Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-31
CoNY HIGH LOSES TO DEER|NC
K HIGH IN ROUGH GAME, Is TO 0

Outweighed, outgcneraled and out
slugged, Cony Highs football war
riors met defeat Saturday at Capital
Park, Deerins High winning Is to 0.
1t was the Red and Whites first de-
feat-an honorable Dictator the
Cony boys battled against superior
odds Deering presented a giant line
that Cony could not penetrate for
consistent gains. In the hacktield
they also lowered above the Augusta
lads. The Portland eleven is un-
doubtcdly the best prep or high
school team in the State. But-and
this is said adrisedly-it is to be de-
plorcd that a team that this can be
said of must also be branded as the
dirtiest seen on the local Glidiron in
a decade This was manifest both
physically and vncally. As evidence
of the former, witness the long list
of penalties inflicted on the visitors
for offside, for slugging, for pilinS
up, etc, and as~for the latter, the
string Of vile epithets spilled by both
PLAYERS and coaches made one Won
der why a team so skilled in play
would have recourse to such talk.
Football is no parlor game. nor are
weakings eligible. 1t is a battle of
Drawn and brains with plenty OF
hard knocks ard cave man proclivi-
ties. but Nithal guarded by rules that
keep the players within bounds. 1t
is to be dcpIored these same rules
cannot reach the 1oose-tongued
Deering was penalzed . five times
for offside, a total of % yards; half
the distance to their goal line twice,
for smuggling. q total Of 55 Yards, and
another penalty for piling up.
Against this Cony was penalized
. once. for offside, 5 yards.
behring's defense was aimed at
Harrington, Cony's star halfhack,
and resulted in Cony's failure to gain
after the first period, when she as
sumcd decidedly dangerous atti-
tndc Deering played better football
than she had uncovered during the
entire season and her heavy line and
speedy backfeld plays had the local
team at her mercy.
The offensive work of Hooper, Mar
tele, Ward and Marsh and the de-
fensive play of Moulton, a. Hanson
and Eveleth featured for Decring,
while CasWell, Warrington. +. Austin
and Brennan on the offensive and
Stafford and Knowles on the defen-
sive featured the play Of the locals.
Cony was dangerous in the first 10
minutes of play, but from that time
on displayed but little pep, owing
back Caswell insisted on running his
backfield against DeeriRs heavy line
10 little advantage, instead of using
Farrineton's speed in broken field
running and the aerial play, with
which the team has been credited,
for the purpose of gaining distance.
In the second play Of the opening
period Decring fumhled and Cony
recovered and Austin, Brennan and
Casweil proceeded to make first
down without delay, only to be fol-
lowed by another by Harrington and
Austin, who rushed the ball down the
field within four inches OF the Deer
ing goal line before they We're stop
ped. Dcering held and it was the
visitors ball in the shadow of their
own goal posts. Marsh puntcd to the
center of the field and harrington
returned the compliment. Another
Deering tumble gave the ball to Cony
| and the period ended With the sphere
en- behring's 1S-yard line with no
score.
At the opening of the second period
| Cony started her march toward the
; DcerinG goal line, but Dcering held
J and blocked Farrington's kick. At
| this point Decring started her first
real offensive and by the aid of Ward.
Hooper and Marsh made two first
fense and forced Marsh TO kick. Cas-
| we'll caught the ball on his own goal
| line and, in running back to avoid the
| Deering tacklers. was downed behind
! his own goal posts for a safety
4 Harrington kicked off TO Deering and
| after n nip and tuck battle Cony
started her first forward pass of the
| game, but it was intercepted by Mar
tellc, who ran Is Yards for touch
down, exhibiting some exceptionally
fine broken field running. Marsh
| kicked the goal and the score at the
| end Of the first half was . to in
behring's favor.
Although both backfelds displa ycd
some fine work the third period end
ed without a score for either side;
the ball was in behring's possession
on the Cony 40-yard line.
Dcering started off the final period
and made three first downs before
! Conys defense stiffcncd and held the
visitors. Penalties came rapidly al
this point. With the ball on
Conys 30-yard line Marsh started a
| forward pass which +. Hanson re-
oeived on the five yard line and went
over with Tor the final score. Marshs
attempt at a goal bounded off the