Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-09
COLBY DRIVING FOR FORDHAM
CLASH At new YORK SATURDAY
PERFECTINC PASSING GAME

waterville, Nov. S-The colby
eridders are launched on their last
drive Of the season In preparation
for the Fordham game which will
wind up the season for the Water
vile collegians N New York mex:
Saturday. A light signal drill was
the work Monday as the squad was
handicapped by the delay OF the
equipment trunks from Lowell, the
players going through their capers
without uniforms. Coach Snow SUI
stituted a long blackboard talk in
which he outlined Fordhain's style
of play. instead Of the asua' prelim-
mary and fundamental drills which
are usual on Monday afternoons.
Yesterday morning the trunk ar
rived and the coach had his charges
out at an early hour.
The practice was started WITH the
ordinary warming up process OF
kicking. passing and chasing the
ball, then the entire squad was taken
to the dummy. where long session
was put in at tackling and blocking
The men were driven until they were
tackling and blocking, hard enough
to suit his idea of how they viii have
to do it in order 10 stop The New
Workers next Saturday.
The linesmen, in charge IF i.csl; t.
ant coach, Ralph Young, were put
through a strenuous rope drill until
the perspiration trickled down tn 'ir
faces and backs while he took c." &c
of the backs in punting prac Ice,
Schenck and Millctt doing the punt
ing with the backs on the recelvi {,
end and the ends running down un-
der punts and tackling. Coach NJ"
laid much emphasis on interference.
When a back received the ball he
had three other lacks form we l.. :
with the receiver in the middle and
start down the field and ward c the
tackler and clear the field fol the
man carrying the ball.
A forward passing scrimmagl 80
then put on with team A line lin
team Is backs facing team Inc
with team a backs. This pract:c,
was very snappy and a great r;rl",y
of open plays was displayed b. BOTH
teams. each showing much bility
defend against tie aerial attack, tn ;
A backs meeting with the most Sic
cess in completing their passes. Thu
squad has improved in this sty4e
game and could hardly be recoS-
nized as the same men to whom tie
coach had so much trouble teaching
the aerial game !; few weeks ast. =
their work in this department o.
play yesterday is any crlterl" n,
Eordham will have big job On It's
hands TO defend its goal line agai: 81
the Waterville boys overhead game
on Saturday. Scrimmage was on
tinued until almost dusk when thu
coach lined teams a and DIP -or
regular scrimmage which lasted
three-quarters of an hour.
The players showed lots of + d
and fight and seemed to be .'esalnin,
the form which they displayed in the
State Series and which has ne
lacking for the last week, especially
in the game against Lowell I t.;
last Saturday. Coach Snow expressed
confidence that his team would re
gain its top form by Saturday.
The scrimmage was held pri-1ar-
lily to solve the Fordham offens :: !.
to perfect the Colby offensive which,
will be carried out on Saturday. NO
attention was paid to making scor g.
Team B, handled by Ralph Young.
used Fordham plays exclusively and
when they were on the offe4si :
Coach Snow Unanswered team A so
that it could stop the attack most
effectively. When team "A was :.
to detail and if play was not car
ried out to his satisfaction the bal!
was brought back and the play exc
cuted all over again.
The teams scrimmaged until Ions
after dark. when whitewashed ball
was used. Goodrich, the first string
left tackle, who was injured In the
Bowdoin game and who has been
out of practice since, reported lii
good shape yesterday and took his
regular place in the line.
The team will leave for Boston
Thursday morning going TO New
York Thursday night on the Fail
River boat. arriving early Friday
morning. While in New York the
party will stay at the Hotel Meal