Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-26
pI IIcKY BELFAST eleven GOES
DOWN UNDER Bit Ter 47-0 Defeat

Cow lived up to her reputation
as a fighting eleven in a way that
exceeded all expectations at Will
Jams field Saturday and the Crosby
high school team Of Belfast was the
unh1cky victim. From the first
whistle the Red and White started to
submerge their opponents and they
succeeded in doing so to the extent
of Al big points, annexed through
savage and persistent line plunglng
and on one occasion through an IN
tercepted pass which the visitors
pambled on in the very shadow OF
their own goal posts.
The Belfast team showed strength
in her line plunging but was unable
to hold the ball, three different FUN
bles at critical moments cutting off
possible rallies. They relied mainly
on straight football to penetrate the
Cony defense and the only forward
attempted ended disastrously for
Winslow gathered in the ball and
romped over the line.
Cony kicked off at 2:34 to San
born, who was nailed and the ball
was in Belfast's possession on her
own 20 yard line. Nickerson, Horne
and Whitcomb each took smash at
the line and then Whitcomb punted,
Cony taking the ball on her own so
yard line. A succession of line
plunges in which the entire Cony
backfield took part and Babe Lapi-
dus crossed the line for the first tai
ly of the game. Stiles kicked the
goal. The first score came within
seven minutes of play.
Belfast chose to kick and stiles
was downed on the Cony IS yard
marker. Johnnie" McAuley then
took the ball, tucked it under his
arm and reeled off 40 yards before
he was finally tackled. Capt. Grady
was hurt at this point and was TAX
en- from the lineup. Belfast suf-
fered a penalty for talking back t.
the referee. A few more smashes al
the Belfast line and McAuley crossed
for the second touchdown of the
game. just four minutes after the
first. Stiles missed the goal. Belfast
then uncorked an offensive and rip
ped off first down. Then. the stall
wart Nickerson skirted his owr
right end and might have beer
travelling yet had not the oval slip
ped from his fingers to be recovered
by Knowles.
Rand scored the third touchdown
after being helped along by beau
tiful pass from Stiles to Pete Brad
street and a 10 yard plunge by Gil
Soule. The assistant coach of Bel
fast high then took a stroll onto the
field which cost his team half the
distance of the field. AS the bal
was only about a yard from the line
| it didn't cost much but it came at 9
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to the visitors. Winslow, who was
playing for Nickless came acros.
with the next tally and Fletcher
made it seven with a drop kick. The
period ended with the ball in Bel.
fast's possession after the visitor,
had made it first down. futile o.
the visitors dislocated his knee an6
had to be removed from the lineup
A touchdown by Stiles and two by
Soule with dropkicks made to order
| by Stiles and pretty forward will
] Lapidus on the hurting end ant
IA.
The pretty runs uncorked by BABE
Lapidus and McAuley were treat
to watch and Stiles ran the team
to perfection. Every man on thu
Cony squad was given a chance ant
some capable reserve men showed
up in the wholesale injection o
subs. 1t was simply Cony day and
! the locals were not to be denied. TIL,
visitors played a hard game ant
| fought to the bitter end, whereof,
gaining lot of glory even under the
sting of an impressive score.
! Penalties were numerous, bu
not for an unsportsmanlike conduct
| on the part of any member of either
team. The Belfast assistant coach
| was invited from the field after 6
| dispute with the referee in which
the former came out second best a;
is the general rule but aside from
this there was little to complain of
The game was well played despite
the decisive score was we'll handled
, II was simply case where a small
/ high school met a large one with ar
| unfortunate but inevitable result
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