Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-27
.PUNTINC GAME
WINS FOR ". HIS.
over BANGOR
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Waterville. Oct. 26.-Waterville
High broke into the win column once
more on Saturday afternoon by de-
feating the Bangor High eleven. 1875.
From the middle of the first period
until the final gun it was all Water
Vile, the local boys with Wally
Donovan leading the attack. ran the
upstate team ragged and never
once let up with the onslaught.
Donovan was the main cog in the
Elm City machine. time and again
he tore off long runs and his punting
was the best that has been displayed
by any high schooiboy in these parts
4. for long time. 1t can be safely said
F.; that the splendid punting won the
: game for Waterville because the
| Bangor team had plenty of often
! sive power and needed only he
! chance to get in their opponents
, territory to show their wares.
In the first period Bangor receiv-
! ed the kick on the twenty five yai d
; mail and rushed the ball to the Wa
! tervilie q yard line but there the
| Paganucci crew fought as they never
fought before and held Bangor fol-
downs. This was the turning point
! in the game. For any team to lose
the oall within the shadow of the
| opponents goal after a steady ma Oh
up the field is heartbreaking. 1t
would have been much wiser ii the
I <,.H,a ol- II.
| backs and punted in the first period
then they would have had the punch
' to score when the time came.
/ However. high school quarter
backs cannot be expected to know
everything that is to be known and
no doubt the plucky little McDon-
ough thought that his team had the
necessary stamina to carry the ball
the length of the field. But it was
Il fighting Waterville line that his
, hacks attempted to run through and
too much credit can not be given to
Coach Hendricks lightweight for
wards for the manner in which they
turned back the heavier Queen City
aggregation.
After the Waterville team gained
possession of the ball on their 4 yard
line they Immediately punted out OF
danger and from then on it was a
purLing duel between Donovan and
Mclhy with the Waterville boy hold
ing the upper hand.
The third period opened with Wa
terville kicking off to Bangor Sc =
eraI thrusts at the line failed to gain
the necessary distance and Bangor
punted. the punt carrying to Water
vilIe's 30 yard line. Several more
4 nj IN ,er,y.
managed to get the ball to the Wa
terville % yard line. All efforts to
penetrate the Purple and White de-
tense failed SO McLay dropped back
and booted the ball over the bar for
the first score of the game.
| Bangor kicked off to WaterVille
and Donovan caught the ball on his
five yard line. On the next rush he
went twenty eight yards around
right end. Shaw tore off ten more
through the line and two successive
] rushes by Donovan totalled thirty
five yards and brought the ball to
the three yard line. Donovan went
over for touchdown on the next
play. Niolette failed to kick the
point after touchdown.
In the fourth period Watervillc
kicked to Bangor and weak return
by NcLay gave Waterville the ball
on the thirty five yard line. Two
line bucks failed to gain and Dono-
van stepped back on his forty yard
line and drop kicked pretty field
goal.
Bangor was now in a fighting
mood and with very little time in
| which to score opened up with an
aerial attack. Eight passes were at
tempted but only one of these was
completed. With a half minute OF
play left. Violette intercepted a pass
Mullen kicking the extra point.
The game was we'll played and
hard with many injuries occurring
on both sides, none OF these being
serious, however. For Bangor. Nc
Gipty was the outstanding ground
gamer while McLoud. Finnegan.
and McDay shone in the line.
For waterviIle. Donovan was the
chief luminary, being ably assisted in
the backfield by Violette. The whole
waterville frontier played heads up
football, with Captain Pasanucci.
Sprague and Grant showing UP best.
! WATERvILLE (16) BANGOR CD
| Grant. lie ............... lie. Perry
| Butler. 1t IL. DUTY
McMullen. Is ........ lg. tinnegan
, Sprague, .......... c, McLaE
! knaun. re- fs, StTlar
Paganucci. TT .....s. TT, Richardson
! Marshall. re ......... re. McLoud
! Sweeney. ab 80. :. qb, MCDonough
Niolette, In ........... In, McGinty
! Shaw rh rl. turner