Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-18
MAINE FOOTBALL NOTES.

10 Portland. today, with the Bangor
High boys.
They have had hard work in agree
ing upon officials for the Bowdoin-U.
of Maine game.
1t is not the Bates varsity. but
picked team led by Schumacher which
plays the Portland Athletic Club. this
afternoon.
1t looks as though both Colby and
Bates would skip '07 and select '0S. men
as captains of their elevens for next
fall.
Some of those prematurely con-
strlcted 'All-Maine teams" may look
fragile in spots after this afternoons
game at Brunswick has been played.
Three or four U. of Maine players got
bruised and famed a little in the Tufts
game of d week ago, but all seem to be
in shape for the fray. this afternoon.
Thornton's game with ParsOnfeld
High, which was scheduled for Satur-
day, is off. Thornton will play Som
ellsworth High at Somersworth. y. H..
next Saturday.
John Coombs, the Colby pitcher. will
De one OI tIt it tiC Lew lStolt-
Edward Little High game in Lewiston,
today. Though Coombs is widely
known as a star pitcher. he is also an
exceptionally good football man,
though he was out of the game this
fall.
Lewiston and Auburn will meet on
Garcelon field, this afternoon. for their
third game of the season. The Auburn
boys won the first game by single
touchdown and the second game was
6 to 6 tie game. The feeling seems to
be that Auburn will win as two or
three of Lewiston's best players are out
of the game.
A meeting of the athletic council of
Coburn Classical Institute was held,
Thursday afternoon, at which it was
voted to award the football C to the
following men: Whitemore. Holmes.
Moor, Donald. McTaggett. Crowell.
Wilbur. Morton, Young, Tibbitts. Har-
old WEIGH, Howard WEIGH. Swan.
Smith and Dodge. OF these men,
Whitemore, Holmes, McTaggeu.
Young Morton and Swan receive them
for the first time. The others won
their initial, last year.
The Thornton boys and their sup
porters are not feeling particularly
friendly towards Principal Woodbury.
of the academy who recently ruled out
several members of the Thornton
eleven. If Principal Woodbury. ruled
out certain players who were merely
attending the academy To play foot
ball, he has done something for which
he deserves the utmost credit and
which will eventually result to Thorn
toms advantage. To have boys at
tending school solely for the purpose
Of playing football not only does the
school no good, but such a practice is
sure to injure the schools prospects in
football sooner or later.
The Portland Bangor game at Port
land, this afternoon, will probably set
tie the High school championship for
1905 and unless all signs fail, as of
course they occasionally do i'm football.
the victory will rest with the Portland
boys The first game between these
two was in Bangor. two or three weeks
ago, resulting in tie of to 6. Since
then Portland has beaten both Lewis
ton and Thornton by decisive scores,
and seems to be coming" while Ban
gor has been doing little except prepar-
ing for this game. Whenever these two
teams come together both teams play
their hardest and the excitement is al
ways great. The game, today, will be
no exception to the rule. Both teams
are said to be in good condition.
The North End football team of Wa
terville is now hard at work practicing
for Thanksgiving forenoon. The
North End boys have now played this
annual game for several years, prac-
ticing every time they got chance
during the fall, and about II O'Clock
Thanksgiving morning, lining up
against some fast team. The con-
tests have always been close and
exciting, and a good crowd has been
in attendance. This fall, the annual
game will be with the team of the
North Vassalboro Athletic Associa-
ton, and as the North Vassalboro
boys always bring a good number OF
supporters with them, some lively run
is anticipated. The game will be
played on the Colby field.
Who will win the great game at
brunswick, this afternoon, the game
which closes the Maine college series
and settles the championship OF the
State? The answer to this question
will be eagerly awaited on Whittier
field by what promises to be the largest
crowd that ever saw a football contest
i'm Maine The excitement is intense,
and the enthusiasm which always ac-
companies these games is increased by
the athletic rivalry between the two in
situations and by the Closeness and
sensational nature of the earlier games
which both have played with the other
Maine college elevens. Whatever the
result, nobody will be surprised. and
everybody is sure in advance that they
will witness close and hard game. |
On paper. it looks like a very even
thing, and as though it may depend
upon some little trick of fate to send
the victory to one eleven or the other. |
The University of Maine and Bates |
played a tie game. while BOwdoin in |
hard-fought and spectacular contest. |
heat Bates TO 0. Tufts beat Bowdoin |
10 to 0, and University of Maine IL to
o. These games show. if comparison
of cco-eS means ANYTHING that Bow