Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-10
IN FINE CONDITION.
Y. o. r. Football Players Ready for
Game With Bates Today

orono' Me, NOV. g.-tSp.ciaD.-All at
tenti5n At the University If Maine IS BE-
ing ccntered upon the Maine Bates game
which Is to be played at Lewiston Satur-
day, the 10th. Bates has won from Col
BY ana Bo"Goin. ard they only ned To
win tn" Maine game to take the cham
I.onship to lewiston Bates has a fast
team inns year, and although il Is made
up "f many new men, they seem 10 have
the new rules down pat ana ar. making
use OF them in a surprising manner. Tn
der the old rules there would be ittl.
doubt Of Names superiority, the team be
ing made up Of more experienced players
for the larger part, but with the more
open style Of play all the teams are plac-
I'd on a par and Bates chances OF win
ming seem as good as Names. However.
the championship was won by Maine last
year, and every man on the teari, every
man in the student body and every Nam"
symrathizer is going To do his b-st To SCI
Maine win Saturday. The team. as a
whole. IS in fine condition. FarWeli, II IS
feared. Will b" unabl. 70 play, as ne
Wrenched his knee again in practic'.
thursday; but Higgins has been out this
week and will go in at left half. Coacl
Mccoy has put in a week ri steady, hard
work since the Colby game. drilling the
players on their weak points and prac-
ticing them up on the finer points Of tn;
game He has given them several NJ"
PLAYS which will probably be tried against
Bates and which should prove good for
several yards each time. Coach Mccoy
bo ayre11apf condition
for hard game and expects the men u
do something Saturday that ne and the
college will be proud CT. The team real
lies that all Names chances Tor the 1901
ball championship Of 1855 depend upon
this game ana that it rests mainly Win
them which way the game Will go.
There is no doubt that the support from
the side lines. both Of the students and
the band, is an important factor IN WIN
ming q game, 50 the student body mas De
| tern.ned to do its part. Two or thre'
DAYS ago. a mass meeting was held tt
SIC if enough could be raised to send j
! sn.ci1l TO Lewiston. and the required
| number of names and many more wer.
| Immediately forthcoming. Friday morn
ING however. another mass meeting was
held to get money to take along the UNI
| yarsitv hand. and more than the neces
| sarv amount was raised at once. lh'
meeting abounded in enthusiasm. Cheers
were given, Maine songs We're sung ah'
stirring speeches were heard from capt
| Rurleieh of the team and several mem
hers from the student body The 'ro"t
Of Maine. enthusiasts VIII leave oroh'
| Saturday morning. arriving in l+"ls'o'
| n. moan Gu that Maine support VIII no
| 10 lacking at the game.
1t might be interesting to COMPARE 'h'
J scores between Maine and bate ~ 1907
bali for the past few years:
At Orono, lsJl-Mane Il, Bat"S =.
At Lewiston. 1g0l-Ma!ne e, Bates "
| Al Lewiston. l+,2-BateS .. Miii' ="
4, Orono. la03-Maire 1G. Bates I"
Al Lewiston. 1964-Bates 6. Name y
AZ Orono. lgoJ-Mainc o Bates o.
II thus shows that IN the past iiVc year
| Main. has won three ;yam"s. lost Two am
! ,iad onn. Maine however. has never W
| . g,r,. az football from EatrS on Iarc'
| Ion f.Id The hoodoo was broken las
snring at the track meet. "hrh MAIN
| walked off with the meet handS COW"
! There must always be an tnd 10 every
| ,hi,p and il is the general OPINION d
| Moline that ii the team plays It's nS'la
,.,no the hoodOo Of G2rcelon field Will l"
| broken