Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-09-26
ON GRIDIRON.
Opening Of Maine Foot
bal! Season, SATURDAY..
Bowdoin Eleven Easily Defeats
Fort Preble Team.
Bates and University of Maine Also
Win.

brunswick, Me-, S"pt. a5.-The foot.
ban season opened At Bowdoin. Satur.
day afternoon. With A glorious victury
over the strong Fort Pre1lr team, tn
soldier boys D,itE captured by tn.
| score Of - to .. Last year, BoWiuil
only won ny 4 scur.' Of too
The Fort prrIIl,. boys are a fine lot
of fellows and Wh't''ver possible tn,
HoWdoim management arranSrs to have
the upcuinr game Ut the SelSrn with
| them. The. game always draws a lar4;,
crowd and, his aft 'tno"n, in spite Of
the fact That 1t WAS raining hard win II
tim" WAS called the %rand stand was
Well tilted.
CIiarhan licked IF to RoWdoin. Nil
son securing the ban on the IS yard
line. lie made. 10 v;rlS before he W;r.,
duwnrd. Ituynnr made three yar.i|
ana Nelson three. Nelson then made
six yards. H,An"y WHa put back for 4
loss and Nelson made, five yards. RAY
! nor made y. NOR" and then Fort
| PrthIn lost tile bail On downs al three
/ backs tahin" \ tn'n At the bail hn:
none nf them being able to break
| through the IioWdon line. Tho ball
! was ut this time in the center of the
| field. Chapman mai" a p yard run
! bur both teams Wcr- off side ami the
! play was taken bay. k;nsman lost
i half yard but Charman made it IN
ANA five more. Pullrn added another
yar.l Finn WAS called back Of the
! line ana went through PrebI'S center
! for five yards. Cha oman nett I'll S"Vpn
more on an end run. Mcfraw tn n
/ worked q nuartc:' back trick and ran
| II wards with the bail. Chairman and
Finn III six ruehes carried the hall to
man took it ever f"r tn" first touch
down. Just ~ minutes after tn" game
| began. McfiraW kicked the goal
| chairman kicked oir to Heaney. who
caught the ban on tho three yard I'm"
{ ana was downcd in his tracks by Well
/ and Drunmond. Tho Fort Prehln bows
| rr"Hc 4 desperate attack on HnWdoin's
ccntcr INT was unsuccessful in carry
I ing the position AMI We're forced to
surrender on the ci~ht vard line Just
rs tim" was called Cor the end Of Tho
| first half. The score Nls then to Q
! in favor Of HoWdoin.
! In the $. cnnd haif RaNnnr l;iC'<"i
off to IIavi;o.worth WAC capture" INC
/ san on the 17-vari line and carrie il
u.Iitp 4 number Of wards before being
Iowned Einsman made - var's
;.ro,,nd the eni and tie ball was then
"ivan to Chapman. WHO broke away
from the bunch anG after 65-ynra
~ min Ia ma
30 seconds after the half BEGAN. Me-
! Ci~@sw failed to kick the goal.
Chapman kicked off to EHrnor o.
the! 3-yArl line. He madc Il Yards
ana, then RoWdoin held Fort Probe for
downs. After ore rush BoIt;!nin fun.
blad &n1 Fort Prehie got the ball. Ray
Tor :untnd - yards to Mcfiraw. VIA"
carried the bail to within 20 yards Of
Tho line. Kinennn in two rus,l $ chr
licd the ban Owe" for the thi,h touch
down. McGraw kick, Il the "orl. Chap
man kicked off To Nici."ns0n, WHO had
tllsem Nelson's place Oh the Fort prchl"
team. lie fIrhlr'1 ana 10" nrummnnG
80 Pn"tland fl! on the ball On the -
var! line. Char nan carried Ii four
Yards, KiE:;man Gvc and Chapman l.,
lacking en-! about Il yH"l of Il touch
own. KilSmrn easily carried it oye,
,#ud Mc;;r;.w kicked 4 E"ll
, Libby nnw took Chaninn.l's Place at
left halt back.
McGr;tw kicke1 Oft tn Sylvester whn
/ made a 15-vard run. Dickcnarn ana
Iirlncy each m",Ic five wards ana tier
Dickinson spriltcl FIR % var,is arouur
: III" end. rs he ran the whist" lla.v
FIR I'll" end Of the htlf. tie s,.n!. being
~ Ia o in l:o,,doin'S f.,N or.
The game WAS wcll played on both
SIDES with practically no oT-sidt work
a. either team. III" glnl. showed
t..;t hnN'' IA VIII have i li.nt but v.rv
f'St TEEN ma tint Size can nr cnrrt,i
on as 81" Of tie winners, this season
The !intJp nnG summary:
NDoiN FORT pREEi.E
j. i. Drrmmond !. err. G., Mi!lcr-S Sullivan
Fnn. l. Observation-Disclosures. ,...,
nnIini,"rn' S............'.....r. g. l.cav.tt
fhllnnn Cant), c...............c.. Iaidt"y
iit'Wk"sworth. I. til. t. Ebcrlcy- Miil.r
II J, e.; ..........:.. -.:..l -. Merrill
; M'hr,iraw, q h.;.:;-n p Yates Sylvester
1\,lnSman. r. h. b..........I h. b.. Hcan"v
i'rlien. f. h..........f b.. Ruvnor CantI
- Sc"rc, Bowdoin. %; Fort Preble. 0.
I"uI hl"wns. kinsman :. Chapman.
| hnitS from touchdnwns. Mctifaw :; I'M
IRE. MatSon Of Fort Prchle. Referee.
r'nml"It Bowd"in. 1905. Lincsmen. J.
, n for Bowdnin. McHugh for Fort
rrthI". Timers. James G. I.atIiop for
1"Wd"ln Griffin for Fort Profile Time.
l." ana 10 miirutc halves. Attendance. 40.
SIX TIC NOTHING.
6ateS Defeats knA E,naaeL..a g.