Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-07
AN AUGUSTA BOY.
Boston Papers on knsman's Work in
BoWdon Harvard Game.

! Judging from the comments of the
4 Boston newspapers the feature of the
| Bnwdoin- Harvard game. Wednesday.
WAS the work of Charlie Kinsman of
this city. the right halfback on the
! EoWduiu eleven. Not only did the
\ HoWd"in team put up a plucky and
/ aggressive game which surprised the
| Harvard men, but the newspaper men
who wrote up the game all took occa-
/ sion to give Kinsnan's work special
/ praise.
Tn" Post says: "Kinsman, the little
\ h1lfhack. was the most brilliant and
elusive performer. His trick was
around Blagden's end. and the way
that red auburn haired player allowed
himself to get smothcrcd on each play
made Harvard groan. Several times
! BoWdoin made her distance against the
Crimson team. Her attempts to buck
/ the centre generally resulted in her
4 bunting her head into a stone wall, but
/ kinSman's work more than made up
fer this. Once in particular, in the
second half, he carried the ball 20
yards before he was downed. That
effort was his last. Overcome by his
cXCrtionS. he retired from the field.
while the applause Of 5000 people
echoed and rcvcrbcrated through the
stands.''
The Herald says: "Kinsman deserves
a place in Bowdoin's hall of fame after
his brilliant work in the game with
Harvard yesterday afternoons
TIL" boys from Maine were a surprise
to the Crimson followers, who expect
cd that tn" score against Williams
would at least have been euuallcd for
the Harvard coaches thought yester-
days team superior to the eleven that
played against Williams. Kins-
man made a acknowledgement run
through all the Harvard tackles. part
| ~ because Of his splendid speed, and
partly because Of the poor tackling of
the whole Harvard team, most of the
members of which had a try at the
runner. 1t WAS Kmsman's last try,
! for nc WAS hurt in the miX-up and
Libby took his place"
| The Globe says: While little good
can be said Of Harvards playing. Bow
dUin deserves great credit for the
showing it made. The men from
! Maine We're greatly Outweighcd in the
line, but they put up a gam" fight, and
| the back field was effective through
out. There We're two sensational plays,
| Noy"S executing a quarterback run
| beautifully for gain of - yards, and
kiSn;m Of BoWdoiE getting around
Harvard's' left end for - yards by
| NardinE off tack.rrs and squirming
| through the Harvard men all the way.
When the RoNdoin man had to leave
the game he was given good sendoff
| by the Spectators"
The journal says: "Bowdoin played
4 good. snappy game, fighting hard,
but the weight Was not there. Kins-
man. the right half of the Bowdon
team. WAS their star man, but in the
last halt was hurt and had to be re-
| placed
| The Advertiser says: "As was
anticipated. the Bowdoin team proved
quite nut for the Harvard Varsity
to crack. and although the crimson
won by score Of 10. it was no easy
matter and when time was called at
the end of the second half, the pig
skin was in Bowdoins possession on
| Harvard's 30 yard line and was being
steadily advanced toward the goal
Time and again the lighter Rowdoin
/
men, " no seemed to be in their own
way. and their backs tore through
| holes that were big enough to drive a
cart through. If there is any credit
| in the game. it goes to Bowdoin for the
stand She made throughout the game.
Especially after the subs We're put in
in the second half did RoWdoin rip
things up and more than hold her own.
Then Bowdoin began her
work. Through the line and around
tho ends she went for 20 yards. only to
he held in the centre of the field. But
she kept plugging. soon took posses
sion of the ball once more and by this
same kind of tactics advanced to the
50 ward line when time was called
CHAPMAN and Kinsman did yoeman
work for their team and completely
! fooled the Harvard ends.
The New York Herald arrives sew
! or,I hours earlier than heretofore.