Bowdoin at Maine

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  Daily Kennebec journal, Augusta, Me., November 20, 1905, page 1

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  A GRAND CELEBRATION Grects Victorious Maine in Orono On Return from Bowdoin Game. Orono. Me. Nov. 1S.-(SpeciaD.- Maine now holds the championship of the State in football To all fair minded people this is obvious. If Maine had tied with Bowdoin or even defeated her by a small score it would have been a different story but the deciSive score of Is to settles all dis putes. The entire student body with few exceptions went to Brunswick, Saturday, and every man was determined | that the team should win. 1t may seem difficult task to move university from one part of the State to an other but that is what was done. Sat urday. -Four hundred and seventy five students boarded the train at Orono. The band was with them and they took along the old elephant jun DO that has had so many victories painted on her sides in the years gone by. There were seven coaches on the train when it started. two more were added at Bangor to accommodate the crowd of supporters there. There We’re very few stops OH the way over though the heavy train could make very slow time at the best and it was nearly an hour late i’ll Mllling into Brunswick 1t was rather difficult proposition to get dinner there and many went down to the New Meadows Inn. The crowd began to pour onto the field an hour before the game was scheduled to begin. The day was a ~ rfprt ception of light wind that bothered the kickers at times. The field was i’m fine shape and there was no chance for either team to complain. The Maine delegation was in the beachers on the eastern side of the field and the Bowdoir supporters We’re in the grand stand on the opposite side. All through the game the two cheer ing sections threw defiance at one an other. The college band played continuouSly. when the game was nearing the end and some of the tired players were sent to the bench the supporters of the defeated team showed their grit. Cheer after cheer was given them showing that it was no disgrace to be beaten by “a superior team. After the game the crowd poured onto the train and the run to Bangor was soon over. Here a grand recepton was awaiting the team and stu dents. People gathered on the streets ana cheered. Maine banners swung in the air and red fire burned on every corner. The band headed the process SION and the players following behind, men came the student body in groups VI iours. as they marched down the oroau streets. they crossed and re- iosseo making very pretty sight. every dwelling house and store fie were out to welcome the vic .s mere We’re all kinds of cheers sven win will for everyone. The procession finally ended at the Penob-

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Bowdoin leads 5–⁠2 in seven meetings.