Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-10
TWENTY-ElGhT TO NOTHING.
,<ent's Hill Easily Defeats Edward
Little High School.

Kcnts Hill. Ne, Oct. 9.-(SpCciaD.-
Kents Hill def, atcd Edward Little High
school at football. yesterday afternoon.
hy the score Of y to 0. The game was
rather onc-sidcd all the way through. al
though Edward Little played for all they
were able from the time the whistle blew
for the kickoff until time was called.
Tho visitors were rather outClasScd.
however. ana at no time were in any dan
ger of scoring. they being unable to make
their distance with single exception dur
ing the entire game. They held the kent'S
Hill teams Tor Gowns but once during the
game, this being at the end Of the rir$t
half just before time was called. AMID
doubtless saved them a touchdown. as the
bah was on their 2"-yard line and would
have necessarily gone over in few moie
plays had not the line held.
The kents Hill team won the game Sty
superior weight and knowledge of fine
game, a number of their mon rIayin5 III
a form that would do credit to Somclht ling
more than prep school teams.
Their team work was not especially
good. ror. indeed, WAS that of Edwt 'l
Little, although occasionally the hoa pa
team worked together III such manrcr
that they made gains because Of il.
The g1mr was \ clean exhibition tn ere
!, ing hIt lit;lc off side playing ana Jtill
les roush work. 1t was. good clean foot
which VAS won on ITS merits.
K 'nt's Hill showed that it had t. Rm
~ opportunities for the devclnpmenI If
the other things that 90 to max" up Ttot-
all il hard, conscientious work il put
N by, tn" cley"n-a thing, which will
over. Edward Little also has 4 4p0d
team. and although they were NJ against
2 hard proposition and were defeated hy
q father h;g margin. j; j. safe to prrl iict
tina; they Will not hc Il, fratcd ny mtUy
teams 10y any such score as that of NJ
t"rGdy.
The game opened with Kcnts Hin kilk-
ing of I" Edward Littlr'S !>-Hdrd !is
whore the hitter were held ANA w'hc
obliged u IEnt. TL,n Krnt'S hin tntk
TIL, IAN and worked rapidly down TIE
t"ld for The inst touchdown. Manner
vent through for thrc' wards. G3si"mSual
iN' Mant"I i." and hen Grc"u" II ON
, a' ma play tiH>ioEErty made tive yards
hi.'f thu. trr u- twn. Mantrr i've. ana
tn,u CASTOR quay got luu-,. tur a .I-yard
! ~ ANA III, t"u, hdowu al thu left side
OF Edward Iittlr's line. Greene missed
%. goal.
k,uj~ IMI again kicked of and held
tains from two ~ ]" yards each. Kent :
I liiil secured mn second tily. Mlnt,r 90
'ns over iGr ~" touchdown. Greene sue
Cvc,i"d in kicking the goal
Edward I.ittl' then kicked off to Kont's
| HIS 30-yard line. After advancing the
halI FIR 2 number Of yards ~ good gains
| lluul'wcl k"rt's HIirs tackle. ~
through FOR - yards before being down
'L his put IN" ban on Edward T.ittl"'.
10y ara line. After " gain of three wards
| '1'h 10y iaS:"rr-nay and Greene thu Ed
ward iittl" lin" held for the only time
1 during he game K'nts IIilI immodi3t,-
~ h,id their opponents III their ttt, X.
| INT il was t"o latr ior touchdown MS
inc tim was called with tine han on iht
-0-yard line
| In tho second haIf Ecnt's Hill secured
tire, more touchd"wns ana two more
! goals The half Wa chnrtct rzcd by
| WORK similar 10 that of the lrst h1lf I'LL
/ tlplIgh Edward III flp Il