Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-19


Waterville. Nov. 1.-THE fast
Westbrook Seminary football war
riors pinned the first defeat of the
seasonaon Coburn Classical Institute
on Seavern's field at Colby college
tbs afternoon and captured the State
prep school championship for the
year. The game was anything but a
gentlemen's one, although the pen
alties were not as numerous as
might be expected. The Maroon ag-
gregation were clearly out-played in
every department of the game but
showed a great deal of fight
throughout the contest until the last
lew minutes, when they allowed
Hancock to pillow through the line
for 10 yards and the last score of
the game.
The Westbrook backfield was the
fastest that has been seen on the
college field in years for interscho-
lastic games with the far-famed
"Curley" Clune the leading light.
Clune was the most sensational
player in the game and reeled off
runs that made the Coburn support
ers sick to look at. The work of
Phillips was also of the highest va
riety, as his line bucks were more
like cyclones than human endeavors
and he never failed to gain from
three to 10 yards at rush. Skill
ings did not play the game that was
expected of him and his substitute
made a better showing than he did
on the offensive.
Both the Westbrook and .Coburn
lines We're weak, especially the To-
cal line, as the fast Westbrook backs
plowed through for large gains at
any time they cared to. The West
brook interference was perfect and
enabled Clune and jeremiah to
make good gains. Captain Shana-
han, playing his last game for the
Coburn, played the game of a life
time and was in every play until
forced from the game. Western,
While playing great game on the
offensive, used some tactics which
were questionable in downing West
brook runners, especially when he
tackled Clune after the latter had
received 4 long pass from Phillips
in the third quarter.
The game started off with a bang
when the Maroon scofed after four
minutes of play with lKhoury going
over for the touchdown after the
ball had been rushed down the field
by Shanahan, Western and Khoury.
About four minutes later Phillips
made the first marker for the Sem
team by plugging the Maroon line
with resistless force. jeremiah
kicked the goals and the score stood
| TO against the locals. Davis and
Phillips worked pretty pass in the
last part of the same period when
the latter nabbed long pass and
romped % yards over the line Jere-
| miah failed to make the extra point
, when he changed his mind about
passing and ATTEMPTED to run. The
period ended without further scoring
on the part of either team.
After Clune and Skillings had run
off some nice gains. the Maroon held
| Westbrook for downs on their own
4lyard line, the locals opened up a
nice aerial game. which resulted in
another score. Western passed to
| Shanahan, and minute later a dou-
| BILE pass. Western to Shanahan TO
Fielder, who had clear field ahead
| of him but was brought down from
| behind by the speedy Clune, took
the ball to the five yard line. West
/ ern and khoury made a few. feet
! and then Khoury took the ball over.
| There was quite dispute as to
! whether the ball had gone over or
| not. but from the side lines it was
very evident that it had and Nc
Donough ruled this way. Western
| place-kicked for the extra point.
With the score tied the period was
resumed. but Westbrook proved to
| be too strong for Coburn and after
! the ball had been taken to the seven
under three mighty heaves of Phil
| lips who carried the oval over. Jere-
miah kicked for the added point.
| The half ended q minute later
| Westbrooll ran wild in the second
| half and chalked up two more
| touchdowns against Coburn. The
ball was in play up and down the
| field until the Sem lads again got
| behind and pushed it over for an
other touchdown. Phillips was i'm
! possible to stop and in three straight
PUSHES starting. from the nine yard
line, he took the oyoid over again.
| jeremiah again failed to kick for the
extra point. The 's;tute team made a
| desperate try at comeback and on
4 a peculiar spread pass made %
| yards, Western to Hammond. They
lost the ball on downs and the down
! State team began their last drive up
the field. Hancock did most of the
gaining and finally carried the ball
over for the last time. Dausault
| kicked for the extra point. Coburn
opened with dazzling passing game
as the only hope for a touchdown but
[ failed and Captain Shanahan was
! taken from the game through in
| jurieS. The game ended with the
ball near the Westbrook goal
! The summary:
| WESTBROOK (33) 13) COBURN
| DAVIS lie ...........,....le Martoskt
| Farrell 1t ................lt. Lowell
i. Lawrence lg ......lS Drummond
keefe ..............c Hammond
| Dan re ................ rig Hilton
| READY re ..............re Fielder
jeremiah OBJ .qb Minnehan
Cune IN ...............ih western
Skllilngs fh ............ I'm khoury
| Phillips RIB ....,...... .fb Shanahan
Score by periods:
| Westbrook ...........l3 z 1873
Cohurn ...........s.. s Z Ola
TouchdoWns made by Phillips. 8;
Khoury 2; Hancock. Davis. Substi-
| tutions: Westbrook-Worth flo
Nash. Coolbroth for Keafe. Hancock
for Skillings Bates for JeJemiah, A.
Lawrence for Worth, Skillings for
Hancock, McQuiggan for Ready,
Hancock for Skillings, Rososfei for
Hancock.
Coburn-Devoe for NTartoski,
Leary for Hilton. McCroary for Min
nehan, Reed for Khoury, Mipnehan
/ for McCroary, Brennan for Drum