Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-22
PORTLAND AND BANGOR.
Great Rivals Will Meet at Banoor
Today.
Bangor, Me, Oct 20-The Commercial

Bangor, Me, Oct. Gothic Commercial
says:
The football elcvens of til, Bangor ana
Portland High schools, whose liyslrv has;
bcch 4 leading feature in Maine inter-
SclulaStic athlcucS lo1 Il decade VIII
meet at Maplcwood park, SATURDAY after
noon I" add another to the long lis; OF
great contests which have been fought
between these schools. BY reason OF the
great rivalry which has existed ever since
me schools ErSt met OIL the athletic llcld
ana Inc great interest always taken i'll
the annual contests the Bangur-I ort land
football games arc looked upon as the
iidiNard-1 Yale contests III intrr.cholustIc
circles in Maine, and in immature the
annual football games ale Il good repre-
S"htatlOn of the great contests between
the leading universities The crimson
banners OF the Bangor team and the blue
o. Portland aic waved with all the en-
th'lSiaSm shown at one OF tnc big games
and the cheering is less only in volume
Inc lrst idea in the minds of every boy
who Lays On Il Bangor OF Portland team
is 70 defeat the team representing The
llNal school. and the graduates OF the
schools have the same idea in mind and
it is thus that the interest is kept alive
year after year.
The rivalry between the teams. this
fall. seems TO he the greatest for years
Both eevens have Il record to be. proud
OF so far this season. and the teams
seem to be better than any that have
represented the crimson and blue FOR sew
VI NtdIS, anu tllt Claims OF me rival
teams ard the usual exchange of edito-
rial bouquets has served to arouse great
interest even before the first game has
showed the relative merits of the two
eevcnS.
The football games between the schools
have been an annual event since the
early sos, though after the games in the
tail of '3I-bOtl of which were won by
the Bangor team capt;ined Ivy "Buntcr''
Hunt-EanSor ami Portland did not meet
oil the SrldlrOn until the fall of 1860 ana
il hlC rot ~ a,.,t,
thing between the schools, each winning,
altcrnat" games with surprising regular
ity. Bangor had all the best of il. last
fall. winning the game at Mapewood ny
il score OF II to 0. and playing the Port
land team to Il Standstill and making the
game a tie in the Forest City. Both
team, will have hundreds of hackers i'll
the game. Saturday, and it will pc worth
seeing.
The Portland team and substitutes ar
rived III Bangor. Friday afternoon, and
will l." qIaI tered at the Pcnob#cot during
their stay in the city They are Il husky
crowd OF lads, hut little. ii any. heavier
thin the Bangor team and they a.c all
in the pink Of condition. The team was
accompari.d by Tom Kelly. the coach.
and number of r0otcrS and many Taor"
will come over. Saturday morning. to see
tho game. ii the weather is fair, Satur-
day afternoon. the gang Will he witness
ell Y one OF the largest crowds ever $ en-
at Marlrwcod. for nearly everybody is
planning to SO down To cheer the BanGo"
team to victory. The Bangor team Will
he at its best. Saturday afternoon. and if
P"r tland wins il Will be only because her
team is considerably better thar Ban
gor'S. The police arrangements for he
game will he Of the best and there will
hc none OF the usual interference with
the play caused by the spectators getting
on the field.
Tho game will be called at O'Clock
and in tn" evening the Portland team
ard substitutes will he given supper
at the y NJ. G. A. and dance in City
HILL In the evening