Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-14
|COBURN GRIDDERS
ON EDGE. FOR BIG
GREEN BATTLE
Especial to the Kennebec sournaD

Especial to the Kennebec JournaD
Waterviile, Nov. 13.-Nith the last
stiff practice of the year out of the
way, Coach Ike Haines and his Grim
son and Gold gridders will mark time
until the start of the all important
clash with Hebron at Garcelon Field
on Saturday. The Coburn mentor did
not hold a scrimmage as was expected
but instead long dummy scrimmage
was held. Evidently Haines did not
dare TO take any chances on the last
day to injure his men In scrimmage.
Coburn is going into the Hebron
game determined to win. also the men
are going to keep Hebron from scor-
ing If possible in order that the record
for the season may be perfect. Co.
burn won her last championship in
1919 and the Hebron game of that
year will stand out in the minds of
those that saw it as one of the hard
est fought games ever played. Co.
burn won the game and also won the
fracas that ensued after the game
which incidentally was started by the
hilarious crowd that was present and
not by the spectators. Following this
game relations in football between the
two schools were broken and not until
last year did the two schools patch
up the difficulty. The game last year
resulted in scoreless tie but was a
Coburn victory in reality. Coburn
was in scoring position several times
but breaks of. the game were against
them and prevented victory. On the
other hand Hebron had the ball on the
Coburn two yard line with first down
and the sturdy Crimson and Gold
frontier held like the rock of Gibral-
ter holding the Hebronites for downs.
This was the only occasion when He
hron really Threatened to score and
Coburn proved her superiority by
holding Coburn's best chance to
score was taken away by oVer-anXi-
BUSINESS on the part of a Coburn man.
Smtler Adams. the rangy optimist and
tackle. reached into the air and pulled
down a Hebron forward pass. with a
clear field ahead OF him he sprint I'd
forty yards for a touchdown only to
be called back for Illegal use of the
hands on the part of Coburn line
man. Again in the final period Coburn
was on Hebron's twenty yard line and
with man back to dropkick. n He
hron center man broke through and
blocked the kick.
This year. however the teams are
not 50 evenly matched. il is u sure
bet that coburn is at least three
| touchdoNnS better than the Big Gree n
and with the locals playing up to form
he score should be higher than the
expected. But one never can predict
he outcome of Il football game. 1t
might be Columns day off such Ms the
one she suffered through last fall
when Westbrooli Sem came up. rated
as weak team and won handily by
the score OF 3" to Is.
Coburu will have the edge man for
man, and the Cohurn offensive is far
and away better than that of the men
from the oxford Hills. With even
breaks it seems as though Coburn
should he at least a 3 to I favorite
and that is putting it mildly.
Yesterday Coach IIaines kept his
mon out ON the field until after dark
perfecting the plays i'll dummy scrim-
mage and signal practice He also
spent considerable time on his de-
Tense as Hebron always has some
, TRICKS mp her sleeve to be pulled at
the expense of roburn. Hebron has
heen we'll secuted all season and her
, fundamental formations are known to
all Coburnites as for anything that
may have been kept under cover CO.
burn cannot he sure of breaking up
md the men will he on their toes for
everything.
To-day there will he a light work
ont and the solemn ceremonies at
tached TO the last practice will be en-
acted. The dummy will be burned and
the ashes scattered over the field. a
war dance will cnSue and Coburn foot =
hall men will watch the passing of the
1924 football season in fitting man
rer. If the team comes through wit
a win and unsecured on. it will I've the
most successful season in the history
of Coburn football so everyone is hop
ing for the best and the will to win