Colby at Bates

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  Daily Kennebec journal, Augusta, Me., November 7, 1904, page 1

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  RATES. BATES CELEBRATES The Victory Won from Colby, With Great Time at Lewiston. Lewiston. Me-, Nov. 6-(SpeciaN.-It that came from Waterville to Lewis ton. Saturday night, after Bates vic tory of twenty-three points over Col by. The victory around more enthusiasm than Bates has felt before this season. The boys on the train cheered the team repeatedly and yelled for Bates He went down with the rest of Col by. He went down with the rest of Colbq, Way down below The 125 men. besides the team, who came on the special train. were met at the station by an enthusiastic crowd of friends and students Of the college. Here the college yells and cheers We’re given again. Later i’ll the evening the boys as sembled i’m front of Parker Hall array cd in nightshirt AMI in column file | marched down town, parading the principal streets amidst cheers and spectacular demonstrations from the sidewalks. Late at night n rousing bon fire was built on Mount David. The crowd as semhled in its light and gave vent to repeated cheers and yells that echoed until the small echoes of the night. The celebrating party consisted of about 900 students Who did the job up brown and left no doubts in the mind Of every inhabitant of Lewiston and Auburn as to who won the game on Colby’s gridiron. Saturday afternoon The support Bates received in the game was excellent. Never before has Bates played a game away from home where so many students accompanied the team and where such vigorous cheering was given in their support. Probably Bates was never before worked up to such pitch of enthusiasm over football as now. The past week has termed with mass meetings and tie yells and cheers have gone up from the campus almost hourly Bowdoin’s victory over Maine by a large score makes Bates interest keen err for now next Saturdays game at Brunswick will be a struggle between Bates and Bowdon for the decisive championship Of Maine this season and all eyes are turned toward that famous contest. For years Rates and Bowdoin have not met at the close of the football season to fight for the title to the championship. In fact since football has attained prominence at both Maine and Colby it is unprecedented. Bates and Bowdoin have always been keen rivals. This year both colleges nave strong snappy teams; the strong est they have had for several years and each is the most eager to win it has been for years. Besides judging from the records the two teams have made this season there is every reason TO believe that the comparative strengths of the two teams is equal. The game at Whittier field, Nov. II. is bound to be the grandest football contest ever witnessed on a Maine college gridiron The following persons have been put over from the Sophomore preliminary determinations to the prize division: Marguerite A. Clifford. South Portland; Marion E. Files. Lewiston; Lillian l.. Latham. Pownal: Georgia A. Manson. Oakland: Anna f. Walsh. Lewiston; Emily r. Willard, South Portland: F. p. Caswell. New Sharon; L. Il. Farm ham. Orland: E. ). Foster. Burnham; H. +. Freeze, East Dedham, Mass; }. >. Pendleton. Northport; J. f. Pierce Windsor, n. C.

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Colby leads 4–⁠3 in seven meetings, counting the five since this game.