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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-12
Prize BOttOmley
Discovered BY
Rickey in III. S.

New York, Nov. 11-(By A. .P)-
Branch Hickey. manager of the st
Louis Cardinals, has been "joshed'
about his Sunday school and Chau-
tauqua speeches, but he has had the
last laugh on his friendly critics be-
cause it was through one OF these
speaking dates that he obtained Jim
Bottomley. his star first baseman.
Bottomley's rise to fame is one OF the
most dramatic in baseball history.
for he was discarded as failure and
sold for $1,000, only to come back.
bring a purchase price equivalent Of
$4,000. and prove his worth by fin
ishing third among National League
batsmen in 1923.
Back in the spring Of 1919 Hickey
went over to Nakomis. Illinois, to
talk to the high school. The prihci-
pal of that school decided that Hickey
was just the man to preside over the
future of Jim Bottomley, his student
and star ball player, so he haunted
and harrassed Hickey until the st.
Louis Cardinal chief agreed to give
the kid a trial with his club. The
rest of the story about Bottomley
reads like a romance. For while
he had as much hard luck as Job.
Hickey sent him to Mitchell, North
Dakota, for seasoning. He made
progress, and the next year was
farmed out to Sioux City in the Yves
tern League. The Western seemed
to be too fast for the big league
rookie; anyway, he did not shine
very brightly among the Sioux. so he
was sent down to Houston in the
Texas league the next year, which
was in 1921. He hurt his leg in an
early season game in Texas, and the
injury became infected. He played
through the year under this handi-
cap and 1t affected his fielding. His
batting fell off to a point where it be-
came q byword and reproach-Bot-
tonley, with big league strings, hit
ting only 1927 in the minors. So St
Louis tried to peddle him out to the
Texans. They would not give $1,000
for him, so, in desperation, Hickey
sold his Illinois high school wonder
to Syracuse in the International for
about $1,000.
And Bottomley, the failure with the
feeble batting average started the
1922 season with a well leg and a
game heart. He knocked the Inter-
national fences down. His fielding
was phenomenal.
In the meantime Jacques Fournier,
the hard hitting veteran first sacker
for st. Louis, had gone into a batting
slump. Bottomley was bought back
again from Syracuse for $4,000 and
some players and succeeded Fournier.
He hit better than 800 the rest of
the season and played good enough
ball to attract the attention Of critics
over the circuit. During the 1923
season Bottomley was among the
first five hitters most Of the time. He
finished third with an unofficial mark
OF 81. behind Rogers Hornsby and
Zach Wheat.
Bottomley worked in, the mines in
his home town and later became a
machinist. He is natural hitter.
His gifts are a good eve and a strong
constitution. He cultivated courage
apd GOODNESS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-12
Harvard Wins
Over Princeton. so

Princeton, N. J.. Nov. 10 (By A. P.)
John Harvard today snatched a
to victory from the Tigers NAV
in the first of the big Three" con-
tests of 1923.
A field goal in the third period by
Pfaffman, who entered the crimson
cast just for a moment, but who
played stellar role, and a safety in
the fourth quarter, when Grenough
tackled Legendre, Princeton fullback;
behind his own goal posts, gave the
Cambridge eleven its five points.
Princeton only once threatened to
score. That was in the first quarter
when the Tiger for a time seemed
to have the edge and Ken Smith at
tempted field goal. which Harvard
promptly blocked Neither team, al
though each advanced at will through
mo Mans Land" was able to creep
close enough to the others goal line
to threaten touchdown. Inside
their own 80 yard, lire, both showed
q stoneWall defense.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-12
Harrington Features
in BOwdOin Win
Over Tufts. 7 to 3

Tufts Oval. Medford. Mass, Nov.
10-Bowdoin won an uphill battle
over Tufts here today, to 3, before
10000 fans, including a delegation OF
several hundred rooters from the
Pine Tree State.
Tufts worked into a 8 to 0 lead in
the second period. as result of
Perry's neat drop kick just before the
whistle sounded. She was unable TO
hold the advantage, however, and
Bowdoin, developing strength as the
battle advanced, forged into the lead
in the third period after Farrington's
long run.
Bowdoin's touchdown. the only one
of the game for either team, came
early in the third period. French
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-12
Bates. STRONGEST
TEAM IN YEARS
READY FOR COLBY

