Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-10-03
Bowdoin Beats
Rhode Island State
i'm Final Period

. " III d 6diIiS tHdt NcISSu OIi the
spectacular. The 1900 spectators at
Whittier field were kept in tense ex-
citement until the last period, when
the White gridders played rings
around their opponents and tailed
all their points. The speed and fight
of the new Ostergren coached eleven
were the chief factors in the victory.
The officials first issued the score
as Is instead of to 0. But later
changed the ruling, declaring that
safety instead of touchdown had
been made on play near the close
of the last period, when a Rhode
Island man fell on boomerang punt
kicked by his own fullback and
which rolled back of his own line.
Rhode Island was but twice within
striking distance of Bowdoins goal
line, and when the White line held,
forward passes failed to score for the
visitors. The Rhode Islanders made
their best showing in the first half.
while Bowdoin came strong at the
finish. Capt. AL. Morrelrs gridders
should have scored one or two More
touchdowns, but for faulty Judgment
on the part of the quarterbacks.
"Dumpy" Dahlgren, the stocky
tow headed halfback, had the honor
of making Bowdoin's first touchdown
of the season. The tally came half
way through the final period. Horace
Hildreth had put the White team in
position for a drive by grabbing Joe
Smiths forward pass for a 23-yard
gain. With the bail on the eight
mark. Dahlgren shot through Beck
for five yards, and on the next play
showed through the same hole, falling
just over the line. Smith kicked the
goal.
Shortly afterward Hudson was
obliged to punt from his own 10 yard
line. The pigskin shot into the wind,
hovered second, took a peculiar re-
verse English and boomeranged back
over the Rhode Island goal line. after
1t had sailed over the line of the
scrimmage. The Bowdoin forwards
were after the pigskin. but hesitated
to fall on it. and Tobey. the r. l.
center, jumped on the ball
The officials had a consultation
and declared it a touchdown. Joe
Smith tried for the goal, but the
ovoid hit the crossbar and bounced
back into the field Last evening
after another consultation Referee
Tiiton ruled the play safety, but an
appeal will be made to the central
board to confirm the ruling.
Joe Smith, Capt. Al. Morrell and
Tootell played brilliant football for
the White, while Simpson was
large part of the Rhode Island team
until he left the game near the close
OF the second period on account of
injuries. Potter, the big right guard
for the visitors, proved a mashing
man in the lines and Hudson turned
in some brilliant broken field runs.
Morrelrs punting was impressive
He outclassed the other kickers on
the field, and his hoists ranging
from 10 to 55 yards several times
sailed over the goal line from mid
field. Norman Miller and Phillips
made a number Of pretty runs, the
former fighting for every inch of
ground.
The visitors carried an arsenal of
forward passes with them, and it
was the defensive work of Smith in
intercepting these heaves that many
times stopped threatening long gains.
The first thrill came early in the
game when Meacham the Bowdoin
halfback turned Kirby's end for a II
yard sprint. After one of Morrells s
forward passes had been intercepted
on Rhode Islands 25-yard line. the
visitors made a march down the
field, with Simpson smashing
through the White line for a long
gain in series of rushes. When the
visiting cavalcade had reached the
lO-yard line a forward pass was
intercepted across the line. and the
first peril had been averted. The
period ended with Simpson punting
to Bowdoin on the Whites 4j-yard
line.
AS the second period started, Nor
rell began kicking game and three
long punts kept the invaders at bay.
Simpson circled Gibbons for 10
yards. But soon afterward he
fumbled a high pass and Smith
tackled him for loss on his own To-
yard mark.
With the Bowdoin stands howIinp
Wildly for a touchdown, Morrell got
SIX through left tackle and Smith
two more, but Gibbons muffed Nor
relrs forward fling across the goal
line. Bowdoin soon had the ball in
striking distance again. Joe Smith
missed a drop kick from the o5-yard
line the ball shooting low and
through the charging forwards.
For the remainder of the neriod
the ball see-sawed with both sides
Kicking and passing frequently.
Simpson and Morrell, the rival full
backs both left the game with in
Juries. One of the pretty features
was a 14-yard hurl from Smith to
Gibbons and just before the period
ended Mason missed drop kick
from his 10 yard mark. The ball
was on the six yard line and with Al
seconds play. Phillips erred in not
bucking the line. The half ended
with the ball in Rhody's possession
on her own 22-yard chalk.
Miller, who substituted for MorrelI
showed an ability to kick strongly
and also drove hard through the line
with the ball. For the first four min
utes Of the third period, the teams
played each other to a standstill.
Then the elusive Hudson broke
through the right side of the White
line and prettily lodging evaded a