Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-19
Bates IS CHAMPION.
University of Maine Loses Deciding
Football Fame to Bow
dOin, E to O.

Orono Me, Nov. 18.-The unexpected
happened here Saturday afternoon.
Bowdoin winning from University Of
Maine. 6 to 0, and outplaying the home
team throughout the game.
This gives Bates the Maine College
championship, with Bowdoin and
Maine tied for second place. Bates won
from Bowdoin and Colby and tied
Maine. Maine and Bowdoin have each
won one, lost one and tied one.
The game was on a very muddy and
slippery field. Bowdoin scored in the
first six minutes Of play on a clean
break of Gastonguey through Names
line for Is yards. followed by good
gain on forward pass, which was inter-
ceptcd by a Maine man and muffed,
BOwdoin man getting the ball.
Speake made some steady gains
through tackle and on a delayed pass.
and the ball was worked steadily down
and over Stacey making the touch
down and Weber kicking an easy goal.
For the remainder of the half Bow
dom had possession Of the ball the
most of the time. although not threat
ening the Maine goal seriously again
for the game.
TIL. forward pass and onside kicks
were tried several times, usually re-
sulting in muffs and wild scramblcs for
the ball, Rowdoin having all the luck
in recovering.
In the second half neither goal was
threatened, both teams playing old
fashioned football. plugging the line
and punting the most of the play being
between the 35-yard lines. Bowdoin
played hard and fast game through
out, tearing Names line as it has not
been before this year.
Higgins. Names best back. made
17-yard run on a fake punt early in the
game but after that was frequently
stopped by the breaking up of his inter-
ference.
Hodgins and Quint. who replaced
Higgins and Farwell. We're fully as
strong combination
Bowdoin excelled in getting down I'M
der punts Maine losing number of
chances to recover the ball The penal
ties were not serious and about evenly
divided \ crowd of about 1000 people
saw the game.
ROwdoin won the toss giving Maine
the ball to kick against the wind over
q field that was awfully muddy. Hig-
gins kicked to Stacey at 2.37 and he
made seven yards from his 15-yard
line. After two short gains. Weber
punted 40 yards Stacey hurt his leg
while blocking. time being taken out.
Miner tumbled. but recovered the ball.
On {. punt formation. Higgins made Is
yards He added five more and then
punted 80 yards to Greene.
Gastonguay tore through the line for
30 yards, down and up again. Two
short gains called for a quarterback
kick Drummond making Is yards when
he caught the ball. A forward pass
made 10 more. Then Bill Speake
plunged through the line for seven. TAX
ing the ball to Names 10-yard line. The
Bowdoin reoters We're wild with de-
light and yelling for q touchdown
Weber was stopped by the pileup.
Speake worked the skin tackle dash for
Ave yards. Gastonguay made two and
then Stacey was driven over the line.
touchdown by foot.
Weber kicked the goal and the
bands played.
Higgins kicked twice over the goal
line. Weber kicked to Matheason on
Names 22-yard line. Swift gained a
bare yard and then gained for holding
Cy Higgins back to her 5-yard line.
Miner ran for four yards and then
Bowdoin was penalized five yards for
offside. Higgins made five yards. first
dOwi,. and then the crisscrOss. Swift
taking the ball. was of no avail.
The ball was on Names 17-yard line
and Higgins punt with the wind. sail
ed to Bowdoin's 35-yard line where
Greene saved 1t.
Stacey was hurt and Commins came
in. Speake made Is on a delayed pass:
the forward pass to Drummond scored
Is more. Webber skirted Names left
end for five. placing the ball on Names
50-yard line. Speake negotiated 10 more.
Gastonguay five, but Weber was
checked.
1t was Names ball on downs. and |
Higgins got away for 90 yards, forced |
BOwdOin's 35-yard line.
Weber gained two and then punt
ed and GastOnguay saved the ball, a |
1O-yard gain. Drummond was covered |
when getting into position for a for