Especial to the kenIebec JournaO
Lewiston, Nov. 11-Bates stacks
up against Colby on Armistice Day
with the strongest aggregation that
has represented the garnet in years.
Whether judged from a standpoint of
games won or from the calibre of the
men individually the team that
Coaches Cults and Wiggin have de-
Xeloped will long be remembered in
the college grid history. Starting
with a line weakened by the loss of
two 1922 all-Maine men, Captain
Quincy and Aspasian and a backfield
early crippled by the loss of Fellows,
star punter and half-bacl1 and the
graduation of John "Old Reliable"
Davis, the mentors have produced a
machine with no weak spots-a
strong line and a stellar backfield.
Work of Backs
The work of the three backs Ev
Woodman and Charlie Ray at half
and julius Rutsky at full back have
dreaded in the State. AS for field
generals, Bates has been fortunate in
possessing two such men as doc"
Moulton and "Fido" Kempton. 1t is
useless to discriminate between them,
both are masters at directing teams
and both share the credit for the
teams success.
Develop Strong Line
The line was a problem with the
coaches at the first and every COM
bination was tried resulting at last
in as strong a first line of defense as
represented the garnet last year.
Captain Arthur "Red" Scott at right
tackle and Connie" Peterson at left
guard are veterans of two years ex-
perience and have been towers of
strength in every contest AS for
wings the coaches had Guy Rowe. all
Maine selection and have discovered
able team mates in John Baker,
varsity baseball star, and Fen"
Reilly of Medford, Freshman star
who has won permanent position
by his brilliant work. The remaining
guard and tackle positions worried
the mentors not little at first until
1t was decided to try Bergman, for
mer end, at left tackle anG "Heme"
Woodman at right gu,'rd. Both these
men have developed into strong
linesmen rowing the wisdom of their
selection. Two other men whose work
In the line has been notable are Dom
aid Cobb. a Freshman from Worces-
ter Academy Rnd Larry" Hickey.
These men with Captain Scott con-
stitute trio upholding GARDENERS
athletic reputation at Bates
Hard Luck in Center
Owing to8 misfortune center has
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-12

Ray proved his mettle and Bowdoin
frightened in the second half was a
terror to Bowdoin throughout by his
work in spelling forwards and aided
by penalties scored one touchdown
She was unable to gain through the
line however and was forced to &C.
cept defeat to the tune of IL to 4.
Win Over Trinity
Last Saturday the team suffered a
slight reaction and failed to pile up
n large score on the Trinity team.
However. they showed their power
by plunging through for II downs
TO win threatened to prove costly as
Ray, the jewel of the backfield was
injured and has been kept out of
practice for several days. All indi-
cations now point to his appearing
against Colby on Monday and his
work will without question be the
most sensational seen on the Seav
ems field in many years.
Good Work Of Coaches
The work of the coaches who have
developed such an aggregation must
not be passed by. In Head Coach
Oliver F. Cults, all American tackle,
Bates has a mentor unsurpassed in
the small colleges in the East. In
Coach Carleton L. Wisgin he has an
able team mate who has produced
the brilliant backfield while he de-
veloped a line of the first calibre.
Coach Cults has instilled into the
men the never say die" spirit which
characterized his own grid career AMI
won him a place on the "all time"
American selection of Walter Camp.
Since his coming Bates football
teams have reached a high standard
as shown by the record of the past
two years.
The season.:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-12
ELABORATE PREP ARATI0NS MADE
FOR HANDLING GREAT CROWD AT
COLBY BATES GAME, WATERv|LLE

student body. as we'll az the whole city
of Waterville. is back of Head Coach
Roger Greene's Blue and Gray foot
ball warriors and will follow them to
the limit.
Yesterday the advance army of foot
ball fans who will see the final State
series contest between Bates and Col
by began arriving in town. and from
all reports, providing the weather is
fair as prophecy declares it will be,
there will be near on to 10000 people
at the game. Already the entire Wood
man Stadium has been sold out and
the reserved bleacher seats will be
placed on sale this morning.
The athletic authorities at the col
lege have erected several small huts
from which tickets will be sold dur
ing the morning and the first part of
the afternoon. Student guards will be
placed at all the entrances to the col
lege campus and will direct the park
ing of cars and give information for
the benefit of those arriving III town
from outside. Thirty students will act
as ushers and police 3he field during
the entire game to keep order.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-12
Especial to Kennebec JournaD

