Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-17
cosuRN CLASSICAL INSTITUTE 1928 FOOTBALL SQUAD
Especial to Kennebec Journal.

especial TO kenneDec journal.
Waterville, Nov. 16.-Tomorrow
afternoon will witness the greatest
prep school football battle in the
Pine Tree State when Westbrook
Seminary and Coburn Classical In
stitute clash at o'clock on Seavern's
field for the State championship for
1923. Both teams have finished their
training for the crucial game of the
season and will appear on the field
in excellent condition with each de-
termined to draw first blood and a
grim determination to capture the
highest football honors.
Under Coach HaineS this after
noon on Seavern's field at Colby COL
lege the Maroon gridsters spent a
long afternoons workout in running
signals and finishing off the rough
edges for the game. Coach ike"
Haines used Minnehan in the first
Of the game running signals and in
all probability will start the Auburn
lad in the field generals position
unless a last minute change is made
in the lineup. Grady was used the
greater part of the afternoon so. as
to become entirely familiar with the
Maroon signals and IN case of Min
nehan being taken from the contest,
Grady will carry on the work. Grady
does not know his workings as we'll
as Minnehan but is a bad man to
play against on the defensive and a
hard linebucker.
It Is probable that Coburn will re-
sort to the old game of line plung-
ing for their offensive plays and the
Maroon aggregation have perfected
some pretty PLAYS, using Shanahan,
Western and Khourey in hard bucks
which are all screen perfectly. Cap
tain Shanahan will be the Coburn
man to watch tomorrow afternoon
for the Auburn streak is due to play
the game Of a life time. This will be
his last appearance for the Maroon,
unless the promised Massachusetts
trip comes off in case of a win oycr
the Sem 1ods and the local fullba :,
should come crashing through.
western has been greasing up MS
booting toe the last week and will
do practically all of the kicking for
the local. prepsters. The husky Bay
State haitback has a mean toe when
!: comes to punting and will rival
the famed "Curley" Clune in this
department. AS a linebucker, there
are few men in the State who can
come up to the mark set this year
by Western.
The Coburn team will enter the
game tomorrow with the edge
slightly against them but all lie
more determined to fight to the las.
ditch for win and the State chail-
pionship. The Maroon slate has
been clean all this year with but
one tie game against Hebron. ard
that would not have been had Lowell
been onside when Western heavol
a pretty pass to Shanahan over ,e,
Big Green's line. The Coburni;es
will make desperate stab to Kseo
their seasons record spotless from
defeats and the crowd may be as
sured or the best prep school battle
of the year.
1t became known tonight that inc
Westbrook team would not appear in
their usual red jerseys as there
might be too much confusion with
the locals so the gray jerseys of the
Colpy football team were secured
ana the husky down. State team will
appear with these tomorrow.
curly" Clune is quoted as saying
that even without the services of
Nash and Ready, who are out with
slight injuries. the Sens will put it
onto the Stute. The subs for these
Two men are sterling players of no
opAAity tbiiu NOIt ana MIC
teulggan may be able to turn the
trick for the Clunes as well as the
regulars. In Farrell, It, Westbrook
has one of the much watched tack
les of the State Farrell comes from
New London where he was a tower
of strength in the High School line.
His great work against Lowell will
be well worth seeing as Lowell is no
SLOUGH as tackle. Clune, Skillings,
Phillips, and jeremiah are a back
field combination many colleges
would be proud to own and measure
wei up to the famous Grady, Kfloury,
Weston adm Shannahan combine of
Coburn.
The experience of the Kents Hill
game was enough for Coach Haines
and he has wisely chosen officials for
Saturdays mill. McDonough, u. of
NJ, is heady man who knows foot
ball and may be relied upon to keep
the game going, while Major Farms
worth of West Point will check the
first tendency toward rough play by
either team, and Romeo Paganucci
surely is as good a man to handle
the lines and call off-side off-side
play. He is a graduate of University
of Maryland and needs no introduce
tion to Maine followers Of the grid4
iron.
With good officials, two strong
teams and the finest field in the State
to play on. all that is needed is wea-
Their to make Waterville the Mecca
for football fans today.
The teams will take the field In