Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-24
Maine Football Elevens Clash in First OF
Games Today for the Maine Championship


Ieees clash in the first of their annual
eridiron contests to decide the cham
pions Of the Pine Tree State. Maine
days games, tho former playing the
Bates Team at Lewiston and the lat
ter against Bowdoin at Brunswick.
Thus far this season Maine has played
five games, and the other three colleges
have played four. Maine has won four.
scoring 15S points to her opponents 81;
Colby has won three, scoring 1903 points to
40; Bowdoin has won two. scoring "a
points to "a, and Bates has won two,
scoring s. points to 1O5 Bates won So
to from Fort Mckinley and 26 to from
New Hampshire State College. and lost
to 16to Tufts and o TO "A to Harvard.
Maine lost to 20 to Yale and won 26 to
from Boston College, &c to 0 from Fort
Mckinley, % to from Vermont and GA
to from Norwich. Bowdoin won to
from Amherst and 20 to from Boston
College and lost to 3 to Wesleyan and
to q to Trinity Colby won 66 to from
New Hampshire state, 6 to from Mass
achusetts Aggies, IL to from Holy Cross
and lost IA to 10 to Tufts.
Lewiston, Me-, Oct. 23.-(SpeciaD.-
Bates will play the first champion
ship game of the series Saturday on
the home grounds against the Univer-
sity of Maine, the pennant winners of
the past three seasons. Bates is Sc
verely handicapped by the hghtness
of her players, the amount of new
material which goes to make up the
Varsity team, and the series of acct
dents which have put several of the
best players out of the game. The
squad in comparison to the heavy
weights of the university, are excep-
tionally light. The estimated average
weight of the Bates team is 1876 pounds
while the Maine team is on an average
at least Is pounds heavier. Conse-
quently, Bates places her hopes of
scoring in the quickness and speed of
her men and her success depends
largely on the continuance of the
present dry weather The field is dry
and in fair condition which gives a
decided advantage to the lighter team.
Captain Moore, who was injured in
the Tufts game, will probably be I'M
able to play at all this season. Bill
Neville, who is taking Capt. Moore's
place, though but a Freshman, is do
ing excellent work. Curtin, the ates
fullback, who hurt his knee In the
game with Fort Mckinley, injured it
again in a scrimmage Wednesday and
may be unable to enter the contest
Saturday.
Names players are all veterans and
many of them players in last years
championship eleven, while Bates must
put on the field practically new ma
ter!al. The squad, though recognizing
the odds against them, are most OPP
timistic and will give Maine the big
gest fight of the season. Bates students
and alumni gave the team a hearty
support and stake to the finish the
pluck and ability of their players
Spirit was never better than at the
rally Thursday. Bates + nay not win
but it will be a hard-earned victory
for their opponents.
Noi"S VI past years Give opiehuiu
encouragement. In the % games play
ed with Maine, Bates has won 16, tied
T. and lost g. When Maine was the
champion in 1912 and 1911, Bates won
from them both the games played.
The Bates squad is training steadily
and secret practice was held Thurs
day to which not even the students
were admitted. Coach Greene is max
ing desperate efforts to get the new
material into shape and Is confident
that his men will make a good show
ing. The lineup for Saturdays game
has been announced as follows:
lie, Butler; 1t, E. Clifford; lg, Gustin;
C, Merrill; rg, w. Neville; TT, Manuel;
re, J. Neville; OBJ. Talbot: lib, De-
Viewer; fb. Curtin; RIB, Keaney.