Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-04
One Of Hardest Fought Games Ever
PLAYED Between These Old Rivals.

out to Weatherill. but Lacasce failed
To kick the. goal
! La Casee kicked off TO Danahy on
the 23-yard line. Then after a few
plays in which both teams had their
chances. carrying the ball, the frs
period ended, and the ball was Bates
near the center of the field.
Second Period.
At the beginning of the second perio1.
piunges by the Bates backs netted the
team 10 yards Wood tackled for no gain
around right end. Then 4 pretty forward
pass to Dahany gave the Garnet 16
yards.
Bates could not gain and their forward
pass failed. so the ball went TO Bowdoin
on the 20-yard line. In two downs
Weatherll could not gain. Fitzgerald was
tackled for a loss and LaCasee punted
TO the 45-yard line. And again Bates was
held and forced to punt.
Weatherili received the punt on the as
yard line on the next play he was un-
able to gain. Foster gained yard,
tackled by Manuel And then Leadbetter
was tackled by Thompson for loss of n
yard LaGasce punted to Bates on the
s5-yard line. Eldridge fumbled and the
bail was Bowdoin's on the 45-yards line.
Foster made two yards, and two more
We're made by Faulkner. who replaced
Foster. LaCasee made two yards, but
Weatherill could not gain and the bail
went to Bates on downs.
In number of plunges Bates could
not make their distance. so Talbot puntcd
to Faulkner. Faulkner made a pretty
run of 20 yards through tackle and TIE
half ended
Third Psriod.
LaCasce kicked off to Dahany. who ran
the bali back to the 30-yard line. Bow
doin's strong line held and Talbot was
forced to punt. Weatherin receiving the
bali on Bowdoin's 45.yard line. In
plunge through the line Foster Melted
seven yards, and Crosby made three
more, giving Bowdoin first down A for
ward pass from Crosby failed. blocked
by Dyer. Runs by Weatherill and Eos
ter netted three yards. but a forward
pass failed and Bates had the ball
Bates rushed the ball up to Bowdofn's
s-yard line, but there the team was held
for downs. The Bowdoin backs could
not make consistent gains, so LaCasee
punted 10 Dennis. who received the bali
at about the center of the field. Then
Bates in number of rushes, including
pretty 4b-yard run made by Dennis,
brought the ball up to J3owdoin's lz-yard1
line. Dennis made two yards, Eldridge
made two, Dennis five more, and then
Dyer in two PUSHES carried the ball over
Bowdoin's line for touchdown. Dennis
kicked the goal Score: Bates T. Bow
dom g.
Bowdoin kicked off A forward pass
failed and the White had the ball on her
F-yard line From here it was carried
in a number of rushes to the B ates ~
yard line. At this point the period ended,
Fourth Period.
Good gains were made by Faulkner and
Weatberil, but the team was put hack
IS yerds for holding. Faulkner made a
run of % yards agound left end, but oei
the next play forward pass failed AMI
the ball went to Bates Talbot punted.
3wdoin made some gain. On tumble
Stillman got the bah on Bowtloin's 70
yard line Bowdoln's line held again and
the bah went to the White on her own
3o-yard line. Faulkner made two yards.
a forward pass attempted by Crosby was
not Completed and Shepard crossed the
goal line with the ball bat the score
was not allowed to stand
Wood kicked TO Talbot The ball was
rushed forward by Dyer and Dennis. but
Bates fumbled Lewis recovered the bail
and then the Bowdon backs made con-
sistent gains rushing the han down to