Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-11
MAINE 8; COLBY 0.
a Fast. Clean Game and Won Square
" on Its Merits.

4 Fast Clean Game and Won Square
iy on Its Merits.
Orono. Me, Nov. lo-SpeciaD The big
championship game between the niver-
sity Of Maine and Colby College was
played on Alumni field Saturday after
noon IN spite Of tn" very poor condition
If the field during the early part Of Tho
week Nv Saturday noon. as q result Of
the hard work of Manager kendrigam,
Alumni field was in the best condition
that it has been III this year. Although
the game WAS not to be played until -
O'Clock. hE 80 the spectators began to
arrive and hy ia not only we've all the
seats in tn" grandstand occupied. but
also those on til" hlcachcrs In addition
to this n solid line If rooterS lined the
four sides of the field Although Colby
was not represented ~ a very large
crowd Of students. thos who were there
Supportd their team from the beginning
to the end of the gam" ana what with
the University Of Maine Band and the.
fine cheering of the Maine students there
WIS the usual amount Of cnleg. spirit
shown
TIL gam" from beginning to end was
one which will always Il" remembered bv
all who saw it. Although the game re-
suited in tie score Of s to i'll favor Of
Maine. ana i'll spite of the tact that tie
University team gained three times as
much ground as the Colby team. 1t wa1
never known at any tim" to whom The
game would go.
Main" mad" most of her gains through
Cnlhy'% line. now and then making an
cld gain of ?, on 30 yards Although the
university team constantly Threatened
F"lby's goal Main" WAS many times held
f'H downs ana cncr wa, held within Il
foot of Folhy's goal Names goal WAS |
only once III real danger. hut Colby faileI
TO make her distance and tho university |
men quickly carried th" ball ont cf their
own territory. Although every man on
the Maine team played fine game. es-
pecEllly Captain Higgins Rearce. the hic |
Freshman tackle. WIS without doubt the |
her" Of the game. After eight minutes
II play Rrsncc sent pretty placed kick |
"Vi the bar. repeating the performance
IN the middle of the second half.
As =. result of the uncertainty of .tha |
game throughout, when Maine fl,!, ut the |
end of the last half, find herself yictori
Gus. the excitement and spirit shown bv
III" supporters Of til" blue was sometime,
which will long remain fresh in the minds
OF those VII" witnessed it. Til" Maine
players We're handled almost rs ro,,rhIv
ny their happy college mon as they had
been hy the hard hut clean PLAYING Of
III" Colby men. Each player was carried
from tho field. while the University Band
striking mp the Maine songs. led the en-
tire student body. includna, the alumni,
on an old-time war march around Alum,
~ neil, from where they went 10 III.
chapel. After cheering each mcrnbc, Of
tie team again AMI again Manager Ken
friGan informed those present that ti.r.
would l." = celebration al o'cIo,.I- tb.r
night
me 'ai"i again lei tho student body in
me evening. to the front Of Oak nan
"h"fe an immense bonfire had been bujlt
ANaih tht Maine songs We're sung and
me N:li1i' cheers given and every ne,n
h'r "i III" team that could he fnund in
Guiding Ttainor Farrell, wa; forced ia
make a speech. Among the sreakors wore
wv" OF IN" Colby players and the student
p'hN NJ TN" university cannot helm lint
admire TN" Eentl"maulv and sportsman.
INK" way in which the Colby team 3ud
STUDENTS rs whole have taken their de-
feat
me game started at c.3-1. Captain Hic
f''7 OF Na'ne winning the toss Maine
choose the west goal and on Cnlhy'g kicl,
on hammond. Names fullbacI;. reocivod
''e nali ana advanced it 70 wards M
s'i'S thcn took the bali for = Ward ,~,i,,
"'"cHh ri;Eht end and Chase Maine.
iiEht halthaek. gained FIVE wards ,,,or.,
hammond on center buck ,roi,od ~,
NdfoS and Higgins followed with f,.o
yards moro on n similar nl,,- ,1,i,o -,
"T "i"fe her distance UiCgine v,,. ~.
'"e pau for play around left e,a
'"' Sdlhed one ward Maine wac fo,,o,
:" punt. but Hammond Obtained tho 80,
'''''Nils gain Of 70 yards IJi,~rirs 49,,
p.e''E run "f 10 yards be,voo, Zoe.
,"'N''. anu end. and was quickly. foIlor.aI
'''oHd. who gained G,-o ,.,~,
''Se was sent between left t,or,
''" TOT hve yards and ,v,. 70, |
'i'SSlhS on u similar nIa, ui1
''' result After Hammond Hi,
max the required distance III. ~,
w '"ihN. Good, Colhv'S st,r ta,. '
N"' 'hs ne ncarncss of tba h,u !. +;
~. goal runtcd to Bearce. Eugr,nr
-, wv" yards on an end play and ,f,a,
'>e was held for one-vard ,-.,,>
~ 'ion brought the ball to Colby's 9o-v,r,1
made pretty placed Rick.