Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-30
IN THE WORLD OF SPORTS.
MAINE GRIDIRON GOSSIP.

Capt Goode of the Colby eleven
coached the team at Kicker Classical
Institute. his cid preparatory school,
for few days before coming to
Waterville
Portland High, has offered loving
cup to the hest bcoter on the football
squad \ contest Will be held in No
vember when all the c'n1 dates will
be given show to boot the ball.
lively again for all opponents.
The central board having in charge
the selection of footbtll officials today
announced the selection of the officials
of the Yale-Princct"n football game,
which is scheduled to take place at
Princeton on November II. Joseph
Pendelton Of Bowdoin. 20. will be
refree. Mr Pendletrn has refereed
or umpired many Of the Zig games in
the past fnN ves *nl is recognized
as ore IF the + st off. iils in the coun-
try.
They ara irving to figure out COM
pariscn= between RcNdcin and Bates
as a result IF their games with FIT. Nc
Kinley Gates beat the soldiers "a to
and RcWdoin beat them IS to 0. but
the Bates game was 10 minutes longer
and the BoWdoir men. by order Of their
coach, pla red the second half wholly
on tie defensive. The soldiers were
unable to make first down at Bruins
wick though thew gained their dis
lance several times at Bates when the
second string mon had been put in.
Three former kent's Hill stars figure
in the Rowdoin lineup this fall. They
are Tom Gastoneu full back, Frank
Smith, left half back. aud Stanley
Hinch. right end GaStonguay is a
Brunswick boy and a senior at Bow
doin. He played a great game two
years ago. doing the line plunging in
the final game of the season when
Rowdoir heat L. of NJ. 6 to 0. Last
year he was out Of the game. Smith
and Hinch are both Freshmen hailine
from Washington county. and both
promise to make good. HinCh played
tackle at Kent's Hill but is fast and
well built for an end,
Maine football interest today centers
in Pow doin VS.. Harvard at Cambridge
and Bates vs.. Erown at Providence.
Last year Harvard beat Rowd"in only
8 to and the Brunswick boys are full
Of courage and confidence this year.
though tho Boston papers say the
Harvard eleven is three weeks further
along in development than it was last
year at this time. Bates and Brown
did not meet last year The L. OF
Maine team will play Harvard next
Saturday and so the dope artists will
be able to make an carly season COM
rarieon between RoWGoin and L. OF
NJ after that game.
with most of the old team hack and a
lot of new irat' rial at hand Last
wear Colby had good team. though it
lost to both Bewdnin and L., n NJ. III
hard games and won from Bates to
0. This, year Coach MrDavitt and
Can't. r;ood, pl1n to make things very
Twcntv-six games will lac p'aT"d this
fall by the four Maine colleges. OF
thes. five have alre ady been PLAYED.
Bowdoin has the longest schedule,
playing nine games. and Colby the
shortest with seven games. Ratcs and
Maine each plays eight games. Bates
Fort Mckinley at Lewiston on Sept.
10 Bates and Colby both clos" or
Nov. I. Bates rlaving BoWdoin at
brunswick and Colby Maine at Water
vile. Bowdcin and Maine close at
Orono on Nov. a. Maine is the only
college which PLAYS the three Maine