Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-01
CONY DOWNEDBY
ABBOTT SCHOOL
SATURDAY, 24-0
Pennington Boys Prove too
Heavy for Home Team and
Plunge Through Latter's Line
at Will

Cony's football eleven lost its Sec
ond game this fall Saturday afternoon
on the Ruel Williams field, to the Alb
bott school team Of Pennington, the
score being "a to o. The game was
witnessed by good crowd Of Abbott
and Cow rooters, who found the con-
test interesting.
At times Cony showed up strong,
but the greater part OF the time Abb
bolt could gain at will either through
Cony's line or around the ends. The
Abbott team outweighed Cony Is
pounds to the man. The Cony team
was in a crippled condition on account
of the loss Of Capt. Sprague and Den
mis- in the line and Martin in the
backfield, all of whom were unable
to play in the game.
Capt. Kurdish and Drummond play
ed a star game for the visiting team.
while Howes and Lathe showed up
we'll for the Cony eleven.
First Half
Abbott kicked off to Cony. Capt.
gan, Cony's Quarterback, who made no
gain. Taber. Redman and McGould-
rick, the Cony backs. could make but
small gain and Taber punted to Lar
kin. In three rushes Drummond adj
vanced the ball 20 yards for Abbott.
Larkin made two yards but Drum
mond was held for no gain. Larkin
in a dash around Cony's left end
made 10 yards and Furnish sprinted
around Cony's right for 10 yards. Lar
kin advanced the bail four yards.
Capt. Kurdish of Abbott then carried
the pigskin 10 yards over Cony's line
for Abbott's first touchdown. Fallon
kicked out to Kurdish but Furnish
failed to kick the goal from the touch
down.
McGouldrick of Cony received Fall
Ions kickoff and advanced the ball 10
yards. Taber made a gain Of eight
yards around Abbott's left end. Red
man made a gain of nine yards and
McGouldrfck a gain of three yards for
Cony but Taber and McGouldricll
were held for no gain. From the punt
formation McGouldrick made a pretty
pass to Howes. which netted - yards
for Cony. McGouldrick then ran the
ball seven yards around Abbott's left
end. Redman made three yards for
Cony but McGouldrick's try for a for
ward pass failed. Taber was held
twice without gain and Redman made
two yards. Cony lost two yards on a
pass from McGouldrick to Redman
I.,,t if~l,+
McGouldrick to Colgan. Another try
for forward pass failed and the ball
went to Abbott on downs
The Abbott backs then, in a good
number of rushes, featured by gain
of 1. yards around Cony's right end
by Kurdish, carried the bail up to
Cony's flve-yard line. Abbott was
penalized five yards for offside. Fall
Ion carried the ball near to Cony's
over for Abbott. Kurdish failed to kick
the goal from the touchdown.
Abbott kicked off to Cony and after
a few small gains by Howes and Ia
Der the half was ended with the bali
rear the center of the field in Cows
possession.
Second Half
Redman caught Capt. Furbish's
kickoff and made five yards for Cony
Taber gained five yards around Abb
bolts right end. Taber punted 70 Fur
Dish. Capt. Furnish made eight yards
for Abbott but in the next two rushes
the Abbott backs were downed with.
out gain. Drummond's try for a for
ward pass failed. Kurdish gained nine
Yards around Cony's left end, F'allon
made nine yards on a run in the same
direction, and little by little the Abb
bolt backfield crept up to Cony's
goal line. Drummond carried the bali
over for Abbott's third touchdown but
Fallon failed to kick the goal from
the touchdown.
Larkin of Abbott kicked Off to Taber,
who ploughed through for yards Red
man. Howes and Taber made a few
gains for Cony. averaging 4 yards. Nc
Gouldrick's forward pass failed. Taber
punted to Furnish. who advanced the
ball yards. Abbott could make little
gain so Fallon punted to Taber, who
went through for Is yards. Redman
made yards through center but Howes
was put back yards at Abbott's right
end and McGouldrick's try for a forward
pass was not successful. Taber punted
to Kurdish, who made 10 yards. Alb
bolt was penalized yards for offside
and Kurdish punted to Taber, who was
downed in his tracks. Taber punted to
Kurdish. who went through Cony for
10 yards. Larkin and Drummpnd drove
the pigskin UP to Cony's 15-yard line
In pretty run Capt Furnish carried
the ball across Cony's line for Abbott's