Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-11-06
BOWdOin and Bates Are Both
Ready for Today's Big Game

Brunswick, Me, Nov. 5.-(Specian.-
Bowdoin will meet Bates in the Maine
championship football series tomor'
row O, Garcelon field, Lewiston. Bow
dom hopes to win tomorrow but knows
there will be no walkover. Those who
have followed the work of both teams
this season and are in a position to
Judge frcn5scomparative scores and in
dividual work think that Bates Is
some what mistaken in considering
BoWdoin an easy mark. Bates is in bet
ter condition to play this game than
any of the other championship games.
Captain Cummings, who was unable to
play last Saturday on account OF in
jurnes, will be in the game and Half
back Keaney is in much better cond1-
ton than in the other games. BoWdoln
players arc also in better condition.
Frank Smith and "Baldy" Smith, who
have been more or less weakened the
whole season on account of injuries
received in the first games are in bet
ter shape than before this season
Farnham has played a good game the
whole season and has been consistent
ground gamer.
Secret practice has been for some
time the order of the day for the
squad, so little is known and little
given out except to Bowdoin men con-
corning the working of the squad.
Coach Ross" McClave has taught the
men few tricks that are apt to prove
40 tL4 Do leo
the team has been drilled in blocking
trick plays and. much time has been
spent on this alone this week, as it
was Wholly by trick plays that Bates
won last year, .s.,.- ..-s.
The Bnwdoin team will not go into
this contest over-confident of winning.
The team and the coach realize that
this very thing alone has lost games
before now for Bowdoin, especially
games with Bates. Many considered
this the main carSe of Bowdoin's de-
feat By the Lewiston college last year.
The men realize this year that they
have hard contest before them but
arc not in the least downhearted, as
eacn man has announced his intention
TO go i'll to win and it is this spirit.
so prominent feature of Bowdoin
College life that has pulled Bowdoin
out Of many bad hole.
Up 10 date Rowdoin and Bates have
played is games. OF these 1G Bowdoin
has won 10 and Eates six. Bowdoin has
scored 243 PORTS to Bates 81.
The lineup TO begin the game tomor-
row as announced today by Coach Nc
Clave and Capt. Newman is as fol-
lows:
Crosby. lie; Newman. 1t; Pratt, lg;
Eovnton, C; Hastings. re-; King, TT;
Hurley, re; Wilson, OBJ; Frank Smith;
lib; Kern, fh; Farnham, RIB.
1t is likely that several more will be
given chance in the game. The fol-
lowing have been told to be at the IL
O'Clock train to go to Lewiston tomor-
row morning; Crosby. Newman. Pratt,
Boynton, Hastings, King. Hurley, Will
son, F. Smith, Ballard, Farnham, Kern,
f. Smith, Wiggin, Sullivan, Houston,
Sanborn. Douglass, Bosworth, Mat
thews, Purington: Assistant Managers
r. King. R. Ross, w. Gray, F. Har-
rington. The trip will be in charge of
Manager Thomas Otis.
The average weight of the team Is
ISL pounds per man and the average
height feet. 8 3-5 inches.
The largest attended and most en-
thusiastic mass meeting of the year
was held this evening in Memorial hall
President Henry l.. Goliath of the
Bowdcin College Athletic Association
presided and Cheer Leader James M
Hamburger and Assistant Harry L.
Robinson led the cheering. Speeches
were made by Professor Paul Nixon
Or. Manton Copeland, Prof George r.
Files and Prof. Charles c. Hutchins
and each was very enthusiastically re-
ceived. Coach ROSS" McClave, Capt
Newman and Manager Otis all spoke
of the work of the team this week at
practice and said that every man was
going in,o the game tomorrow to win
Music was furnished by the College
Band. The meeting closed with the
singing of the college songs. "Bowdoir
Beats" and Phi Chi" and with the
college yel!S. The band will accom-.
pany the team to Lewiston tomorrow
as will nearly the entire student BODY