Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-10
GARDINER AWAITS

The time of the annual Cony Gar
diner football game has been changed
from 2:30. the customary time to .
o'clock. on Quimby field. There is
every indication that there will be
record crowd present at the game
| and plenty of noise is assured as
there will be 100 percent cheering
| squad from Gardiner high and re-
ports from Cony indicate that they
will be on hand in full force. The
team deserves good support for they
have earned it by their record this
season. The first game was Norway
| at Gardiner and the boys started the
season right by winning $40. Bridgh-
ton was the next victim 60. The
first game to be lost was to Water
vile, who trimmed the local bows
! l3-O at Waterville. The following
Saturday Gardiner showed that this
defeat had no i'll effects on their mo-
rae by going to Camden and winning
l3-1. Next they trimmed Halloweli
Zo-o' then went to Saco where they
met their second defeat of the sea-
son in close game the Thornton
Academy team winning 1876. Gar
diners last game was with South
PORTLAND whom they defeated GAG at
south Portland. Coach O'Brien's
, charges have rolled up a total of los
points to their opponents A. and this
makes chances for a victory today
look promising.
The lineup has ben announced rs
follows: Captain "Deak" Dale, RIB:
Morriil or Rose, lhb;- Stuber fb:
Hazard or Desmond. OBJ: Leighton.
re; Mcdonald. 1T; r. Hickey. rs:
L. Hickey. Hartman or Cram. I":
-. hickey, 1t; Davidson, le. The
loiloWlng are valuable substitutes
VINO VIII in all probability get. into
Inc game: Webb, Allen. Cook. Belts
LEVINE, Lessard and Wakefield. Mem
tlon should be made of Wallace
Stonier. the plucky end. who was IN
lured in the game with Thornton
academy, and who will be unable to
pay IN the Cony game. The field is
III excellent condition and will no
roped on. Arrangements have been
mace for four members of the loco1
ponce force to be at the field. al
thouSh the previous games this soo-
son nave showed no necessity for
tnls, and it is hoped that the sama
ttonoltlons will prevail at the game
quay. Ihere will be a band to lead
49, H. oaLolner cheering squad from the
sn scnool TO the field, and there will
nioslc at intervals during the
be happy unless Gardiner wins and
can't sleep unless I'm honnv snd
want a good nights sleep toniebt n
line me officials for the game have
po,,i announced as follows: Referee
coanh, Ginger Fraser of Colby, now
I Ia,n,. at Westbrook; umpire,
=. A.; head linesman. Judee Er,o, m
-; Beane of Augusta and tiner ny
w. L. Pierce of Gardiner. ILL.,
Gardiner spirit was made m,n,e,..
at me rally held in the High Snbooi
auditorium Friday evening rh ne LOU
was crowded with students nf,,n mr,,
ana ana citizens Of Gardiner ana one -
.ne most spirited rallies ever known
III the history of the school 80,
ilelo. Ine rally was opened bv s,nr9
ing school songs and giving GardiS
er cheers. led by Harold McGoff
. 30. ana the audience responded to
e.ils cal with al their vim and
a.rength. The speakers of the, even
s were introduced by Principal G.
r.: Iaylor and the first of these wa
Hon. O. B. Clason. Mr.. Ciason to15
OF the many football games which he
naa seen in past years and said that
he was going to see one of the hest
When Cony and Gardiner met on
teuimby Field Saturday. The next
speaker was Ralph Stone who rep
resented the Advisory Council of
atnietics. Other speakers were Hill
!iard Cook who told of the days when
there was a veritable football game
between the supporters of the two
teams, Horace Hildreth. G. H S. '21,
Coach Mac" O'Brien. "Ted' Gibbons
or Bowdoin. The hit of the evening
was produced when one of the most
ardent of Gardiner Highs supporters
was introduced by Coach O'Brien
who claimed that mick" Condos was
supposed to be one Of the speakers
scheduled for the program and wonId
have to speak. "Nick" rose to the
occasion, however, and told the boys
that he expected them to win.