Colby rested for the biggest game of
the season this afternoon and will trot
onto the field with the odds equal. The
Blue and Gray outfit has spent a tough
week Of workouts in preparation for
the crucial game of the year and the
one which means so much to the col
lege. and Is in fine trim to face the
Garnet this afternoon on Seaverns
Field to fight out the claim for the
State championship. Coach Green feels
confident in his charges and that they
will enter the battle with all the fight
they possess and endeavor to sweep
Bates off her feet in the first period of
play. as she did against the University
of Maine.
Last night on the Colby College cam
pus all that was heard was in reference
to the coming game and the excite
ment is at fever pitch for the initial
whistle to blow for the start of the
game. College spirit is running the
highest it has in years and the entire
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-12

been a rather weak spot at times
during the season. Ralph Hap"
Price, the veteran pivot man who
would have made a name for himself
this year has been doGged by hard
luck from the first. Conclusion kept
him from two early games and as he
was just getting into shape once
more hard luck in the shape of a
fractured elbow put him out for the
season. yves" Gilpatric has been
filling "Haps" shoes in an able man
ner but has recently been forced to
fight for his position with Ed. a
Freshman from Worcester. who was
kept out by injuries earlier in the
season. Eds work in the Trinity
game has proved that the line has
no weak spot in it even with Price
out
Lose First Game
Bates got away for poor start
by dropping a 1910 game to Wes-
leyan. Individually the men were
there but team work was lacking and
the coaches at once set to work to
remedy the defect The process was
not completed by the next week but
Bates was able to defeat Mass. Ag-
gies rs in a close contest. 1t was
a new team which faced Tufts at
VII lll0 lOllOWluS WoCNs
however, and completing Z out of 10
forwards attempted and outnumber-
ing Tufts in first downs Bates kept
the ball in the enemy's territory
throughout the game and lost only
because fortune smiled on the weak
er team. The score was Tufts IA,
Bates 6.
Loses to Maine
Bates opened the State series with
Maine at Lewiston. On a wet field
which hampered her shifty style of
play and minus the services of her
star punter Fellows, Bates was able
to score on the favorites and demon
strated their right to be considered
in the race for title money. Bates
believes that another game would
reverse tie 1877 score which resulted.
The famous backfeld trio Ray,
Woodman and Rutsky first shown to
advantage and gave promise of even
more to come.
Ray Shone at Bowdoin
The garnet journeyed to Brunswick
determined to repeat the victory of
last year. Starting the game with
rush which played Bowdoin off her
feet Bates pushed across two touch
downs and threatened three times
more in the first half. Here again
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-12
COMP ARSON OF THE TWO TEAMS
AS They WILL Line UP TODAY
BATES

for Tufts. kicked off to Harrington
of Bowdoin. who ran back with the
leather Is yards to his own 35-yard
line. Capt. Morrell tossed a short
overhead which was grabbed by Far
rington IN the midst of a group of
Tufts players. - He juggled the pill
for brief moment and just as three
of the enemy were about TO leap
upon him he dashed away. swung TO
the side of the field and went 60
yards for Howdoin's touchdown. Nor
rcll drop Kicked the extra point.
This forward was the fourth that
Bowdoin had attempted up to that
time. the three previous ones all be-
ing grounded.
Things seemed to be- shaping up
for another Bowdoin touchdown at
the end of the third ! eriod. 1t was
Bowdoin's ball on the Tufts 26-yard
line, bob teams having just previ-
ously been penali2ed Is yards each
for unnecessary roughness. A pass
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-12
Yale 16, MARYLAND IL

New Haven, Conn. Nov. 1O.-Dis-
playing brilliant forward passing
game, Maryland battled on even
terms with the undefeated Yale
eleven here today but lost by a Is
to IA score due to costly fumbling.
The Ellis outrushed the Southerners
on the running attack. making 1856
yards to Maryland's IS, but the lat
ter was supreme on the aerial game,
as they completed 10 out of IA pass
es attempted. Yale's passing was
Wretched.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-12
Record Since 1906

