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

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with not gain. But a mighty plunge
by Repscha gave Maine another first
| down.
The Maine fullback's signal was
! called rush after rush. until il
seemed he must collapse under the
strain. For five successive ruslies,
Repscha carried the ball. until final
ly Bowdoin held for downs on her 20
yard line.
1t was Bowdoin's turn to lug the
iattle. Garland and Harrington
| made . Il yards in three rushes. The
going was tough and the White
elected to play safe and punt. Maine
was offside and BowdHn retained
the ball in midfield.
An exchange OF kicks gave Bow
doin the ball on their AZ yard mark
The White earned first down cheif-
~ through the cyclonic line punches
of Hove%. At midfeld the White
Pears We're stopped. and another
, Kicking duel ended with the pigskin
just where it started IN the center Of
the gridiron.
But Harrington picked up Blair s
punt and gathering speed eluded a
bunch of Maine tacklers. running
back l6 years before he was smeared.
Littlefield. the big Maine guard. was
hurt in bringing down the flying Far
rington and Savage took his place in
the line.
Bowdoin fumbled on the next play
end the alert Stanton recovered the
ball on Names ~ yard line stanton
cut loose and was outfooting his pur-
Suers. when harrington overlook him
and brought him down near the side
line with flying leap. The hard
tackle put Harrington out cold for
a few moments.
The White line was firm as steel
and Maine eamhled on forward
pass. Smith leaped up and Rugged
Elair's toss to thunderous cheer
from the Bowdoin stands This play
ended the period with the ball on
! Names 4S-yard mark.
Bowdoin gambed. too. as the sec
ond period opened. but Repscha who
seemed to he everywhere Knocked
down Farington's long aerial. Another
forward grounded, and Earring ton
punted 80 yards to Names 20 yard
mark. In the attempt to drive back
the opposing lines, Blair and Earring
ton hooting the ball. and this fusiIade
ended with beautiful hoist by the
Rowdoin back. that rolled until it had
covered 81 yards to Names Is yard
mark.
With Blair and Eepscha Keeling off
steady gains, Maine finally got started
on another march, making two first
downs before they were stopped on
their own II. yard line after covering
- yards. Blair kicked and Earring ton
kicked. and then Names last danger
Gus advance was made. like PickettS
famous charge. under a whitening fire
of hard tackles from the stubborn
White defenders.
On this march to Bowdcin's 26 yard
mark, Blair shot one forward pass to
Gruhn that gained FIVE yards. and
RepSeha plugged away for short gains
in the face of the farce tackling of
the White secondary defense with the
tow headed koh'er distinguishing him
self by several brilliant tackles
Harrington soon kicked again. and
Maine came back by series OF line
plunges to Bowdoin's 30 yard line
when the gun ended the half
Smith PRED off the second half by
kicking over the goal line. giving
Maine the ball on the 20-yard mark
Bowdein was offside on Blairs punt
and Maine took the ball on their IS
yard mark The Blue backfeld just
scraped out first down. and Earring
ton knocked down a Blair aerial.
Grabbing Bisirs punt on the bound.
harrington shot back for l. Yards
Tucker recovering a tumble on Names
IS yard line. Then the tables turned.
With all three backs carrying the ball.
Kohler leading the attack. Bowdoin
rolled TO the Maine IS yard strip on
two first downs
Sig McGary left the Bowd dom line
and Al Wiseman came trotting in.
WiseTans try for a field goal went
wide. ard Cults getting the ball ran
lack TO the 10 yard line.
Blair punted to midfeld and Stan
ton down like greyhound nailed
Harrington in his tracks. Kohler
plunged two yards. Farrington's long
forward pass was spoiled. and he punt
ed ofside on Names IS yard line.
The remainder of the period was a
continued kicking duel. and the last
period starred of the same way
Right after the start of the Sec
end period one or these kicks came
near ending in the first break OF
the game, that might have spelled
victory for Bowdcin had Captain
Hildreth been a fifth OF q second
faster. Harrington punted and Blair
let the ball get away from him. Hill
drefh was after 1t. but Cults was a
fraction OF a second faster. and as
both men dived for the ball, the
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