Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-10-08
Football.

| n. 8. 80; BR1DeToN ACADEMY o.
Paris High School football team sprane
q surprise In its first game OF the season
played on the high school grounds Sat
urday afternoon which was very pleas
Ing to every member Of the school and
oil interested In ito welfare. 1t 10 safe
to say that not one that went to witness
the game had any idea that Paris had
team capable OF playing the game that
they did. Bridgton Academy was the
opponent and this fact was sufficient to
make one believe that Paris was due for
beating, or at the most, very closely
contested game.
Bridgton opened tho season here last
year and won by one-slded score, and
the Paris boys entered the game this
year determined to make Bridgton fight
for every point and score Q few points
for P. q. s. II possible. How we'll they
succeeded tho score 80 to 0 shows.
From the time the referees whistle
started the contest to Its close, Paris
completely outclassed their opponents.
Bridgton was never dangerous and only
once did they succeed In getting the ball
as near Paris goal line as the 40 yard
line. Only once or twice could they
carry the ball for q first down, Paris
holding them with ease on the few coca.
sions that they succeeded In getting the
ball.
The game started with Bridgton kick
ing to Paris and the FIRST rush showed
that Paris was able to gain good dis
lance. Almost Immediately, Capt. s.
Davis, the Paris hero of the game, got
away on his first OF a series Of fine
quarter back runs. This time he covered
about 90 yards and was not stopped until
be had planted the ball across Bridgton's
goal line for the first touchdown Of the
game. It was no wonder that Paris
supporters cheered themselves hoarse
over the work of this player. Time
after time he went through the opposing
team for gains of from 20 to 10 yards,
shaking off tackler after tackler and
leaving them stretched out on the
ground as he proceeded on his way to
their goal. Small though he Is, bis
ability to keep his feet was wonderful.
But Paris team Saturday was not one
man team by any means. Capt. Davis
always had ten other good men with him,
each doing bis part In the most approved
manner.
Paris for the most part played an open
game, keeping majority Of their plays
outside the tacklers. However, they
showed enough Of the old style football
in their rushing game to demonstrate
their ability in that style Of play
when it was advisable to use it. Their
first attempts with the forward pass
were failures, but later they got this play
to working in fine shape and made many
long gains. Newton did all the passing,
several players receiving the ball. One
touchdown was the direct result OF q
we'll executed pass, Newton to Brooks.
Paris also tried one goal from placement,
Bartlett making the try and missing by
a narrow margin.
Paris scored 33 points In the first
halves and 20 more In the last two
periods. S. Davis made four OF the
Brooks 8 and Newton 2.
Bartlett kicked goals out of four
attempts in the first half and Penfold
got Q goals out of In the last half.
Smith, the Bridgton quarter, was in
jured and obliged to retire from the
game. Brooks of Paris was also out Of
the game for while but recovered 80
that he resumed play again before the
game was over. The game with one e1.
ception, was clearly played by both
teams. Neither team had any advan-
tage in weight. |
During the past week Paris has had
the aid of q coach, Keaney Of Bates,
who Is teaching at West Paris, having
charge OF the boys, and their work In
the first game showed that he under
stands his business and has been the
means of getting the team into first class
ahape