Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-11-03
MAINE DEFEATS
COLBY $50 IN
ROUGH CONTEST

ROUGH CONTEST
Maine came to Watervil'e Saturday
for the annual game with Colby and
after a hard contest which nearly de-
veloped into a free for all. left town
the victors. IS to Q. The contest was
an interesting one to watch. although
Colby apparently never had a chance
Of winning as she did not threaten
Names goal lines at all. 1t was in
teresting because Of tine fighting amony
the players, If that Can be called in
teresting, and the bad feeling mani
tested. And the work of the officials
was interesting. too, because it ap.
peared to be SO unusual. It did not
appear to satisfydeuh team; as argu-
ments were frequent
Colby did not show a sign OF an Of
Tense, when it had the ball, but ha.
it not been for some splendid work.
the score OF the Maine aggregation
would have been much larger. Jacobs
especially and Niles and Captain Buck
nam in the backfield did some fine WORK
in this respect. as did other men in
the line. Colby missed the services
Of Kalloch at fullback. although Buck
nam pla ed splendid game; not that
Bucknam did no. lay as we'll as Kali.
loch woul6 have. but that a man whose
playing ability is such as Kalloch s
would have been missed under any cir
cumstances
The Maine team showed a good Of
tense, but did not gain much through
the center OF the Colby line. Most
OF her gains were on end runs and on
we'll executed forwards. Lawry ami
Stewart were the principal ground gain
ers for Maine and were ably seconded
by other backfield men.
Maine got her first score in the first
quarter. Bucknam kicked off and Maine
rushed the ball steadily down the .ieli
to the Colby one yard line. where Col
by held and received the ball on downs.
Buchanan punted back. and after two
good runs, Stewart the Maine cap
tain, carried the ball across Neavling 2
missed at goal. This ended the score
FOR the first period. In the second Pc
Rod Maine was unable to score, Col.
by holding we'll.
The third quarter was the interest
ing session. Maine kicked off. Colby
began to rush the ball down the field.
but on the fourth play came the trou-
bic that spelled ruin for Colby. M
| one knows exactly what Happened. Any
way. several players were spread oit
on the ground. and Cu.by and Maine
were fighting for all they were worth
captain Bucknam. appearing to be the
center of the attraction, handled him.
self well. The crowd rushed on the
field. and it appeared as though the
game were to emo in a riot But orde,
was restored. and Buchanan was re.
| moved from the game. 1t is not easy
! &c see why Colby should have been
thus punished and Maine not similarly
. punished. But this removal, while i,
did not demoralize the Colby outfit, de.
pressed it Colby was penalized hal!
the distance to her goal. Stearns punt.
ed, and the BAH rolled a,ong the ground
Pulsifer of Colby stopping it. The ref.
cree apparently blew his whistle, bu.
Maine man picked up the ball and
raced for long gain before he was
S'oPPSe' he Te4eIee at HrSG decide
that the ball should go back to where
1t was stopped by Pulsifer. But afte,
the Maine men with their cloquence had
appealed to him. he reversed his deci.
sion. Lawry Immediately tore around
the Colby left end and ran IS yards
for touch down
A few minutes later Maine had the
ball within 25 yards Of the Colby
goal. and Lawry threw a pretty for
war behind the Colby posts to Small
In the fourth quarter, Small inter-
copied a pass thrown by Grace of
Colby and ran about 20 yards for the
last touchdown. Shortly after this
score the game enden una It was
lucky. for darkness had descended
| upon the Geld.