Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-19
ALL MAINE CENTER
ELECTED CAPTAIN
COLBY FOOTBALL
Especial to Kennebec Journal

Waterville, Nov. 1S.-The Colby
football letter men of the season OF
1925 got together yesterday after
noon in the college gymnasium and
elected Thomas O'DonneD, the fiashy
pivot man of the Blue and Gray in
stitution as their leader for next
year. The result is very pleasing to
the followers of Colby sports for they
realize that they have real leader
4, in the newly elected captain. For
the past three years he has stood out
very prominently as gridiron per-
former on the Blue and Gray eleven
and his selection came as no sur
prise. He was the unanimous cholce
Of the letter men and no one else
was even nominated.
ODonnell is a product of Norwood
high school in Massachusetts and
when he was at the Bay State school
he was one of the best football men
that ever graced a schoolboy grid
iron. Under Benny Murray he be-
came a fiasfy performer and 1t was
only a matter of time before he
would be heard from in college cir
cles. He entered Colby in the fall
of 1928 and began to get down TO
serious work at once. He proved 70
Major Roger Green that he had the
stuff that snakes real football men
and at the end of the season he was
, awarded a letter by the Colby ath-
| letic association as member of the
team that brought Colby fame by
| winning the state championship
During this season he was used as
an end and more than lived up to
| the expectations of the Blue and
| Gray mentor.
The second year that he played
found Colby in need of a center and
after much elaboration Coach Eddie
| Roundy deemed it wise to move
O'Donnell from the wingman berth
to the center position. That the move
was timely was shown by the fact
that at the end of the fall Of 1925
| O'Donnell was elected as All Maine
! center and was easily one Of the
outstanding men not only in the state
but also in New England. He played
a great game for the Colby eleven ir
| the state series games and met nc
man that he could not handle in the
| state.
The past season found ODonnell a
| the beginning Of the season all prim.
ed and he came back to the training
/ camp, with more weight than he hai
ever had before. He started the sea-
| son off with bang and played thu
best game Of any lineman on thu
field in the first game of the season
| for Colby against Brown. His worl
| did not stop at the initial game how
ever and' throughout the year he wal
| the most prominent man in the Cobb,
line and hence at the close Of thu
past season he was again given To-
the second year in succession thu
unique honor of being selected 70
| All Maine center. He proved to b.
tower Of strength on the offens'
and defense for the Roundymen ant
his work at diagnozing plays wa
something remarkable. He Tough
like a trojan all season and instille
a great spirit in the men that wer
playing on the Colby team. He prov
ed that in the absence of Captail
Keith that he was natural 1eade
and under his leadership the Cobb
gridiron team should be in for on
of the most successful seasons in til
history of the institution. There ar
only three letter men that will no
be available next year from a tota
Of fourteen and the past season
freshmen team Is bounnd to furnish
some very valuable material.