Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-07
THE GARDINER ELEVEN.
An Exceptionally Strong School Team
with a Good Record.

The present Gardiner High School
football team is one of the best that the
school has ever turned out The school
is very fortunate in having such an
able leader of their team as capt.
Archie Hopkins. The team has thus
far won five games and lost two. Inc
following is a list of the games played
and the scores;-G. II. S. II, No. vas
salboro 0; G. Fl. S. 6, Coburn Classical
Institute of Waterville 5; G. H. 5. 10,
Bates second 70; G. H. S. II, Maine
Central Institute of Pitts6eld 5; U. RI.
S. Il, Portland High &; G. H. S. 8, Ed
ward Little High of Auburn IL; q. II.
s. %, Bath High 0. The following
games are scheduled.
Nov. I, Leavitt Institute at Gardiner.
Nov. II. Gardiner at Pittsfield.
Nov. 13, I.eavitt Institute at Turner.
Nov. IS, Portland Fl. S. at Auburn.
Nov. q, Edward Little at Auburn.
Nov. Is. open.
Nov. &c, open.
Nov. %, open.
The team is made up of stocky and
fast players which accounts for this
seasons fine showing.
Capt. Archie Hopkins, '04, left half
back, he is very fast and a fine hurdler,
and together with Palmer and Mes
senger make one of the best back fields
among the schools of this State.
Palmer. '04 full back, is a first class
line bucker and when he strikes the
line he generally makes his first down.
Messenger, 'O4, right half back, is re-
cognized as the best school half-back in
the State. He is a very gritty little
player and strikes the line hard and
low. He is also a great end runner and
has made many a touchdown on long
end runs.
Mcnamara, 'O4, quarterback is very
fast and he runs the team with lots of
snap.
Dollofr, 'o4, left end is fierce tackler
and is very speedy getting down on
punts.
Foster, 'O7, left tackle is without a
doubt the best man in the line. He is
fast to break through the opponents
line and miX-up their, plays and is
equally as good on the defensive.
Reed, 'O5, left guard and manager is
a steady player and opens up large
holes in the opponents line on the Of
fensiva.
Faulkner, "a, center, makes a good
player. as he is very good on passing
the ball back and is strong on the de-
fensive.
Hathaway. 'O7. right guard is al
gritty player and is very good on the
offensive.
Meader, 'O7. right tackle plays a
steady game and is very strong on the
defensive.
Rafter, O5. right end is fast player
getting down on punts and is Il sure
tackler and is fast on getting into the
interference.
Ring, 'O4, sub. half-back is a fast run
ner and makes a good half-back, but
owing to injuries he has been kept out
of the game since playing M. C. I.
Morrell, 'O4. guard, playing the first Of
the season but owing to injuries re-
ceived in the Bates game has been I'M
able to play since. He was a heavy
player.
Dunning, '06, sub. guard is a very
hard worker and win prove a valuable
man for the team next season.
Merrill, '05. sub. center is willing
player and though light will prove a
valuable man.
Parker, '07, sub end is a good player
and a very fast runner.
The Gardiner team did remarkably
well to defeat Portland High on their
own grounds as last year Portland beat
Gardiner IS to 0. A great game is as
sured when Gardiner High plays them
at Gardiner, Oct. IS.
Manager Carl A. Reed has worked
hard for the success of this years team
and has done good work to arrange
such a good schedule.
Football at Annapolis and West Point.
The football contests between the !
cadets of West Point and Annapolis, |
which have demonstrated the !
usefulness of this sport in the training