Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-22
Gardiner Protests
Cony's Victory

Gardiner High school has protested
The score of the football game.
Wednesday,. Nov 20, with Cony High
iof Augusta. The last quarter wass
Iplayed in darkness. when it was i'm
possible for the players to see who
WAS carrying the ball
Gardiner out-played Cony from start
to finish, making the only score of
The game by straight forward football.
AT the close of the third period. after
45 minutes of play, the score stood
& to O. in Gardeners favor. 1t was all
ready dark and the game should have
been stopped, for that reason. The
Gony team, having nothing to lose and
everything to gain, insisted on con-
tinuing the game. Finally Capt. Con-
nors consented to play 10 minutes
longer. BY that time it was too dark
to tell who had the ball and the spec
tators were crowded on the field about
the players, making it impossible to
play any kind of a game of football
Under these conditions it is not sur
prising that Ceny made two touch
downs. though one of them was made
before the referee gave his signals to
begin, and for this reason was illegal
After four minutes of such playing
the Geny team refused to continue
when il was they who had insisted
on playing 10 minutes longer
This did not allow the Gardiner team
to have chance TO get the ball over
under cover of darkness.
Gardiner can claim the game because
of forfeit by the Cony team in refusing
to play out the game as agreed, but
would much rather have the last quar-
ter not counted at all because it was
MOI 4 game Of hide and seek in which
the Gardiner boys did not seem to he
properly, developed.
One thing is clear to the lovers OF the
sport who witnessed the game, that Gar
diner outplayed their old rivals from
first to last and are capable of Demon
strating the fact again at any time.
Thompson of Bates. who refereed the
last quarter says that the game be-
longs to Gardiner because the Cony
team forfeited the game BY refusing to
continue. In spite of this fact the Cony
supporters are claiming the victory
Gardiner High is ready for the next
game and is only waiting for the man.
ayers 10 make the necessary arrange
ments. Following is the only rule COW
efing the question of darkness.
Gardiner High school wishes to take
exception 10 the calling of the game
between the Gardiner High school and
the cony High school. Wednesday,
Nov. 20. on account of darkness.
Rule 4. Section ,. OF the Official
Football Guide. reads as follows:
Section .. Whenever the commence
ment 81 game is 50 late that in The
opinion Of the referee there Is any like
lihood of the game being interfered
with by darkness, lie shall, before play
begins, arbitrarily shorten the four pc
riedi to such length as shall insure
four equal periods being completed
and shall notify both captains of the
exact time thus set.
at the beginning of the fourth peri
Cd the referee, with the consent of the
two captains, shortened the fourth pc
rioa to 10 minutes. Having taken this
action he had no authority to call the
game at the end of four minutes of
play. The darkness cannot. be alleged
as an excuse for stopping the game.
because it was no darker AT the end
of play thar it was when the last
quarter began. All of the Cony's scores
We're gained IN that last four minutes
of play. For the above reasons, Gar
diner High school protests the score
as given out, - to 6. in Cony's favor,
and claims a victory of 6 To 0. n order
10 have this point decided IN a salts.
factory manner. Gardiner High school
is willing to submit the question to q
Board of Arbitration and if their
grounds are upheld they are willing
to play another game with Cony High
school to determine the championship.
1Signed) L. IL COMMIT Prin.