Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-16
film CITY TAKES HARD FOUGHT
BATTLE FROM CONY WARRIORS

ing advantage of every break the last
football aggregation representing
Waterville high school gave Cony her
second setback within week and
grabbed the mythical championship
of Kennebec Valley at Williams Field
Saturday by score OF go. Helo
scoreless for three periods by the
snirited defense which the Red and
White offered the visitors scored soon
after the opening of the last quarter
when Cony failed to hold Wally Don
ovan in the pinches.
Donovan kicked off promptly at 20o
and Nickless carried it back to the
80 yard marker before he was down
ed. Three line plunges failed to gain
to any extent and Stiles punted, the
ball going high and it was Water
ville's ball in midfield. -
The visitors were content to play
defensive game and Donovan punt
ed to Babe Lapidus who turned and
twisted his way back to the 40 yard
line before he was stopped. the Dali
see sawed back and forth during the
entire first period with Lapidus 90
ing the bulk of the Cony gaining ana
Donovan carrying the ball for Water
vile. Lie Ddll Wdo IA AiA1N AASAN 49,
the period ended.
Cony started off strongly in the
second quarter with Lapidus again
reeling off some good gains, the best
, of which was a dash for s yards right
through the best that Waterville had
| to offer. Stiles made a yard, McAu-
| ley six and Babe one, then Stiles
punted to the Waterville 10 yard
stripe and Donovan was nailed In his
tracks. The latter promptly punted
and Fletcher received the ball but
was tackled near the sidelineS by
three Waterville men and knocked
out. Stiles again put the ball up on
the Waterville 10 yard line with a
pretty punt. The WaterVllle ace
| promptly returned the compliments
and Babe Lapidus. In one of the pest
runs seen on Williams Field for quite
some time ran back 20 yards up to
the Waterville 20 yard line.
The half ended with the ball within
10 yards of the Waterville goal. Cony
| had completely outplayed the Vlsltors
at this stage of the game.
Near the first of the third period
| Wally Donovan attempted a drol
kick from the 35 yard line but the
attempt failed miserably. the ball nm
| alIy going into Cony's possession on
the 81 yard line. Lapidus again dom
sted 4 yards to the good cause but
Cony was penalized Is yards Tor
holding and Stiles was caught be-
hind his own line for a loss OF
yards.
Here waterville began to shin"
| DeRocher was nailed for ~ yards
and Donovan only got two PACK or
the next play. A fake run drew IN
the Cony defense and Donovan shot
a pass to Pooler which was good fol
n gain of 90 yards and the ball was
on the Red and White IS yard line
| Donovan carried the ball up to the
seven yards as the period ended.
l In two successive plunges Wally
| Donovan carried the ball over the
| Cony line for the first time in his
four year career with Waterville
| Cony had her best chance to score
near the last of the game but tossed
I it away. Soule grabbed one OF Dono-
vans long punts and tore his way
right back to Tile Elm City 80 yaro
| line. Babe Lapidus tore off 10 yards
and the crowd shouted for toucr
down but in an attempt to score ps
the aerial route a pass was smeareo
bv Donovan and the game ended as
he sen a long punt down the field.
The long standing series between
the schools now stands eight to sew
en- in favor of Cony. A record crowo
including several hundred fans from
up the river saw the game whicf
was played with ideal conditions
overhead but with a slippery f1ele
caused by the rain of Friday. Don
ovan was the shining light for Wat
erville and for Cony the stellar run
ming of Lapidus. the line playing OF
TraslS and the exceptional tacklins
nv Nickless featured. Four penalties
were imposed but they were divided
equally, each team being set back or
one occasion for holding and once fol
offside. The summary:
WATERVILLE (6) CONY 60,
HerSey re ............'.l lie brduStfee
Hurd (CapD 1T 1t Soult
Brisk. rg ...............lg Dlnsmore
O'Halloran ...............c HlltoI
Boudreau Is ........rg Merricr
johnson 1t ........ .rt Trasl
Grant lie ....''.....'.'''.r Nichleo'
Pooler OBJ .............qb Fletcher
De Rocher RIB ......... lib LapiduS
Shaw lib RIB McAuley capt
Donovan fb ............... I'D StlIes
Score by quarters:
Waterville ........ 81
Cony ................. ~
Touchdowns, Donovan. Substitute
es, Cony: Bell for Merrick, Lishnes'
for Bradstreet; Merrick for Bell
Bradstreet for Lshness, Knowles fol
Dinsmore Waterville, Sawyer fol
Brisk. Brisk for Sawyer. Wiltshire fol-
Hersey. Referee Carroll of Bates
Umpire. Wilson Of Bowdoin. Heao
linesman, Canter of Bates. Time