In 1906 Bates won from Colby by
the score Of SO. but since that date
the best that they could do has been
to tie for the last three out of four
years. The last Colby victory over
Bates came three years ago when
Libby" Pulsifer lead his Blue and
Gray warriors to victory over the
Garnet at Lewiston and sank the
Bates crew by two touchdowns and
one point after touchdown.
The record of the Bates Colby
games sir e 1913 is as follows: 1918
Colby 8; Bates 6. 1914, Colby 81;
Bates 0. 1915, Colby 26; Bates O.
1916, Colby %; Bates 7. 1917. Colby
6; Bates 6. 1918, No game was
played because of the S. A. T. c. in
terfered with football. 1919, Colby
z; Bates 7. 1920, Colby 10: Bates 0.
1921, Colby z; Bates Z. 1922, Colby
T. Rates z
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-12

from Morrell to Phillips advanced the
ball to Tufts 2O-yard line. The per-
iod ended here and the rivals shifted
goals.
French made handsome tackle
stopping Philips. Then the. latter
attempted field goal but the lea
Their curved to one side and fhe ball
went to Tufts on touchdown. To-
wards tie close Of the final period
Tufts pushed into Bowdoin territory
.and tried to score through the use
of overhead tbsses, but the effort was
futile.
The initial tally Of the game. which
was Tufts goal from the field, came
in the second period. A tumble put
the ball IN Tufts possession and q
pair of forward passes with a couple
of line plunges brorght the ball
within kicking distance Of the Bow
dom goal. Perry's drop kick from
the 25-yard line went between the
uprights nicely less than a minute
before the whistle sounded.
Perfect football conditions greeted
the players as they ran onto the
field. A Bowdoin delegation num-
the visitors and they Imported their
athletes royalty thrc ''ghout. Capt
Rudolph Tyler of Tufts, victim OF
injuries, was forced to watch the
battle from the side lines and there
is no question but that hisa absence
was a vital factor in the games re-
suit.
Tufts was clearly superidt to the
Maine invaders in the two initial
periods, making six first downs dur
ing this time, while Bowdoin made
| none. During the first half Tufts
also completed four forward passes
out of six tries.
But the tide changed and the Bow
! doin defense stiffcned as the battle
wore along. Fumbles were some
! what frequent but otherwise the
! work of the two teams was good.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-12

Boston. Field Judge, Brown. B. A.
A. Time four Is minute periods.
Substitutions: Eovdoin, Burnard
for Hildreth, Cronin for Burnard.
Burnett for Townsend, Phillips for
Garland.
Tufts. Perry for Eetlman, McDon-
aid for Hughes, Galvariski for Co.
hen.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-12
Football Followers Travels
To Elm City Today To See
Crucial Clash Bates, Colby
Especial to the Kennebec Journal)


afternoon Saverns field
Maine College football
shall
will gather witness the clash
the Watee coegans
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-12

| Auburn. Nov. 10-Edward Little
today is jubilant in defeat, elated
because of the fact that it is. the first
team to score against Lewiston high
this year. Although the final score
was 34-3 in favor of their bitter
rivals. Edmund Juneaus' drop Kick
in the third period from the 25 ward
line was the occasion for a great
outburst of enthusiasm amongst the
Auburn supporters.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-12

Head Coach Eoger Green has again
put Colby on the football map of
Maine and in line for the state
championship for the first time since
1915. when he coached the last state
champions. Coach Green came back
to Colby after considerable work on
the part of the athletic association to
straighten out the tangled football
affairs left after the various other
coaches had left. He has made a.
hghting team that knows football out
of choas and has certainly shown his
friends Of the Bowdoin Portland AL
umni Association who is the better
coach.
Coach Green has held the helm at
Colby, Bates and Bowdoin and turned
out a championship team at each in
stitution. The Colby followers hope
snat ms EFFORTS will again be success
ful this afternoon in the last battle
of the state series.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-12

Louisville, KY, Nov. 10-Provid-
ing the track is in a good or firm
condition. Zev and In Memoriam will
meet. in a match race at Churchill
Downs November IL to settle cham
pionship of three year olds in the
United States. Matt ]. Winn. general
manager OF the Kentucky Jockey
Club. announced here today. The
race will be at mile and a quarter.
the winner to receive $4,000 and
the loser $4,000.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-12

