Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-10-26
COLBY, 10; BATES, 0.
WAS the Song Sung Saturday
After the Game.
U. of Maine Lets New Hampshire
College Down, 81 to O..
Bowdoin Wins, IS to 0, from Portland
Naval Reserves.

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Colby defeated Bates, Saturday, by a
score of 10 to 0 on Garcelon field, be-
fore 5000 spectators.
The game was absolutely clean from
start to finish and was not marred by
any injuries, but was not a brilliant
game to watch because of the lack of
long runs or open field work
Colby was in better condition than
Bates. Her men showed up stronger
and proved equal to the occasion sew
eral times when they We're in a tight
place and their goal threatened. Bates
on the other hand held Colby but once
when the Colby eleven threatened their
goal, and this was at the beginning Of
the list half Bates punted often, once
| she was forced to run the ball back 20
yards to hold it, again when within
Is yards of Colby's goal she found it
necessary to try place kick for a goal,
and although Colby seldom made long
gains through her line Bates was out
| classed in every department of the
game. 5
The atmospheric conditions were SUI
rerb, but the field was muddy, so that
| long runs and perfect interfel ence were
practically impossible.
| The first half ended without a score
| for either side, but with the exception
of four minutes the ball was rushed
| back and forth through Bates terri
| tory.
Colby kicked off to Bates, but the ball
i 7 I
kick Newman of Colby booted the ball
to Bates 5-yard line. Reed received
| the ball and followed his interference
| to Bates 45-yard line. Kendall found
a hole through Colby's left tackle and
netted 8 yards. Bates was held right
| here. and Johnson was called back to
punt; he sent the pigskin so yards.
McVane rushed yards around left
end, but on the next lineup Watkins
was tackled for a loss of 3 yards, then
Fuilback Cowing. failed to gain
through guard. Colby saved the bali,
| however, by sending Cowing yards
on a skin tackle play. Bates yielded
| ground successfully for 8, and
yards. Cowing was called upon most
| frequently to rush the ball, and during
| both halves he proved consistent
| ground gamer. His hurdling was re-
| mar,lable
Colby continually assailed Bates
right side, and gained on every play
| from 1 to 6 yards until she had planted
! the ball on Bates 2-foot line; here
Bates took a brace and the line sue
cessfully withstood three fierce rushes.
AS soon as Bates received the ball
Rounds signaled to punt out Craig,
| the Colby quarter, caught the punt Oh
| Colbys 45-yard line and rushed it in
is yards, where he was tackled heavily
by Rounds. Craig was hurt, but before
! two minutes was up he was again on
his feet to send McVane around right
end. Then Watkins. McVane and Cow
ing made short gains through the line.
| CoWing, however, lost the ball on Il
| tumble.
Bates dropped on the ball on her own
3-yard line, only to lose it on q tumble
after two attempts failed to circle
Colbys end.
Watkins gained for Colby, Cowing
lost a yard, and then Conner broke
| through the line and threw McVane
back for yards loss.
! The Colby line seemed to weaken a
little as Bates pushed the ball down
through the Colby territory by success
sive line bucking. Colby, too, was
twice penalized by Referee Carter, once
for 5, then for yards. After Bates
had reached Colby's 15-yard line, how
ever, Reed was thrown back by Cow
ING, and on the subsequent play
Rounds ran back 20 yards to secure
first down. Bates then gained first S,
then 10 yards, but was finally held.
Rounds attempted q place kick which
was blocked. Colby had not lined up
on the ball. however, when time was
called. Neither side had scored, but
Colby was clearly the stronger team.
| During the time between the halves
the large body Of Bates students kept
the grandstand echoing with songs and
cheers which were answered by so
young men from Colby who occupied
the east section of the bleachers. The
delegation from Bowdoin also added to
the life.
| The second half was played throughout
bv the same men who were in during the
first half, except that Joy replaced Rob-
erts at right guard on the Colby team
This half, especially the last 10 minutes
Of Il. was a walkover for Colby. Bates
could not stand the strain of two 25-min-
ute periods, and her cripples. Kendall
Rounds and Cole were so badly used ur
that it was necessary to call time at fire.
quent intervals.
Bates kicked off Watkins, the colored
halfbacl of Colby, caught the ball on Col
hv's five-vard line and by superb lodging
ran through the whole Bates team for A.
wards On the first lineup Cowing lost q
ward then McVane hurdled. but On the
following lineup Watkins fumbied
Rounds fell on the ball for Bates. Reee
plunged through the lire for Is yards
Reed and briggs alternated in taking the
bau down the field by short line buckine
and hurdling until it looked as if Bates
might score: but Colby held for downs.
At this stage of the game Colby tool
brace and by succession of hard. snap
nv plays in which Cowing proved the. cen
traI figure. Colby rushed the bali Il
Pates' one-yard line Bates held once
but Cowing finally plunged through guart
an easy goal. Score. to o.
Pon,ds secured the ball on the kickoff
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