Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-11
Maine Well Satisfied With
Its Football Team.
Bates Will Try Harvard, To-day,
At Cambridge, Mass.
BoWdoin Has Large Number Of New Men
In the Upper Glasses.

Orono, Me-, Oct. 10.-(SpeciaD.- The
members OF the Varsity football team
have played one of the hardest games
of the year with Harvard and are in ex-
cellent condition and good spirits. The
story of the game reflects strong credit
on the team. Coach Mccoy in speaking
Of the showing made by Maine eN-
pressed himself as being we'll pleased
with the result. The men played scrap
by football from start to finish ana al
though outweighed from 20 10 81
pounds to a man, they came out OF inc
game with fewer injuries ana III pet-
ter physical condition than the iiai
ward players in general
The loss OF the game with bahsor
High school By the second team W''s
due largely to lack Of team work by me
members. AS it was practically the III
time that the men had played together
they were in bad position TO pIaS g
strong team like that of Bangor Ms"
Several more games are TO DE ar "ii3Ot
for the second and before me close VI
the SC ason they should be able 70 M
die most Of the smaller teams III the
vicinity as We'll as XIV 49,
some excellent practice.
The game with Brown, next Satur-
dav. will be a hard one. Maine IS anN-
ions IN make a good showing against
them. In previous years the score mas
,lvav, been small and both coaches
and players are putting in their hardest
kind of work in preparation for the
game. Several new men have turned
hl
among them are Stowcll and Bios
sorl, a Law school man, hoth OF theih
are working behind the line and are
showing up remarkably well.
A college meeting was held, tues
dav. in the interest Of the debating So
ciety. President Davis of the society
presided at the meeting and good deal
Of enthusiasm was manifested. Speech
es were made by members OF the 1acui-
" and the student body. The 1Irst
sneaker was President Fellows. tie
showed the great value Of debating on
daily life. and stated that man WAS
not fully educated until he could clear
" state his thoughts and state thth
so we'll that he could influence others 10
think his way. He said that the mos
OF the students here We're taking teen
nical courses and We're worked so ildru
that they were doing five years Wcrk Ill
four and had very little time to put m
n the course Of public speaking that
the university offers; this il where tHe
debating society steps in ana heipS tile
student, Their meetings are h"id oH'c
every week ana topics of interest IL az
are discussed. President Fellows Salu
that the faculty was willing TO help the
society in every way possible and h"ped
that the wear would be Il most success
fui one with them.
Mr. Sherman spoke for the student
hrdv and said that the college had
made long strides in the past few years
In nearly all lines. but in this rarid
advancement one thing had been over
looked and this was debating. we were
re1resented by team, last year, 1"r
tho first time in the history of the uni
yersitv while they did not win, they
made A most excellent showing ana VIII
he willing to work all the harder TINS
wear on account Of the defeat.
The next speaker was Dean stevens.
an q few words he told how tn" work Q!
debating in the university was beng
carried on by fcw men ana that II
was our duty to turn out and help
them; Prof. Rogers. the popular facul-
~ member of the debating society, out
lined the work for the coming year and
urged every man to turn out aud help
build up a society that will be i credit
to the college.