Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-10-13
TWENTY TO NOTHING.
Gardiner High Defeats Waterville
High.

Gardiner, Me, Oct. 12.-(Specian.-l
High school football team resulted in
a victory for it by score of y to 0
High school in Waterville. and added
another gamc-two in ALTO tnat
number played III which Gardiner
High has not been scored against I lie
contest was an Interesting ore. al
though not as exciting as would have
been the case had not the playing
been too one-sided. Each time the Wis
iting team got possession of the ball
1t either lost it On downs or fumbled
1t 50 that it went to Gardiner. The
COmtes ting teams Were seemingly
evenly matched IN weight. as it was
not on massed plays that the bigges,
gains We're made, but rather on SOou
geuer1lsEir ana anappy playing.
Waterville showed the result of
good coaching but could excel the
home team at no point in :he game.
| Gardeners line was strong, but not as
much so as will be developed in some
rigid coaching that will begin imme-
diately. Quarterback Cobb showed a
| thorough Knowledge Of the game H.
| his handling of the team and with
! very few exceptions placed plays to
attack the weak Places in the team of
his opponent The backs on the home
team We're unusually strong and Fos-
ter rs fIllback continued his phenom
email playing of last var, although in
i new position. His bucking of the
iine ami 35-vard run for 4 touch-
down was ono Of the most prominent
features in the game.
Parker and Lovely as the halves put
up a good strong game of the kim
, that usually wins, and McNamar;,.
who eXcha nged places with Parker in
the second period, made several gains
=. that brought the spectators UP in the
air. one OF these plays was a 25-yard
: sprint around Waterville'S left end
after dodgIng about half the team.
The progress of the game WAS as
follows
At the sound of Referee I.awton's
, whistle Gardiner kicked to Watervflle
, and Walker took the ball up the fielo
for about Is yalGs. The teams lined
up and the visitors did their best t.
, gain their distance IN three downs. but
failed to do so. ana the ball went to
, the home team. Here Gardiner rar up
] against Snag n trying to buck the
up-river lire ana lost the ball or
, downs. In possession of the ball Dick
o son bucked Gardiners line but it
held the play and no gam was made.
Dickinson was then tried again anc
gained 10 yards. In the next two
downs the visitors had not made their
, distance and Dickinson punt"d Cross
. Of Gardiner smothered the ball
q ON the first lineup Parker took The
: oall around the end for about 20 vlrds
a and Foster worked Waterviles line
9 for five more. Lovely made eight OF,
the next down but the home team
was ncnalZed for an off side uIay.
! Cobb then sent Parker out around lre
. end FIR another 2j-yard run. ana Fos-
ter and Parker added five more to it
c in two downs. Lovely and Parker
we're worked until the sphere was VOL
; into Waterville's territory. when Par
. ker went over the line for the first
{. touch iown for Gardner. Mcnamara
p. failed to kick the goal.
4 Goals were exchanged and Gardiner
kicked to Waterville. Dickinson
caught the ball and advanced it L.
wards before being dcwred Knau(r
took the ball ahead two yards and tho
{ ball was lest on the next two dowrs
in Watcrville not being able to make
! Y e distance. Gardiner buckles the iine
: for two, one and four yards in three
: downs Lovely WIS sent into the
l bunch with the ball but dOwned IL
+ without any gain and a Gar liner man
luckily fell on 1t Lovely then made
. eight yards in two times irving an.
: Parker and Foster put three more on
2 to it. Parker tner banged through;
the opening and scored his and Car
= ciner's second touchdown. Mcnamara
again failed to score a goal Time u,
Score: Gardiner, 10; -Naterville. 0.
In the second period Mcnamara and
: Parker We're changed in position
WaterViile kicked off to Gardiner and
q Mcnamara made ten yards on the
catch. on the lineup Foster made a
gain of two yards and on the next
downs ground was lost as the visitors
e held Gardiner and secured the ball on
downs. Dickinson. the fullback. tried
I to buck the line but made no advance.
He tried another and made three yards