Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-10-06
ON THE GRIDIRoN.
Colby Holds U. of Me. Score
Down to 6 to O..
Harvard Has a Picnic With Bates,
Easily Winning, % to 0.
Cony High Falls Before Lewiston
High, So to o.

| There was a football game on the col
lege field this afternoon. If you doubt
this statement ask any member of the
F, University Of Maine team or any mem.
Der Of the Colby team and they Will
settle your doubts. The. Maine men
viii probably say that it was rotten
game if they did win, all because they
did not pile up those - points or more
| That they We're SO sure OF before the
| game, but Colby will probably tai; you
| that it WAS one of the best ean,es ever
| seen On the field even if they did lose
| The score was Just to and it took
III the beef ana science at Names
| command ana nearly all Of the 81 min
| utes allowed for the game for her to
make that one touchdown.
1t vas the ficrceSt kind of fierce foot
bail, especially through the first half
but the nearest Maine could get 10
Coiby's goal line was within Is yards
She did this twice. but it was no use,
she couldn't get another inch nearer
And this. too, with the luck going
against Colby. Thus, once Abbott got
clear for Il aO-yard run. 1t was Il
beauty and a fine piece of work. but
when tackled ANA duWned he lost The
ball. This was the best chance Colby
had to score and was lost through "A
piece OF tough luck. If the team could
have kept the bali Maine would have
been very likely to have seen stars in
her vicinity about that time.
Abbott WAS not to blame for the
tumble, but deserves praise for one of
the best plays of the game. His work
all through the gama MRS uniformly
good. He once more demonstrated his
great slipperiness 10 the great satisfac-
ton of Colby. He broke through into
plays. making fine tackles. several
times. 1t was his first college game
and his faults can well be excused.
Eecnc was the same old standby,
making the distance almost every tire
he had the ball. When he smashed iut5
the line. pushed by CoWing and Abbott.
something usually had to give. Dorti-
COS can tell you something about these
snashes for he got his share OF them
Levine was in the game for the first
time for colby ard did some tiu1 work.
He WAS out OF condition, as h has not
yet been working regularly. this sea-
son. ana the terrific pace told on hin.
,'ut he did his share of the work AL
right in spite of his poor condition and
iSr0rancp Of the plays and signals, and
when he is iolted into place there'l b. Il
big difference.
Pugsley did some fine WORK and saved
lots If ground by breaking through and
making hard. timely tackles. Craig, n
freshman. played his first college game
Il hack handled hic
ton well. He did better work than in
practice and allowed no fumbles
Tilson, the big tackle. was out Of the
game before it had fairly started and
this was big loss for Colby His an,4l..
suffered and he had to be almost car
Iicd Of the field. Staples went in ana
Jid coed work. hut Tilson was the one
picked for the place and he was missed.
Allen made some beautiful plays.
breaking through once and mailing his
man. In short all the men played the
game and took all the work that came
their way and tossed it over their
shoulders in fine style.
Dorticos. the big fullback ana cap
tain of Maine, upheld his reputation for
being one of the best football men in
Maine. today. He handled his team
well and bucked the lire like lion. He
had the privilege of carrying the ball
for Names one hard-earncd touch
down.
But the man who gave Colby about
as much trouble as any was Bearce.
He made some beautiful runs and sew
eral times it looked as if nothing could
stop him. He got some fierce old
tackles. but turned up smiling every
time and it seemed impossible to tire
him out. He gave the colby men all
they wanted to do when he once got
away with the BAH and was their ter
ror through most of the game.
The game was mostly straight, clean
football. few trick plays being tried.
Colby did work the pretty double pass
play once for good gain, Pugsley
carving the ball. But it was chiefly
steady hammering ut the line. And
the game was fast and hard from start
to finish. Colby standing the pace re-
markably well after so little practice.
1t was the lack of practice that lost her
the game, good judges being OF the
opinion that with weeks more work
Colby could have made it much more
interesting.
Allen kicked off for Colby to Names
5-yard line and the ball went back for
is. Then Bearce got away for a pretty
edward run tha; brought every Colby
heart to throat. for it looked danger
onsly like touchdown. Maine made
some small gains and then got Bearce
away again for 10 yards. Tilson went
out after this play Then Maine was
guilty of forward pass and the ball
went 10 Colby on her i9-yard line. 1t
was pretty fast football up to this
| point and it looked az II those 20 points
might come easy after all.
But with the ball in her possession
J Colby settled down to hard work and
made Names eyes stick out like wart
/ on a mans nose Keene, cowing and
! Abbott hammered the line steadily for
small gains and then they got Abbott
away for 20 yards. This was on the
baseball diamond and he ducked and
lodged Though in great shape. but
when downed on the hard clay the ball
: was knocked out of his grasp and Went
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