Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-16


in the game. The work of
no one player on the Maine team stands
out above the rest, there was no indi-
vidual hero, they We're all heroes
Names backs were faster, but Holy
Cross was quicker in getting her plays
started.
Maine had the ball in her possession
three-fourths of the time and gained
four yards to Holy Cross one
Capt. Bailey lost the toss and Holy
Cross chose to defend the west goal,
letting Maine have the kickoff. Par
ker, Names big back booted the ball
down to Holy Cross 2O-yard line at 2.4O
o'clock. Good work by the Maine ends
prevented any running in of the kick.
Holy Cross failed to gain and on the
third down, Reed, the right haifback,
who proved to be one of the best punt
ers even seen on a Maine gridiron,
punted the ball to Maine on her 53-yard
line. Bearse and Thatcher each took a
yard and Bearce made it first down. A
tumble on the next scrimmage however
gave the ball to Holy Cross.
Maine seemed rather daZed at this
point of the game and the great repu-
tation which the Worcester aggregation
possessed in this part of the country no
doubt had much to do with it.
Cahill began things with four yards
around Names left end. He was fol-
lowed by Standard who advanced the
leather three and on the second try
four yards. Cahill here went into
Maine for an S-yard run and was
stopped by a timely tackle by Bailey.
Standard failed to gain and Cahill
was called upon, advancing the ball but
one yard. Standard played a rather
high game when bucking the line but
was helped out by the good work of the
other backs. Standard got four yards
and was followed by Reed with one.
On a line play the Holy Cross fullback
again went at it high and netted but
two yards, the ball however advancing
slowly but surely towards the Maine
goal line.
Reed was given the ball and on a
pretty play went through at tackle for
Is yards and on the next play went over
for the first and only touchdown. Reed
failed at a goal from quite a distance
to the side, the ball hitting the post
we'll up but bouncing back.
Reed kicked TO Parker at the 15-yard
line and the Maine boys took the kick
in 20 yards. Thatcher made a half a
yard and Bearse followed with four on
a tandem play. Parker took one anC
Bearse again made it first down. Par
'<er got seven on pretty hurdle and
the ball was in the middle of the field.
Holy Cross here got the ball holding
Maine but was forced to punt, the bal
going to Bailey on Names 23-yard line
Bearse took three through tackle anS
made it first down in the same place
Maine got five yards for an off side
play and Thatcher Bearse and Parker
worked the ball to Holy Cross 3.-yard
line. Several times Holy Gross got the
jump on the team, it looking to the
spectators as if the Worcester boys
were offside.
The crowd continually yelled Holy
Cross offside," and Rotten" but Muir
ray didn't see anything out of the way
Holy Cross held on her own 37-yard line
The first play netted nothing but Reed got
five on the second followed it with two
but here Maine held. Reed punted to
Names 5-yard line, where Bailey missed
the ball and kicked it toward his owl
goal. Referee Delaney thought the bali
should go to Hody Cross as the Maine
man had kicked it towards his own goal
Coach Farley of the Maine eleven, went
on the field, however, and told Delaney
he could not find any such rule. Delaney
at first refused to give any reason fol-
Il let
he looked through the rules, and as both
Farley and the Holy Cross coach told him
there was no such thing to be found H.
the book, he changed and gave the ball
to Maine on her own 5-yard line.
Time was up after two scrimmages
which netted Maine but eight yards.
There was no scoring in the second half
and Maine clearly Outpayed her oppon'
and Bean took the ball up 10 yards. Maine
gained first down but once and Parker
punted to Holy Cross 53-yard line and
the ball was brought up five yards.
Holy Cross could not gain and the ball
was kicked to Bailey, who laid it on
Names 23-yard line. Maine here took
big brace and everyone expected to see
the Orono eleven score. Holy Cross line
men several times broke through and it
certainly looked from the side lines like
offside play. Thatcher rushed the pig
skin six. Parker two. first down was made
and Maine was given five yards for off
side playing.
Thatcher showed up well here as a con-
sistent ground gamer He started the
ball down the field with seven yards, fol-
lowed by Bearse with eight in two plays
and then made a pretty run of 10 yards
Bearse then took four and Thatcher
eight, placing the leather on Holy Cross
% yard line.
Maine here fumbled but retained the
ball and Thatcher made things safe with
eight yards. Parker took two, Thatcher
three and the ball was on Holy Cross IS
yard line with things looking like a flu
neral at Worcester
Parker couldn't gain, Bearse got yard,
Rearse got a half a yard and the ball
went to Holy Cross on her own 121a-yard
line Holy Cross took the ball to the 80
yard line on two rushes. but Maine then
held and Reed punted to Bailey on the
Maine 40-yard line.
Thatcher took % yards on the first play
which again put the ball in Holy Cross
territory. Bearse took two, Thatcher two
and Maine was penaliZed 20 yards for
holding. This put the ball on Names 49,
yard line and the five minute limit had
been reached Parker took five and Holy
Cross got five for offside playing on the
Orono team. Maine soon got the five