Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-09
Considerable Talk
w. H. S.-Lawrence
Football Contest

/
sion and many hot words of late in
regard to the Waterville Hirh-Law-
renee High contest Supporters of each
aggregation declare that each one is
! scared of the other and claiming that
| each is avoiding the other. According
to an interview with Norman Ma
thcws. principal of the local high
school, early last spring the Water
| willie management in their correspon-
dence with the Lawrence officials Of
fered the Fairfield boys four dates for
, game to be played in Waterville. The
Lawrence management answered that
they would play on November 4 and
that the game should be in Fairfield
as the games between the two schools
had been played mostly in Watervlle
Watervlles response was that a. far
back as the active officials had any
connection with the school the games
had been alternated, and Mr.. Mathews
offered as proof the years of 1917,
when the game was played in Water
Vile; 1918 there was no game; in 1919
the game was played in Fairfield: in
1920 the game was played in Water
Vile: and in 1921 Fairfield was the
site of the melccs. and accordingly this
years contest should be staged in Wa
terville.
No definite result could be had from
the Fairfield boys except November
in Fairfield. The local manager mott
fed them that for two reasons the
game could not take place according
to Farficlds wishes. First, that con-
tracts had been signed with Cony High
of Augusta for November 4; and Sec
ond. that it was Lawrence's turn 10
come to Watcrville. Nothing definite
was accomplished last spring. This
fall at the opening of school Water
willie again started negotiations and
had three dates to offer. Lawrence
held out for November 4, but at this
time did not mention where the con-
test should be staged. 1t was impos-
s. : for Waterville to accept tins ia .
and matters were temporarily closed.
Two weeks ago Coach Hendricks and
Coach Hollis talked over the affair. At
the time all Coach Hollis would offer
was Wednesday, Oct. 25. This date
fell two days before the hardest game
Of the season FOR Waterville, as Ban
gor High was scheduled for the 2Sth.
Coach Hendricks promptly declined t.
On the other hand. Mr.. Hollis, phys
ical director At the Lawrence High
school. explains his side Of the affair
&C follows: ~, states that it was =
custo,a of the schools to play the game
on or arOund tie 4th of November and
the Watersille management did not o.
fer him that date but told him that it
was given to Cony High. Waterville
did offer several dates at the first of
the season. Lawrence always regard
cd the Waterville game as the hardest
game of the season and it was the cl-
max of the schedule. Coach Hollis says
that the game is too big TO he played
at the opening of the schedule as he
could not put his team in condition
that soon. He does not understand
why Waterville should have given
away that date. He is very sorry that
the game cannot be played. for now the
only date he can offer is the o5th of
october and it has been explained that
Watcrville cannot accept it.
The observation-disclosures game has
always been big attraction, as is
shown by the financial results The
schools split $3.50 and usually each
has enough money to clear up the
seasons deficit. if there are any. 1t is
too bad that the annual classic will moi
be held this year. so the best the fans
can do is to argue that each school
has the better eleven.