Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-10


which nave added zest to past seasons,
are lacking. this fall.
1t is probable that fully 100 en-
thusiasts will go from Augusta alone -
the Bates Bowdoin game, Saturday.
The L. of NJ. eleven closes its season
with a game with Tufts. Saturday.
which will be played at Maplewood
park. Bangor.
The Colby eleven will go to Provi-
deuce, Friday, where it will play
Brown saturday, in its last game for
the year.
McGraw, the Bowdoin quarterback.
is a good drop kicker, but his attempts
in this fine have failed in the earlier
games OF the season. Perhaps he will
succeed, Saturday.
1t is said that "a movement is on foot
to elect Cocmbs as captain of next
years Colby eleven although he has
played little. this fall. on account of an
injul ed knee. He is the baseball cap
tain of Colby.
Care elon. the Bowdoin tackle has
had three brothers ahead OF him in
Howdoin. but he is the first of the four
to play football. He was captain of the
Lewiston High eleven. last year. and
although he is not neavy he gives every
promise Of being wonder in the line.
The eleven representing St Mary's
College at Van Buran is anxious for a
came With the Lewiston High school.
bat il is 50 late that il is doubtful if a
game can be arranged There are sev-
eral Lewiston boys ON the Van Hurcn
eleven.
1t is almost time for the writer's TO
get III their work which results in Il
dozen or 50 of ''All-Mainc" teams each
year. The most ambitious Of them,
however, feel inclined to wait until
after Saturdays championship game.
1t is not yet certain whether Kins-
man, the BoWdoin halfback. Will go
into Saturdays big game. \ torn
ligamcnt in the Brown game has kept
MIN out of the practice for TWO Nct ks.
and although he is no" out again he
cannot bc i'll the best of condition. lie
was the particular star of last years
game with Bates. and no Spectator Of
that great contest will suon forget
how his brilliant run of 40 yards in The
second half won the game for Bow
dom.
Waterville Sentinel: After th- game
here. saturday. there was Il lot OF talk
among men who had seen all the
games and by the Colby men as ia the
chances between BoWdom and Bates.
the general opinion seemed to b" that
Eowdom would be 4 winner. 1t WAS
nntir.4H hlt aNp tim. it:tt t'l,thE
| started its plays off snappy. Bates Was
rather slow in getting into the play
| and colby would make Il good gain.
Now these people who have seen Bow
| doin llay have all remarked on the
| uuicknvss with which they get Il play
| gong and it is thought for this reason
| that they will be able to beat Bates.
| The Colby men expect that il will be a
hard game but that Bowdoin viii win
| by Il good margin.
Saturday the OZanams of Portland
beat tn" Naval Reserves at fr"tball.
but tn, re is very LITTLE satisfaction tx-
pre- sScd over the result. The support
cls Of the Gzanams though they know
their team secured a larger score do
not feel as # the victory Vas really
theirs. The only thing NOW in the
minds OF the supporters of both teams.
| is the third game. 1t was agreed
there should be three III the series at
the beginning If the season and the
third one will come of on ThanksSiv-
ing. This one it is admitted by all.
will be Il battle royal. Big money is
already being put up 10y friends of both
sides and confidence runs high. The
Reserves ar" sue of victory and so
ire tn" OzHnams. Who will win no
body can tel. but everybody is making
predict ons.
Lewiston sun: The Bates Bowdoin
guGte III Brunswick next Saturday
promises 90 b" the greatest contest of
its kind ever seen in this state. Every
body SONS intensely interested in
Thu. game. Bates and BCwdoin are
NOV tied for first place. The other
Maine colleges are out of the race, and
the winner of next Saturdays game
Will lie the champions of 1904. For
this reason more than the usual
amount of interest centers in the Bow
dom -Hates game this year. Both
teams are in good condition. The men
are training faithfully and hard for
the great game. AT least one special
train will be run from Lewiston TO
brunswick to carry those who want to
see the contest 1t is now talked that
one train will not be sufficient 30 ac-
conriotlate all who are planning t" go
To the game. 4 brass band will ac-
company the Bate team and the pro-
ceesion Of Bates supporters Will march
onto Whittier field headed by the band.
The demonstration promises to be the
.yrcntest hv far. ever seen in this State.
They are already talking about the
captairs Of next years college elcvens.
At Bowdoin there is no doubt about the
election Of Chapman. the halfback-
| He is a consistent and brilliant player
and has played nn the eleven three
wears. He is Portland hoy and the
brot her of Arthur chapman. Portlan
lawyer. who played end on the Rowdon
team. 10 years ago. AT I. of NJ. the
CAPTAIN will probably Ice Reed. the
tackle. This is his thir,; year on the
team and he is a good player. He is a
rousin of the present Bates captain.
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