Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-03

Cony High swallowed the dust OF
II to o defeat at Bayside Park.
Saturday afternoon. when Dee-ing
High outdid itself to pin a decisive
whipping upon the Crimson warriors
from Augusta. \ varied attack.
marked by series OF spectacular
broken field runs by Johnny Erates
as The Deering pilot went through
another brilliant day. and :; forward
passing game which saw the uncov-
erins of - samples of the sky game.
accompa nied Cony's defeat. Cony
threatened once and its threa' was
turned back.
Early in the game Deerins took
the starting fight out of the Cony
eleven by scoring twice in the hrs;
few minutes; twice more in the sec
ond period the Purple eleven tailed;
two more touchdowns were register
ed in the third period and the last
one in the final quarter. The local
backs alternately ran wild, with
Frates uncoVerins the more brilliant
running but being surrounded by n
cluster OF ball luggers who pulled
many a long gain during the after
Macon.
: Anything under - yards made by
Fl'ates is too unimportant TO men
tion-the Purple quarterback dashed
several times for gains of about that
distance to his longest run. one OF
10 yards. He scored three Of Deer
ing's touchdowns and Braman and
Guptil accounted for two apiece.
behring's gains by its forward pass
ing game were good and the Purple
completed eight OF 10 attempted.
making three in row when the sky
attack was opened which eliminated
in the second touchdown. -Four "-ere
intercepted. Conv. too. favored the
aerial route and threw l. passes. but
only two were good. Cony relied
upon aerials to score when it made
Its lone threat. but each pass failed,
Frates scored the FIRST touchdown
OF the game. when after an attempt
ed drop kick mad failed he skirted
the Cony right end from the lJ-yard
line and crossed. Only a few mo-
nents later he uncorked three for
wards In row. the first going TO
Williamson for is Yards and the sec
ond only TO Guptil for II. On the
third, Williamson couldn't each the
heave, a Cony man jumped an3
missed and GuptiI. standing on the
foot line, gathered 1t in and fell over
the goal. Burns punt to behring's
II as the period closed was the tlrst
time the leather reached Purple ter
ritory
On the third play OF the secon1
Quarter. Frates Sot away Tor a scor-
Ing run OF d yards. Morang gettirS
the only man who was set TO stop
Erates. who twisted away from NO
other tacklers. With the ball on
Cony's 40 ward ribbon Tommy Bra
man. head down. hit through tackle.
The Deerins forwards had swept ne
entire side of the line away and Era
man. speeding up, got away for 40
yard score.
Substitutes sent in In the second
period were taken out in tho second
half and the first team started again
for Deering.
Cony. rushing from the @0-yard line
after the kickoff. fumbled and Braman
recovered on the 20. then smashing
off tackle for another score. A couple
of intercepted passes shifted the situa-
ton to and fro Tor a moment, then
Cony fumbied and Decring recovered
on the Augusta IS. In kick forma-
ton Braman made a yards to Conys
one-foot line, Frates tallying.
Cony then made its one threat, re-
covering a Deerlng tumble on the
Deering 3s-yard stripe. making first
down by rushing. thea gaining IA
yards to behring's Is CHALK on a for.
ward. Cony then tried three forwards
In ali attempt to score, but two
grounded and the other was blocked
Dssring scored when Burns drop kick
try topped offside on the DeerinE Is
aud E'rafAS with Era
mans forward to Guptil. Fratts, with
another run Of 16 yards. Lapierres
seven-yard dash and EuptiIs buck Al
the line took the leather over. sum
mary:
DEERINC (1S) ray CnSy