Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-22
CoNY AND WINSLOW PRY OFF
GRID LID WITH SCORELESS TIE

Faced by Ihanifestly heavier out
fit, the Cony grid boys. made up
mainly of green material, succeeded
in holding the husky Winslow war
riors TO a scoreless tie in the opening
pigskin clash on Williams field Sat
urday afternoon.
Not only did Coach Morrelfs char
Ses give an extraordinary exhibition
CT pluck in the face of excess avoir-
dupois but they twice We're within
striking distance of Winslows goal
line. The contest was plainly light,
determined but far from finished
eleven against a heavy, aggregation
which knew not how to use its
power. Cony facing heavy line.
made the mistake of not staging a
more open game, while the visitors
although they had the right idea,
failed to team up on line plays.
Both teams were bit scary of the
aerial game. Cony attempting four
losses and completing only one for a
short gain. The up-river lads es-
saved the stunt twice and all were
failures. End runs were confined to
the work of Burns of Cony and Rey-
nolds of Winslow. The stocky red
and white veteran got away for the
longest sprint of the matinee in the
second quarter when he took the
oval on his own 80 yard line and
aided by good interference at the
start of the play lodged and darted
for So yards. Again in the third
quarter he flashed away twice for 90
and 10 yards, but all of these gains
were not followed by punch enough
to put the ball across. Reynolds. the
up-river fullback tore off IS in the
last period and this dash with a series
of successful line plunges forced
Cony to her own 7-yard line where
n desperate stand halted the rush of
the visitors.
Cony started with only four of
last years veterans and only one of
these in the backfield. Webb. play
ing his first game at fun and who
had been showing up well in prae-
tice. had been playing hut a few min
utes when he was laid out stiff. re-
cciving an injury to his head which
I1eceSsitated his removal from the
game and later to his home. Two
other boys Hayden and Howe were
also injured and forced to retire.
The first quarter was fairly even
with both teams guilty of fumblinE
and with only one first down for
each. There was also double eX-
change of punts. In the second per-
iOd Cory made two successive downs
hut WIS finally forced to boot the
ball. WinSlow also gained consider
able ground but with the goal in
sight. series of line plunges barren
of results forced them also to punt
Cony started with a rush at the
opening of the second half but as the
Winslow line WAS neared the up
river defence stiffened and Cony
was compelled to punt. Winslow
aided by Papalos' Is yard run ad-
vanced the hall we'll into Conys ter
ritory where it was lost on downs.
The final period was nearly all
Winslowis with Cony fighting stub
bornlN finally recovering the bail on
her own 1yard line and here Burns
on Il fine end run of 80 yards put the
piGsliin in safe territory. Conv
punted after two attempts through
the line and then Winslow began an
, other march which was halted by the
whistle in mid field. The score:
CONT co.. Coz WINSLOW
Tihbetts lie .................. lie Roy
Souie Ii .............. 1t MatheSon
Burton lg ................. lg Grant
i-eaNltt ............... c Latnance
.tCDonald re- ............ re r.. NileS
Jackson 1T .............. TT Mckay
Morton re ...............re +. Niles
Turns On ................ qb Burger
Hayden In .............. In Iapalos
Howe rh .......... rh X. Hapworth
Webb III ............. fb Reynolds
Substitutes: Cony. Lister for
Webb, stiles for Lister. Trask for
Sonlc Lister for Hayden. Brown for
Trask. Bradstrcet for Morton; Wins