Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-10-17
u. OF M. WINS
OVER r. I. STATE

i the wall, her acute eye IN KlcklnS
down a Yusilade Of Rhode Island for
ward passes and snappy and fashy
offensive with a mixture OF plays
| which baf1led the visitors. won for
her 10 victory over Rhode Island
State here this afternoon in hard
fought and slowly contested grid bat
tie. Rhode Island scored within the
first four minutes on a drop Kick
from Names 2-yard line. with john
son bootlng the ball between the up
| rights.
! Names tally came in the first few
I minutes of the second period follow
| ing a march down the field in which
| TWO forward passes totalling a gain
of 90 yards gave Dave Gruhn a
chance to hurl himself over the line
| for tally.
Rhode Island presented per-
slstcnt and flashy team at spells
| while on the offensive, but seemed
unable to follow through the neces-
sary yard or two when 1t came time
! to plug for first down. Maine pre-
| sented a stonewall defense with two
tackles, Lunge and Dwelly. guards.
| Reardon, Mulvaney and Strout and
the Windmen, Capt. Young and Nc
| Kechney a blockade. The physical
condition of Names gridders went
long way toward victory, Coach
| keaney's men from Kingston falling
to have the stamina to push through
in crucial moment.
Simpson Star
] Ace Y~io ~
can pride herself with one of the
prettiest running backs and lodging,
swerving, always aggressive half
backs seen here for some time In the
/ person of their Freshman Simpson,
who was their best ground gamer
and who worked for nine e-tenths of
the time, always could be depended
upon to turn in spectacular run.
His work slowed up as did the Rhode
Island team play. and although on
the offensive most OF the second
half, the visitors lacked the punch
and Maine always stiffened in time
to- take the ball, punt and dispel the
danger.
I Coach Brice presented Maine
team coached to meet and defeat the
snappy forward passing game Rhode
Island presented with Simpson hurl-
ing the passes and link" Kennedy.
the visitors fast colored right end
receiving. Sixteen passes were at
tempted by Rhode Island, four of
which were successful. Maine work
ed four and the same number failed.
Johnson and Small engaged in a
| x,,;.t
having the best Of the argument, al
though Names kicker worked in
several pretty placed kicks for bet
ter than SO yards, but usually to find
the catty Simpson flashing back
from 20 to rs on every kick.
Kicking Opens Game
Maine opened the game kicking to
Rhode Island. and Connors returned
the ball to his 80 yard marker. John
son was good for eight but fumbled
on the next play. Cohen covering the
ball in midfeld. Two rushes gained
but FIVE yards and Small punted so
yards to Simpson. who wiggled
through a broken field for another
25. Johnson made four. Connors one,
and Johnson booted. the ball rolling
to Names f1ve-yard line. Gruhn mis-
judged and Small punted on the first
play short kick giving Simpson a
chance to sprint back to Names 25-
yard mark.
Two rushes placed the ball on the
20-yard line, and after an unsuccess-
full forward pass Johnson dropped
back on Names e9-yard line and
drop kicked but the ball went wide
and Maine started play on her 20
yard line. Small kicked and by pret-
ty sweeping of ends by Simpson.
Rhode Island worked back into
Maine territory, a forward pass TO
Kennedy from Johnson being good
for Is yards. After two unsuccess-
ful hurls, Johnson dropped back
again on Names % marker and shot
the ball through the uprights for
three points and the first score.
Young Dashes SO Yards
Maine received the kickoff with
Small getting the ball on his 10-yard
line crossing and passing to Young,
who went up the field for so yards to
be downed by Beck on Rhode Islands
45-yard line. Captain Young threw
3. Off four tacklers on this play and
only lunging tackle by Beck fore
ing him outside of bounds prevented
him from making a touchdown, as
he had clear field. Time ended
further play.
Small turned in five yards on the
first play of the second quarter and
then followed with a short pass over
the line to Gruhn which was good
for 10 yards. Gruhn turned in four
and Small slipped off left tackle for
10 yards. Cohen added two, a for
ward from Taylor to Small put the
ball on Rhode Islands four yard line
and Gruhn plunged through the cen
ter OF the line for a touchdown
Small kicked the goal.
Small kicked off to Rhode Island
over the line and the visitors after
failing to gain. Johnson kicked.
Small fumbling on Names As yard
line and Rhode Island had the ball
within striking distance again but
forward passes failed and time end
ed play after the visitors had gained
10 yards on plunges off tackle.
)! In Maine's Territory
Names line frightened in the third
i, and although play was in their ter.
ritory for the greater part. of the
, third quarter, Small punted on mos
every opportunity. Rhode island
working to within a few yards or