Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-03
kENT'S HILL, 6; HEBRON, o.
Skill versus Drawn and Skill Won Out
a. Bin Saturdays Game.

| Kent's Hill, Me, Nov. 2-(SpeeiaD-
kent's Hill defeated her old rival at He
| bron, Saturday last, s 10 0, i'm q game
| hat was nIpAounced by all who witnessed
| Il to be one3of. the finest articles of foot
| ball played between preparatory schools
or many q day fais result puts Hebron
| out OF thesface for the sschampionship
among prep schools of Maine for this
year and leaves Skents Hill but a single
competitor. Lewiston .Iishs whom she Vii
meet before the close ~ tAe season.
Inc game az Hebron was Well attend
ca and the soldSrifne spiiitEut rivalry so
Wen Known to every Kent's Hill and He-s
bron supporter was seen at its hcigI IA
Hebron's team mad fthe aeadvantage Or
weight. the average foss hef team bengS
pounds more than keat,s Hills avera 81
superior skin and yspSe1. II IS safe to say
that had it not hefn for the very aues-
1ionable penalties y which kents Hill
was subjected at critical times in the first
half; arnoGntinsyto a. yards, the score
would have beeaP 10 10 O,
botn steams Were forced to resort to
punntlng continually, although Kents
bron3s The, lx4ll was in Hebron's terri
tory The greater part of the time, Hebron
R psng Iafag sple Is, to force the play to
The game mas called at 10 <, IT.. and
keht,s Hin kieked to Hebron. The bail
was dpwned on Hebron's SO-yarl line. BY
Sht om play The Hebron lads forced the
Dan nearly 10 the center of the field.
where i\ents Hill took il and rapidly
earned 1t to within 30 yards of Hebron's
goal At this point 'iasronguav, Eent's
H., M s star ielt halt: made gain of about
i've YARDS but me han was brought back
ana ma. hents Till vas penazed % yards for
o1fside play. The ball soon went 10 He
prom 20. on a punt by Capt: 1reena. Regain
Drons 35-yard line. only to &c. 10 yards
more penalty, presumably fer of side play.
I"lce more in thc same half kent's Hill
when near Hebron goal was pcnallzod,
once lof another 10 yards ana once fer
five yards.
AT the end of the first half the bali was
nD ai the middle Of the field with Kents
flill ON the offensive This half was char
acterized by particularly excellent punt
MS ny both teams and the superb catch
ins. kent's Hill caught all of Hebrons
plntS during the game save one. which
end
= In the second half Hebron kicked off TO
Ntht $ hi! and the ball was rushed Is
YARDS In this half no penalizing of kent's
I'M was INDUCED in on the alterna ton of
oiiiclais The same hard game was play
ca. Hebron's heavy men fiercely contest
ca every inch and kent's EIill's snappy,
Siiltly aggregation played none the less
VIGOROUSLY. Hebron took the ball after
several punts by both teams to Kents
MI So-yarl line. Here on, third down,
ttied drop kick. The bail was blocked
~ ~ tireen of i>ent's Bill. and then fell 10
Caste nsuay, who broke through and ran
~ E%rdS for Il touchdown. Green kic4rd
scal, Score s TO 0. The seven minutes
o<rlay remaining was used in playing
superb football Kents Hills line, though
miuch lighter than hebron's, was like a
.tonewall Hebrons line also was all but
i, ~, scarcely any gains being made
ny kents Hill in this direction. The sec
ora hair closed with the ball in Hebrons
The lineup:
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