Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-11-23
The First Period

d. Purinton got a pretty Kickoff, which
was caught by the Gardiner left half
back, Houston, who was downed by
Wyer on the 35-yard line Houston
:. was given the ball in GARDENERS first
attack against the Cony line and he
advanced it five yards through right
skin tackle Referee Smith imposed a
penalty of 10 yards upon the Gardiner
team, presumably for offside play
which made Is for the orange and
Black to go on the second down. Gar
diner shifted into a formation and the
pass was made to Brisk, fullback, who
fumbled but recovered, the loss
amounting to about five yards. The
next play produced another tumble and
B. Jones, who had broken through the
Gardiner line, fell on the ball. giving
1t to Cony.
Cony's offense first assailed the CEN
ter Of the Gardiner line with Wyer
carrying the ball for gain of three
yards. Wyer was again given the. ball
and made about four yards on the
other side. Turner assailed the left
side of the line for gain of about
a yard. On fourth down with about
two to go the Gardiner line success
fully held and Cony lost the ball on
the 15-yard line on downs.
Gardiner sent Kelly through right
skin tackle for about three yards.
Houston followed with a similar gain
through left skin tackle. Cony was
penalized Ave yards for what looked
like offside play, giving her oppo-
. nents first down. s
Houston made a six-yard advance
: through the right side of the line. a
following attack on the left side of
the line nelted no gain. Brisk made
five yards through the center and
gave Gardiner first down.
Houston was sent through the Cony
line between tackle and end for three
yards. Talbot was unable to get
through the center of the line on a
quarterback buck and lost about a
yard. Brisks dash toward right tackle
was stopped without gain. Houston
was unable to gain. Kelley made three
yards through the line and Brisk fol-
lowed with two more. Another gain by
Brisk through the right side of the
line was sufficient to make first down.
Brisk was tried again on a shift for
rnati5n but wide run via right end
gained no more than yard. Houston's
-buSh 6us SlOpPSQ Will 10 Gain Jul his
second try advanced the ball three
yards. Brisk's run from shift forma-
ton around left end was good for 10
yards before he was stopped by Tur-
ner Kelley was unable to gain through
the line. Brisk was again given the
pigskin and cleared ave yards around
right end. Brisk's next run around the
other end was abruptly stopped by a
pretty tackle by Taber. The ball was
on the 1S-yard line and Gardiner
shifted into drop kick formation with
A. Brisk back to make the kick The
ball was snapped and the Cony line
struggled 20 get through with success.
The kick went low and wide and was
recovered by Cony on her 2-yard line.
Cony's first move was to take punt
. formation and Purinton's punt was
poor one. giving Gardiner the ball on
cony's 21-yard line. The big Gardner
fullback was successfully given the
ball but was unable to get through the
cony line. He punted, the ball going
behind the goal posts and Cony re-
gained possession of the bali which
was broght to the 20-yard line.
Purinton tried quarterback run
around left end but was unable to
get away and the play was stopped
with loss Of about eight yards. Pur-
inton's second try around right end
brought loss of two yards when he
was downed on the 10-yard line.
The whistle blew and the first quar-
ter OF the game came to a close with
neither team having scored.
The Second Period
Play, opened with cony in possession
ef the pall on her l0-yard line with
about 20to go on third down. What ev-
identity was meant to be triple pass
met with disaster when. as Purintcn
shot the baE TO Turner. Davis. the
Gardiner fastyiSht end. came sailing