Bates at Harvard

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  Daily Kennebec journal, Augusta, Me., October 10, 1903, page 4

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  FOOTBALL AT BATES. A Veteran Line and Lots of Back Field Candidates. Lewiston, Me-, Oct. 9.-(Special.)- The football prospects at Bates look particularly bright this year, and both coach and captain express themselves as hopeful for champion team. Bates has practically a veteran team this fall. Only three men have left college who played through the season last fall. Andrews, last years right tackle, has left college; Hunt right guard, and ‘roWne. left half back, have both grad uated. Thcre is, however, fast and heavy material in the college to fill these three vacant positions. Bates is weak in her back field in spite of the fact that there are large number trying for the backs. There are no men that have developed as we’ll as Kendall, the right half back of last year, and Towne left half-back. Ken dali may be able to play football again this fall but the leg he injured While playing ball with the University Of Maine last spring is as yet in bad condition, so that he has not been out in suit. Wight, ’07, has been play ing Kendalrs position, but he is not the himself. Pedden, ‘O6, is taking TONNES place at left half-back. Redden comes from Boston, and has had much valuable experience and coaching as star back Cor Roxbury High School. He is strong, heavy man, and hits the line hard; his defensive play is also effective Mahoney, ‘O6, Corneilson, ’07, and McIntire, ’07, are also strong candidates for the half-back positions. Mahoney played on the Bates second team last fall and both McIntire and Corneilson starred on Houlton High School last season. Briggs. ‘O4 the full back of last year is showing excellent form this fall, and he will probably hold his position, but Phillips, ’06, is a heavier man, and is trying hard for the position. Rounds, ’04, has no competitor that is ut all dangerous for his position of quarter back. Rounds is in better form than ever before. His management of the team is complemented by the coach, and his sprinting and interference shows up well. Jackson, ’07. from Fall River, Mass, is substitute quarter back. Cole. ‘O4, left end, has developed bet ter form this year than last. He is particularly quick on getting down the field under punts. Doyle, ‘O6, will sub stitute Coles position. Libby, ’05. plays right end this fall in his old position. He shows the same steady form that characterized his game last year. Reed, ’05, captain of the team and left tackle, is probably the strongest line man, but Conner, ‘O6. right tackle, plays fierce and dashing game. johnson, ’06, is again proving his Won derful ability as left guard. In the games and practices he always opens holes in the line; his defence is strong, and he has been doing the punting for the team satisfactorily. Turner ’05. and Jackson, ’06 are struggling for tine right guard position. and Pettingill, ’05, is also making a good showing as substitute guard. Cutten, ’04 the center of last years eleven, has been unfortunate already and has q bruised shoulder. He. how ever, will probably hold his position. Farnum, ‘O7, Dodge, ’06, have both been trying for center and are heavy, cap able men. If Cutten’s injuries should prove serious, however Farnum Will undoubtedly take the position The Bates line will be her strongest feature this fall if present indications prove true. Thus far the coaches have practiced straight football entirely, and have not tried any quarter pack runs. The coaches so far have APP parently paid little attention to the new rules. a,1d will undoubtedly rely on END runs AID live plunges. Manager Spofford has secured Cuslen. the f9mous Yale center, to coach the line for a short time, so that with thu work ol head coach Richardson, ana coach Frost, substitute Harvard guard the team is expected to be in excellent shape before the Colby game, OCTOBER 81 Bates has thus far this season beaten Hebron Academy II to 0, and peen beaten by Exeter II to 0 and by iarward 23 to 0. The Harvard game was the same score as last year.

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  The Minneapolis journal, Minnesota, October 8, 1903, page 9

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  EASY FOR HARVARD Bates Is Too Weak to Offer Serious OnnOsition to Crimson q. IE Cambridge, Mass, Oct. SIN a very one-sided game Harvard defeated Bates yesterday on Soldiers field by a score of 23 to 0. The Bates team was very light and proved weak in all departments of the game. Despite the fact that Captain Marshall was not in the game the work OF the crinsons was fairly good. Only once was Harward held for downs and that in the second half, when most Of the regulars had been retired. During the first half Bates only once tried to rush the ball, and lost it on the first at tempt. In the second half she could do no better. Score: Harvard 2S Bates, 0. Touchdowns, Harrison, Q; Hurley, 1: Mills, 1. Goats, Noyes, 8. Umpire, Holton. Referee, r. Brown Timer, Fred Wood. Linesmen, Stur- CESS and Hurd. Time, 5 and 10 minute halves. Il ls@ w @

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Harvard leads 22–⁠0 in 22 meetings, counting the 17 since this game.