Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-10
MAINE, 10; BATES, 0.
The 0rono Boys Are Champions
of the State.
Won Decisive Game and CIinched the
Matter, Monday.
Bates OutpIayed at All Points
Throughout the Game.

tha straightest kind of football, by ele-
phant-like plunging that stone wall
could not have stopped by whirlpools
and wedge-shaped rushes, with hum
dreds of pounds of beef and Drawn be-
hind them, the University of Maine
scored 1G points and kept Bates from
crossing the blue goal line on Alumni
field, today.
The victory for Maine was decisive,
clearly wipes out its defeat at Bates
hands, last year, at Lewiston, 6 to 0,
and strongly clinches the State cham
1903 for the blue.
1t was a glorious sight to Names
suppol tiers to see the men get into that
thin garnet line of Bates heroes, flop
them back, plough them up and toss
them aside without the least bit of re-
gard for body or soul. But Bates
fought as only Bates men can fight,
from the kickoff to goodbye-persist-
emily, stubbornly; but it was the
strength of the ordinary man against
the carefully trained athlete. Bates
found out early in the game that her
case was almost hopeless. that she was
contesting against a team trained to
the minute and which clearly outclassed
her in all the departments of the game:
but she struggled on to the bitter end,
braveiy facing the fierce Onslaughts OF
Names backs with undaunted courage.
and it was this same spirit of dogged
persistence that held Maine for downs
on Bates 9-yard line in the last half of
the game after Maine had scored 1t
points against her and when but few
seconds were left to play. Bates men
are no cutters; they fight to the last
ditch.
Maine showed individually and col
lectively the effects of careful training
and efficient coaching-the work was
far beyond criticism and to bestow the
praise upon the men of the team who
deserve it would be but to repeat the
lineup The honors We're equal and
everybody played to the limit.
Maine lost the toss and Bates chose to
defend the east goal The field was heavy
with slime and water. making it slippery
and end plays all out of the question.
Parker kicked to Rounds ON the lS-yard
line. who brought it in i yards Bates
began series of line plunges which were
effective only in wearing out the ba cks
for they met Stonewall in Names de-
fence, and gains were painfully acquired
Once did Bates make it first down and
then on the 40-yard line a bad pass by
Gluten put the ball in Names possession
on Bates 22-yard line Names backs
punctured Bates line for gain and gain,
| the skin tackle plays yielding the best
distances, while Bearce ploughed through
Cutter for substantial distances. Right
here it may be well to say that Learned
pra ctically won for himself the position
of center for the All Maine team. 1t was
practically between himself and Cutten
| and. today if a snap shot could have
been taken at almost any time during
rush by Maine it would have disclosed
Cutten digging for bait with his nose and
Learned apparently trying to walk on his
ear.
Maine rushed the ball to Bates 3-yard
line and Thatcher carried it over for q
touchdown after only few minutes Of
play. Bean kicked the only goal of the
game. Score: Maine. 8; Bates. o.
Johnson kicked to Thatcher on the 20
yard line, who brought it in eight yards:
| Maine failed to gain and Bates blocked
Parker's punt and the ball went rolling
towards Names goal. Thatche: was
quicker than the Bates man and recovered
it on Names H-vard line. few gains
and Bates forced Maine to punt to the 30
yard line. Bates worked the ball to
Names coward line. where she lost ii on
downs The half ended with the ban in
Maine possession on TeF OWN Jo-EdTu
line.
In no part CT the game was Names goal
in danger the 2n-yard line being the near
est that Bates could get to the blue goal.
In the second half Maine scored twice
and Bates was at the mercy of the home
team. which gained almost ct will. the
backs tearing through for big gains at
almost every play. Bates line was prac-
tically demo allied, But twice did Bates
rally in this half. both times holding
Maine for downs on Bates 9-yard line
in the first half Bates gained about As
yards to Mainc's so. In the second half
Bates gained less than 10 yards. The
game ended with the ball in BATES posses-
sion on her own 9-yard line For Bates.
Briggs and Kendall showed up the best,
and for Maine the line bucking OF Bearce
was feature. Collins. who. replaced
Parker in the second half, played the
game OF his life and was responsible for
many long gains through Bates tackles.
Thatcher and Parker also did splendid
work. The lineup:
L. OF MAINE BATES.
Ray Ut. IL ...............-... N"iS
Reed, 1t OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. IL, urHer
Kicker, Is Observation-Disclosures. lg, Johnson
CONTINUED on page o.