Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-06
eOWDOiN, S; COLEY, 0.
Game Played in Sea OF mud, Being
Neither Fast or Scientific.

HVaterville Me. oct. I.-(.TrcciaU.-
Rnwdoin defeated Colby : to o III q sea
of mud On Alumni field, Saturday after
noon, under conditions which allowed
neither team to play fast or scientific
football For 40 minutes the TWO cloVenS
f]ounGcreG and splashed and pushed ana
slipped around in the mire. while ,DJ Wel
aud shiTerng spectators watched III 'I'1
struggle and tried to distinguish 1rlc1lH
from foe. For IS of these r. minutes u
looked as though it would be q . 10 u
game. as neither goal line was IN uhiso,
IN that time In the last few inmates OF
play however, BoWdoin set tie pan on
The grass ground within striking ulStth'r
of the Colby goal and hei backs, scttIuS
together for the first time N Inc after
nom procceded to cary the ball by
short plungcs straight over for Il touch
down.
HoUdoin earned the victory which it had
to work so hard for. but CODY surprised
and delighted its loyal supporters by
Ola wing by far its best game of the sea-
son. The changes ana harG WORK o l.,t tfie
and the boys, realizing THAI Il was thelf
last game of the season and that they
were on their home grounds. got INTO the
game with Il Dash and determination
which had not been evident i'll the earlier
contests If RoWdoiE expected an easy
victory il was speedily diSilin5ionLzed
both offensive and defensive, and during
the game rushed the ball about lHi yards
while Colby advanced 1t only about -
Yards; but whatever luck there was IN
th.. aame seemed to he with them and
they also got the benefit Of on" or TWO de
cisonS which Colby was disposed to dis
pute. The officials. however, were mon
whose fairness and knowledge of the
rules nobody could question. The one Sc
locted by Colby was Halliday, the former
Dartmouth fullhack, and Bo"doln $ Oft
cial was Carl Marshall, captain and quar-
terback of Harvard two or three years
ago.
The game began promptly at ? o'clock.
1t had raincd hard all day and Il drlZZlt
continued during the game. though the
downpour was not so heavy as ii had
been. The attendance was wocfullE
small in comparison 20 what il would
have been on pleasant day. Only a score
or SO Of supporters came with the Bow
dom team and very few WHt"rvIlle PEG
pie We're present. The Colby boys and
girls, OF course, were there in force and
from the grandstand sang and cheered on
coura cement to their team in com
meuda bic spirit of loyalty.
rs the teams lined mp it was seen that
Colby WAS considerably heavier i'll the
line while RoWdoin had the heavier backs.
llHftord kicked Oft to fiammnnd vino
made 10 and tho ball was down in Cuiby'S
23-vard line In Colby'& two tries Bow
d0in held and Hammond puntcd to Flair,
who was downcd on his seward lire. Haf-
ford made four yards, Adams and Chap
man one each and Adams no gain, GIVING
Colby the ball on downs.
Tho play was in tn" worst mud and
the backs couldn't get fcothGld. koyoS
failed to gain. Dewitt started on a skin
tackle play and Chapman broke through
and ran him back three yards. BCHdoini
ball. On the first ScrimmaSe the Shiny
ball got away from IIaiford, bounded to
| Dewitt. who was nailcd before h" could
| break loose. Hammond made FIVE. first
| plunge, but Colby couldn't max" first
| down again.
! -four yards, Hafford made two, Chapman
| two. Adams two, Hafford three. Adams
| three. Chapman three. Hafford three and
then three again TTafford and Adams
| two each These were line plays, the
players ankle deep in mud.
Here Colby hraced. Cotton broke into
the interference, downing Chapman. Blair
tried a qnarterback run and Hammond
got him. 1t was Colbys bah on her %
| ward line.
Colby fumbled, but Palmer saved the
| bail Hammond made six yards, almost
| "a Bowdnn. Here Colby was oTyide ana
| lost i wards. Tho quarterback run fail
! Cd as a result Of Chapman's ;lyinE, tackle,
so Hammond punted to Adams on his -
yard line. Flair would have done y mic
| business with 'hapm1n's superb inter
! ference. but Flcwcllyn got around tho
re9r Of tho bunch ard nailed his man.
| IaffOrd on fake punt n"ttcd six yards
and first down. getting away from four
Colby men who tackled him all at once
| Time was called with the ball in Bow
doin'S possession on Colby's io-yard line.
Practically tho whole play had hacu n
| fight back and forth in the sea of mud
| TINT constituted the middle of tho field
| When the second half opened Bowdoin
| started III as if she had woke up and de
| cidcd TO do things. HaffOrd caught the
| kickoff and brought tho bail back -
Yards. 1t looked like a touchdown Til
| he was run out Of bounds. Then on the
next play Blair. the little Bowdoin quar-
| tcrback. dashed around left end for 80
| yards the only long run of the day from
3crimmage- These runs brought the
| bail into the worst mud hole Of all ard
| the possibility of more long runs was
| shut off. II Was n case of plunge and
| tumble and push and slip again as in the
first half. The ball changed hands sew
| oral times without either side doing much
gaining. Hctherinston. Hammond. Flew
| cling and Reyes We're all doing splendid
work for Colby and every other man was
right there with the goods. Twice the
ball was saved for Bowdoin by curious
play Hafford punted. and the ball. hit
! ting the Colby mon who were charging
| forward to block the nunt, was secured
by Rowdoin player. Several times also
| Hafford. who was doing great work all
the TING. made good gains on fake Dunte
About the middle OF the half the only
changes were made on both teams. For
Colby, Ross replaced Hammond, whom
the officials claimed was getting too
strenuous. and for Bowdoin. Bass was
sent IN TO replace Flair at quarter while
blanchard replaced Adams at fullback.
f2r the rest of the half the good work
OF Ross. particularly ono tackle behind
INC line. was especially conspicuous
NE MhhllS the good effect of the changes in
me me Kowdoin back field was quickly seen
me visitors got together with renewed
5000 ana ginger and by fierce line plunges
| tnrIied the ball p yards for the only
t 800 ,o,.rnoo own of the game. Colby disputed
: RIerHo,,nch but had to yield ct last
/ l nla9 f took the hall over the line Tha
5 Try Tor goal was failure.
. ed Tr .han two minutes of play remain
j Hnic,l Irask caught the kickoff. In thrne
WIGS ,!Irgk rus rn5hes Colby gained about eight
: t fnf5,, ana then Just as the whistle blew
. ,io ir!s''. ia save he ban 70 Mcbride, Pnw-
Cows 9llve .t u, red-headcd center, on
'-oiog Is We'll Pleased with the result Of