Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-16
Somerset Fans Will Invade
Capital City to Back Their
Squad-Both Elevens Being
Conditioned For Fray-Cony
Star Halfback, harrington Still
on Casualty List

The big Red and White Cony squad
was going through stiff practice at
Capital Park, Wednesday afternoon,
polishing up for the great clash with
the Skowhegan high warriors next
Saturday afternoon. Caswell was
calling signals in place of Earring
ton, who is still on the casualty list
| with a badly twisted foot. Consider
able experience was gained in hand
| ling a slippery pisskin, so that what
ever the conditions Saturday. the
| Cony gridders intend to be able to
hang onto the ball.
I The indications are that Capital
| Park will in many ways resemble
Palmer Stadium where the Princeton
| and Yale teams will be battling at the
same time. The Augusta Rotary club
; will have a section on the side lines
and it is understood that they will
make their presence evident with a
band and several other things. In
der the able direction of that loyal
Cony alumnus and live wire Rotar-
ian, Charlie" kinsman, it is ex-
pected that the Rotary club will
spring a few surprises and features
of their own.
Word has sifted through from
Skowhegan that the Somerset shire
town is plastered with hand bills
calling attention to the special train
facilities for the fans going to Au-
gusta. A monster student citizen
mass meeting has been called for to-
right at the Firemens hall, at which
time speeches, songs and cheers Will
be practiced, so that when this up
river crowd invadeS the Capital City
they will be known by their war
cries.
Skowhegan high has a fast back
field quartet, and the eleven's sup
porters are fully confident that they
will stack up we'll against the Cony
crew. Captain l.. Dionne plays left
half and this boy is considered by
many who have seen him in action to
be the equal of harrington of the Red
and White. A treat is promised the
fans when this lad cuts loose with
the ball.
The fullback is Adolph Provost a
| light fullback, weighing only 1888. but
said to be rugged and running over
with fight. Ready to do his share
both on the offensive and defensive
Henry Lessard handles the right
halfbacks job, and although he is
lnew man to the game. to see him
'play one would think he was four
wear man. He believes in action and
, not talk.
The signals are called for the
Skowhegan team by Edward Bouford
and the eleven's rooters feel that the
squad is well fortified with this lad
] IN at quarter and are confident he
will pilot the Skowhega-. grinders to
a victory.
The Somerset eleven is not heavy
aggregation, averaging around LOO
pounds. The bigge-. man on the
} squad is right tackle Francis Murray
! who tips the beam at 165. The Skow-
, hogan folks claim that Murray has
: J vet to meet his equLl as tackle. He
is only a sophomore, but rips into
t plays like a veteran. He realizes he
l faces a tough man in Don Brennan,
S but is out with the determination to
hold his own with the big Cony
I. tackle.
Coach Archie Dostie is holding his
5 charges well in hand, and keeping
them in top season form for the big
schoolboy classic. 1t means much to
t his squad, Skowhegan high, and the
townspeople, to come out of this con
test with q win, and the members OF
the squad have absorbed the spirit OF
fight from their coach, and all in all
1t looks as II there was going to be q
sweet battle for the high school su-
premacy at Capital Park next Sat-
urday afternoon.
The Skowhegan football mentor has
given out the following statistics con
corning his eleven:
= Halves left end ........ $40 14s