Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-12
Wesleyan Professor
Denies BOwdOin Grad
BETRAYED His College
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Especial to kennebec Journal
Brunswick. Me. Oct. 1.-THE
Bowdoin varsity squad was called to-
gethor this evening for practice on
Abe clay floor of the Hyde athletic
building. Il having been found i'm
possible to do satisfactory work on
Whittier field this afternoon on &C
count of the rain. When the team
lined up this evening Coach Oster-
grcn placed George Robinson. a
freshman. who played on Lewiston
High last season. at guard in place
OF Townsend. who is out OF the game
for the remainder of the week on
account Of mi ries. The wet weather
during the last few DAYS has played
havoc with several OF the varsity
PLAYERS and tonight in addition to
Captain Miller. Toottel. one of the
kickers Townsend. guard, and Phil
brick substitute guard. are all on
the hospital list. 1t is doubtful if
either Captain Miller or Tootel will
be in condition TO play against Har-
ward Saturday
The squad was given a long signal
drill and dummy scrimmaSe in the
athletic building this evening. while
this afternoon during the rain the
team tackled the dummy and prac-
tlccd line plunging. No scrimmage
attempted on account of the wet
weather.
Nal Morrcll Joe Smith and AL
drcd took turns punting during the
practice and II is hard TO telf which
viii be picked 10 do the booting in
the Harvard contest. The big topic
OF discussion on the campus is re-
gariing Hugh MacCurdy who played
center for Bowdoin last year, but
who this season is "A member OF the
coachiug staff at Wesleyan. The
claim that MacCurdy drilled his
CHARGES in Eowdoin plays have ap-
reared in numerous papers. THESE
charges arc denied in letter re-
ceiycd today from Professor Joseph
\ Hewitt OF Wesleyan. Bowdoln
graduate and Dr. Edgar FauNcr
head Of the athletic department at
WESLEYAN. The letter from Profess
-or Hewitt in part as follows: The
game was good clean exhibition OF
football and Eowdoin needs no all
his There was however a good
deal OF severe talk against MacCurdN
for teaching Wesleyan the Bowdoln
nlays II he had done So ! for one.
would think the seVercst structures
ustinahle The fact is he did MOTH
ing OF the sort | hold no brief for
the scouting system, but It Is IN gen.
,r.I usc and ore of our coaching
staff was present NJ Bowdoins crush
inr victory over Amherst. OF course
No observed the Eowdoin plays and
tho team was coached last week 10
mcc, those plays Mas Is only the
fo,lr,b member OF our staff and his
work is largely devoted to teaching
A. fundamentals Last week he
g., mt GOOD deal of time working
the mcn on tho dummy and worked
marvellous Improvement IN the
tackhng. am Informed that there
vas an i,rm In Boston paper TO
the erect that he was teaching the
team the Eowdoin PLAYS. He was
asked TO do nothin: of the KIND and
| am sure nc Would nav Nlu"N" a.
No had been asked.
Mac IS a VERY loyal Bowdoin man.
~ has bccn cons. tcntlN blowing for
,bo Eowdoin team. and has secuted
the notion that Wesleyan had dead
mans chance TO win against his ola
college He was particularly sure
mat Ostcrecrn's forward passes
could not be solved. FauNer mas
respected his enthusiasm and mas re-
Trained from using him III any
that would prick even a tender con-
science. He was sent 10 scout the
Columbia game. not the bowdoin
game. and Yesterday he was again
detailed to the game in New York
hone that II YOU hear such crlt-
cisms against him YOU will be in a
position to 3rTeture them