Mcdonald into a dangerous man at
all times, especially in forward pass
ing. The Blue quarterback seldom
loses his head and knows where his
man is when passing the ball. He
finishes college in June.
Dunnack, "Zev," returned to college
again this year and has been playing
sensational football at left halfback.
His line-bucking and fast end runs
have done much for the Blue and
Gray this fall and he is man to be
watched in the game this afternoon.
Dunnack is sophomore.
Goodrich has played a steady and
hard game at guard for Colby for
two years and forms one of the es-
sential links in the stone wall line.
He is one of the heaviest as we'll as
aggressive guards on the team and
has done considerable kicking this
fall. He is a sophomore.
Soule is rated as one of the best
ends in the state. This is the third year
that the Portland boy has played on
the varsity and he is going better
than ever. Soule forms one of the
ends FOR some of the long passes that
Mcdonald gets off and are generally
good for big gain. He is a junior
and president of his class.
Sullivan, playing the wing opposite
Soule, has had hard luck all this fall
through injuries but in the time
which he has played has shown up
we'll. He is a fast man to get away
and under kicks as we'll as being
full of fight and hard to box. He is
a junior.
Peacock is the youngest player on
the varsity for Colby, the husky first
string guard being but II years old.
With O'Donnell, he is the only fresh
man to win his letter this season. He
has been playing a hard and steady
game all fall and is a man to watch
i'll the gamothis afternoon.
Tarpey has also been playing a
great game for his last year at Colby.
Beginning the season at quarterback,
he was later shifted to halfback and
his linebucking is of the rocket va
riety. In case of dire necessity he
can be used at quarter and his pass
ing game is not an idle threat. Tar
pey graduates in June.
ODonnell Is the second freshman
to earn his letter this year. He has
been playing end in Sullivan's place
almost regularly and has done good
work.
McBay is the lightest man on the
Colby team and the fastest. He has
been playing at half back and quar-
ter this year and his fast end~runs
are sensational. McBay is a junior
and this Is his third year on the
Colby team.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-12
Dartmouth 16. Brown Il

Boston. Nov. 10.-Bizarre plays
and startling changes Of fortune
were the features of the game mere
today in which Dartmouth triumpn-
ed over Brown by 16 to IA. DART
mouth by reason of two punts block.
ed by "Swede" Oberlander,. went
into the final period leading 10 70 y,
and with half of the period gone
Brown had yet failed to score. Tnsn.
in the last six minutes OF play tne
Brown bears astonished the stanus
and sent their supporters into ecsIa.
sizes by scoring two touchdown
one on a recovered kick and a ",
yard run by Reynolds; the other Oh
a 3S-yard forward pass, Eisenpers
to Dixon and a 37-yard run W
Dixon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-12

Exeter. N. H. Nov. 1O--Heoroa
Academy furnished Phillips Exeter :
surprise here this afternoon ana wv
latter was able to grab Off tine VIC
tory by a scant to 0 score
much easier victory had been an
ticipated. 1t was Exeter's final ganrse
before her big annual battle VIII
Andover next Saturday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-12
Answered by
PADDY DRISCOLL

All-Western halfback, leslie. AL
American Service quarterback, 1913.
A drop kick or place kick is the best
play to use after touchdown. It is
the simplest. surest and easiest play
A good kicker should never miss a try
at goal when only Is yards away and
directly in front of the uprights, un-
less the line fails to hold. If a team
has good drop kicker with steady
nerves, the drop kick should be tried in
preference to the place kiclS because
only one man handles the ball and
there is not so much chance Of any
thing going wrong. The pass from the
center for drop kick is much easier
than for placement.
Copyright. 1928, Associated Editors)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-12

Score. Cony High Z. Gardiner D.
Touchdowns. Howell. leighton. Goal
from touchdown. Mcdonald. SUD
stitutions. Gardiner for Cooper. Rose
for Morrill,, Hazard for Desmond
Peferee. Fraser of Colby. Umnire'
Edwards Of Springfield Y. NJ. 9. A.
Head linesrnan. Bean OF Bowdoln'
Timer DR.. Pierce of Gardiner. Time,
four 12-minute periods.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-14
He-How old are you?

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mers.
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yeur eyes open until you were
. tWentyE widow.