Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-09
COLBY COLLEGE
Football Team Defeats
Fort Preb|e, Il to O.
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Steady, CONSTANT Gains Rule
Throughout the Game.
Soldier Boys Show Good Team Work. Notes
About the College.


ternoon. and thereby greatly surpris-
| ed even her warmest supporters. De-
| warm for football, both teams played Il
good game throughout. The features
of the game for Colby were tho 20-yard
quarterback run of Palmer in the first
half, the long gains through Fort Preb-
les line by Hammond and 1lcthcrlng-
| ton, the star work OF Ross and DcWllt,
and the magnificent blocking Of Cotton,
Colby's midget left end. The soldier
boys kept right in the game from the
very start, and although At yards was
the nearest they had the ball To CODY
goal, and that but once, III the 1fst
half, their team work was good; but
they were slow i'll starting, which gave
the advantage to the lighter ana more
active college men. Obcrly made the
longest gain for Fort Preble, while
Dickinson and Swan each contributed
their shares.
There was a small crowd in attend
ance, and many were present at the
counter attraction, the game between
| Coburn and Edward Little High School
| at the Central Maine Park. The game
was late in beginning. Advertised for
| 8 O'Clock, it was not until nearly $50
p. NJ. that the referees whistle blew.
| There was very evident Impotence of
| the delay, and the management should
see that future games are started on
| time or the attendance will suffer.
Fort Prcble took the west goal and
| the Colby rlen lined up for the kickoff
| to Fort Preble. Palmer kicked, and the
| ball Was taken by sylvester on the %
yard line and advanced five yards.
| Fort Preble failed to make a gain and
puntcd from the 30-yard line. Ham,
| mOnd connected with the ball on the
| 55-yard line and made 80 yards. being
| dOwned on Fort Prebles 25-yard line.
Colby gained Il yard. Dewitt made
| four Yards through the line. Ross
| advanced the bah two yards and Il half
A mass play took the ball to the five
yard line and Hammond went across
for a touchdown. The goal was Il hard
one. as the touchdown had been made
| close to the Sideline. and FleWalling
missed. Score-Colby. 5; Fort Preble
10.
| The teams changed goals and Colby
! kicked to Fort Preble. after getting the
| ball on the 30-yard line, made but three
yards before being brought to stand
still.
| At this point Fort Prcbl" struck what
looked like winning streak. although
it was soon to prove the only chance
that the soldiers were to have. Three
times afterwards they secured the ball,
I lint llD ~ ty,-i1
| by being held for downs ana once on
IL tumble.
With the ball on Fort Preble's So
yard line. Fort Prcble made Il yard.
| Swank gained another and the ball was
on the 35-yGrd line. Oberly just made
first down. On the next play he made
| nine yards. Dickinson made the 81
| yard line III two downs, and then Colby
| was penlliznd three yards for off-side
| plnv. bringing the ball to the center of
| the field.
On tn" next Gown Fort Prcblc failed
| to gain. All during the advance, Cot
| ton had been doing valiant service; but
now ne had the trick nicely learned and
| tumblcd the visitors interference over
50 that not an inch was gained. Dick
| inson ana SWank together made nine
| more yards, and the ball was on COlby'S
| iS-yard line, tn" nearest it was to be to
| her goal during the game. In the next
| SCrimmaGe, the ball went to Colby on
a tumble and Fort Preble'S sun had
| set.
| Palmer went by Fort Preble for 90
yards. Ross was thrown back for 4
| loss. A gain carried the BAH to the
l u.
| CURED and the ball came into possess
sion Of Colby again on the 30 yard line
| Then steady gains by Hethcrington.
| Ross, Dewitt ana Hammond took the
pigsllin to within six inches of the
| goal line, when time was called. The
| bal! was actually showed over the line.
| but had been declared dead" by the
| referee before the advantage was Sc
| cured.
In the second half Read replaced
| Palmer and Mackenzie of Fort Prcble
succeeded Sylvester. The half opened
| by Fort Preble kicking to Colby, hold
| ing the west goal. Hammond receiv-
"a the ball on the 15-yard line and did
some star lodging for p yards. De
Witt lost five yards but Ross got 'em
| mond made eight. and then Fort Prob
| |" took brace and Colby was forced to
| punt from the middle of the field.
Cotton and Flewelling did even bet
ter than once before. earlier i'll the
game. The ball was downed on Fort
Prehle's 1O-yard line. exactly where it
was caught and the two fast ends got
| good hand. Fort Preble was held for
downs and Colby forced the ball to the
visitors three-yard line. was held for
downs, but in turn held Fort Preble
and Dewitt went across for a touch
down. FeWelling kicked pretty
goal. Score-Colby II; Fort Preble, O.
That ended the scoring. Trask went
into the game in place Of Ross. Fort
Prehle kicked to Colby and Hether-
ington made IS yards from the 20-var1
line. Tho efforts of Hamilton and FIa-
yelling moved the scene of the con-
test to the 50-yard line Here a five
yard loss gave the ball to Fort Preble
but there was bad tumble in the nnxt
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