Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-13

Early football prospects are very de-
ceptive and football prophecies are
very apt 10 come home TO roost. When
the colleges opened in September
things looked much more favorable for
Bates than for the other Maine col
legeS 1t had Il strong veteran eleven,
reinforced by 4 lot of new material
and handled by good coaches. \
splendid showing was made in the pre-
li.ninary games and the Lewiston cor
respondents "olhpi4cently sent ont
word /, the Maine and Boston papers
taa, The championship contest WAS all
settled ami that there was nothing To ii
bur Bates. And now the season is
over ard Bates did not win one of the
three games with The other Maine col
l-gt@.
Eare is the story of the Rowdoin
o.i 5ration in Lewiston saturday
..I-lt. as told by Lewiston paper:
ruw,inin celebrated its victory over
t34t-- hy remaining in Lewiston Satur-
day evening ana attending the Empire
Theatre, where lara Turner was star
ring in her own company. That WASH t
al they did. ny any means. Before the
no. they pIrided the streets. singing
ana giving tn"i' y,allS. Lewiston people
were glad 10 sec them nave good time
ara gave lhrm al the liberties they
wanted Ov..r ECO EcwdO:n students
attended The slow. for il was expected
something wcul.I he doing. Clara
Turner ann 1uHcr.t early in the week
that she hoped. really and truly hoped
Bates would wiz" and that her pleas
repeated. a year ago. Bates won ard
CAPT. >humacher. who vas attending
the theatre with the Bates boys. went
to the stage end kissed The pretty,
plump actress. Bowdoin students had
read Clara 5 announcement and decid
ed that il they Won they'd attend the
theatre ana SEQ whether Eates or Bow
dom cplorS We're shown on the stage.
If the garnet was displayed, they We're
determined Ia replace il With the black
ana white. But Clara Turner and
manager O'Brien believe in shouting
for the winning team. when is gen
orally recognized as the proper thing
to 20, and arranged for Rowdon
night. When tho Bow dom students
hogan 10 orrive AZ the playhouse they
lt't1i " tIit VI Il I'I'tN
songs which We're quickly taken up by
the students. The Empire never re-
sounded Nth the songs If trained
operate choruseS as it cid with The.
enthusiastic singing - al! Phi chi by
the RoWGOln students. Song after
song was sung, mtcrspcrSeG with Bow
dom cheers, until tho curtain Went up
displaying trick bicyc'A riders with
RoWdoin Bs IN their arms \ larga
EOWdOin banner was taken from one 81
the boxes al four Of which were filed
W it'll Bow / beats. ard placed in
t!.e rear )i H. sI'.s whore il remained
throughout the rlly Frequent refer
c.i"v va ludd" t. NIctrlr by tha actors
and CLARA Turner wore Il Bowdoin
sweater with a T. nearly as large as
she was on il. When she appeared
later dressed in black and white tights.
III" RnWdoin students 'he"red her AZ
they had been cheering the eleven dur
ing IN" evening. Clara. Clara. bully
for Clara. Bowdrin. Howdoin Rah,"
Then Clara S2ns the song which
fused Capt. schumacher last Year.
She leased number of the BoWdoiH
men in the boxes 10 come and ks;
her Cries Of Go ahead. Bishop."
Take one Crowley etc. We're heard.
hut the Bowdoin men never moved
from their seats. You haven't ~
much nerve as Schumacher had said
pretty Clara attractive in her tights.
Then III" students gave her another
cheer Clara VIII have to wait anoth-
er yer before she barns whether y
EoWdon football captain n Bates
football captain has the swac ter kiss.