an unbroken series
of victories. At Bates there is strong
team as usual and the outlook is most
promising. If any Maine team beats
the Lewiston boys it will have 10 play
great football. Colby has a very heavy
team with the most powerful backs in
the State. At present it's opponents
underrate this team, and they are GER
| tain to get some surprises before the
season is over. The Bowdoin team is
an unknown quantity. Its luck in
scoring on Harvard will probably give
the idea that it is stronger than it
| really is. Its season, last year, was
disastrous and there are only two or
three veterans on the team. Its ma
terial is green, but if a winning team
| cannot be developed from it this fall.
| it will at least make creditable
| record and have the nucleus for a
much stronger team, another year.
Globe Sights.