Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-06
GOOD FOOTBALL.
Cony High Opens Season
On Home Grounds,
By Defeating WatervIIIe High,
Saturday Afternoon, 60.
Coach SouIs Pleased with Showing
Made by Home Team.

Tor the Reuel Williams gridiron, by a
IG to score. The score does not by
any means indicate the difference be-
tween the two teams, for Waterville
| failed to get the bail inside the home
| teams 2oyard line for the entire
game, while Cony kept the ball con-
| tinually iii their opponents territory.
| TIE last two periods We're played in Il
heavy rain.
| Only for a 15-yard penalty Cony
would have scored in the first period.
but Cooper was caught holding in the
| line and thus the chances for score
| were hanished. Both teams tried the
| forward pass three times, but only
once die it work, and then it resulted
with no gain.
In the second period Lightbody punt
| ed Taber received the kick and Wa
terville was penalized Il yards for
interfering with the catch. BY a Sc
RES of line plunges by Taber Turner
and Rabbit the ball was placed on
Watervlle's two-yard line, where
pickle" Turner took it over for the
only touchdown of the game. In the
last period Cony had a good chance to
score but time was called with the
ball on the visitors s-yard line.
Waterville won the toss and de-
Tended the north goal. Purinton kick
ed off for Cony. Barren received the
kick. but was downed in his tracks.
Hustn tore around Conys left wing
but Dennis was waiting fer him, and
consequently he was dumped with no
gain. Here Cony was penalized five
yards for offside play. Hustin again
tried for an end run. This time Coop
er was the stumbling block. for Coop
broke through the line and nailed the
WateiSiile left halfhack for loss
of three yards. On the next down Wa
tervillc fumbled and Red Sampson fell
on the pigSllin On the first play Tur-
ner found his way through left tackle
for Is yards. Purinton went through
the same hole for five more. Turner
tried the right side of Watcrville's
line for two yards and Rabbit donat-
cd one more, on skin tackle play.
With the ball on Watervilles two-yard
line and fourth down. Cooper was
caught holding and a 15-yard penalty
spoiled the chance fer the frs Cony
Touchdown. At this point, Cony lost the
ball through the failure to make their
distance. Goodno tried Cony's right
SIDE of the line with no gain. Water
vile vas then penalized for five yards
offside play. Goodno managed to gain
a yard through left tackle. Lightbody
went through guard for three more.
and then Iightbody ATTEMPTED to punt
Folsom broke through the line and
blocked the ball, but the Waterville
r,,rI i
no tried to skirt Cony's left end but
he failed to gain. Here the period end
ed with the bali in Watervilles pos
session on their own 20-yard line.
Second Period.
Li2htbody punted, Taber receiving
the Kick. At this point Waterville suf-
fered a 15-yard penalty for interfering
with the catch. Taber gained four
yards on an end run. Turner poked
through left guard for FIVE more, and
Purinton made first down, Taber went
through tackle for three yards, and on
the next play he made seven moore
through the same hole, and first down.
In three plunges by Babbitt, Taber
and Turner. the ball was placed on
Waterville's two-yard line, where
Turner took it over. Babbitt failed to
kick the goal.
At the beginning OF the third quar-
tel it commenced To rain and from
then until the whistle sounded for the
game to cease, it was one continual
downpour. The field was slippery and
fast ball was cut of the question. Cony
kicked to Waterville, Paikowsky re-
cefvine the kick, but Cooper downed
him before he had advanced the ball
three yards. Cony was penalized for
being offside. Hustin, on an attempt
to circle Cony's right end, was nail
ed by Murphy Waterviile tried a for
ward pass, but it was incomplete.
Here Wateryile punted, Purinton re-
eeiving the punt, and by some clever
ducking he brought the pigskin back
| for II yards before he was downed by
Goodno. Taber went through guard
| for three yards. Rabbit hit Water
vil,e's left wing but failed to gain.
| ON the next play, Rabbit circled right
end Cor six yards and Purinton went
through right guard for first down.
Gony attempted forward pass, but
| it was a failure. Turner tore through
| the line for eight yards, but fumbed
the ball. Pooler recovered it for Wa
terville. Goodno squirmed through the
right side Of Cony's line for a 4-yard
gain. The period ended with the ball
Il Wateryille's possession d mid
fed.
| Third Period.
| Waterville kicked to Cony, Wyer re-
| ceiyed the kick and advanced the ball
| - yards. Turner went tearing through
| right tackle for 10 Yards and first down,
| The Cony fulIback was again given the
| ball and three more yards was the re-
| saii. 'faber went racing around right
| end for nine yards before he was brought
| to halt. Cony tried forward pass
| With no gain. Cony failed to make their
| distance and lost the ball on downs.
| Lightbody got through left guard for a