Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-10-04
U. OF MAINE ELEVEN
Will Face Colby, Today, and 10 Very
Confident Of Winning.

Orono. Me-, Oct. 3.-(SpeciaD.-At a re-
cent meeting Of the student body. Mana
ger Cole Of the football team, made ar
urgent appeal not only to the players but
TO the student body for more active sup
port during the intervening time before
the Harvard game, OCT. ~ ne sn3we ,1
material upon the field regularly, as AS
sistant Manager Chase has already ar
ranged game for the second team with
Varsity team and substitutes play Har-
ward at Cambridge. This makes 1t neces-
sary for at least 30 men to be familiar
With the signals.
The management il also corresponding
With Castine Normal School. Ricke.
Classical Institute OF Houlton. and
Maine Wesleyan Seminary At Kents Hill.
for sames for the second team. This WI
practice faithfully an opportunity to
show what he can do. There IS no
doubt that there are men In college VINO
never took interest enough In athletics
to get out and try for the team, who
would develop into fast players II they
were given opportunity to show their
ability.
ing the last week and will probably be
able to put up a much stronger game
than was played against Coburn' last
Saturday.
the lineup which will materially strength
en- the left side of the lines: namely, the
changing Of Taylor. who played AT nai IL
back. last year, to left end. FInhlsan,
&c. and Collins 'O5, are also making
strong bid for end positions flnnisaii
is surer tackle but is not so Iast get
ting down on punts as Collins "oou, v.'
who has just returned to college, Is put
ting up a strong game at left tackle. AS
yet he has not learned the signals thor-
oughly but he will probably be heHro
from later in the season.
The practice was very light, Friday al
ternoon, consisting mostly of signal prac,
tice and kicking. The Varsity was lined
up against the second for few minutes
and given a little defensive work.
French 'O5. showed up well for the sec
ond and made several good gains through
the Varsity line. Following Is the lineup
for the game against Colby. Saturday.
Re, Bean; TT. TOwse; re-, Libby; c. Reid,
!" Learned. 1t. Sawyer; lie. Taylor; %.
Bailey; RIB, Parker; lib. Bearce; fb, Dor
ticos
In addition TO the regular players. Col.
Inns, Finnigan. Shaw and Mcdonald Will
be taken with the team TO Watervilie:
There seems to be little doubt in the
mind of the team and coaches in regard
TO the outcome of the game, saturday
in fact the most of the betting is on the
score. The majority seem to think that
the score will be over 20, while the more
conservative element places it below that.
The team will leave Orono at 6.35 Sat
urday morning. accompanied by a rev OF
The schedule has been modified some
what 1t was thought best to cancel the
game with Andover. The Tufts game will
be played in Bangor at Maplewood park
The revised schedule is as follows:
Sept 20-Bar Harbor at Bar Harbor.
Sept 24-E NJ. G. S. at OrOno.
Sept 27.-Coburn Classical at Orono.
Oct. i-Colby at Waterville.
Oct. 1l-Harvard a Cambridge
Oct. 1S-Tufts at Bangor.
Oct 25-Bar HarbOr at OrOnO.
Nov bates at Lewiston.
Nov S-COlby at Orono.
Nov 15-Bowdoin at Bangor.
At meeting of the Jseball team, Fri
day noon Lester n. Mitchell was unani-
mously elected captain for the ensuing
year. Mitchell is member of the class
of 1905, and although he has only played
one season on a college team, has al
ready established a reputation as fast
ball player, and by his cool-headed pitch
ing pulled Maine out of a number OF diff
cult positions, last spring.
There has been no military drill at the
university up to this time, this fall, ow-
ing to the resignation Of Gen. Runf1le
There has been no definite appointment
vet, but it is rumored that Lieut.. Dana
Merrill, a graduate of the university, VIII
fill the position.