Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-10-24
Waterville Wins
Over Gardiner. 27-O

In the second half of Saturdays
game, between the Waterville and
Gardiner High schools, Waterville
High came back strong and trounced
Gardiner by the score of 80. Dur
ing the first half the two teams bat
tied about evenly although the Wa
terville team seemed to have the
edge. In the second half Gardiner
seemed to furnish no opposition at
alE The four touchdowns came, two
in each period. The Waterville team
made good use of their opponents
misplays. and at all times showed the
ability to size up the others plays.
The first touchdown came after
four minutes and fifty seconds of
play in the second half. Gardiner
kicked off to Waterville, who receiv-
cd on the 20-yard line and ran the
ball back 10 yards. Gardiner was Off
side on the next play and penalized
five. Sterling made five through the
line and Thibodeau followed for first
down. Pooler made five and Sterling
went through for first down. Saucier
shot around the end for eight yards
and right after this Thibodeau tore
through the, line for eight more.
Pooler then ripped through for the
first touchdown. Bartlett failed to
kick the goal. Score 60.
Sterling kicked off to the 30-yard
line, the ball going low, caromed off
a Gardiner mans leg and Saucier re-
covered it on the 30-yard line. Pooler
made five through the line. Thbo-
deau made II around the left end.
Then the Gardiner line held and in
two rushes the Waterville team could
only make q hare yard. Sterling fell
back for a pass but the line did not
hold and he was thrown for a seven
yard loss. Sterling tried a drop-kick
but it was blocked and ThihOdeau
recovered it on the 25-yard line.
Saucier made four through the line
and Pooler made two in the same
place. Thibodeau could only get q
scant yard around the end, and the
line held on the next rush so the ball
went to Gardiner Gardiner immedi-
ately punted to the forty yard line.
Pooler made two and Thibodeau
made first down around the end
Pooler made two more. A pass,
Sterling to Jobbcr netted the second
touchdown. Sterling kicked the goal
Score 1870.
The merit touchdown came at the
start of the last quarter when King
intercepted a pass and ran the forty
yards for touchdown. Sterling
kicked the goal. The last score came
about seven minutes later after hard
plugging at the line.
Waterville kicked off to the Is yard
and the receiver was dropped in his
tracks. An offside set them ahead
five yeards. They made six yards
through the line. The line held on
the next play so they tried a pass.
1t failed and so did the next one, Wa
terville's ball. Pooler made five and
ThibOdeau followed for first down
Pooler made three on a line buck.
Saucier made a yard followed by
Sterling who took the ball over for
the touchdown. Sterling kicked the
goal. Score 30
The features of the game were the
dashing end runs of Thibodeau. the
line bucking of Pooler and Saucier,
the forty yard run of King for a
touchdown and the head work Of the
quarterback Sterling for Watervillo
while for Gardiner the shining lights
were the two half backs. The sum-
airy follows:
WATERVILLE H. GARDINER H.
Jobber. le......re, NcNally for Webb
Cyr, IT,. Monaghan
Fottef. lg...rg, Hutchins. Mcnamara
bartlett, Co.. Auketell
Mercier, rg................lg, MerkeS
carter, rt.... ....................lt, Sager
King. Thibodeau, re. lie, F. Stenber
SterlnS, 3D.. .qb, Ross
saucer, IND. b.................lh lib, Dale
a. Thibodeau, RIB. lib, s. Stenber
Pooler. fb.........A. .fb. Webb. Babb
Touchdowns, Pooler. Jobber. King,
Sterling. Goals from touchdowns.
Sterling 3. Referee. Goldsmith. Col
by. Head Linesman. Flynn. Colby.
Umpire. Donovan, Gardiner. Timers.
Libby. Gardiner. Moore. Waterville.
Time, two 15-minute and two 12-min-
nte DeriodS