Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-08


men fought like tigers, smashing through
| the Maine line again and again, and
| throwing the runner for loss, nor could
Maine gain anything from resorting to
the open shifts that she had worked sue
cessfully in the first half. Maine would
| fail to make the distance in the first
three tries and then would punt or throw
pass But for her passing Maine would
never have scored in this half.
In rushes Maine advanced the ball
some 31s yards against Bowdoin's 2S. Blu:
Maine gained some liz yards on passes
while Bowdoin didn't gain yard In this
way. OF Names passes five were IN
| complete and one was intercepted; OF
Bowdoin's one was incomplete and three
were intercepted. Maine made first down
| nine times: Bowdoin five. Bowdoln
punts Melted about 80 yards more than
Names. Maine was penalzed three times
for a total of So yards; Bowdoin twice
| for 10 yards.
! First Period
| Bowdoin defends the west goal.
Purinton Of Maine kicked off, the ball
| going to Wood on the S0-yard line.
Foster gained Ave yards, and three
more through the line. Peacock failed
to gain. Leadbetter punted to Maine
25-yard line.
Jones Gets six through right side,
Daley two around left end. Here Wood
of Bowdoin was hurt and carried from
1.-THE field, Beal took his place. Jones
failed ON an end run and Ruffner
punted to Phillips, VINO was downed
on the 36-yard line. Bowdoin failed to
gain the distance and Leadbetter
punted 40 yards to Daley. who was
tackled on the 2S-yard line. Maine
kicked for distance. Ruffner punted 80
yards to Phillips on the 3S-yard line.
Peacock got six and two yards
through the line, Phillips funbled but
recovered, getting one yard. Phillips
failed to get the distance and Maine
got the ball on Bowdoin's 4S yard
line.
Maine Scores
| Daley and Jones got five each, first
down. Maine then sprung the wing
shift play. Daley passed to Jones, who
got II yards, putting the ball on the
27-yard line. Bartlett was hurt and
replaced by Pettingill In three at
tempts Maine failed to gain, then
Jones threw a pass to Beverley for the
first touchdown Of the game. The
kickout failed. Score: Maine 6. Bow
doin 0. Phillips kicked off to Names
o5-yard line. Ruffner forced to punt
to 44-yard line. On an intercepted pass
by Gorham Maine got the ball again
on her s4-yard line. Ruffner forced to
punt. Phillips got the ball on the So
yard line. The period ended with the
ball in Bowdoin's possession on her
37-yard line.
Second Period
Bowdoin got poor start in the
second period, poor pass to Leadbet-
ter netted a six-yard loss. Leadbes-
ter punted to Jones on the 3S-yard
line, he ran the ball back "a yards to
Bowdoin's 2S-yard line. In a series of
rushes and end runs Maine rushed the
ball to the 3-yard line. Maine failed
to make the line on three attempts,
but on the fourth pushed 1t over for
the second touchdown. Score: Maine
IS, Bowdoin 0.
| Bowdoin Starts
In the last Of this period with the
ball on Names 41-yard line in Bow
doin's possession, the Bowdoin backs
started a series of line bucks that were
not stopped till the 15-yard line was
reached and the whistle ended the half.
Third Period
Bowdoin got a bad start in the be-
ginning Of this half. After the kickoff
by Phillips, Bradford fumbled Ruff
ner's short punt and Maine had the
hall on her 35-yard line. Neither side
was able to advance the ball to any
extent Then Nevens. in breaking up
a forward pass was knocked uncon-
scious and carried from the field.
Dyar replaced Nevens. After failing to
gain on line plunges. Maine worked
another forward pass. getting the ball
on Bowdoin's 45-yard line. But Maine
lacked the punch and after the ball
had see-sawed back and forth. the
period ended with the ball in Bow
doin's possession on her 2s-yard line.
Fourth Period
After an exchange Of punts. Stuart
intercepted a forward pass Just be-
hind the 20-yard line and ran 70
yards to the 2-yard line. After q pen
atty of Ave yards, Peacock in three
tries put the ball over for a touch
down. The goal failed. Score: Bowdoin
/ s, Maine Is.
On Bowdoin's LIST yard line, Jones
threw . forward pass to Beverly. the
hail landed In Phillips hand but bounc-
ed out and back into the arms Of