Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-14
ON GRIOIR0N.
Maine Defeats Tufts
Twenty-eight to Nothing
Colby Eleven Falls to Brown
at Providence.
Portland High Wins from Bangor,
81 to 0.

orono. Me. Nov. l".-tSpecial,.-Thc
University Of Maine won from Tufts
Al Rangor. Saturday. by score Of -
10 9. The game vas played on The grid
IRON at Narlewooa park. and was Wit
N"ssed BY a crowd Of about 1900 people.
The weather was rather cloudy. bur
l! was warmer than usual for this time
"l year. While the crowd wern stamp
lng their feet 10 k--'p warm and watch
ing the preliminary warming up of the
Two teams. ther" NuS a strong wind
blowing up the field, but before the ball
mad been in play ,"n minutes it hal
dlrd down 50 that neither team could
BE- said to have any adN antage from il.
III" surface Of the field was rather
slippery and unel..lI. hut compared 70
IFS condition when Maine has PLAYED
on it during the last two or three years
il was in fairly good shape
The absence of hl.'acher5 ana a suit
ale grand stand made organized
: cheering difficult bur the Maine sup
! Iortrrs gathered III lunches along TIM
sile lines and did their best to help
their team To victory. The rOpes on III.
west side of the field We're broken be-
fore The game commenced and the DO
iircmen had hard work III keeping the
, crowd from crossing The side lines
! The game was charrc1 crized by beau
tiful team work on thu. part IF Maine
ana the determined Tut vain defence on
h, Nf
F.! lnGta man w3s in very playpullng
ard dragging the man with the bali
for yards after he was tackled. Twice
Thatcher was given the ball at the CEN
ter of the field and he plunged through
The line Each time lie was tackled
but the Maine players gathered round
him. and although Tufts men were lit
orally hanging all ov"r him. they drag
ged him alon" while ne shook the Ia. k
lerS off. set him or lis feet and start
ed him with 4 clear field for a touch
down. Maine used The regular forma-
ton mostly, now ana then bringing one
of the tackles over and sending 4 play
into the line III tande 4 formation. With
but four exceptions the three backs
We're used u carry the bail; Bailey
making ten yards around Tufts right
end OH quarterback run, Reed taking
the pisskin through The line twice and
MathedS once. each With good gains
Maine was hell for downs but twice.
once III each half. and was not forced
u punt. On the other hand, although
TUFTS made first down nine times, she
vas forced to punt six times. These
punts Wer" gotten away quickly and in
good style. not one being blocked.
Besides the regular formation Tufts
used tandem plays quite often. and end
or tackle plays in which the opposite
end carried the ban. Her line plays
wer" started quickly and the whole
team played with a snap, but her END
plays we're woefully slow.
Tie whole Maine team worked to-
gether like 4 machine and there Were
no particular stars. Both line and sec
ondary defence appeared stronger than
at any time this season. For Tufts =.
a. Jones. Peterson. and Sullivan OK
ce'led. Tufts was weaker ed by the los;
Of Captain l<nowiton who is out of the
game on account Of injuries. Prince
was acting capta;n.
Tufts won the toss and chose to de-
f"nd The south goal. taking advantage
ot the wind. Prince kicked off to Railav
VINO brought the ball in 10 the 90 yard
line. Grove started the cheering hy
measuring off seven yards through the
line, Collins took four. and Grove made
it first down by gaining six. The ball
went to Thatcher on the naxt play. and
he plunged at right tackle. He vas an
parentlv doWned after FIVE Yards hut
sIuirmei loose was dragged to his feet
and carried the ball between the goal
posts for tn" first touchdown after two
minutes of play Learned kicked the
goal after due deliDeration.
Learned kicked off. and The bail sail
cd way over the line. G. a. Jones punt
81 out to Rurleigh near the center of
the fell. Grove and collins each took
tn yards. Thatcher lined off four. and
'roWe made it first down with two.
steady gains by the backs. and Collins
brought the leather 20 the ) yard line.
Thatcher took it TO the line. and then
GROVE went over it. Learned failed Ia
Kick the goal, Five minutes Of play
elapsed; score Maine II. Tufts 0.
Learned kicked to Hail. who was
uoWled on the % yard line. A run
around Names left end gave Tufts Il
yards. Two gains and Hall made first
Down for Tufts. Quint nailed Buchanan
in an attempted quarterback run and
there was no gain. A fake punt los,
I'VE yards for the Medford players. G.
a. Jones punted to Bailey and he was
ooWncd on Names 20 yard line. A lit
lie niXup: no gain. Maine oenalized
hve for offsiGe Grove gained five
yards, but Collins was offside AMI ,
Maine was again penalized. Bailey !;
streaked round left end for ten wards. !
Names only end play of the game. The
backs rushed the ball to the center Of
the held, and then Collins went through
lett tao kle for forty yards. being tack
ied from behind on the five ward line.
.ro"e could not gain. Bailey fumbled,
out recovered the ball Grove again
found tee Tufts line solid. and it was
Iufts ball on downs. Tufts could not
gam ana Z. A. Jones punted 10 Bailey
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