Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-30

easily won over the Portsmouth,
\. H., high school team, ~ to 0, at
Capitol Park Saturday afternoon.
Although the Augusta lads crossed
Portsmouths line four times and
were never in danger of licking
nevertheless the game was interest
ing and at times the crowd forgot
to SILVER. especially when Tagging
the referee over what appeared TO
be too frequent and too severe pen
alties against the Red and White.
The Cony offence confined itself
almost wholly to straight old FASH
| toned football. The best gains were
| around the ends, with harrington,
Austin and Poor registering from il
to 40 yards. experimenting these
:: was some fairly effective line gains.
/ The overhead route was attempted
a few times but in every instance q
mess was made of the play. On the
! defensive the Cony line was practi-
cally fmpregnable, the secondary
defence jibing in prettily with the
! line. But it was plainly apparent
that the Cony lads have no sure
| killer of the aerial play. 1t was in
this department that the visitors ex-
celled, although they did not stage
this style Of play until the latter
part of the game. But for a few
tense moments they sure did make
the Capital City huskies look fool
ish. Repeatedly the oval was hurled
over the Cony boys heads into the
waiting hands of a Portsmouth play
er for 10 to % yards.
In a succession of these battling
atmospheric flights of the pigskin.
Cony found itself in the shadow OF
its own goal with alarming prospects
that its line would be crossed for the
! first time this year. But the Granite
state general essayed the aerial
route once too often and it was
| moved.
| While the Cony backfcld shone in
| carrying the ball, there was also
some splendid defensive work with
| every man in the line getting some
! telling and at times spectacular
! tackles. Another noticeable feature
| was the effective interference given
the man carrying the ball. Both
| teams resorted to puntng at times
and Cony easily led in this depart
ment Poor's long boots aiding ma
terially in getting the Cony machine
within striking distance of Ports
mouths goal. He thrice booted the
ball for 60 yards.
Portsmouth chose the north goal
! with the wind in its favor and Cony
kicked off at 2.35. Buckley ran the
ball back five yards from the 10-yard
lire. Buckley tore off 90 yards ar
ound right end. Ruddcr got two
through the line. Buckley plunged
for three more and then Cony was
offside giving Portsmouth first down.
Cullinan got only two and Rudder
was stopped dead Buckley punted
to Poor at the 35 yard line.
Austin gained 2 and and then it
was first down when Portsmouth
was offside. Poor went through the
line for 3, and then punted to Ports
mouths 45, Rudder running it back
IS. Culinan was thrown back for
loss but Rudder made it first down
on a 10-yard gain. Buckley was
stopped in his tracks and on the next
play Cullnan flmbled. with Austin
falling on the ball. Harrington and
Austin made first down in their plays.
then Lapdus, Austin and Poor again
made the distance. Harrington tore
around right end for with good in
reference. On the next play he
made 3 more for first down. Austin
got through left tackle, then a for
ward pass proved a fizzle and Poor
puntcd to the 90 yard line. Cullinan
could not gain and on the next play
Buckley fumbled and it was Cony's
ball.
Harrington lodged, leaped and
crawlcd for Is around left end, with
the interference right on the job.
Here the quarter ended with the ball
on Portsmouth's LIZARD line. With
the shift in goal Austin was damned
over for the first touchdown. Poor
kicked the goal.
Cullnan ran back Farrington's
kick off ~ yards from the 20 yard
line. Cullinan went through for Z
and it was first down moment la
ter when Cony was offside. Rudder
and Cullinan could not advance and
the former booted the ball to the 20
yard line, harrington running it
back 10. Here Cony was given Is
yards as Portsmouth was guilty of
roughing. Lapidus went through
tackle for 8 and Austin skirted right
end for IS. Lapidus gained 4 and
harrington 10. At this point Referee
McDonough lamped a Cony water
carrier crossing the lower part Of the
field and promptly penalized Cony
25 yards for having IL men in the /
field of play. Poor was forced to
punt, the ball going behind the line. |
Rudder and Buckley made it first
down in three plays. 1t was first /
down again on gains by Cullinan |
and Rudder and Cony offside. Pike |
failed to advance on a double pass. !
Rudder was thrown for loss by |
Bill Ellis. Brennan blocked Buck |
ley's punt but a Portsmouth boy fell |
on the free ball. On a second punt |
by Buckley, Badger recovered at the |
center of the field. Austin intercept |
ed an aerial try and raced back S.
Austin made 1, Harrington fumbled |
but fell on the ball. Poor then boot
ed for so behind the line. Cullinan
was unable to gain and the half end
ed with the ball on Portsmouth's 90
yard line.
Second Half
Farrington kicked to Rudder who !