Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-12
BIDDEFORD OUTFIT SLID TO
$50 VERDICT OVER RED AND WHITE
But They Worked For It-Bill
Coakley Proves to Be Capable
Mud Navigator

Il has played this year. Cony lost to
Biddeford by q score Of 1870 at Will
liams Field yesterday morning. The
first touchdown was the direct result
Of a tumble by Hayden on the six
yard line; the second was the result
Of a pretty running attack by the Wis
itors helped along to quite some ex-
tent by Cony tumble. and the other
three points were made when Mr..
Murphy. playing fullback for the visit
ors, steered one halfway between the
goal posts and about one inch above
the crossbar. 1t was one Of the pref
test kicks made in the State this sea-
son and was made from the 25-yard
line with a brisk wind blowing.
The Legion boys who saw the IA
nous muddy fields in France must
have felt right at home. The mud was
soft and slippery and the players all
looked alike after two or three min
utes Of play. A favorite method of
gaining sround was to slide along two
or three yards after the tackle had
been made. The ball was also nice and
slippery, and Ray Thompson acted as
both referee and offlcial ball wiper.
The team that stopped Deering got
away to an suspicious start. Cony re-
ceived and Richie Hayden was downed
on the 12-yard line before he could
get going. The playing field was COW
cred with about four inches Of nice,
soft mud which didn't help the run
ners to any great extent. On the first
down Hayden apparently attempted a
forward pass and the ball went
through his fingers and dribbled down
to the two-yard line, where Bidde-
ford man Rugged It closely to his
manly bosom. It took the Bfddeford-
Fleischer doing the stunt right
through the line.
Bud" Murphy. who incidentally put
Up a whale of a game in the tackle
position, grabbed the next Biddeford
kick ana ran 1t back to the 37-yard line
before he was downed. Murphy cut in
to avoid a would-be tackler, his feet
slipped out from under him and halt
dozen Biddeford men spared him the
trouble Of going any further. After
two attempted line pIunges and an in
complete pass, Rand. who had taken
Haydens place, punted and Bill Coax
ley nailed the receiver in his tracks.
The Cony end got down to the man
as soon as the ball did. Emery start
ed TO run with the ball and Rand
nailed him 10 yards back of the line
Of scrimmage. The Biddeford quar-
ter got stuck in the mud and failed to
follow his interference. Murphy Of
Cony smeared Murphy Of Biddeford
on the next play and punt went over
the goal line and was brought out to
the Cony 20. The next high light took
place when Rand nabbed Thompson
after the latter had taken 20-yard
jaunt around the Cony end. Biddeford
tried to pass and Rand knocked 1t
down. They tried to plunge through
the line and John Diplocl fell on the
runner. Then Murphy stepped out and
. booted the field goal.
From then on matters were pretty
even. Cony would push the ball up the
field, lose on downs. then Biddeford
would rush It back down to the Cony
20, when the Cony line would hold like
a stonewall and the process would be
repeated. The Cony line was going
better than 1t has gone at any time
this year. In the last period the team
held for four downs on the two-yard
line and Rand kicked out Of danger. n.
Hayden, substituting for Malcolm, in
tercepted forward pass, then lost all
the advantage he had gained by being
penalized half the length Of he field
for smuggling. The act was not exactly
smuggling and was done in a moment of
fast and furious play. but the referee
called 1t and was right in doing so.
The last touchdown came in the
last period after a pretty run by
Murphy and some short dashes
through the line by Fleischer and
Emery. The game was a good one
to watch, the team WAS as clean a
team as has ever played on Will
liams Field, the officials handled the
game efficiently and Cony showed
some football that would have made
her record little different had she
used it little earlier in the season.
Bill 'Coak1ey was the individual
star Of the game. His work on the
Williams Field and he caught = lot
Of Biddeford runners before they
really got started. He raced the ball
when it was being punted and no
punts were run back very far. His
tackling was fiawless and his vic
tins hit the slippery gridiron with a
dull. sickening splash.
Murphy Of Biddeford was the star
for his team. He ran with the ball,
passed in great style and kicked like
a college player. Biddeford had the
speed and Cony had the stubborn
power to hold and this combination
made one Of the best games Of the
season. The Biddeford captain was
presented with the ball after the
game and accepted It with many
thanks. This officially winds up one
of the toughest seasons in several
years for the club, which, however,
has been we'll supported by the fans
and with practically every man back
In toys next season, the Augusta
fans will not have to watch Cony
on the short end very many times
in 1927.
Coakley, re 80. lie, NORM, Cantara
1t, Cousens, Boutot
weymouth, Baker, re,
ls, Moulin, Regina
Robinson, Bilodeau, G
c, Carroll, Rochefort
Hunnewell, lg ). re-, Davis, Donovn
Diplock, Fabrizi, 1t
1T. xevakis (Capt.)
Malcolm, N. Hayden, Hickey. 10
re, Anton, Mahaney
r. Hayden, Rand, Hurd, Qb
OBJ, Emery, Means
Lister. Basley, RIB
lib, Thompson, Mogan
Hilton. lib ........ RIB, FleischeE
srann, bennett, fb -. 70, Murphy
Biddeford ..... 8 O O 6 IL
Cony .......... % o o O O
Touchdowns, Fleischer. Murphy
Goals from field, Murphy. Referee
Thompson (Bates). Umpire, O'Brieu
ILewieton). Head lineman, Millett
ICoyby). Time, 4-12's.