Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-02
C0NY HIGH FLASHES TO 80
VICTORY over DEERINC CRIDDERS
Purple-blanketed hosts from GU

the West held no terrors for the
warriors of the Red and White
whose serried ranks not only re-
PEELED the invaders but surged for
ward to an impressive to D Cony
win over Deering on Williams Field,
Saturday afternoon.
The Pierce coached crew should
have COPIED by a much larger total
! but a muddy surface not only cut
down the power of attack but made
the oval very elusive object. There
never was any question of the ulti-
mate result. The Cony lads with
! the memory of last years debacle
were not to be denied and the fierce
ness of their assault was supple
mented by the crafty, calculating
| Cony quarter whose generalship was
married only by the omnipresent
mud.
There was no maze OF plays-only
five were used-but they were SO
subtilely varied that the harried OPP
posing line guessed wrong as a rule.
First it would be the slashing rush
of Babe Lapidus in a cross buck,
then the raging McCauley would
burst through I'M an off-tackle play,
followed by a Soule charge straight
through center and Stiles stunt
that would be any of the foregoing
or an end dash.
Just to parade their versatility
the Cony gridders flashed an over.
head attack but it's precision and eff
fectiVeneSS went for naught whsn
with the ball dangerously near the
Deering line, the whistles blast end
ca the first half. 1t was two beau
tlful losses. the first, Stiles to Lish-
, ness for 10 yards and the second.
Stiles to McCauley for IA.
Cony's touchdown came early in
the second period. In a march
down the field Cony had been held
by Deering with the ball inches from
the line. Two Purple attempts net
TED only four yards and Blockinger
punted but it was a short one and
Cony recovered on behring's 2O-yard
line. On the first play, McCaulev
tore off 20 yards over the line on
an off--tackle play. On the try for
the extra point Cony was successful
IN the same way it was done in
the SKowhegan game. The pass to
Lapldus Tor drop kick went over
MS mead and as he turned to re-
over, oouh teams dashed in his di-
rectlon. That is, all but one lad The
alert Stiles sensing the possibi,itias
hovered near the Deering line. The
Babe gathered in the bouncino
sphere and turning as the Deerine
lads came charging at him, coolv
shot 1t over their heads into the
waiting arms of the Cony general
Cony again kicked off and held
the Deering boys in their own terri
tory. Another march began with
gains of to II yards being register
ed by the backs in rotation. An in
tercepted pass gave Deering the ball
beneath their own goal posts. Here
on the first play. Hawkes. was
safety. "
The cohorts of the Purple. al.
though cut-played. proved able on
ponents and grimly stuck to their
! task. Their one threat came in the
! closing moments of the game, when
an intercepted pass gave them the
bail on Cony's 30 marker. On the
next play Cony was penalized Ii
7 yards. With a touchdown looming.
the full might of the Deering Of
fensive was unleashed but could
! push the Cony line but 2 yards and
as they lined up again the whistles
shrek dashed the budding hopes of
| the Purple followers. The summary:
! CONY HIGH DEERING HIGH
! Bradstreet, lie .......... lie, Knight
DlnSmOre, IL IL, Everett
Merrick, lg ............ lg, Wilson
Hilton, .............. C, Hawkes.
Worthing. re .......... rg, Boyce
| Trask, TT .............. TT, Atwood
Nlckless, re ............ re, Lopez
| Stiles, OBJ ........... OBJ, Chapman
, Lapidus, In ............ In, Baker
| Soule, rh .......... ... rh, Butler
/ McCauley, flo ....... fb, Blockinger
| Score by quarters:
Cony o 8 o %
Touchdowns, McCauley; Goal from
| touchdown, Lapidus and Stiles
! Safety, Hawkes.. Substitutes, Cony
| Rad for Lapidus, Bell for
| WQrthing, Lisman for Bradstreet
, Gilmore for Hiltons Deering: Bick-
ford for Everett. Referee, Carroll
of Bates. Umpire, Mahan of Spring
field. Head linesman, Overlook OF
Hallowell. Time, four one minute
periods.