Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-16
BOWD0IN, II; BATES, 5.
Great Game Of Year Between
Old Time Rivals.
Kinsman Of Augusta Does the Star
Work Of the Game.
U. of Maine Holds Holy Cross Down to
5 to o.

Lewiston, Me-, Nov. 15.-(SpeciaD.-
Eleven to five was the tune the Bow
dom band struck up, Saturday. after
one of the hardest fought contests ever
witnessed on a Maine griGiron. Bates
was defeated, on her own field where
she was given magnificent support by
a crowd unparalleled in the history of
Maine intercollegiate football, but she
was defeated only after a great fight
From Augusta from Bangor from
Portland, every morning train brought
it's passengers bound for the big game
Some came with their streamers of
black and white, others displayed the
garnet. There We're men with rolls of
money to back their favorite there
were parents, and friends, students and
siShtseers. The teams of Bangor High
school, of Gardiner High, Of Auburn
and of Lewiston, were on the side
lines; men and boys, too, were cheer
ing, school girls and women waving
their cOlors-all helped make up the
vivacious and variegated throng that
pressed against the side line ropes and
overcrowded the bleachers and grand
stand.
An hour before the referees whistle
sounded the start of the game, the
crowds We're already on the field. Bates
had first appeared, headed by the
Lewiston Brigade Band. They had
quickly. filled the grandstand. Then
came the Bowdoin boys with their own
brass band and accompanied by q
I,r fo1J J,,;,,
took the bleachcrs opposite to the
grandstand. Cheering was now in or
der. There WIS n continuous cross fire
of ''B-O-W- DIN" and the BOOM
a-lacka, Boom lacka!" Of Bates. Tho
songs, next, and soon the west gate
was. pushed open and the garnet-jcr-
seyed waITiers trotted brisllly to their
bench amid the widest promiscuCus
cheering from the Bates grandstand.
aOnIg minute. and the BowGoin heroes
Came dashing to the gridiron. There
was a brief signal practice. Both col
leges We're cheering each individual on
their respective teams. The whistle
blew The men were at their places, and
it was Bates who must kick to Bow
dom.
The giant guard, Johnson. pulled
down his head gear, gritted his teeth
ana sent the pigskin. whirling to Bow
doin's 10-yard line. Quarterback Wig
gin is downed where he caught the
ball Bowdoin Scrashes through the
Bates linesfor award, then two yards
then they are held. Chapman steps
back for a punt. ana sends the ball 80
yards down tie field. Rounds, the
Bates Quarterback catches the punt.
rushes five yards, but the referee blows
his whistle. and the bail is taken back
TO Bowdoin's 13-yard line, and Bow
dom is penalized five yards for off side.
but the Bowdoin eleven lines up quickly
and Chapman punts aGain-this time
| so yards For the second time Rounds
makes a beautiful catch. The Howdoin
ends are fast, however. and Rounds is
thrown back Il yard. Hanback, Ken
dali plunges through left tackle for enc
yard, then Captain Reed gains four.
Briggs and Kendall are each good for
six wards on the following plays. but
! here Bates furnbles, and although it is
! a Bates man who falls on the ball,
! there is Il loss of 1o1A yards. Thr GO
| times Bates tries the Bowdoin line, but
| the distance to be made is too great,
| and Rounds signals for Il place kick.
| but the ball falls few feet short of
| the crossbar.
| N-iggin of Bowdoin, catches the ball
and is off like a shot to gain 10 yards
before Kendall downs him. Now Chap
| man. Speake and Kinsman show their
speed by making first six. then seven
and one half. and five yards, but the
advance is stopped by the referees
whistle, and Bowdoin is penalizcd five
| wards for off side.
| Jndaunted, nevertheless, the boys
| from brunswick smash through the
| weak line of Bates for gain after gain.
| once only is Chapman tackled for a
| loss hv Johnson, and to increase the
| gains Bowdoin circles the Bates ends
| three times until finally Chapman is
| sent through the garnet lire for
| touchdown.
/ The Rovdoin side of the field fairly
| dances with JOY. For five minutes
/ there is a din of cheers and wild accia-
| nation. The student band is drowned
out by the husky voices, but the crowd
1 is hushed when Chapman falls In MS
try for an easy goal. The score Is
/ Bowdoin. .; Bates, 0.
II Until now, with very few exceptions.
/ every play has been clean, but at tnl'
| point the game becomes roush anu
1 hard fast football gives way to unhec-
/ Continued on page ~