Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-27
STRONG OFFENSIVE AND LINE PlUNGES
TOO MUCH FOR BATES GRIDDERS WHO
LOSE TO B0WD0IN = HARRINGTON STARS

Lewiston, Oct. ?5-The fourth long
year proved fruitful. A rejuvenated
Bowdoin eleven, rejuvenated during
one short week. pounded through
Bates line at Lewiston Saturday and
partially avenged the two defeats
that the Garnet had contributed to
Bowdoin $ states of 1922 and 1923.
The score was IS to Q. 1t was the
first win in four years tor tho White
as the two teams did rot meet in
1921
The poder was there Saturday.
Straight through a Garnet line that
fought like grim death but was pow
erless to offset the plunges OF the
White backs. an offense swept up the
field for fifty Ave yards Of continuous
gain late in the first period. and
first score in the second quarter.
Bowdoin showed fight that had
been lacking in previous encounters.
Bates. which never gives up. held
two smashes within two yards Of
that first score. but the surge of the
White players could not be stopped.
The second count came early in the
second half This time it was the
flaming harrington. squirting around
his own right end and careenins
along the sideline for twenty FIVE
yards. who made the tally. 1t ended
the scorin for the day hut it did not
show the real superiority Of the
White over Bates.
The game itself was drab in many
respects outside of few brilliant
dashes by Harrington and HoTey and
Rays elusive work for Bates. But
two forward passes We're completed
during the whole game. Bates did
this but for no great gains. The
Garnet tried eleven others. only in
vain as Hovey and Harrington bat
ted them TO the ground or intercepted
Bowdoin resorted to the aerial attack
but twice. both being grounded.
The start of the game pointed to
another attack of the Bowdoin jinN.
harrington fumbled and Baker re-
covered for Bates. At once the White
was on the defensive in its own ter
ritory. But Bates fumbled in two
plays and Blake recovered. From
then until late in the opening quarter
1t was succession OF punts, neither
side gaining TO any extent.
Finally Bowdoin got the ball on its
own forty five yard line and smash
ing straight through the center or
left tackle Of Bates line, waded and
wallowed. battered and bruised its
way to the far distant goal The
| climax came sFarrinston speedtd
around his right end. to step off de
at the three yard line for FIRST
down.
The ball changed for the quarter.
but. though two attacks were Throwing
lack by the valiant Bates fighters.
Joe Garland dove over his own piled
up forwards for the touchdown that
meant so much to Bowdoin.
Bates came back for it's one real
| threat in this quarter. After several
| punt exchanges, Bowdoin was back.
! ed in the shodow of its goal posts
/ and again forced to punt out. Charlie
| Ray, the colored fash of the Garnet
i fold. twisting and turning, wormed
! his way twenty-five yards to Bow
| doin's &-yard line. A bad pass from
! center that lost Bates thirteen yards;
! and a missed pass by Moulton, halt
| ed the attack.
Farrington's punt after Bates had
held in the second half was good
| break for the White. The ball rolled
| several yards to rest on Bates five
| yard line. A return punt was short
and Bowdoin was on Bates thirty
! three yard mark. Garland steemcd
! Oft his own right tackle for eight
! yards and then Frank harrington,
( knees high and bod ywaving.
; rounded his right end to tear the
twenty-five yards to the last mark.
. Hovey missed the goal.
| Early in the fourth period, con-
| sistent work had brought Bowdoin
well into Bates territory. Earring
| ton made eight yards on double
! pass in the backtield but here the
! White was stopped. OFF Of the bench
! came Al Wiseman. Lewiston High
| product. He had been il for one
| play before and kicked the goal after
| the first touchdown. Now he stood
! back, thirty four yards from the
| Bates posts and kicked again. 1t
was a worthy Try but the ball slipped
! by just TO one side of the upright.
! Bates parked up the field for two
| consecutive first downs from its own
| twenty yard mark after the missed
| kick. But, it was stopped. as mid
| field hove in sight. BowGoin kept
| kicking now and keeping the ball
| back in Bates territory. Rutsky rush
| cd into the frey again. started toss
| ing the passes right and left but only
one. Rutsky to Moulton, good for ten
| field. Hovey and Harrington were in
there continuously. breaking up
| every attempt to grab the ball.
A five yard penalty pushed Bates
| into Bowdoins ground and gave
| them first down as the period
waned. Rutsky again shot i long for
! ward, and harrington intercepted.
With minutes TO go. harrington
; made six yards and then punted. The
Bates back were having a hard time
preventing the Bowdoin line from
tackling them before they could
pass the ball as the game ended.
Though hard played, the game
was clean throughout. Farringtons
brilliant work and the exceptional
work OF Hovey stood out in the
Bowdoin attack and defense. while
| Berry, who replaced McGaIry. also
played we'll. Charlie Ray was the
. thorn in Bowdoin's side that had to
be watched. while Chisholm's fine
tackIing after he Rad replaced Da-
ker. earned him merited praise. The
summary:
BOWDOIN BATES
Hiidreth, lie ........... lie, Folsom
Murphy. 1t .I.......... ~, peterson
McGarry, lg|. ............ lg, Dow
I1tNsitt' y - AZ
tucker. re re, DIEM
Robinson, RI II, HerhAm
Blake. re re. Dakef
Harrington. qb ........ OBJ. Moulton
Hovey, lib ............. lib, Ray
Garland. RIB ...... RIB. Woodman
Bowdoin .....0 i 0&1S
Touchdowns. Garland, Farrignton.
Goals by drop kick after touchdown,
Wiseman. Substitutions. Cobb for
Diehl. Wiseman for Jones. Thomp-