Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-11
BATES-bOWDOIN
Football Game at Lewis
ton, This Afternoon,
Claims Attention Of All the
Lovers Of the Game.
Both Are Out to Win..-A Fast Contest Ex-
pec'sd--- other College Notes.

Lewiston, Me, Nov. 1O.-CSpeciaD.-
Will Bates beat Bowdoin, tomorrow ,
Every student of Bates College is ask
ing himself this question. Bates has met
and defeated Colby. She has tied with
Maine. Now she meets an unknown
| quantity-Bowdoin. Bowdoin has prob
ably been largely underestimated so
far this season. Bates realizes that
| and the Bates men do not intend to let
any oVcr-Contidence creep into their
| minds. nor do they give any credence
| to vivid newspaper stories claiming
| that Bates will easily win by a large
score. No such thing is probable. Ev-
erythiug points to a close game. Moth
| ing in the actual state of things at the
| present writing should give Bates any
| degree of confidence i'll tomorroW'S
| game and every Bates man knows it.
As Il matter of fact Bowdoin has had
| serious sctbacks in working UP her
team this year. She has had a good
deal of new material to work over
she has been handicapped by having
her captain and several others of her
good men out from injuries. Now these
men are hack in the game and this last
week should have shown marked i'm
provement in the work of the Bowdoin
squad. Moreover, Bowdoin has her eye
on the pNnnant just as much as either
Bates or Maine. But to get close TO
that pennant she needs the Bates game
and every Bowdoin man will play that
Bates game, tomorrow. with a full
I5,..,, a.,
So. taking everything into considera-
ton, it seems to us that the big crowd
who assemble on Garcelon field, to-
morrow, will get their moneys worth
and that they will see a closely con-
tested game i'll which, the result will
not be sure till the~<eferee blows HIS
whistle for the last time
One thing, however. has been pub
lished ny Bowdoin correspondents that
seems to the Bates men rather prena-
tire. BOWdoin correspondents have
stated that While Bowdoin has lighter
line, she has the fastest back field in
the State. Now it seems to the Bates
men that this is a thing to be demon
strated. II is granted that the Bow
dom backs are fast and capable men
and they may demonstrate their Imde-
niable superiority to the Bates backs,
but they can't do it on paper, for they
have not yet met the Bates team
The practice this week has been very
regular and very hard i'll spite of the
unfavorable weather conditions. Mon
day. the men took light work to timber
up. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day. the practice was regular work
The scrimmages We're hard and fierce,
in spite of the mud and water on, the
field. Yesterday afternoon, the team
went through their last light signal
practice and now they are waiting for
the referees whistle.
The mon Of the Bates squad will all
go into tomOrrOW's game in very fair
physical condition. There are some
rather annoying minor injuries, but
there are 10 cripplcs. and all the Var
Sity mon will 30 into the game Great
care has been taken of the physical
condition Of the mon and they are ap-
rarertly capable of standing III w2ll.
tomorrow
The field hTs not dried out very fast,
owing to the bad combinations of rain
and snow and sleet that has been the
weather nearly all the week. Yester-
day. Manager Slls had men at work
on the field q good part of the day.
The lower half Of the field was coming
on finely aud the. diamond was the only
had place. and hy tomorrow that
should be in fair shape.
The management has practically de-
Cided TO open ticket office at the
downtown entrance tn the field-thc
entrance nearer the college buildings.
III former years no money has been
taken except at the regular carriage
entrance by the grandstand. Now the
crowds will be accommodated at both
entrances. This VIII be n very great
convenience for the general public.
special rates prevail on the NJ G. Il. r.
and with fair weather Garcelon field
should see one Of the largest crowds in
the history of Maine football
This evening, after the meetings of
the literary societies. a rousing mass
meeting was held in the chanel. The
cheer leaders tried out the various
yells. The song directors tried their
latest melodies and the fellows made
the roof ring with their enthusiasm.
During the past week Coaches Pur-
lhgton and Moody have been aided bv
some loyal alumni who have been on
the field and ably assisted in directing
the plays. Among them are Wakefield
20; Mr.. Call. '97-the man who on a
| tackle play carried the ball over for the
| hrst touchdown of that 81 Bates Bow
| u"ill game. When for the first time
Bates defeated Bowdoin in footbau.
| otHi,iey' ~; fo"ier, who played on the
,hafnplonshlp team, and Briggs, 'O4
| IL oihciais Tor tomorrow's game will
ee [lenlent OF Auburn for Bates, and
1or sowdoin Carl Marshall, the former
Harvard captain.
| The game will be called early and
| Continued on Paea Eo,