Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-10-21
BATH, II; GARDINER, 6.
Home Team Loses in a Hard Fought
and Exciting Struggle.

A large crowd gathered on Dummy
field. Saturday afternoon, TO see the
game between the Bath and Gardner
High school football teams, when re-
suited in q defeat of the home team u!
a score of Il to 6. The game was sched-
uled to begin At 80. and few MN
utes later than that time both teams
were on the field ready for the contest
The first kickoff was made by Bath
and after being kicked out OF hounos
twice the ball went to Gardiner. Nho
,mplicated the kickoffs made by Bath
by placing il twice across the side lines
I,y this time both the players ana the
spectators had become impatient 1or
the game to Degin in earnest bath
again lined up for IL kickoff and NJ thr
sound of the referees whistle the pan
rose irto the air AMI landed back Oh
GARDENERS goal line. Messenger puhleo
back and Path advanced the btli 10
the center of the field. Then by several
gains through GARDENERS line followed
by A clever play around the end, the
-isitors c:uricd he ball TO the lo-yard
line
In the next three downs Bath failed
ia make the distance and the home
team lined up in possession of the ball.
Gardiner made no gain in the first
down and puntcd in the second. Bath
brought the ball to the 25-ylrd line ana
gained 10 wards on the next two downs.
Gardiner then held them for downs in
which the ball was not advanced foot,
but on the next play Bath was not stop
ped until within \ yard of the goal iire.
and rhen the whistle sounded for the
Nt-iIIpg h,I scored touch
down. after l.hich Donncll kicked a
goal.
on the kickoff by Gardiner shc ball
MAS runtcd back and Hopkins advaic-
ed II to the center of the field. by buck
ing the line and Hopkins hurdlng,
Gardiner STEADILY advanced % the 20
yard line and from there Doe took the
bah around Baths end and maze a
touchdown which was followed by d
goal kicked by Messenger.
Bath kicked TO Gardiner and Dolloff
made n good advonce and Gardiner
continued to advance through Bath
lire and then was held for three downs
Bath took the bali for short gains and
was given FIVE yards on an offsitie lla!
by Il Gardiner player. This brought
them to the 2o-yard line and from there
IneN duNdIttu ny sttdI y Sstiis W WIFI
in few yards of the goal line. over
which il was carried by skinner OH the
third down. The goal was kicked bS
Wildos.
Gardiner made the next kickoff ant
Skinner made a good advance w thu
tield On the next play skinner started
With the ball. but was stopped by Pal
mel with two and one-half yards loss
Bath made the distance on the mex
down just as the time Of the first hal
ended.
The kickoff which began the seccn'
half was returned by n punt from Bath
Gardiner carried the ball by stead
gains 10 Baths 25-yard line and Their
lost II by a costly tumble. Bath Wen
wei, up the field by bucking the lin
and end plays but a tumble gave Gar
diner the ball near the center of th
field. Another tumble 10y Gardiner CAV
the bali to the visitors. who carried
to the S-yard line and there lost it by
tumble. Hopkins then made sever;
gains by hurtiling Baths line and thi
WIS followed h. long runs by Messer
ger and Doe.
On the next play Messenger wen
around Baths end taking the ball I
the lo-yard lire. Gardiner then mad
gain of three yards and on the follow
ing DOM Hopkins crossed Baths 20;
line. but the work vi gaining the iangt
OF the field vas III vain. for after lilo,
kns had placed The bah oven the line
Sa'h PLAYER III some way got possasSio
OF the bail and protested that Hopki,
ofr'h'ed II.
y 1"nchtack" was the referees d