Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-21

wateryille High and Freedom acad-
anv will meet at Waterville, this after
noon.
If has been too warm thus far, this
fall for the footballists to get into the
game with real zest and ginger.
Philoon. last years captain at Bow
dom. who is now at West Point, is on
the hospital list at present with a bad
ankle.
The Fort Mckinley football team
which will play Bowdoin. today is 60
ing TO Burlington, Vt. to play the Fort
Ethan Allen team Monday.
Clifford. the Lewiston High captain,
is out of the game for a while with
bad knee received in the game with
Bangor High, ii week ago.
Coburn and Bangor High will meet
in Waterville, this afternoon. toburn
Won the first game at Bangor, several
weeks ago. BY 4 score of to o.
Waterville Highs SO to victory
over Oak Grove seminary. Wednesday.
was the biggest score that has been
rolled w in the state, this year.
Portland High plays Lewiston High
at Lewiston. Saturday. and a week from
today the boys so to Bangor to play
their Old rivals Bangor High.
"Dutchv" Lavine the Watorville boy
who is taking a course in art At Yale,
is; said to have first call for the posi-
ton Of fullback on the Yale eleven.
Waldo Pierce. VII" seems sure OF a
guard position on the Harvard eleven,
L., iS CnIhntnnrtp
and played = good game on the scrub.
last year.
J. t. nrummond. Bowdnin's star
end who is without superior in til"
state. twisted his ankle in the Am
hcrSt game and is having To lay off for
4 week.
The Maine Colleges play, today, as
follows: Colby Is. I. Of Main" At
Orono; BoWdoin ~. TT. Mckinley at
Brunswick; Bates vs.. Mass. Agricul-
tural College at Lewiston.
The St. Joseph Catholic temperance
society boys over in Lewiston, arr
practicing by moonlight for their an
nual football game with the Emmets Of
Biddeford. which viii be played this
year at Biddeford.
For several years Gardiner High had
a remarkably strong school eleven, but
interest seems to be at a low ebb this
fall. Perhaps the scholarship troubles
of some of the boys have something to
do with it.
The Old Town High eleven Will 90 10
Bar Harbor. today, to play the strong
local eleven there. The Bar Harbor
boys nave beaten The Bangor High
second and held Higgins Classical In
stitute to 4 tie of to {.
Porter. the big colored boy who used
to play at Exeter and who played OF
Lewiston High. last year, is play
ing on the Williamstown (MasS) High
school eleven. this fall. This probably
means that he is in training to get into
Williams College. if he has good luck.
Brooks, '9S. who has been assisting in
coaching Colby, this week was captain
of the team in 1896 and 1897. He is
one of the heaviest men who ever
played on a Maine gridiron but was
very fast for his weight.
In Wight and Cobb the Bates eleven
has the smallest quarterbacks i'll the
business. They are very fast runners
and they are so dimnutivc that they
are completely hidden behind the in
reference. At the Harvard game
many people thought that Cobb was
the team mascot when he Went in to
replace Wight when the latter was dis
qualified for mixing it up with big
Harvard guard.
Maine college football enthusiasts
| will have their first opportunity of get
| ting line on the college championship,
| Saturday afternoon when the Univer-
| Sity Of Maine and Colby elevenS meet
on Alumni Field At Orono. 1t is gener-
| ally expected that Maine Will be the
victor in this contest for the shoWingS
made BY the two teams in previous
games cannot but justify such d con-
clusion Still there is no probability Of
| Maine having a Walk-Over for Colby is
famous for her propensity of springing
surprises when apparently down and
out.
| The trend of football, so far this sea
son, has been largely toward open
| play. So far as the spectator is con-
Ccrned this has been welcome, for there
IS 10 denying that constant close for
nation line hammnring becomes mo-
it may have rs = dependable ground
gamer. Blocked kicks. field goals from
placement. sudden changes in aspects
through gathering the BAH up on fun
bles. swinging runs outside of tile
tackle and lodging flights through
broken fields have played as prominent
a part to date in accounting for
touchdowns as have battcring ram
tactics. The development Of the grind
ing offensive machines to hammer
through the liuo as the chief feature
Of attack may come Later. but thus far
the games have contained no lack Of
variety.
Bill Reid, tho Harvard coach, makes
the following remarks on the subj
lot injuries: Football isn't boanhaE.
If you have watched the practice at all
YOU Will see how much time is devoted