Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-15
MAINE FOOTBALL NOTES

backs may not be as fast as Chapman
and Hafford. although she has more Oh
'em. At fullback Farwell and Wey-
mouth of u. of NJ. compare favoraply
with Blanchard and Adams of Bow
doin 1t will be great game and II
will be great football. But there'll be
no surprise Football cranks won't be
SURPRISED at anything, after this.
The following item from Bangor
PAPER shows how some writer's who are
subject to hysteria go off half-cocked
in the football season:
Maine students are highly indignant
over the tactics of Bowdoin in hiring for
coach a man who has been serving as
referee for the Maine games this fall
and who was at that time agreed upon as
an officer in the game between the two
colleges. O'Sullivan. it will be remem-
Hampshire games here and was practical
ly Names referee for the season. 1t
naturally caused considerable comment
when the report spread that Bowdoin
cree for a coach. Neither did she take
the trouble to notify Maine of her action
but left the news to drift around to Maine
as it might.
AS DR.. OSullivan only assisted in
coaching the Bowdoin eleven three
afternoons. two weeks ago. and as he
was engaged TO help out in an emery
ency because of his experience as d
player at Holy Cross rather than as Il
referee in any game, it is extremely
doubtful if any damage was done to
Names prospects or any ethical prin-
ciple violated.
Here is the vivid way in which the
football writer of the Lewiston Journal
sums up last Saturdays game:
Mighty. powerful. resolute was Bow
dOin's game. Pluck was the corner
stone of her fabric. 1t was IL treat to
see. And Bates played just the same
sort of Il game, resOlute. determined,
powerful. There was no cry for quar-
ter on either side. The story of the
victory for Rowdoin is written in
Bates errors and i'm the speed with
which Bowdoin took advantage of
them. Drummond of Bowdoin played
like darting shadow. Never out of II
play. never hurt. never behindhand.
never missing the ball-he was the hero
of the game. McDade. little. red
headed fighting like IL tiger made good
in this his second Maine college game
Lewiston boy who has indeed won his
spurs Kendall. the pride of Bates
eleven, fought with desperation under
circumstances that would have driven
many a man from the game. Stacy of
Bowdoin. an old Somerville high player,
surprised everyone by his work. Con-
ner of Bates did wonderful. unheard-of
things. taking the ball through stone
wall defences. dragging men yards be-
hind him. shifting foes hip and thigh by
the rush of his charges-sL tower of
strength. model and u pattern for
Bates men to swear by. Each team
charged the opposing line from tip-toe.
Each played low. Each team had
backs who worked like lightning.
| Bates offense was stronger than Bow
| doin's. Bowdoin's punting was better
| and her handling CT the ball was
! speedier and surcr than that of Bates.
| Haford's kicking was as good as that
| of Yale or Harvard's best men. Bow
| doin's condition seemed to be better
| than Bates for it was an over-worked
| damaged and wearied secondary de-
fence that plodded through the second
/ half for Bates And strange us it NAV
| seem, while Bates carried the ball
much farther and was in better trim
! than Rowdoin in the first half and in
! many ways outplayed her, 1t was Bow
! dom that scored: while. in the second
| half. with Bowdoin mostly out-playing
Bates, Bowdoin could not cross the
goal