Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-14

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"Wednesday afternoon, on Quimby field
and when the time was up for the final
!period neither side had scored Eony
came down confident of victory ais the
result of winning the first game, three
weeks ago by a 900 score in Augusta.
| However, two men, who played Well
in,the first game, We're not in the line
| up. Thyng and Cooper, the former out
| of the game for good with broken
| leg and the latter out because of rank.
Gardiner was in much better shape
than before, the team was in better
physical condition, played much
stronger game and was much
strengthened by the presence of Ston-
Ter in the line and a general shifting
about since the previous game.
Cony had two chances TO score the
first coming at the end of the first
half, When they had the ball on Gar
diners 12-yard line, when time was
called. Again in the fourth period the
Augusta lads We're within Is yards of
GARDENERS line when they lost the ball
on downs, tumble by Harvey. after
q run causing him to lose ground.
Gardiner worked the forward pass
twice in succession late in the game
with success and once in the second
period made an incomplete pass,
Stonier throwing the ball about 35
yards up the field
Conys attempts at the pass were all
incomplete. Captain Leighton and Har-
vey showed up well. carrying the ball
the greater part of the time. Clark and
Wyer made some good tackles. For
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were good ground gamers, due in 81
great measure to the holes opened up
by the linesmen. The two O Brien boys
at end played star games and got in
some dandy tackles. Brisk was right
in the game every minute, getting his
share of the tackles.
Every man on the Gardiner team
showed much improvement and de-
serve much credit for the showing they
MADE against the heavier team The
first of the game Was marred some
what by frequent desires to fight by
members of both teams but as the
game progressed both teams settled
down to play football and a better
game resulted.
BY holding Cony to a tie score Gar
diner still has a chance to win the
Ierley cup and the next game will be
played in this city on Quimby field,
Wednesday,, Nov. 20. With fair wealth.
er the crowd should be a big one. Gar
diner has got to win to get another
chance for the cup While by winning
Cony would obtain possession of it.
The crowd at the game. Wednesday.
was not as large as the quality of the
game warranted and the few who at
tended, outside, the students of the
schools, saw rafting good game.
First Period.
Captain Connors won the toss and
chose to defend the north goal. while
Captain Leighton elected to re-
ceive the kickoff. Robinson booted the
ball well down the field to Miller, who
was tackled by Brisk. Harvey msde
four yards through the right side OF
the line and then Rabbit made it first
down. Leighton found a way through
the left tackle for five yards and Har
vey went through the same place for
three more. Rabbit then made more
than tie necessary distance and it was
first dowa again after running across
the field and being tackled hard by w.
O'BrieE and Brisk. Leighton went
through ahe lef guard for two yards.
Harvey was thrown back for n loss
4 ard Leighton punted to Conners.
Robinson made one yard through the
line. Connors went through the left
side of the line for four yards and
Libby piowed through left tackle fer
SIX yards. Connors slSirted the left end
for five yards and Robinson went
through the center for nearly three
yards. Libby made it first down by
getting four yards on a line shift play
Conuors gained two yards through the
left side of the line and Libby went
through the right side for -four more.
Clarke broke through and tackled
Connors for a loss and on the next
PLAY Connors failed to make his dis
tance and it was Cony's ball
Harvey made dandy run of IA
yards around the left end. Rabbit got
his Kind Knocked out and went out
Of the game, being replaced by Swift
There was ne gain on the next play
but Cony worked a double pass for
two yards. Harvey started before the
ball on the next play and Cony was
penalized five yards, Willie O'Brien
nailed Harvey for IA loss after he had
run across the field. Leighton punted
and IT was Gardeners ball on the 20
yard line as time was up for the pc
riod.
Second Period.
Robinson started the play with a
gain of three yards through center.
Connors went through nearly the same
place for three more and then Libby
made it first down by gaining through
right tackle. Connors went around The
right end for four yards and Libby got
five around the other end. Robinson
sauirmed through the line for more
than enough to make it first down,
Connors went through big hole open
ed up Ut left tackle, for nearly 10
yards. Clark tackled Robinson but the
sturdy fullback of Gardiner had made
it first down. Wyer got Connors after