Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-24
Away with ihs Gardner
Eleven, Is to Q.
Gardeners Weak Line AID The
Cuny's Improved Playing
Are Features Of Wednesdays Foot
ball Game on Williams Field.

The Cony boys romped away with the
Gardiner High team, Wednesday afternoon,
on the Reue Williams field, to the tune of
20 to 0. before a good-sizod crowd of Gar
diner and Augusta fans.
As the score indicates, the game was
very one-sided, and at no time did the Car
diner men have the pigskin near enough
to Cony's line to make the outlook dan
gerous for the home eleven. Cony resorted
to old-fashioned football and very few
trick plays were tried, for 1t was
easy for the Cony backs to carry
the ball through the Gardiner line. which
was very weak. On the other hand Cony 5
line was very strong and it wassvery 'sei-
dom that they witnessed eny difsdlty ii
holding the Gardiner men, when tbe9 had
the ball. which did not occur very often.
Capt. Connors of the Gardner team wen
the toss and Cony kicked 10 Gardiner. who,
from the start, was Inferior. both in weight
and ability. Leighton, the Cony captain
failed in his first attempt 90 kick the ball.
for the required dtstanee, but in his see
ond trial ne sent he pisskin hurling back
to Gardeners 15-yard line.
The Gardiner team tried to get their
distance by carrying the bail through
Cony's line but in this attempt they fail
ed miserablg for they could not carry the
bali even i've yards in their four downs.
Cony players did much better when they
got their turn with the ball and by sue
eession of long gains through the line by
the Cony backs the bali was carried over
Gardeners line, after eight minutes OF play
by Harvey. who was playing star game.
as usual. 1t was up to Leighton to kick a
goal from the touchdown. and good luck
was with him. for when the bali went
sailing through the air ii struck the CEN
terpiece in the goal. but bounded over. At
fhe end OF the first period the score was
to 0.
Only a few minutes had been played in
the second period when Capt. leighton car
ried the ball over for Cory, by a pretty run
for five yards through the Gardiner Inc.
Gardiner took brace at this point md
by trick play. succeeded ia gaiafn, weir
distance twice in succession. but after that
the play did not work. for the eony men
got wise to it. The scare was - 20 at
the end OF the first half.
Gardiner kicked the ball u cony IN The
second half and Cony had very little DIFF
fieulty IN scoring touchdown. after a few
minutes of play. The cony backs had been
making good gains through the Gardiner
line and Gardiner was putting all of her
strength in that place. When the ball was
within about IL yards of their goal, Capt
Leighton took the ball and started to car
ny 1t through the line, but seeing that il
was no use he changed his tactics. carrying
the ball around Gardeners left end, which
was unprotected. Score at close of period
was 20 TO o.
Coach Cole of the Cony team, seeing that
Cony had things all its own way, shifted
part OF the regular men, and put subs
In their places. The subs did WELL bul
were not able to hold the fierce onslaughts
made by the Gardiner men, and it was
necessary to put both of the regular men
back before the game was over, although
Gardiner did not have the ball within a
dangerous distance of Gonys line, After
| series of long gains by the Cony backs
Harvey carried the ball over for another
touchdown. The game ended, 20 to 0, in
Conys favor
man among the Cony players, for ever,
man was in fine form, and every player
| did good work at all periods of the game
| The local boys showed great improvement
over the last game--in team work.
| The lineup and summary