Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-26
ABBOTT AND CONY FIGHT 4
SC0RELESS TIE ON THE REUEL
WILLIAMS FIELD ON SATURDAY

BY all means the finest exhibition OF
football with which partons to the
Reuel williams field have this year
been rewarded was Saturdays stiff
tussIc between Cony High and Abbot
School of Pennington. Hard, fast and
straight football from the first kick
off to the last whistle with the result
that neither team scored gave the
rooters their full moneys worth II 1t
did fail in giving the opportunity for
celebrating q victory.
The Abbott squad trotted upon the
field little before the local boys and
displayed ma few minutes practice
their speed, ability and weight which
foretold that the game would be q
close one. At sos the Cony team,
the lusty cheers of their supporters,
were seen jumping the sideline wire
and Immediately lined UP in the mid
die of the field to kick off to their op-
ponents.
Captain Turner was not with his
team ON account Of injuries but Taper
was again seen in the ranks much to
the qualification Of Cony rooters.
Throughout the game the evenness
with which the two sides were matcn-
ed was evident. Cony was the more
aggressive, on the whole, keeping the
ball at all times in her opponents ter
ritory and exhibiting far greater sue
cess in her offensive work. Abbott had
a strong defense, both in her line and
in her secondary defense. and at times.
showed spurts of speed on the agrees
sive. Grover. the visitors right END,
showed marked ability in gathering IN
forward passes and Mcdowell, the Ap-
| bott's left half. menaced the local
boys left end with frequent gains.
Line bucking was not success oy
either side and the Cony line never
showed itself more proudly. Sampson
was a movable stonewall, movable be-
cause he was in every play and
stonewall because none got by him.
wyer played a hurricane defense De-
hind the line II was impossible to
discover a single weak spot In either
of the two matched elevens.
First Period
Purinton's kick was brought by Alb
bolt TO the 30-yard line which soon
punted and downed Cony on the same
mark. It took four downs for Taoer
to place the ball 10 yards ahead and
make first down. The next fourth
down forced Cony to punt and Abbott
held the ball and likewise punted. a
| fake left end play saw Purinton sail
around right end for 20 yards and
| first down. Abbott held successfully
| for four downs on her five-yard line
snd cony was unable to scores Three
| downs had forced Abbott back to the
| t---e.-f-c+ re~vi- and near'v a touch
ack when she punted. Taber receiving
/ the ball.
| Cony was steadily coming down the
field when a forward pass that she tried
on right end was skIlifully intercepted by
Mcdowell, who tore along for good 10
wards and placed the ball in the middle
of the field in Abbott's possession when
the whistle blew. & -
/ zs-+a..ss Second Period a.sz
The teams lined up in mid-held ana
Furbish after finding no weak spot IN
Cony's line sent forward pass to Gro
yer on right end which netted about 10
wards A second pass on Jeff end was In
tercepted by Sprague and Cony got the
ball. A nifty fake forward pass ena-
bled Taber to advance the oval 10 yards
via left end and then shoot through right
skin tackle for FIVE yards. Dennis re-
covered a wide forward pass with a
slight gain. Cony was coming. Abbott
stiffened, however. and Wyer punted.
Furnish received the punt well down
howard Abbott's goal and brought II up
! to the s5-yard line. Abbott repeated her
line bucking tactics and again resorted
to the forward pass. which Grover pref
tily handled. The ball was in the middle
of the field when the half was up.
Third Period
Abbott kicked off and Sampson receiv-
ed the kick. Cony was downed on the
9o-yard line, Line bucking was pursued