Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-27
THE ORANGE AND BLACK OF
GARDINER TRIUMPHANT OVER
.CONY LADS BY 7 TO 0 SCORE.

Gardner Me. Oct G-tSpeeiaD.
Played in Il driz2ling rain on q grid
depth Of several inches, Gardiner High
defeated Cony In the first game Of the
champions hip series by a score of
u O. rhc conditions for football We're
i the %ofSt possible, The game being
/ played in q steady drizzle. In SPITE of
ms, both teams battled for thu victory
without a eign df let mp on either side
from start 10 finish. Clean handling ~
The bali was almost an impossibihty
| but in spite Of this. the ma iority of
| tire pants were well handled end tie
| execution of the forward passes by
Gardiner was Il feature Of the game.
| 1t seemed as though The old-time riV-
ais fought Az never before. both sides
! being Keyed to concert pitch by the
cheering of the spectators and an III
| tense desire III win. Every inch Of
ground was fought for and contested
az IN 1peh life depended upon Tie
| result.
| Gardiner Outrushed.
| Gardner secured the only touchdown
Of tile game in the third period. the re-
suit oi a forward pass which gained 38
wards, and iii four more lire plungSs
| Brisk carried the ball over In The first
| half Ceny certainly outrushed Card
ner, particularly in line plunging.
| In the second halt. Gardiner played
| Cony off it's feet, the forward passes
| Icing great ground gamers. In tn"
| last period Brisk received Il forward
| pass which uetted 80 yards being the
| longes. run OF the game. Tile slippery
! field was = great handicap ia the la, KS
and Gardiner was unable To use her
new open plays which put tie Last
| back field ia great disadvantage.
| Gardeners plays cn The defence seem
ed 10 he especially strong. Du!ac.
S.enier and Captain Talbot seldom
| fa lied in mailing any of the Cony hacks.
Hickey. al center, played a great game
and il was through his good nose Tor
the ball that Gony was on the losing
end in the last half. Gardiner execnt-
cd five completed forward passes
which resulted in gains of p, %, 10, y
and 30 yards respectively
Turner Strong for cony.
For Cony, Turner played an excep-
tionallv clean, strong game and his
brilliant line bueking placed Gardiner
in many a precarious position. Wyer
played a coed game. Calvert proved To
be q good man. exceptionally strong on
lime defence. That Cony autweighed
Gardner was evident as the opposing
elevens lined up at the opening OF
| he
First Period.
| Gardiner won the toss and elected To
lreeeive the kick. Gony defending the
inorfh goal. Purintan kicked oil To brisk
on the l0-yard line. who ran the bdii
hack II yards. Gardiner tired FOR
iward pass on the first play, Libby tc
IOeriap, which netted % yards. DAVIS
lest faur yards on AN attempted emu
RIM ON the next play, Libby failed To
gain After brisk had gained TWO
| wards Libby punted to Purinton on the
Il5-yara line. who brought the bali
Hack 10 yards. Turner got five through
center and TIVE On the next play. fuf-
inton made enough for first down on
| the next play. through center Babpi,.
tore eff five yards around LETT end anu
Tabor followed with Il yard through
fright tackle. After Cony had tailed 10
gain on the next play, Rabbit punted
| In Libby. who ran the ball back. 10
wards. Libby went through center Tor
n yard. Brisk failed to gain. Cony
was offside and penallzed five yards
Libby got but a yard on the next TWO
| plays and Gardiner lost the ball on
downs. Turner and Rabbit got three
wards each through center. q Bflen
nailed Rabbit for no gain. Parinton
haunted to p. Talbot, who ran the pan
from the Is to the 22-yard line. DAVIS
| recled off 80 yards around left end.
| bit Libby was holding and Gardner
| vas penalized Il yards. Libby gained
two nj center ON the next play, after
which Brisk cat five and two yards.
respectively. Gardner was unable to
gain the necessary yard and lost the
bali en- downs Rabbit was thrown for
n 2-yard loss by J. Talbot. went
through center for yard. Here Cony
tried = forward pass which was IN
complete. Purintan punted To Davis
on the l0-yard line. who ran the ball
! back four. On the first down Brisk
went through center for three yards.
| after which Davis was thrown for a
less around left end. Libby made n
| ward through center and then punted
| to purinton in mid field. who ran back
| IS yards before he was downed by Lib
bv The period ended on the 47yard
! line with the ball in cony's possession.
Second Period.
| At the commencement of this period
( Capt Talbot threw burlington for an 49,