Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-24
OUTCLASSED.
Abbott School Easy Prey
For Cony High Eleven.
Meets Defeat, Saturday, on The
Williams Field, ESQ.
Spencer Gay Of Abbott, Injured by
Kick on the Head.

| whirlwind answering to the name of
| Tabcr who refused to stop until fiat
| tened into the ground like pancake: a
| plucky little general known as Lefty
| Purinton; a captain who reeled off at
! least two of the most spectacular runs
| ever seen On Cony field, and a line
without a weak spot-thus Cony High s
| football warriors retrieved their Go de-
| feat At Pennington. piling up total of
| 26 points against Abbott schools zero
on Reuel Williams field, Saturday aft
ernoon. In their last game of the season
Cony piled up their largest score.
Weighed in the balance. Abbott was
found wanting, and the line that held
like a stonewall against Cony, in the
first game between these two schools,
and that was hailed as a formidable
menace to numerous other teams that
the Blue has gone up against, this
season. failed dsmally to block the
path of victory for Cony.
over the struggling blue-clad for
wards, past the bewildered ends. and
far into Abbott territory, the fighting
Cony team battered its way. until the
reliable Rabbit. or the invincible Ia
Der, or the gritty little Purinton, who
fears not those who think themselves
superior, got within striking distance
Of the Abbott goal line, when spec
tacular end run, and there were several
of them, pulled off meant a touchdown
for the Red and White.
Abbott did not succeed in getting the
ball inside of Gonys 30-yard line.
With their men battered and injured,
r. Piedra. the Abbott guard, was forced
to take the count in the very earliest
ctages of the game, men with sprained
ankles. and numerous cuts and bruises,
the fighting Blue warriors struggled on,
Lut the traditional comeback that has
characterized the playing of the Farm
ington team was lacking, even though
they fought hard.
The game was clean, and it was just
a case of the Blue fighting against
hard luck, and they certainly had their
share of it. They deserve great praise
for their pluck throughout the entire
contest Cony played as they never
played before, every play went OFF with
a snap, the forwards hit the line ike
a Calling gun. and it was as dlfficuit
m null Taber down, when he got start
ed. as to stop a locomotive.
Conv scored their first touchdown be-
fore two minutes time had elapsed
in the first quarter. With the pail III
Abbott's possession on their own 20
ward line, and fourth down, Pledra,
the husky fullback, dropped back 10
punt when Dickson was through the
line like a shot, blocked the punt, Cal
vert picking up the ball and dashlns
toward his own goal line. He was doWh-
ed after advancing the ball 10 yards
Taber skirted right end. and Rabbits
skin tackle play maze it possible for
that player toecarry the pigskin across
for the first tally. Purinton failed in
the attempt to kick the goal.
In the second period, before five min
utes had Elapsed line smashes by Bah
hitt, spectacular end runs by Taoer,
and Turner's line bucking, placed the
ball on Abbotts 3-yard line, where
Purinton took it over. The Cony quar-
ter kick the goal.
One touchdown more in the third pc
Rod by Rabbit, and still another IN
the fourth period by the same play
er. Purinton kicking the goal from a
difficult angle in the latter case. end
ed the scoring, making the 20 points
The Blue fought hard. but lacked the
nunch at the crucial moment. In the
next to tie last play, Gay, VINO hau
been sent in to relieve Buchanan, was
kicked in the head, and had to be tax
en- to the Augusta General hospitai IN
Plummer's ambulance. 1t was found on
examination by physicians that he was
suffering from a slight conclusion OF
The brain It was said, Sunday night
that he would probably be out, Mon
day. =.
For Cony, it is hard to pick any
nartic,lar star, for they all played
the game of their lives. Babbitt, Pur-
inton and Taber showed up exception
allv well. while for Abbott, Captain
pacheller excelled. The summary;
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