Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-07
Stiff 2-HOur Signal
Drill for COburn in
Preparation for X. HI.
Especial to Kennebec JournaD

Waterville, Nov. "a hard aud
thorough signal drill was held on
Lipbey field by the Coburn gridmen.
Coach Haines was in Lewiston so
Captain Shanahan was in charge Of
the session. Every man who will
play against kent's Hill was used
in the signal drill which lasted for
TWO hours.
Nothing in the matter of plays was
overlooked and each man was kept
in the lineup long enough TO so
through eacn play and make sure Of
his assignments.
Weston and Druehl booted some
pretty spirals at the beginning of the
practice. They We're both getting
plenty of distance and the ball rose
TO lofty heights, in fact these two
men booted the ball in such a man.
nef that very few men can catch it.
They have the knack of getting the
ball 10 twist on the downward flight
that gives plenty OF worry TO the
recC liver.
kent's Hill safety man will have
, tough day of il Saturday if lie at
tempts to handle the punts on the
run for with two speedy ends ~uch
as Coburn can boast of no man cal
afford TO take chances. Druehl and
Martoski are sure tacklers and they
are OF the aggressive. down the field
type that every coach likes to see.
There is some question as to who
will be the fourth man in the Co
burn backfield on Saturday. There
are three men who are sure OF start
ing, Shanahan, Weston and Reed.
IhnCa ~ ~
State. having all the necessary quail
tiles OF first class group of car
rlers. However, there is some doubt
IN the mind of Coach HafneS about
his fourth man. Grady and Khoury
are both veterans that are tried and
true, they are good backs and it IS
toss mp which of the two will
start. However. Rowland has been
playing good game lately and the
CoDurn mentor may start him and
save Grady and khoury for reserves.
khoury is at present layed up VIZ,
an attack of bolts but he promises
to be ready for action 10y Saturday.
He is Il powerful back and hits a
line with all kinds of stuff. it will
be remembered that he carried the
ball eight times down the field for a
touchdown last fall against West
brook. Grady is a relia BILE man for
any backfield position. he is an en-
cellent quarterback. can run ends,
off tackle, and pass and is good
interferer. His defensive work is of
the highest order and rarely does he
miss tackle. SO il can be seen that
whoever starts in the No. - position
Saturday there will be a good man in
there. Maybe Coach Haincs will wait
until he finds out what style of Of
fenSive he can best use against the
iilltoppers before he decides on
what man he will use the olngcst. In
that case any one of the set will
start the game and let the game
progress for perhaps a period before
shifting.
Coburn is confident of winning the
big game but that is not SAYING that
she does not fear the Hartsgrovc
clan. No game is ever won before
hand in this group of prep schools
and the best team does not always
win, so Cohurn is keeping a stiff up
per lip and a determination that is
seldom seen in schoolboy ranks
Whoever wins it is a cinch that they
will not be handed the game and
especially is this true of Coburn.
A light workout will be held this
afternoon and perhaps a short skull
practice but the men will not run
around much as they were worked
rather hard this week for so late in
the season.