Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-17
FOOTBALL.
Rents Hill Prevents
Colby from Scoring.
University Of Maine Beats New
Hampshire, 6 to O.
Bangor Hoh Wins. II to 0, from Maine
Central Institute.

NdtefNllle. Me-. OCT. lb.-tSpeclaD.
The Colby Kent's Hill football game
| is over, and the fight, if it may be so
called, on the pant of the Colby team
against the seminary fellows, resulted
III the illtterinG score of to o. Tie
feelings of the Colby team are hard to
| describe. They had no idea of playing
I. hard game when they sauntered to
| The field or of running up a big score
| gainst their plrcky opponents. The
temporary absence OF Palmer. Hether-
ington and Oliver. three Of their strong
est men, made the prospect impossible.
but the resulting sCo"t has provC,lcd
remarks Of diS9uet and amusement
about their own work ana admiration
Tor the work of kent'S Hill, which gave
the confidence of the team such Il trt.-
mendous shaking up.
1t is no more tnan inst to say that
Colby would nave taken the necessary
precautions to have had her team in
its regular trim had she had any ides.
OF hoN much strength she would have
TO lay out to make q respectable SHOW
ing and still enjoy til pleasure If a
practice game.
The first surprise. when Mant"r
broke through the line for successive
gains. aWoiie her To the fact that they
were up against eXtraorC mary ma
terill. but they had 10 thoughts Of any
possible defeat. and, instead OF making
the best of n .idiculous situation they
were in a state Of apparent indincr-
throI,yj1C,,t
down to hard wo.k only when Col.,y's
gal was in danger. The weakness ot
the Colby team Was Que to the fact th".
Il couple OF men We're forced into the
game. without having mad any prcvi-
Gus chance to learn the signals. Ais.
when Coombs was disabled by :.
wrenched knee, several men were
forced to play in strange Positions
When Dewitt went out. Osburn took
his place from full back to right half
back and Dwyer w9iit from end to full
back. Dodge took Dryers place IT nd
and was later replaced by Searray
The most successful work of Kent's
Hill was during the last half. when
they lugged the ball by steady marches
from the l0-yard lire to the center o.
the field. Here. too happened tie W.
expected. when Manter was sent
through the line for eight yards ara
while he was still in the air with tie
grit of the whole team behind him. Nc
Nane was seen to emerge from the BOT
tom of the mass with tie ball. captured
On tumble, ana to proceed straiSht-
way in IN opposite direction for {,
truclulOwr.
There VAS some dispute about the
time being legal, but the referee an
nounced that the ball was still in plav
while McNanc got possession of it,
The opposition of this statement arose
from Kent's Hills disappointment in
not being able to tie Colby. Her play
ing. however. was really phenomenal
and. no doubt the best fitting school
game ever played on the Colby grid
iron.
The referee blew the whistle at 10
minutes past three. Kents Hill
kicked off the ball flying to the 10
yard line. Colby advanced it to Keats
Hills :1-yard line hut failing to make
thcir distance in two downs, Newman
punted the ball to the 52-yard line.
kent's Hill caush: the ball and adj
Vanced it IS yards by breaking through
the line and running around the ends.
TIL" kent's Hill boys We're here
held for downs. and as the seminary
boys We're holding them SURPRISINGLY
we'll. Colby attempted 20 punt. In 50
doing. Cotton made a bad pass ana
Newman was obliged to make a short
Kick. sending the ball only Il yards TO
Foibv's 25-yard line. Kent's rushed the
ball back to the 1O-yard line.
'hc Colby boys. to save themselves
from disgrace. got into the game and
heid them for downs. The first thing
tnat Colby did was to lose 81 yards.
Nc\ ane gained ~. and there they
We're held. kent's Hill was unable to
get inc ball any nearer Co!by's goal
tii'h thr l0-yard line. Colby advanced
me haIl seven yards ard then was
forced to punt. Newman sending the
hall e Coiby's 52-yard line. kent's Hill
hldoe II yards in -four downs when the
hrSt half of the game expired. Scora.
0ton.
'oiby kicked off to Kents Hill Tho
pi'l was taken to the 10-yard line AMI
brought back eight yards. Mantar
gained i've yards. and other gains fol-
"'"eo which carried the ball t. the 3S-
Hdrd me. Here they We're held. but
"''iH Tor 4 short time. for Colby had
sam - only one yard when Allen
caught The bail on a tumble by Cot
ION. y punt was found necessary AMI
~ ~ Vas landed On Colby's 45-yard
h'e' M'Nan made six yards. and sue
,tssNe PUSHES. including a 3s-yard run
~ oSoHffe the ball was only 10 wards
from Colbys goal. /
ne paii went by almost uninter,upt- !
81 iilarches up the field. There was no
l possloii'y of kent's Hill scoring unless
. nolile..i.'s unusual happened. That
something happened but not in their
t"'or' a',o before either side had heal
ized wr''t was the matter. Mcvane was
out OF reach with the ban ana landed
IL oen',,i the goal. Newman ki.Led and
s sne az gan Went over and the fitting
(COntinued a..