Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-30
GARDINER.
ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.
Gardiner Wins First Game Ever Play
ed In This City.

In the first game of association foot
ball ever played in this city Il team
made up of papermakerS from the iiol-
lingsworth & Whitney mills of this
city and Watcrvilc defeated n team
from the oxford paper mills OF Rum
ford Falls at Quimby field by q score
Of 6 to l. The Rumford Falls team was
accompanied by the Clan Chisholm Pipe
Rand of six pieces, James Campbell
leader. Campbell played the pipes and
the two other players were Richard
Kirk and Adam Rankin. The three
drummers We're James Law, A. Adam
and II. Manchester! The band not only
played at the game but before and af-
Ter the game marched through the
principal streets of the city rendering
number of selections.
The game was called at 40 and when
after having their pictures taken the
two opposing teams lined up against
each other On the gridron they found
big crowd of spectators waiting for
the game to begin. Not only were the
papermakers well represented but
there was alos a large crowd of school
children and many others as we'll.
To one who is familiar only with Rug
by football association football seems
most peculiar game. The gridiron
ana the goal posts are there as i'll Rug
by football association football seems
nave undergone a transformation. The
cross-har is fastened upon the top of
inc posts instead of midway of the
Sides of the goal posts and the ball in
order to score must pass under the cross
bar.
There are II players on a side but
part of these have different names from
uiose by which we are accustomed to
KNOW them. They are known respect
NeiF as the goal keeper, right back,
Nil back, right halfback, center. center
hanback,. left halfback, outsids right.
left. r., rfH wears
The ball is advanced by kicks and
"ot by downs and as the game is not
Iui'e as strenuous as Rugby football
ue halves are somewhat longer. The
'aN persons in the game who are al
""ed to touch the ball with their
nalids are the two goal tenders. The
Vuer players must either kick the ball
VI ount it with their head or body
iouciing the ball with the hands is
ioul and when foul is made the
pdil Is placed in the center of the field
anu the man from the opposing team
~ given 4 free and clean kick with
~ one to oppose the passage of the
'"'' except the goal tender
al the beginning of the game both
"ains appeared to be evenly matched
."d the bill was kicked back and forth
LOT Ia minutes before a score was made.
me first goal was scored by Banner
man. the captain and center of the Hol-
i"'gsworth e Whitney team. For the
remainder of the half except Il few
ofiet seconds before Adam made his
so''i Tor the visitors the ball was kept
~ me Rumford Falls territory. Before
.i's half ended, Bannerman had scored
,''other goal and goals were also made
~ Iurhyne and German. In Associa-
non football a goal counts but one
point and SO the first half ended with
u,e score. Gardiner 4. Rumford Falls 1.
Inc second half was not nearly as
spirited IS the first half Both teams
iau played the first period for all there
was IN them and they were pretty well
"'hded when it came to the second