Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-07
Maine is TRIMMED BY b0WD0IN
PICSkIN WARRIORS FOR FIRST
Time IN 12YEARS BY SCORE AT

Orono, Nov. SIN the vernacuar Of
the day. Fred Ostergren "got an aw-
full riding" from the Bowdoin stu
dents this afternoon after the Maine
game. Ostergren was ridden all
ovc.. Almuni field, on the shoulders of
the Joy frenzied Brunswickians. The
score was Bowdoin ii, Maine Z, and
it was the first time in II years that
the White gridders have defeated
their rivals from Orono.
The score does not tell the super
iority Of the Bowdoin eleven over the
Big Blue" team from Maine. espec-
tally in the second half, when Fred
Brice's charges. except for a des-
perate rally in the middle of the last
period, were on the defensive the
greater part Of the time. The gen.
eral question after the game was.
How much would Bowdoin have
scored on a dry f1eld?"
Bowdoin scored her first touch
down in the opening period when
McCurdy. the tall-blonde center,
blocked punt and with good inter-
ference by Games, grabbed the ball
and ran 50 yards. Maine evened up
the count when Small ran 67 yards to
a touchdown around Bowdoin's left
end. 1t was the most spectacular
feature Of the battle. In the second
period, Bowdoin scored again on
straight plunging football, sided by
one prettily executed forwaM pass.
With snow~end rain alternately
driven down the field by gale and
the gridiron near the western goal a
quagmire, the players were greatly
handicapped. Despite the miserable
weather conditions 1900 persons, a
record crowd for Alumni field. wit
messed the game. It is estimated that
at least 900 more would have been
present, but for the storm. Many of
the seats sold in the big grandstand
were not occupied. but the bleachers
wore packed from end to end. and
several hundred unable to get re-
served seats stood along the side
lines.
The weather conditions seemed in
answer to the Maine prayer for a wet
field, and there Is little doubt that
the mud and storm slowed up Bow
doins light team and open game. In
fact, forward passes and drop kicks
were almost an jmpossibility. In the
last half, however, the Brunswick
men were twice within the Blue 90
ward line. Once Smith missed a field
goal, and in the last few minutes of
pla.I when Bowdoin had reached the
13yard line on the way + a touch :
down, Umpire Ingalls, saw holding
and penalized the White eleven j.
yards.
Roland Woodbury. Bowdoin's 133-
pound quarterback, piloted the
White machine like a Little Napo-
leon. His dodging runs were the
spectacular features of last half of
the battle. and his gcneralship when
the fray was hottest stamps him as
one Of the cleverest quarterbacks of
the year.
When Henry Small, the dashing
| half back of the Blue team, starting
from his own 50 yard line for an off
tackle plunge in the first period, he
launched one of the most sensation
al coups of the year. Hldreth, the
BoWdoin left end, was drawn in on
the play and Small sprinted away
around Notion. Running to the
side!ines, the flying Maine back
lodged all pursuing tacklers,. and
with scarce q foot to spare kept
along without running offsidc, until
he had crossed the goal line.
Al Morrill,, in attempting a flying
tackle, was laid out as he received
Smalrs heel in the face, and
"Dpmpy' Dahlgren finally brought
the runner down, but he had fallen
over the line, as the Maine stands
rent the air with their war cries.
The courage Of the Orono team In
the face Of II to Z score and with
but a few minutes to play in the last
period brought some consolation tc
the Maine Alumni even in defeat
The Blue gridmcn fought as samely
and desperately and with the same
pep as if it was the first of the game
and they had an even chance to cor
the victory. With Cohen, Blair ana
Small smashing into the Bowdoir
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