Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-09-25
WATERv|LLE HIGH
SEVERELY TRIMS
HALl0WELL HIGH

| waterville high school defeated Hal
lowell high school in the first football
game Of the season on Alumni field
| Saturday by q score Of 4S to 0. The Wa
| tervilIe boys were heavier, faster and
appeared to know the game much better
than~did their opponents from down
| river and they were not held for downs
| during the game. while on the other
hand. Hallowell was able to make first
down but once. WaterviIle tried the
forward pass several times and worked
it for good gains. while Halloweli failed
| every time that they tried ii. The work
Of Crafty and s. WoIman for Waterville
and OF Watson for Halloweli featured
the game.
| The game was started promptly on
! time, Crafty for Waterville kicking off
! to Hallowell. The ball was fumbled but
was recovered by a Hallowell player
and fair gain made. In three PUSHES
Hallowell made first down. They were
held in the next three PUSHES and tried
a forward pass which was caught by
Williams. the Waterville back. Water
Vile carried the ball down the field at
rapid pace and Williams went over
! with 1t in six minutes from the time the
whistle first blew. OBrien kicked the
goal and the score was: Waterville z;
/ Hallowell 0.
| Crafty again kicked to Hallowell,
which was promptly held for downs and
in a few rushes Crafty went over the
line for the second touchdown. The punt
out was fumbled and chance to try
for a goal was lost. Score: Waterville
10; Hallowell 0.
| Crafty kicked the ball well down in
the Hallowell territory and the down.
river boys were held and punted to
Crafty, who brought it back several
yards before being downed. A few
rushes followed and O'Brien went over
for the third touchdown He also kicked
the goal and the score was: Waterville
| 20; Hallowell 0
| Waterville kicked to Hallowell and
the boys from down river could not
gain, trying one forward pass, which
failed and surrendering the ball on
downs. In few rushes Donovan took
| the ball over for the fourth touchdown
and O'Brien kicked the goal. Score: Wa
| terville 81; Hallowell 0. The half ended
| here.
| Hallowell kicked to Watervlle at the
| beginning of the second half and VOL
I man came back to within two yards Of
the line. Crafty took it over on the first
rush, the time being one minute. O'Brien
kicked the goal. Score: Waterville 81;
| Hallowell 0.
| Waterville kicked to Hailowell and
| Watson. the down river quarterback,
! came back with it for some distance. A
couple Of rushes failed and a tumble
| gave the ball to Waterville 1t only took
1 few rushes for Williams to carry the
| ball across the line for the sixth touch
| down. O'Brien's toe was again in evil
! dence and the score was: Waterville Al !;
| Hallowell O.
/ Waterville kicked to Hallowell who
| failed to gain, tried forward pass
| which also failed and then punted the
| ball going into the bunch and being re-
covered by Waterville. Waterville tried
a forward pass that failed just as the
period ended. With the beginning of the
last period Waterville in a few rushes
put the ball across, being set back once
for offside play. Crafty got the touch
down and O'Brien again kicked the goal,
making the score: Waterville As; Hal
lowell 0.
Waterville kicked to Hallowell and
they could not gain and punted to
Crafty. Waterville tried a forward
pass that failed and then tried another
that Watson, the Haliowell quarter,
got. The boys from down river tried
desperately to get away for a score
but were unable to get through the
Waterville line or around the ends and
the game ended with the ball in their
possession at about the middle of the
field. The lineup:
VAUDEVILLE HIGH
| HALOWELL HIGH
B. Wolman, Small. Mclaughlin. lie.
re, Meader. Greeley
Lessor, Laf1eur, 1t ............ TT, Hall
Prince. Terry. lg ....... re-. Marcardi
Aver. H. Williams, c ..... c, Hughes
| FroSt kelley, re- ......... lg, Wood
Bushey, Proctor. TT ........ 1t. Clary
s. Wolman, Burgess. Baxter. re.
lie, Johnson
Donovan. Haskell. qb 49,. OBJ. Watson
e. williams. Joseph. RIB.
| lib, Larrette
Crafty, 10 ................. flo, Dean
Score: Waterville High 49,; Halo
well High o. Touchdowns. Williams 2.
Crafty 8, O'Brien, Donovan. Goals
from touchdowns, O'Brien 6. Umpire,
Taft. Referee. Cary. Lineman, Caller
Time. four eight minute periods.
| The officers Of the Chamber OF Com
merco are looking for a good attendance