Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-21

Although last Saturdays decisive
victory Of Bowdoin over U. of NJ. may
have been most unexpected happen
ing at orOnO. as indicated by the
dispatches from there, still it was Ger
tainly not a great surprise to those who
have followed closely the work of the
two elevens this fall. With the ex-
ception of 4 score against Colby, fol-
lowing a tumble by Colby near its own
goal line and score against the weak
New Hampshire State college team
early in the fall, the OronO boys have
not succeeded in crossing an opponents
goal line iris season and have fallen
far short of living up to the good
reputation Of L. of NJ. teams for the
past few years, Notwithstanding the
fact that this years team is almost
identical with last years team Evil
IDENTIFY Coach Mccoy who. by the way
is to be retained another year, has not
taken kindly to the new rules, or at
least could lot succeed in getting his
pupils to take kindly to them. On the
other hand, the Bowdoin eleven which
was slow i'm striking its winning pace,
mas been playing a game for the past
few weeks which was all that its most
ardent supporters 'Ou.1 wish for, ana
this. too, III spite of numerous injuries
to players and the thinning out of the
eleven by faculty restrictions. It's
game with Tufts was virtually a Bow
dom victory as the officials and the
Tufts coach himself admitted, although
the score as the result Of a fluke was
II to 6 in favor of Tufts. In the Colby
game the superiority of RoWdoin at
every point was not questioned by
anybody who witnessed the game, as
the ball was kept wholly III Colby ter
ritorv and frequently Within striking
distance of the Colby goal line, while
Bowdoin was robbed of at least one
touchdown, if not two, by officials who
were so anxious to interpret the rules
strictly that they disguised both play
ers and spectators by their frequent
penalties and remarkable decisions
In both Of these games the Brunswick
boys were superior to their opponents
and We're due to win last Saturday I'M
less :hey had 4 continuation of the
hard luck which has followed their
season. Evidently the fateS We're
more kind to them, and tn L. of NJ
supporters are prompt and generous in
acknowledging that their eleven were
clearly beaten by better team. The
Bates men congratulate themselves
that they met Bowdoin early i'll the
season before the team was fully de-
veloped Nobody who has followed
the work Of the Maine college elevens
this year can doubt that there would
be different story to tell had they
met two or three weeks later in the
season. But of course the games stand
as they We're played. and nobody is dis
posed to question the fine record made
by the Bates eleven in its work this
yea. 1T was green team to start
with and not at all promising, but I'M
der splendid coaching it became a win
ming aggregation and its supporters
may well be proud of it.
Now comes the fun of making up the
All-Mainc elevenS. Il form of amuse-
ment which is annually INDUCED in by
the football crankS. No two men who
these theoretical teams
are expected to agree. but the business
Of making them is entertaining and
ii does no harm. one of the first to
appear in print is sent out by the Ban
gor correspondent of the Boston Her
aid, and is as folloWS:-Left end,
of Bowdoin; left tackle.
Garcelon of Bowdoin, left guard, Tai
bot of L. of NJ: center, McDade IF
right guard. Stanley OF Bow
dOin; right tackle, Schumacher Of
Bates: right end. Cummings of Bates:
quarter back, Cobb of Bates: left half
back. Higgins of l.. of NJ: right half
back, Goode Of Colby; fullback. Far
veil of Maine. Several positions on
this theoretical team will not be dis
puted. but in other instances there viii |
be several candidates advanced. and |
the hackers of each will present good |
reasons for their choice. 1t is harder |
this year than ever to make up such |
an All-Maine eleven on account of the |
exceptionally small amount of scoring |
done in the games. Nobody is likely |
to dispute DrulnmOnd'S place as an
All Maine end. He has held this position
for the past three years and has played |
a great game this fall. He is the only |
man on the BoWdOin eleven who has
played through the whole of every |
game on the schedule. though in N.
last few games ne has been handicap
ped by badly sprained right wrist.
Certainly nobody will question the right
Of Cobb to be called the ALL Main,
quarterback. In generalship and hand
ling of punts he clearly eXceiS The
others. Schumacher of Bates will also
be ut tackle on every team which is
made up. For the other tackle posi-
ion many will hold that Stacey Of
|5Owdoin is as good as Garcelon. or
better. Hetherington of Colby is II
star tackle but injuries kept him out of
he leading games. Many will prob
IDLY question the right of Goode to a
1lace at halfback in preference to
ipeake of Bowdoin. Certainly nobody
Who saw last Saturdays game at Oro-
10 would deny Speake the place. Many
will probably feel that Hull of Bates
llsc deserves the place at halfback.
while not a few will urge that IIodg-
Tins of Maine is stronger man at
ullback than his team mate FarwelI. |
Who is given preference on the above
asst. Although Stanley of Bowdoin
las not played in the last two games
t will hardly be disputed that he is
he best suard of the year in the State,
OF he |