Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-16
Mid Season Dope
Maine High School
and Prep Elevens

school gridiron results OF Saturday
furnished what appear on paper TO
be some surprising upsets of the
dope. but which to those in touch
with the situation was only the full
tllment OF the handwriting on the
wall Perhaps the most spectacular
result OF Saturdays football clashes
in this state. was the defeat OF the
big green Hebron squad by hither-
to insignificant contestant for prep
school superiority, Wilton Academy.
The Wilton team had no apparent
difficulty in thoroughly squCiching
the BOYS from the hill to the decisive
tune of 21-0. The victory of West
brook Seminary over kent's Hill by
similar score. gives the Westbrook
boys the edge on the preparatory
school premier hOnors race: Water
Vile High. not particularly strong
team. held Maine Central Institute
to one touchdown. while South
Portland High was administering a
thorough drubhng to Thornton
Academy.
In the high school battles. the
features were the continued strong
showing by the Somerset county
Skowhegan High, who defeated Oak
Grove 60: the victory of South
Portland over Thornton; the stop
ping of the Rockland High team by
Morse High of Bath: the splendid
fight of the Gardiner High eleven
against Pat French's Deering hus-
kies, and the easy win of Cony High
over Edward Little at Auburn.
The annual classic between the
Portland and Bangor teams at Ban
Sor resulted in a win for the Cum
berland county aggregation by one
touchdown. These two schools for
their size are woefully weak on the
grid this fall, and comparatively
neither team is n serious contender
for the high school cham ionship,
both being outclassed by teams in
several sections. The Skowhegan
pgskin chasers have a splendid rec
ord but for want of scheduled
clash with the admitted claimants
of the central and western sections
can not seriously be considered in
the greater championship class.
Rockland High has been having
things pretty we'll its own way in
Knox county and down along that
section of the coast, and the holding
of this team to a tie score by Morse
High, puts them out of the running,
as Morse has been defeated by the
Augusta school 800. Gardiner Highs
plucky fight against Deerng drew
the admiration Of the real fans, and
though Gardiner has lost every game
on their schedule so far. their grim
fighting spirit is to be commended.
Cony High using many second
string men handily defeated the Au
burn lads. 1S-U-for the fourth game
, protecting their goal against a score
by opponents. 1t is Coach Thomp-
sons policy to use as many of his
second string men as possible with
ali eye to the development of tho
youngsters for the future. The size
of the score which his charges roll
up does not influence him, and in
the game with Morse, the first of
the season, the last quarter was
played with many third string men
i'll the line. and at that the final
touchdown was forced across.
1t is an almost Impossible task to
pick or name the championship team
Of the state. and any attempt to do
so is always the occasion for con-
testing claims from widely removed
sections. Because of the short sea
son and schedules it is impossible
for the sectional contests to be
played off, and the team whose s,l-
ncriority is most manifest must be
named by a process of comparison
of records. At its best the thing is
controversial, and some could never
he satisfied. From the records to
date, and from an analysis of their
playing ability. it seems that at the
end of the first month of the foot
ball season. South Portland High
and Cony High of Augusta are the
logical contenders Cor this mythical
state High School Championship
and il is hoped by the fans that the
contest between these two teams be-
lnG negotiated for by the Cony man
aCement will materializc. Conv
High has game for October oS with
the Portsmouth, y. r.. team: this
is one of the few Interstate hicb
school contests this year and the
result Will ID" watched with eanecial
interest. The Now Hampshire ont
1T is an unknown ruantitv in this
section, hut from their record so
far this year. the CAPITAL city bows
may be counted on to civc them 4
good game. and it is doubtful if tho
Portsmouth school has much hns
kicr eleven. Gardiner Hi~h opened
up its season by taking a whaling
from tho Havorhill. Mass. team. In
tho prces reports OF this clash. Car
diner was noted as the high SCHOOL
champions Of Maine: this was either
through mierformation or r1isre1-
1'escrtation. for -f7ov were not cen,
trail Maine or even KnNrchcc county
l"aders-ronv High easily winning
this glory last fall.
It is the case this year that many
OF the schools have certain individ-
ual stars, but not a we'll balanced
offensive and defensive machine.
This is true this season with Gardi-
ner. where Dale is almost the whole
show. Skowhegan seems to have a
fast and flashy backfield, and a line
that has been we'll coached in all
departments. The writer has not
seen the South Portland eleven in
action. but in watching Cony, finds
a we'll drilled unit. This is not a