Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-10-27
FROM coLeY'S SIDELlNES.
Everyone Is Well Satisfied With
Teams Showing Against Bowdoin.

1t was Il jolly. happy crowd that poured
out of the special train from Brunswick
at this station, at about $50 Saturday
evening. for it had seen Colby defeat her
old rival. Bowdon. in one of the hardest
fought football games ever seen in Maine
There were few Bowdoln supporters
who didn't feel quite so well as the 9th
ers but they had rather expected the re-
suit. so we're not so very much disap-
pointed The remnant Of the Colby stu
dent body that did not go down with the
train was on hand to extend Il welcome
and pandcmonium reigned for IL time.
then everyone went on "A grand hunt for
supper, the football squad being cared
for by the Travellers Friend.
Colby certainly received loyal sup
port for the game. The majority of the
students. Il good proportion of the facul-
ty and large representation from the
alumni and citizens went down with the
train. while others were picked llp along
the way, 50 that ii was a very fair load
that was dumped in Bowdoins baliwick
Just before the game.
On the whole. Colby was well satisfied
with the result \ good many weak
points were shown up in the team, but
the remedying of these will only give zcst
TO future practice. In n way the show
ing made by Bowdoin was a surprise and
in way Ii wasn't 1t was known early
in the season that she had more than the
usual amount of work to do in order to
whip her men into shape and II was con-
fidcntly expected that she would be able
to do It..
. But when she got possession of the ball
at the start by taking advantage of the
rules and then forced 1t steadily dowQ
almost the whole length Of the field, juse
barely missing n touchdown, Colby was
considerably surprised. "A good many be-
gan to think really seriously that Bow
dom had II up her sleeve and that Colby
WAS defeated team. But those who had
been watching Colby work said: Wait
until We get the ball, then We'll SHOW
EN- how to play the game Still it
looked as if that wait was to be just
about Il minutes long. But when Colby
made that magnificent stand almost on
her very goal line her supporters uttered
a deep sigh of relief and felt considerably
better. And when the bah began to 80
the other way by big gains they felt as It
was good day to be living after all.
But no Colby man felt what YOU might
call real comfortable during the .irst llalf
until along towards the last. when Colby
squared away and was playing her game.
Colby would doubtless had 1t over for a
touchdown. But that first half WAS a
corker and no mistake. II showed con-
clusiveiy that with the ball in her possess
sion Colby was all right and could win.
with the addition that she had q knack
OF getting hold Of the ball and hanging
onto 1t. In the second half Colby began
to realize that there was q football game
In progress somewhere that interested
her and settled down to business.
Then Bowdoin began to suffer. a. trick
play cleared Watkins and sent him away
for a 45-yard run and touchdown. That
was the beginning. and things all went
Colby,s way afterwards through the half
In spite OF the touchdown made by Bow
doin. This had been earned all right IN
the first half and Colby men we're will
ing to let her have II under the circuin-