Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-10-12
COLBY, "a; kENT's HILL, o.
Prep School Eleven Is Strong, but No
Match for the Co!legians.

Colby made a good showing against the
strong Kents Hill team Saturday after
noon winning in a walk by a score Of "a
| to o. The visitors probably have one of
! the strongest if not the strongest, fitting
school teams in the State, but they stood
| no show of scoring at any time during the
| game. Cowins was pulled from the line.
/ into the back held for this game and with
F; Watkins and McNanc made good comh-
! nation. This part of the team will prob
! ably be as fast as any in the State The
| line did good strong work in this game
| but had lighter line to go up against
and of course less experienced players
But there were encouraging things about
ii.
1 After the amount of practice it has had
the college team played a SnappV garn,
! There was some tumblng but most Of this
was done by the men who were substi-
| tuted for those who started the game
Seventeen men were given chance, most
| of the changes being made during the
| second half and none for injuries or fa-
| tigue.
| Fine holes were opened up in the oppos-
| ing line time and time again and Wat
tins made many long gains by getting
| through them Captain Pugsley did some
! good work III breaking through and
smashing play just as it started. Cow
! ing mace mis- gain all right when given
| the ball for IL buck into the line al
though most of the long gains We're made
around the ends or near them. If the
|
whole game the score could have been
made much larger than it was So on the
| whole the Colby supporters were well sat
| listed with the showing made, and if the
4 team continues to improve rapidly
during the coming week it will be capable
| of giving Maine Il good light, next Satur-
day.
| The visitors put up pretty, plucky
| fight all through. Captain Green suffered
| 4 fracture of his nose along towards the
| close of the first half and was obliged to
| retire early in the second, although he
| pluckily held on for some time after in
| jurcd. They were on the defence the
| greater part of the time. Colby either
holding for downs or forcing them to punt.
| Once it was taken on Il tumble, but most
| ~ in the other ways. They could not
| hold Colby for downs, getting the ball al
most invariably on fumbles or on account
Of them. Once Colby fumbled, and al
| though Watkins fell on the ball the dis :
| lance was not made.
| Seven touchdowns were really made but
one was not allowed as it was claimed
that MCNane held. The visitors did better
men Colby put in but could not do very
i much against them. The whole Colby
back field was changed finally and the
men did excellent work. Curtis and Ross
i getting over for touchdowns.
i The visitors got the kickoff and placed
| the ball on Colby 25-yard line, McNane
carrying it back for % yards. Colby made
some small preliminary gains and then
got Watkins through for IS Cowing for 10
| and Watkins again for four. Then the
ban was fumbled, but Mitchell saved it
and on the next play Watkins got loose
and made the first touchdown after a g.
Il yard run. Newman missed this goal
The visitors again kicked off, Cowins
! getting the ball on the lo-yard line and
Il right end for . yards. Then Pugsley,
! Cowing and Watkins were given the ball
and all made gains ranging from four to
10 yards Colby fumbed again but Mitch
tIl1 H-aI ~,
| McNane. Cowng and Watkins were then
used and each made his distance, McNane
making one gain of 20 yards and Watkins
II getting the ball over. Newman missed this
| goal. The game was mixed up more for
a while after this. Colby kicked of to the
| visitors 9-yard line and Green carried it
back seven. Then Colby began to wake
NJ and allowed but small gains. Mitchell
! got through once and tackled Green for a
l loss. Colby soon held for downs, lost it
again, chiefly on account of tumble. soon
| regained it and walked it down for an
| other touchdown. Watkins being the one
| to take it over. But this one was not al
lowed and Colby had to go over the
ground again, doing 1t more rapidly and
| putting Cowing over for the touchdown
this time. Newman kicked this goal, max
ing the score 1G to o.
Colby kicked off again to the 15-yard
| line and the ball was carried back 10
yards. The visitors were soon forced L"
punt and made about D wards Time was
called with the bali on the J0-yard line.
Colby had the kickoff at the opening Of
the second half and Newman put the Dali
free and clear over the goal line This al
| lowed the visitors to take it to the Z5-yard
line and kick from there The first touch
down i'll the half was made by big ga ms.
Coombs got about Is ut the start. PugsIeE
10, and Watkins the last installment of y
| for the touchdown.
After the kickoff the visitors were soon
| forced to punt. Colby soon lost the ball
ON a tumble but reganed it in short order
OH downs. Then Pugsley got around for
- yards and a punt gained some 80 yards
| while the ball was retained by Colby. Cur
tis was sent over for this touchdown and
although the goal was very difficult one
Newman made it all right.
The next and last one came more slowly
ana mostly by small but steady gains
Newman kicked the goal. making tho ii
\ nal score "a to y.
When time was called at the close Of
the second half the ban was Just about
| where it was at the close of the first. A
| feature of the playing of the visitors was
| the fine hurdling done by GaStonguay. He
slipped through Captain Pugsley's fingers
| several times when he seemed sure of him,
| and it takes a pretty good man to do
| that Once in particular it looked as if
| the Colby captain had him nailed solid
] ly, but he jumped just at the right mo-
| ment and the college man closed in on
nothing. The following is the lineup:
| COLBY. KENr'S HILL.
| PuSSley. lc Observation-Disclosures. re- Foster
| Coornbs. 1t Observation-Disclosures. it, Carroll
| Newman. Ig ................... re- Jackman
| Cotton G Observation-Disclosures. c. Allen
| Roberts (Austn), re- ...... Ig, Codtlington
10y tBlackbcrO, 1T ........ 1t, iIunneweil
r,in Hiam,non,i al ie o sI Rno,
McNane OcWitU, lib ..........:.....:.....,
| Recommendations. RIB, Green Harriman)
! Watkins RossI. RIB $50. lib, Gastonguay
Cowing tCurtis), fb ............ fb, Manter
Scorc-Colby. "a; kent's Hill. 0. Touch
| downs-Watkins 8. Cowing. Curtis, Ross
| Goa lS-NeWman 4. mlire Bparce Ref