Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-28
> NO SCORE.
Another Tie Game With
Skowhegan Eleven.
Game Exciting Throughout With
Many Clever Plays.
cony Shows Marked Improvement
In Playing Since Saturday.

High and Skowhegan High PLAYED a,
no-score game Wednesday afternoon.
the game took place on the Reuel Will
lie ms field and was the fourth no-score
game that Cony has played, the other
two being with Gardiner at Augusta
ard with Oak Grove at Vassalboro
Skowhegan has previously beaten Oak
Grove to 0
The game was a fine one to watch
and showed more cOnclusively than the
former game with Skowhegan that the
two teams are most evenly matched,
with the single exception that there is
a considerable advantage of weight in
favor of the boys from Somerset. The
feature of the game was the all-round
playing of Stewart. the Cony right
halfback who made consistent gains
all through the game. Morton as quar-
teroaIk of the Cony eleven ran his
team with great generalship. LaCase,
the captain and right halfback Of the
visiting team, was the particular bright
Stcr for SkOWhegan. No penaliZing
was declared for the entire game. but
COny lost Is yards on a forward pass.
Cony played her regular line Wednes
day and all the Players worked like
beavers, redeemins themselves nobly
from their defeat at Gardiner Satur-
day.
The Skowhe gan players at the open
ing of the game lined up against the
south goal and Cony had the kickoff,
Simons receiving the ball. LaCasca
made 10 yards through tackle and then
Badger took the ball and advanced it
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gained again. this time two yards and
then LaCasCa punted to Stewart, who
advanced the ball five yards on a skin
tackle play before he was downed.
Cummings then tried an end run but
lost two yards,
Stewart punted to Skowhegan. Bur
rill got the ball and made two yards
which was followed by five-yard gain
by Badger. LaCasca punted and Nor
| ton got the ball, advancing Is yards
| before he was downed. Smith took the
| ball on tackle round play and made
| five yards. Greenier tried an end run,
which resulted in a gain of five yards.
Mcdonald then took the ball through
| tackle for two yards. CCny at this
stage in the game attempted a forward
pass and lost Is yards by the expert
ment.
Stewart punted and in the ensuing
scrimmage LaCasca took the ball and
advanced it four yards on skin tackle
play. Badger then took the ball and
radc three yards, and this was follow
ed by a gain of eight yards by Burrll
on skin tackle play. LaCasca made
three yards.
A punt by LaCasca to Stewart follow
ed and the latter was downed in his
tracks. MOtherwell made five yards
| through tackle back play. Stewart
punted to Pierce, who was downed be-
fore he had gone hardly an inch. Bur-
rill tried an end run but Morton
brought him quickly down.
Here LaCasca attempted d field goal
| from the 45-yard line, which fell short
about four feet. Morton tried an end
run and made five yards. Mcdonald
| then took the ball through tackle for
three yards. Morton then tried a for
ward pass and made 10 yards. Thomp-
son received the pass. which was one
of the prettiest made on the local grid
| iron this season. The play was loudly
| cheered by the Cony rooters, who were
| present in good numbers.
Stewart made five yards on a tackle
| play. Fletcher. who had replaced Gren-
| Ter at left end for Cony, got the ball
on the punt by Stewart which follow
ed. Mcdonald made three yards on a
| play through center. Then Cony tried
an onside kick, LaCasca getting the ball
| and going about five yards with it be-
fore he was downed by Stewart. La
| Inf, lnr hr
| first half ended with the ball in pos
session of Cony on it's 40-yard line.
Score: Cony 0. Skowhegan 0.
Skowhcgan kicked to Cony at the
| opening of the second half, Mcdonald
| getting the ball and punting it back
| to Skowhegan, who lost it on an off
side play. Stewart got the ball when
| LaCasca pllnted Three yards We're
made by Stewart on an end run and
another gain of two yards by Cony on
| the end. Cummings punted to LaCaSca,
who was downed by Fletcher. Skowhe-
| gan failed to make the required dis
! tance and the ball went to Cony. Smith
made nine yards on line tackle back
| play, then Fletcher tried an end run
ana made two yards. Mcdonald gained
a yard through center. after which
| Stewart made three yards. Stewart
| then puntcd to Pierce. who was down.
ed in his tracks by Thompson. LaCasca
| then tried an end run and gained four
yards.
Skowhegan punted to Stewart, who
advanced the ball l. yards and then
| lost it. I.aCasca made four yards on an
| end run. SkoUhegan then punted out
side and the ball went TO Ccny.. Show
| hegar got the bali again on a tumble
| ny Motherwell. Here Badger tried a
| trick play. which resulted to the dis
comfort of his team, Morton being sue
| cessful in blocking him. LaCasca. al
| ways full of expedients. this time tried
| a field goal. but the ball fell far wide
| of the goal posts. Fletcher getting the
| pigskin.
Smith then tried tackle round play
| for five yards and Cummings made
three yards on an end run. Morton
| tried a quarterback run, which result
ed in sIX-yard gain and again the
Cony rooteIs got busy with their shout,
ing. Stewart made four yards through
a skin tackle play. Fletcher tried a
trick play and Cony lost the ball on a
| finn HE