Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-11-18


closed without any one of the four
eleyens having a perfectly clear title
TO the championship. Figuring upon
The percentage plan, as has been done
in baseball buy is not al all satisfactory
in football, Eowdoin and Colby are tied
for the first place, but as Bowdoin has
beaten Colby the latter is hardly in as
good q position as the former to claim
the first honOrs Moreover, BoWdoln
had a much harder schedule than The
other Maine colleges and its record
with teams outsi Il the state, Harvard
Brown, Tufts ana Holy Cross. make il
generally conceded that the BolEdoin
eleven was the strongest Of the season
among the Maine colleges
The closing game Of the season, that
at Orona last saturday between Bow
dom and L. IF NJ, was a clean cut and
decisive victory fnr the Brunswick coll
legians, AND Inc defeated team and It's
loyal adhrT.n nt5 L&Q III .Xcus. 5 = offer
after the game was over They freely
admitted that they had been beaten by
a better team ANA Were loud in the
praises of the speed and splendid work
If the Bcwduin eleVt n. In every de-
lartment Of tie game BoWdUin out
1layed its opponents, rushing the bail
cry much further. holding better
when til. ban was close to its
,oal line working forward passes
md onsiGe kicks much more sk!lfully
md running in kicks better The Bow
loin tack!ing and interference Were no
ably better than that of Maine. and re-
eatedly when d Eoudoin back had the
all his team mates dragged him along
Or good gains with several Maine men
angling TO him. In rushing the ball
towdoin made first down Il times dur
ng the game ana Maine only nye
ines. The officials We're all that could
desired and there was not a kick
Y either team during the game nor
fter it was over. Bowdoin was penal
>ed 12o yards and Maine 50 yards
owdoin's penalties being far the
est costly as they came in two or
nree instances when the team was
lose TO Names line and doubtless pre-
ented it from getting one or two more
ouchdowns. Although the game was
1layed very hard by both teams, it was
n exceptionally clean contest and only
nee did the officials have to warn
layer for unnecessary rOughness. The
cid was very slippery in places and
his proved special handicap to Bow
oin's brilliant back, Frank Smith, who
Tipped and fell several times when the
lay was clear for long runs.
Here IS a comment an the game from
:angor News: Bowdoin came over to
'rono as usual. every other year, and,
s usual, trimmed Maine on her own
ield, 100. Analytically the game
hould have been something like a tie
Maine had the opportunity TO score
least twice while Bowdoin had no
'ther opportunity except those which
he used to sucn excellent advantage.
While Bowdoin's football machine was
'ot sDeeded 50 high as last fall il
worked steadily. while Names ina
hine went rather jerky. baked and
kiddej at times. The "Bowdoln luck
las considerable in evidence, that is,
that is referred to as "Bowdoin luck"
ut if other teams paid as much at
ention TO some of the kindergarten
rincirles Of the game, such teams
would have better luck"
'owdoin is to be given every credit for
SI NlSdI ttChSlE' victory. Slt won
ecause she played better football
II was in the interests of good feeling
etWeen BoWdoir and Maine that the
orTner team decided not to play tx-
aptain Crowley although he had been
eclared eligible both by The Bow1oin
lculty and by the Powdoin Athletic
puncil. The case was a peculiar one
I'd writers in some of the Maine pa
ars have confused the matter and
rawn wrong conclusions by confusing
rowley with another BoWdoin athlete
the same name, also from Bangor.
'ho played upOI. the Bowdoin baseball
am a part Of the season of three
ears ago. This latter Crowley is now
student Of Massachusetts, Institute Of
echEology. Crowley. the football play
who was captain Of last falls cham
ionship eleven. has competed in ath-
tics but three wears for POWdoin M
er the rules as enforced and inter |
reted at all the colleges which have
ny eligibility rules. He is now back |
college completing the work which |
viii give him a degree and would have |
cen perfectly eligible to have played |
II all the games this fall had it been |