Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-10-08
C0NY, 5; M. c. l., 0.
PlttsfeId Players Heavier, But
Were 0utgenera||ed.
Home Team Wins Second Victory at
Tfotting Park Grounds.
Clean and Well-pIayed Contes
Throughout-Featares of Game.

tony High won its second victory o
the home grounds, yesterday, by de
IeatlnS NJ. c. L., TO 0. The game wa
advertised to start ut go; but as tn
M. Z. |. boys were very anxious to tax
the early train home, and the crowd o
la Wednesday is not very large. any
how. it was decided to play at 1.30.
was good afternoon for football, be
ing neither toe hot for the players no
too cold for the spectators. Captain
Little Non the toss, and chose to re
ceiVe the kick off at the eastern goal
This gave Cony the ball. and NJ. c.
the advantage of what slope there i:
! to the field.
| NJ. c. !. kicked off to HusSey. who
| fumbled, but Smith saved the ball. fall
| ing on it after it had rolled some little
distance up the field toward NJ. c. is
goal. Cony began a strong attack or
NJ. c. Is line. Metcalf started off with
21a yards, and then Smith worked the
quarterback run for 11s. Metcalf made
Is yards. Little 4, Metcalf Z, and then
NJ. c. Is right guard broke through,
stopping Little for a loss of one yard.
Metcalf made it good on the next play
with Il bunt of yards through tackle,
and Hussey followed him for 2 yards
more. Smith signalled a criss-cross,
taking the ball himself. but that
troublesome guard got him for a loss
OF yards. Captain Little set things
going toward a first down, again. by
plouehing through the line for yards.
and Mctcalf finished it by more. The
criss-cross was tried again, and gained
g yards, this time. Metcalf added a
yard. and Hussey little more. but not
enough to make 5, so the ball went to
NJ. G. l. on downs, little past the
center Of the field
NJ G. l. opened with the same tactics
as Cony had used, and with about the
same success, running the plays off
rather faster. Rockford made 5 yards.
for a starter. Hartford ran the quarter
back play for 2 and nearly got loose for
more, but Metcalf stopped him by a
pretty tackle. Macomber made 8 yards
on an end run, and Beckford hit the
line for .. The quarterback run was
now used for good yards, and it be-
gan TO look blue for Cony. The Nj. G..
l. backs kept plunging into the line for
STEADY gains, and Conys goal was dam
gerously near. The 5-minutes notice
had been given. some time before. and
Cony supporters We're hoping that time
would be called. But Cony was brdc-
ing up bit Beckford failed to gain
on the line. A formation play with the
end and tackle over made only 112
yards and-"Time up" yelled the Off
cial.
Neither side had scored, but M. c. /.
had played COny in her own territory
and it seemed as if time had come in
mighty handy to the Augusta boys. NJ.
c. l. had the advantage in weight and
age and had gained rather more
ground during the half. but Cony had
put up a much better interference and
team work. In fact. her only weak
ness seemed to be on the defensive
play, when the line stood high, instead
of getting under the M. G. l. backs.
What the next half would be was 4
good deal of study. but Coach Priest
WAS doing that same studying.
Metcalf opened the half by kicking
to Hartford who advanced the ball
five yards Richardson, who had re
placed Rockford at full, got by tackle
for 20 more and Il few minutes later
for seven. Metcalf stopping him by Il
fine tackle. NJ. G. ]. WAS walking w
the field by steady gains, mostly
through the line and it began to look
dark for COny, again. But once more
Cony braced whiting u yards of her
own goal. Richardson made only two
yards on a first touchdown and quar-
terback play added one more. trick
play was called into requisition. but
was fumbled. the quarterback throw
| ing the ball back some five yards and
| falling on it. And now it was Cony's
| ball again. NJ C. |. had lost the game
after having it all but won. For right
| here Priests coaching and Titles gen
eraship came in. Two line plays were
tried netting eight yards. But two
more Melted only two. Then the old
Coburn ''formation one was brought
out and gained seven yards. Little adj
ded 10 on an end run. NJ. G. l. stiff
ened ard something else was needed
This time Wharton's old quarterback
trick was used and whew! Smith cut
| loose for 40 yards, the prettiest run
of the day! He was just one yard
| from M. G. Is. goal line when he was
| downed Husscy didn't do a thing to
| that yard and the score was Cony, ):
NJ. c. l.. o. Metcalf failed at goal, the
angle being a very difficult one. Sar-
gent of NJ. G. l. now went into right
half in place of Macomber and Penney
had already replaced Stamm for Cony
| Metcalf kicked to Hartford and h,
| brought It back for 10 yards. A line pIa,
added two more. Then Little nailed Sar
/ 1,1t fnr NJ oft Il,
| trick play of their own and fumbled, Civ
| ipU tNopv bn hall Copv ran tu-o ,,Jo,.