Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-10-06
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to Maine. This was tough luck for
Colby, for at the rate she was going
down the field at the time it looked like
a touchdown.
Maine worked the ball back steadily
until she had it just about where she
lost it first. That sounds funny, but it's
about what happened. Cotton and Alb
bolt broke through a play and downed
the ball for loss just about on the
1O-yard line where Colby stopped it the
first time.
Then Colby commenced to work it
back over the ground she had lost,
making small, steady gains. She was
soon forced to punt, making about Is
yards by the play. Maine fumbled the
ball and it was only by good luck that
she managed to keep the~ball and Col
by lost another good chance. The road
was getting pretty rough and rocky for
Maine by this time and the Colby men
We're jubilant over the showing made
by their team.
Maine could do little on advance work
and Abbott finally settled her by getting
behind for a tackle and she had to punt.
Colby plugged along for about 20 yards
and had just worked the double pass for
a good gain when time was called with
the ball in her possession just about IN
the center of the field.
The first half had been surprise to
Maine. to say the least and also to Cox
by, but of a different sort. Maine was
getting pretty much worried while Col
by was tickled half to death. Colby was
showing up almost as strong as the Wis
itors on defence and was doing pretty
well on offensive. Maine had all the
work she wanted and the distance to
Colby's goal looked longer by about a
mile than it did before the game com
menced.
Maine kicked off to Colby's 1O-yard
| line, the ball going to keene, who took ii
back for 10 yards. An off-side play by
Maine gave Colby 10 yards more. Cowing
added five yards TO that. Maine began
| 10 realize that she was up against the
real thing by this time and that it was
| do or die. Her superior training ana
practice began to tell, but the men were
worked for all there was in them. She
braced nobly and held for downs nearly
| in the center of the field But Colby was
soon doing the bracing act herself and
| cot the ball back again on downs. IL
| was pretty fierce fighting along here and
| Maine was straining every nerve. Colby
| gained about - yards and then lost the
ball on downs.
Ii was about the last chance for Maine
| for the second half was 10 minutes and
| the time was fairly rushing away. The
| team made a magnificent rally and fairly
| fought itself blind to get the ball over
| The pace was Misunderstanding along here
| and Colby with but two weeks practice
| could not stand it. The team did not &c
| to pieces by any means, but Maine pulled
together remarkably well and smashed
and battered Colby back almost inch by
inch. The journey back over the 20 yards
| Colby had gained with the ball was pref
/ ty tough medicine. The linesmen had tc
measure and it was just nip and tich
| once and almost every time there was
no grass TO spare.
| But when the 20 yards had been re-
/ gained the road became easier and Maine
| rushed it along more rapidly, making hVt
Wards at Jump Only a thoroughly sea-
1 soned and trained team could have KEEP
l up the terrific smashing that Maine al
/ ministered. and Colby in poor condition
could not stand it, although her show
| ing was splendid.
| Dorticos took the ball over for the
| touchdown and the team was pretty wei
| exhausted when it did. Nerve might nave
| taken them some yards further but II
| certainly didn't look as if the men were
| CAPABLE of keeping it up much longer
| The touchdown had inst about eXhaustet
| Names supply of wind, science ana mus
| Gle and Colby was well satisfied to lei
| Il go at that. 1t took just about hall
| hour of fierce playing to fetch it and thai
| was better than the most enthusiastic
| Colby man had looked for.
| There wasn't much time to play AFTER
| the touchdown and Maine was making
the most of ii after her rest on the klch
1 for goal and was making good gam
| when time was called with the bail Jus'
| about in the center of the field. Colb!
| was well satisfied with the result. but
| was Maine? How about it, you fellows
over on the Penobscot? Was that the
best you expected to do? The summary
COLBY. U. OF NJ
Pugsley- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. re"l.'