Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-02
ON THE GRIDIR0N.
Maine Wins Annual Game 16
to 0 from Bowdoin.
Neither Eleven Scored in First Half
Clever and Fast Playing.
Rowdoin Crippled in Second and Maine
Easily Wins.

SNlCh, ME-, ANoN. -NhopNSittiJ.
University of Maine II, Bowdoin 0. That
was the score CT the annual game be-
tween the elevens of these two colleges
which was played on Whittier field,
Saturday afternoon. When the long,
hard battle had been fought and won
and lost on the pine-encircled gridiron;
when the sun was low in the west, and
the music of the three bands had died
away; When the 5000 spectators, hoarse
with Two hours cheering and almost as
tired as the players from the excite
n,ent of the battle, had WenGed their
| way under the trees to the street and
the campus and the station; when the
new Hubbard Srandstand, dedicated
With a display of college spirit and 10y
atty sIch as few college grandstands
| ever witness, had ceased to echo and
stood silent and deserted in the autumn
| twilight; when all this and much more
had happened. Saturday, the score of
the game was: University of Maine, 16:
and BoWdoin, 0.
| But to give merely the figures of the
score is to give but q small idea of the
contest itself. The score does not tell
| the closeness OF the contest or the rela-
| tive strength of the two teams. 1t does
mot tell Of the joy of Victors in theii
Well-earned triumph which they had
| confidently expected, but which, when
the game WIGS half over, had seemed be.
yond their reach. 1t does not tell of the
pride Of BoWdoin in its eleven which
| fought desperately against odds to the
| last ditch, and well deserved the con-
| tinnOUs cannOnade of cheering which
| encouraged it from first to last and the
| cheers which were given over and over
| for the teams around the old Gymna-
stun after the game. 1T does not tel
! how the business and professional men
| of Brunswick closed up everything for
| the afternoon and marched to the field
| headed by Il band to show the WorlG
| that town and gown" are in harmony
in Brunswick. 1t does not tell of the
wonderful dash of little BAILEY which
turned the tide of battle at the openine
of the second half, feat so unexpected
and so unprecedented that it drove the
Orono rooters wild with Joy: nor of the
equally brilliant feat of Bean in closing
the game by q goal from the field at .
most difficult angle. It does not tell o.
the steady, stubborn defense of both
lines which made any long gains i'm
possible. It does not tell of the PLUCK
of Philoon, Sneake and Wiggin, al
handicapped by injuries from the first
who worked like fiends for victory until
forced to the sidelines. It docs not tel
of the brilliant work of Knsman, the
splendid playing of both sets of ends
and the powerful plunges of Shaw and
Chapman.
1t was a great game, and the crowd
from all over Maine which filled both
grandstands and lined the field will not
soon forget its spectacular features
First let it be said that it was a clean
game, and not marred By smuggling o.
any dirty work unworthy Of collegc
athletes. And it was won by the bette
team which was in the better condition
and showed the effects of better coach
ing. Bowdoin has no excuse to make
and no apology to offer. 1t lost the
game fairly to Maine. and the WHINE,
has reason to rejoice that it gained g
victory from a team that showed such
unexpected strength and proved such .
worthy rival. IT is true that all the
luck of the Afternoon was with the visi-
tors The circumstances of that first
scored from the kickoff by rur
straight down the middle Of the field
because the kick proved unexpectedly
short and the Bowdoin men overran it
would not be duplicated in many
games, and there was much luck as
well as skill in the lrop-kick that
closed the game. But Maine earned the
victory without the luck which figured
f,.-1 IN, Lntl
cs the Maine men knew what to do and
did it in the right way at the right
time.
| IT was a glorious day for football,
though the warm air was more well
come to the spectators than to tn"
players. A special train from Orono.
brought over team, students, band and
many people from along the line. Hun
drcds of BoWdoin alumni We're there
from far and near, and people came in
sWarnls from Portland. Lewiston, Bath,
Augusta and other cities. A party of
100 came up from Wiscasset Just be-
fore the game the BoWdoin students
and alumni, $50 or 400 strong. had a
mass meeting in Memorial hall which
made the rafters ring, and then headed
Ivy tie now college band, led by John
| NJ. Brigham, '04. which did valiant
service through the afternoon, they
marched to the field and had seats in a
body in the new grandstand AT the
mass meeting, Rove, '04, editor of the
Orient and captain of the track team.
presided and the speakers were G. T.
Halves, IS, of Bangor president of the
athletic council: Coach O'Connor of the
eleven: Bernard Archibald. '04 of Hou1-
ton. no led the cheering for the after
noon; Hiiand L. Fairbanks, 49,, OF Ban
COR. an ex-captain Of the eleven, and
j. G. Minot, '96, Of Augusta.
The game was called for ESQ, and be-
gan about 2.45 after a perfect bedlam
OF cheering. which utterly drowned out
the combined efforts of the three brass
bands.
Maine kicked off. and this was the
only time for the first half which was
- minutes long. that the ball was in
HoWdoin territory. For this half
Maine was kept on the defensive prac-
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