Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-27

The football boys of Fort Fairfield
High school have a fine coach in their
new principle, Mr.. Hatch, who was guard
on til" eleven at Rowdoin when he grad
uated last June The team won its
first game II to 0, its opponents being
the Caribou eleven.
John Devne, last seasons Portland
High captain, was in Bangor the other
day ANA isn't much impressed with this
years Queen City eleven but Bangor
always plays well against Portland at
Bangor, however weak she may appear
against other cleVenS
Bangor High plays Maine Central
Institute ON Saturday at Pittsfield and
will do it's best to Wrest victory from
the opponents. The team has been
practicinG hard and conscientiously UNI
der Coacn Mccain and it is developing
into Il fast, snappy and heady aggrega-
ton.
Captain Abbott Of Bangor High is still
suffering with his ankle and it IS doubt
ful if ne can play even on Nov. 3. when
Portland High goes to Bangor to get
even for last years defeat. Abbott will
be missed from the team as he is with
out question the best player on the
eleven
George Fogg. the former Rowdon
end and coach of the old Naval Re
serve team. has taken the Westbr0ok
Seminary eleven in hand for a short
while. johnny Sullivan was coaching
tile team but was unable to give them
enough time owing to press Of other
work.
The Edward Little eleven has a day
off today, ANA as the boys have won
six straight Victories. they have earned
little vacation before entering upon
the hard games that will close their
schedule. Tie members of the eleven
will go down to see the big game at
Brunswick this afternoon
Lowell. Westbrook Seminary's right
half back. is ideally built for an all
round half back. lie can run 100 yards
in 10 - seconds. Yet is very stockily
built, weighing about 40 pounds. al
though only : feet s inches tall. lie
bucks tile line hard ana low ana is Just
as good ut this as he is in turning the
ends.
The boys Of the Ola Town High
school have organized an eleven and Will
play their second game with Milo to-
day, having beaten Milo once earlier in
the season. Next Saturday they will
play the Dover and Foxcroft team at
Old Town. They are being coached by
Blossom, Il student in the L. of NJ. Law
school.
Bangor High and Brewer High, two
old-timc rivals who have had many hard
fought battles in former years, are
likely to get together for game later
in the fan. The rivalry between these
schools got rather too bitter FOR com
fort q year or two ago. but It'll s now
thought that they can get together
again without having to ring in riot
call for the police
TN" action of the school board has
barred Lewiston High from football this
season and the scrappy team that the
Spindle city institution always turns
out is much missed in the game this
year The same may he said of Thorn
ton Academy though it was lack of in
tereSt there rather than faculty obicc-
tons. At Lewiston they won't even lei
The girls have Il basket ball team.
Il will be interesting to watch the
'obnrn Classical Institute boys in their
attempts to play Canadian football. The
school authorities have forbidden tba
"ld-fashioned game at Coburn this fan
ana they have taken up Canadian R.rhv
a game has been arranged with the
North Nassalboro eleven. there being
many English and Scotch mill operatives
at NaSSalboro who We're. familiar with
the Rugby game in their home country
Portland High meets the eleven from
Maiden High ut Portland this afternoon
ana a large crowd will undoubtedly 500
nc game. These teams have met sew
'rhl times in the last few years ana
,h"re IS much rivalry between them
Portland won the first game, but Maiden
mas since been victorious and is said
TO be especially strong this fall. Nal
zen is being coached by Bullock, the