Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-09-30
,.aAiNE FOOTBALL NOTES.
What the Players in Our Schools and
Colleges Are Doing.

All four of the college "lcvcns have
practice games today. Bowdoln plays
Fort Preble Bates plays Hebron, u. of
NJ. plays kent'S Hill, ana Colby plays
Coburn.
Wallace c. Philoon of Auburn, the cap
tain Of last years championship eleven at
BoWdon, who graduated last June, is now
mt West Point and is said to be certain of
place ON the academy eleven.
The Old Town High school football
team is pracucing daily with orable
weather and the 80 candidates furnish
some most encouraging material which
bids fair to make the eleven a decided
success
Ii is understood that Purinton. who is
again coaching the Bates eleven, this
fall, Will become permanent athletic di-
rector ana gymnasium instructor of the
college in place of DR.. Bolster, who has
resigned.
Edward Little has arranged three
games with Lewiston High, but outside
of these three games, no others have yet
been secured. Manager Litchiield is very
desirOus of hearing from some strong
secondary schools i'll order TO issue a good
schedule of games
Barry. the Bowdoin coach, says that he
has an abundance Of good material for
backs and ends, but that the line material
is too light. 1t is rumored that Captain
Chapman, who is doubtless the best
plunging half back in Maine, may be
The Bates eleven is evidently a little
slow in getting started, this year. II the
tie game with New Hampshire, Wednes-
day, is any indication. The New Hamp-
shire boys have always been easy for the
Maine colleges, but of course ii is posi-
bic they have Il stronger eleven than
usual this year.
The center of the RoC<land High eleven,
Trainer. weighs 1877 pounds The average
OF the team is 15i. The captain is Don
o,.I % lr,aal I.r1lX
now is to find some worthy competition.
Two games havc been arranged with
Bath. ard one with Lisbon Falls. The
management is now III correspondence
with Cnny High, Castinc High and Bruins
wick High.
Members of the Catholic Temperance
Society of Lewiston are planning to place
a strong football team in the field, this
fall. Tie team is now being organized.
The ca1.tain is not chosen, but the mana
ger will probably he William Fahcy. Tho
game with the Emetts of Biddetord will!
be played this year in the latter city as
this society was entertained last Thanks
giving in Lewiston
the Gorham Athletic club held Il meet
ing Wednesday for the purpose of reor-
ganizing to put a football team on the
field. Tho meeting WAS most successful
and the prospects for 4 team is excellent.
Tho club is made up of some excellent
football material and it begins to look as
though GoTham would turn out one OF the
lISlSSl loNll ltduIS III NuiIlptl l'tId 'pAill-
ty. III Davis, Ccync and Chattn the club
has three very good backs and the line
will be fully as strong.
Biddcford High will not be represented
on The griiirOn this fall despite all re-
ports to the contrary and in face of the
fact that the organization Of Il football
team WAS started II number OF days ago
and a captain was chosen. prinCipll
Harry II. Burnham is opposed to The
school being represented by an eleven and
has refused to give his consent to the
organization of a team to play with other
teams, and for this reason football at the
High school is off for this season.
The University of Maine seems to be
good again. this fall, and to have IL heavy
and speedy team. Their coach wants
heavy men, and as he has Il large number
to pick from he will undoubtedly be able
to select Il heavy team and probably a
fast one. The reports say that last year 5
two ends are not considered heavy
enough and 50 they are trying to make a
couple OF ends out of heavier men. One
of them is Talbot, last years tackle, who
is heavy and fast.
Captain Cresscy Of the Thornton Acad-
envy team will give the boys plenty of
hard work So that they will be in good
trim to meet the best teams i'll the State.
Every member of the team Is doing all in
his power to make this years representa-
tiOn IN the gridiron one of the best for
years. There are some good players
among the scholars and with an up to
date instructor there is no reason why
Thornton should not have one Of tho best
in the line of school teams.