Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-13

HEBRON, 80; coBURN, S.
Superior Weight ard Playing Fairly
Won Game for Visitors.

VSu SuViC W.
Saturdays games of football through
out New England brought many surprises
to the lovers of the sport. but perhaps
the most surprised set of fellows among
the smaller teams We're the players ana
supporters Of the Coburn team which was
defeated in a desperately fought contest
on Alumni field, Saturday. By score oi
3; to j. The game was Il great dlSap
pontment to the spectators assembled
from this and the surrounding towns anu
resulted i'll a crushing defeat from when
Coburn will require at least Il year 10
recover. The confidence of the home team
was with its doubts, to be sure, but every
member of the team expected the prlVl-
lcge of giving to the opposing player as
much punishment as they would receive
Hebron played Il mastery. admirabl@
game of football and purchased the vic
tory by clean playing, as far as could be-
noticed The game was won by superior
playing, superior weight and an almost
mcessant number of superior gains. from
start to finish. There is nothing but COM
incubation for the work OF the visitors to
be heard from the lips of unbiased OBJ
servers. II some of the Hebron men lost
their sense Of fairness and cooiheaded
Judgment, it was no more than could be
expected from such q lOnS and fierce out
Law of physical force. Two halves of -
minutes duration. of exertion by men of
overweight nerves and strained muscles
brought out the nefCeSt tlle DIute III
stincts which could be imagined from 4
crowd of otherwise gentlcmanly and we'll
poised individuals of which any lifting
schools of the country could well be
proud.
The field was in very good condition for
the contest with the exception that the
thawed surface of the bare ground made
the defensive work very difficult. IN
game was started at about 1915, whcn
Smith kicked the ball toward the east
goal. The bail was picked up by r3lak.
Of Hebron, near the 10-yard line and ad-
vauccd for - yartis. The ball. carried By
amounting to about 20 yards. Hebron
WAS Denalizcd for oflsiGe play and mo-
ment later lost the ball on a tumble.
Coburn for the first time began her ag
Sressivc work after making Il manifest
failure of holding the wciChty visitors.
which was redeemed by Dodge, obligin;;
Smith to punt. Stacy picked up the ball
on the 20-yard line. a quarterback run
was then attempted with no gain. Hun
newell dove ahead for five yards, and Alb
bolt in a skin tackle play made four.
Blake buttcd straight ahcld for another
five and Andrews ut the head of a tan.
dem formation went through guard and
tackle, dragging the whole line of oppnn
cnts with him for 20 yarCis. This rather
monotonous gaining was continued Tor
about Il yards and Wilson on quarter |
back run around the right cnd for 20
yards. The rcm2inng distance WIS east |
ly covered ''Oue moro rush and wc'V" |
got it," exclaimed Wilson. KNOCK TIM
over, lug um through. drag UNI and |
the first thing We knew Abbott plunged |
over like q frightened stag for 4 touch |
down. Stacey failed to make the goal ana
the score, was: Hebron. !: Crhurn. o. ]
after 10 minutes and 20 seconds of play.
Coburn's second chance with the ball re
suited in failure TO accomplish anything |
worthy of note. Wilson for Hebron kick |
ed the ball to Dodge. who caught it on
the 10-yard line and gained Is yards he |
fore being successfully tackled Howard |
WEIGH made two Intellectual gains, and |
Smith. realizing that the only chances of |
his team seemed to be i'll keeping the |
visitors as far i'll their own territory as |
possible. made a magnificent punt of 80
Yards The third down was not called on |
Hebron until after the touchdown had |
been realized. Hunnewell on 2 tackle
back. made five yards. Her fullbaCk was |
about stride down the field with nothing |
in particular in his way until TibbettS in |
some way managed to Swoop down in |
front of him, pnning him to the ground |
where he fell. 1t was a magnitiCen. feat |
one of the prettiest made during the day.
Beside this. nothing evcntful happened |
until Andrews. hoing pushed heavenward |
by the powerful tandem backs. lurched |
his way over the line. Stacey kicked the
goal. The score: Hebron. IL: Coburn. .. |
Smith again caught the ball. which |
bounded from Wilson s boot. and return
ed with It for about |, yards. The Co
obstacles which were beyond their joint |
ability to overcome. The first play was
entirely blocked as if with a previous uu-
Outstanding. Smith and Wclch each made
five yards by right tackle. but could not |
keep up the momentum and the former
once more punted into the lap of Will
son at 4 distance of 20 yards Abbott |
gained four and several like PLAYS were
successfully accomplished when Andrews
plunged. backed as usual by the whole
back field, TOR gain of eight yards. He
tumbled and the ball went to Coburn. The
latter could make no advantageous gains
and the ball was again punted. A 20-yard |
gain by Andrews a dart through the
Hebron contingent by Wclch mailing his
man in an incredible manner 35-yard
run by Abbott backed by the most speu-
did interference which has vet been made
on this field with the exception of, per-
haps. that which made possible the 30
back, Hafford. 4 week ago. A gain Of
eight yards by Abbott and another by|
l1unncwel shortly afterward. shot the
bali over the goal line for the third
half as there were but two minutes for
play when this was done Smith of He
hrnn. tried but failed to kick the goal.
Score: Hebron. 1G; Coburn, o.
Second hnlf-The second half netted but
two to,Ichdowns to the visitors while Co
burn in a most startling way secured one.
The first one was easily won. although
cohurn renewed the conflict as if she had
had the benefit of some severe coaching
while at rest on the mats in the gym
nnSium. She certainly started in like
whirlwind and tho Hebron men actually
became worried for fear that the tables
in some way might be turned OF course,
now that the game is over they will claim
that their ntrepidity was never for a mo-
ment lost, This is not true. neverthe
less. for few spasms of wholly unnat
ur1l character which lasted a few min
utc& showed unfeigned alarm pictured on
their conferences It is surely n pity
that it couldn't last, but although it
could not. Coburn showed remarkable
grit considering their chances for accom-
plishing anything very definite in the face
of the past discouragements Smith pick
ed the ball again from the 40-yard line
of Hebron and brought it to the center Of
the field with the help, of good interfer-
ence He was compelled eventually tol
punt although this indomitable fighter
made a gain around the right end OF 10
wards which was followed by another
through the same place. A. few short
successive gains were not enough. how
ever. to give any assurance that this good
10y would Drevail and the ball was again