Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-21
GOSSIP OF THE MAINE GRIDIRON.

The I. "r y. eleven has Thus tar
rolled III, innrs- points on its opponents
than the other Maine college teams 1t
has scored Z. points against Kicker
Classical institute. Fort Mckinley and
New Hampshire state while 2n points
have tern scored against il by Harvard
and New Hampshire. BoWdon has
scored IL points against Fort Mci<in
ley, New Hampshire and Holy Cross
while % Lave been scored against it
by Harvard. Brown and Holy Cross.
Bates mas scored Al points against
Fort Mckinley. Exeter and Brown,
while 50 have been scored against it by
Harvard, Brown and Colby. Colby has
scored IS points against Kent's Hill,
Hebron, New hampshire and Bates.
while only five points hevc been scored
against it, and those by Kenl's Hill.
Bowdon and Bates have had much
harder preliminary games than Colby
and L. of NJ.
Portland High has Il mid week game
today " it'll the r2lneralds. They played
this team earlier in the season and
had an easy victory
Both BoWdoir and L. of NJ have. four
more games OH their schedule, closing
the season with their game at Orrno,
Nov. ia. while Colby and Bates have
three games each ard will get through
a week earlier
In speaking of the Rowdoin- Holy
Cross game the football writer OF the
Portland Advertiser has this to say of
Bowdoin's Freshman star: Frank
Smith Of Fowdoin is one of the fastest
backs eyer seen here and his work Sat
urday showed that he will be d terror
t. the Maine colleges"
Millinocket had the first football
game Of his history last Saturday when
the local High school eleven played
PattcE academy there. the home team
won 10 to g.
Yale's inability to pile up any score
of size against West Point in the game
Saturday and the way in which the
army boys-Who get nothing like the
amount of practice the other big teams
dO-hcld the NV Haven aggregaticn
is Il source of pride to friends of
cope PhilOon Of Auburn. the army
captain. James Hogan. former Yale
captain sEd ali American tackle. saw
the game, and ~ tie New York World
he has something to say Of PhlCOn
ana his team. ''Philonr. the army cap
tain, was half his team. He did all the
defensive work ard opened up the uily
pole thrnuah which any substantial
gain was made by the army. He kept
his team working all the time. Yet the
slew ald siothful manner of Wood vas
partly his FAULT. He had no confidence
in the former. apparently. and Wood
in cons" "a. nee got his signals from the
captain to thu disadvantage of tine
whole team This commentator
from one OF III" best known foot oall
players Ia the country, and Il Yale
man. should ne a source OF yratiiira-
ton L" Philoon'S friends. ana the men
who played with hin at Edward Lit
Tie and BoWupin.
In I"ating Eucksport seminary at
Dover last Saturday il to o, the Fox
CROFT academy eleven played its sixth
saline this fan without being scored on
Thornton academy won its first foot
bah game of the season Saturday,
defeating kenrrbunk High l3 to o.
Thornton outclassed the KcnnoLunk
boys ar.. had good luck in kicking two
goals from the field.
Says the Lewiston Sun: "The Bates
supporters attribute the defeat by Col
by to The officials. 1t IS a fact that
I,ates was penalized several times,
,,nc of h,
for smuggling While another penalty
was heca use of coaching from the side
lines. But that the officials showed
partially in their decisions is another
matter. Both during the game and
after, the Bates men We're very bitter
in their criticism of the officials. Bates
was peralized more than Colby to he
sure. but the claims that MacCreadic,
Halliday or Clough, men who know
the game and have officiated in many
games. should have Ieen unfair and
disseminated against the Lewiston
college docs not seem fair to them"
The teat of playing two games in &
single afternoon is not uncommon in
baseball, but ii is almost unheard OF
in football. However, that is what the
Pennington High eleven did last Sat
arday afternoon, and it won both
games at that. Its opponents We're the
kent'S Hi, second team and the Will
ton team and it rolled up scores of "a
and A. points against them without be-
ing scored on. That was a pretty live
ly afternoons performance. especially
when the heat is considered.
Bates men are bitter in their criti-
cism OF Umpire Halliday who inflicted
The penalties at Waterville last Satur
day which proved so costly to tine
wearers of the garnet. Players. coach
es and supporters said things at the
time which they have no doubt regret