Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-22
KAY JAY
SPORT
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In the Cony- Skowhegan contest of
last Saturday, when left end George
Halves of the S. H. S. gridders was
layed out in making a particularly
spectacular tackle, one OF the most
enthusiastic of the Somerset loyal
rooters started onto the field, and
then quietly subsidized to the side lines
He was w H. Halves the poppy ends
father, and he was heard to remark,
! That's the way | told him to tackle.
Tackle so hard that either he or the
man whom he hit should go out on
The play. | don't want him to tackle
i man without any casualties He
VIII be all right in a moment, and | !
am glad that he hit that man hard
wouldn't want him to play unless
he played for all there was in him"
The man who told his son to
Knock EN- cold or get knocked out"
VINO always lays down the law to
look for the mans legs rather than
ms chest is none other than Billy
hawes, former Colby star quarter
back and elusive halfback While
Playing for Colby, there was no
brainier or faster back in the Maine
! colleges. He was to the Colby team !
Of 49, 90, '01. 'O2, what Eddie Cawley
vas TO the recent Maine champions.
lie graduated from Colby in 1903 and
II was in 1900 that he defeated Bow
doln at Portland with the White an
overwhelming favorite, when he
grabbed the ball and scampered
rcarly the entire length of the field
for the touchdown whic defeated the
! brunswick crew and rought triumph
&c Colby. Nowadays BILLY" fights
BY law instead of by speed.
Incidentally, George HAYES is Isl
years of age, is playing his second
season as regular left end of the
| SkoWhegan team, is a mere stripping
| when contrasted with some of the
huskier players Of Maine schooIboy
football circles, graduates from Show
| hegan next June. and will matricu-
late at Colby next Fall as a member
;ot the class of 1927. He NAV vet
shine with the same brilliancy with
which his flashy father cavorted in
The Blue and Ora. secondary two de-
cadcs ago
AT the executive meeting of the
augusta Athletic Club. Tuesday ev
Iening. the committee on boxing au-
hlorized Matchmaker O'Brien to slate
ar all star show of four six-round
touts, for the night of December 1st
mere VIII pc some classy goes in the
Welterweight, lightweight and feather
divisions on this card.
Coach Thompson plans to hold Sc
RES of interclass basketball games at
Cony Higa school just before the
CHRISTMAS recess. The varsity SQUAD
VII th'n demand much Of his time,
but the coach intends to conduct inter
| Grass contests in this sport all through
ule WINTER, thereby carrying out his
iohcy of developing as many poten-
tal hrst string players as possible
Tor the future. and to have more of the
Doys participating in the athletic ac-
tlvities
Bowdoin will probably start off the
1928 grid season with Amherst at Am.
Eerst. but in 1924 it is planned to crack
open the season by bringing the Am
herst eleven to Brunswick.
No Maine college has any brighter
prospects than Bates for 1929 Only
John Davis, the tullback. and Capt.
illI Quincy tackle. are lost BY gradu-
4 ION Four of the six men who made
TIE All-Maine eleven selected by the
captains OF the four State colleges re-
turn. They are Woodman. halfbac,.
,loulton. quarterback; Rowe. end. and
ASpasian, guard In addition, there
are such reliable veterans as Scott.
PETERSEN, Price and Tarbell in the line.
end Fellows and kempton in the bac>l
field.
Reading about the University of
Hiainc winning cross-country CHAMPION
ship titles recalls the days when Art
smith used to coach the Pine Tree col
legians. When Smith was with Maine
II was no. unusual for Maine to run
away with many Of the big hill and
dale honors. Now the Orono boys arc
coming back into their winning stride
sGain by taking the New England col
icse title about the biggest champion
snip that any New England college
can annex among the smaller colleges.
Without Colby entered the other
three Maine colleges certainly swept
the boards in the New England cross
country runs at Boston on Saturday,
and coaches Flack Of Maine. jenkins
If Bates and Magee of Bowdoin should
feel proud Of their pupils. In the first
I3 men OF the IS who finished, nine
wore either the Blue and White of
Maine the Garnet Of Bates or the
Black and White Of Bowdoin.
The K. ]. sporting editor is in re-
ceipt Of letter from II S. Johnson,
81 Center street Portland manager of
he Mohawks Independent basketball
team. seeking games with basketball
teams in this section.
Middies and Cadets
in Annual Classic