The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-10-25
LOCAL GRID|RON MEN
WANT TO PLAY BANGOR
High School Football Players Win In
Central Maine Championship
at WaterEllle

Great enthusiasm prevailed in Sk0w-
hogan Saturday night when Skowhe-
gan high schools football team came
back home with tbs laurels of hard
earned fight against the football team
from Waterville high school at Water
Vile, The final score was 1910 and
between three and four hundred peo-
pie who had gone down from Skowhe-
gan to shout for the boys came home
happy. This game really decided the
Central Maine championship and gave
such honors to Skowhegan high. The
boys will play against Wilton Acad-
envy next Saturday at Wilton but are
trying to arrange for a game with
Bangor here. They have already de-
feated NJ. c. l., Cony, Harrington be-
fore beating Waterville high as al
ready announced. Contrary to some
reports the game was not rough one,
although a hard one and there were
no penalties for rough playing. Play
after play would find a Waterville
han stretched on the field. Claprood
of Waterville and Provost of Show
hogan were carried from the field, both
Smith Ames of Skowhegan took Pre-
vost's place and he was the only sub
stitute required on the Skowhegan
team during the play. Eight minutes
after the referees whistle blew for the
start of the game, Cole of Skowhegan
carried the ball over the line for the
first six points. This is Coles first
year on the team. Not more than
three minutes later Dionne broke thru
Wateryille's line for forty yard run
to a touchdown. Waterville outplay-
ed Skowhegan in the third period but
in the last period Skowhegan came
back and handled the situation in a
right proper fashion.
For the first two minutes things
looked pretty even. Skowhegan kick
ed off and after bucking the line for
three downs Waterville punted. Then
things began to happen. Down the
field marched Skowhegan. Aided by
q combination of Waterville off side
penalties and spectacular line plung-
ing. the ball went to Waterville's five
yard line In two rushes Cole car
ried 1t over a foot. The drop kick
failed.
Clapprood caught the second kick
and ran back 20 yards. After three
rushes Donovan again punted, Dionne
recovering. A couple more line bucks
and on the third play Dionne took
the ball and got away with clear
field for a 40-yard run to a touchdown.
The drop kick was blocked In the
last part of the period Wateryille
made two first downs.
Skowhegan started another march
through Waterville in the second quar-
ter. but this time several off side pen
alties kept them from crossing the
Watervile goal line, although 1t
looked bright for another score when
Mullin broke through for 10 yards.
The half ended with the ball in mid
field, Skowhegan trying out some for
wards that were unsuccessful.
In the second half Michaud got off
a nice kick and after three rushes
Dionne punted. Now it was Water
ville's turn to romp across the 10
yard strips and the local rooters were
calling wildly for touchdown. Down
the field went the ball to the Show
hogan fiye-yard mark. but there it
stopped and Skowhegan gained the
oval on downs. The last part OF the
fourth quarter the Skowhegan
boys started making first downs again
and went 40 yards without any oppo-
sition, but costly tumble although
recovered by Mullin spoiled their
chances for another score.
The line-up.