Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-09
Exeter Wins Hard Fought
Game Of Football
By Score Of Il to 0...Both
Touchdowns In First Halt.
Short Games The Rule Sophomore Win
Baseball Game from Freshmen.

Saturday afternoon by the score of II
TO o in hard fought game of football.
The Visitors came to Bowdoin with one
NJ the heaviest teams that ever appear
ed on the Whittier field, and the small
sized score was as pleasing to Bowdoin
supporters as an ordinary victory.
The visitors scored both touchdowns
IN the first half, the first one taking
Mace i'm a few minutes after play be-
gan, and, at that time 1t looked as If
the visitors score would be anywhere
from 20 to 30 points. the first tally be-
ing made with comparative ease. After
This time however, the Bowdoln team
rallied from its attack of stage fright
and the best the visitors could do wis
TO score one tally in the remainder of
the half and none in the last half.
There were no remarkably long gains,
on either side, Bowdoin being unable
10 make her distance but few times,
and Exeter not getting through 1or re-
markable distances, though 1t should
be said in justice to them that they
could make good gains nearly all the
time when they had the ball. Never
theless they were forced to punt sew
oral times. and this. with off-side work
and frequent penalizing. cost them
considerable distance in the course OF
the game.
These and costly fumbles was the
weakness of the visitors. The men
were veritable giants and they were
able to make terrific onslaughts on the
Bowdoin line, but they had 10 fight
every inch, the BowdOin line in num-
Der of instances showing defensive
power that was surprising.
The game was a splendid exhibition,
both teams showing good staying quail
ties, there was scarcely any time out,
and there was no slow work on the
mart of any the quarterbacks. the
plays being run with such rapidly that
the people in the grandstand could
scarcely tell what was happening.
The best work for Exeter was done
nv the backfeld. Hart. WeitZel and NJ.
Cooney showing UP in magnificent form
while Bergen at quarter was of the
real hurry up type.
For Rowdoin the Drummond broth
ers at the ends played splendid game.
while Hafford in the backfield showed
in the Bowdoin squad, his all round
work being a feature Of the game.
Butttrick. 'O7. played at center for the
first time and showed UP i'll uleX-
pectedly good form. Glastonbury play
ed strong game; all the team IN TACT
gave a splendid exhibition.
Bowdoin played n very heady game
and were not caught on off side work
Ia, hn
prevent the lighter men from Gettihs
the Jump lost yards during the game.
Whatever Of luck there was IN inc
game balanced about even. Exeter got
her first touchdown with more ease
than she perhaps deserved, the BOW
dom team apparently being so scared
of the giants that they did not pay as
they did a few minutes later. But tins
was offset toward the end of the game
when Exeter was near Bowdom's goal
she fumbled, and J. Drummond secur'
ing the ball and shooting down the fielC
before being downed. This was TOWARD
the end of the game and an exchange
Of punts was all that followed, the bal
being in Bowdoin's possession whel
time was called.
Only one man was forced to leav,
the first half. He played splcndi,
game and It is not too much TO say tina
his position is one of the strong ones OF
the team.
Tho game opened with Exeter kick
ing off To Bowdon. tho ball being re
Ceivcd by Blanchard on the 1O-yar'
line. he being downcd before making
any distance. Gastonguay made on
yard, Blanchard three, but the mex
play netted practically nothing. anC
Hafford puntcd down the field for 2
yards. 10 Hart. who advanced 90 be
fore he could be nailed. WeitZel mad
10 yards and then 21h. Then Hart mad
three plunGes netting about yard
each. the third attempt taking the bal
over the line. Weitzcl kicked the goal
Rowdoin now kicked off the ball sail
ing to the goal post. but was brought il
IS yards. NJ. Cooncy made three yards
hut on the next plays Exeter was fore
e1 to punt to Bass for % yards. Here
the Exeter line held and Bowdoir
puntcd 20. the received being nailed II
his tracks. Then came a steady gair
down the field by Exeter. the back:
making anywhere from 1 to 10 yards :
play, till the goal was reached NJ
Cooney taking tho hall over. Weitze
again kicked the goal
Bowdoin kicked off and the ball go
Ing by the goal. Bowdoin received The
kick on the 95 yard line Gastongua,
receiving the ball was advancing
yards Hafford made yards. but OF
next plays Bowdoin was Obliged t.
punt for * yards. Weitzel made
yard and then Exeter fumbled. But
trick securing the ball The half clos
ed here with the ball in Bowdoin's pos
session on Exeter's Coward line.
In the second half Hafford kicked :,
Barry on the 10-yard line. Hart mad
wards. but on the next play Excite
was offside and punted for 25 wards he
cause Of the penalizing. Powdoin va
forced to punt here. but the BAH opl
went IL yards. NJ. Cooney made
YARDS and then T. Hart 5. and Barry Il
Power next took the ball for 4. and the
came steady gains by Exeter mt
Sowdoin's 12-yard line was reache,
when ]. Drummond secured the baIl n
rumble and advanced up the field :
yards before being downed. ne,