Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-09-25
HEBRON
coeuRN MAKES GOOD BEGINNING
Defeats the Strong N. v. A. A. by a
Score of 6 to 0.

Waterville, Me, Sept 2.-tSpeclalD--
Coburn opened the football season in the
city, this afternoon, with a victory over
the North Vassalboro Athletic Associa-
ton team by a score of to o. The teams
were very well matched. the visitors hay
the advantage in weight, perhaps. CO.
burn lost the ball every time through
the game on fumbles and was pena!izgd
for yards once on an off side play, while
she held for downs several times. The
team showed up very well indeed for the
first game The plays went well and the
men worked together well for early i'll
the season. There are many rough spots
to be smoothed, but it certainly looks as
If the team would be winner again, TINS
year.
yard line. Coburn fumbled Immediately
an dlost the bah. but held for downs and
took it back without much ground being
lost. Several plays were tried ana the
center found to work pretty we'll so a
hammerng was commenced on that part
of the line and good gains made through
there again and again. Coburn was work
ing her way along comfortably when
there was another tumble and the bail
passed across to the visitors. Nassalboro
found that there was pretty rocky road
ahead. Some very good gains were made
and Coburn was forced back over about
half the distance that had been gained
while she had the bail. Then she held for
downs and got it back and forged ahead
to gain the same ground again.
The hammering at the center was re-
sumed and was good for small gains
The ground made on the first trip had
just about been regained when there was
another tumble and the ball went to the
visitors once more. They did better with
it this time and walked it along in pretty
good style. 1t was about this time that
CobuTn lost the ) yards for an off side
play and this with the distance gained
gave the visitors enough ground for Il
garden anyway. Whitaker of COburn
had just broken through ana blocked Il
play very neatly when time WAS called
with the bail on Coburns 40-yard line.
The teams had been see-sawing over
the same ground all through this half,
the same section of the field being gained
and lost several times by both sides.
Both sides were playing as strong as at
the start and it looked a good deal like
tie. Coburn had kept in the visitors
territory her share of the time all right
but not many prophecies as to the final
result were made between halves.
CObIrn kicked off in the second half 10
Vassalboro's l5-yard line and soon had
the ball on downs. Then she began to
drive the visitors steadily back to their
goal and had them better than the 10
ward line when another tumble lost the
ball. But Coburn's blood was up and the
visitors could make no Roadway against
her and soon lost the ball again on
downs. The bail was worked steadily back
until ii was on the 5-yard line The
progress from there seemed to be by
inches, although more likely it was Dy
feet.
The visitors put up a gallant fight and
played the best they knew, but the steady
hammering told and at last Whitaker
was over with the ball for touchdown,
although he had to be almost carried
bodily across the chalk. 1t took 10 min
utes of good hard work to do this. Nc
Corkel kicked the goal, making the score
8 to 0.
Coburn made good progress during the
a.. min "a remained I'm .p,tII