Bowdoin College - Bugle Yearbook (Brunswick, ME)

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Bowdoin opened State Series play at Whittier Field against Colby on a crisp and sunny day. Streng- thened by the return of Mel Totman, the Polar Bears took the field with determination to defend their State Title. On the first play, Colby fumbled and Bowdoin recovered. It proceeded to move the ball to the Colby five yard line, where Colby strengthened and held. After forcing a punt, Bowdoin took over once more on the Colby 33. Williamson drove up the middle for 11 yards, but was injured on the play. Dyer carried to the 13, Coukos to the six, and then Coukos scored on the second play from the three. Dyer converted. At the end of the first period, Colby fumbled on their 33 and Bowdoin recovered. Bowdoin moved to Colby’s 22 on an eleven yard pass to Roux. The second period started with Libby passing 15 yards to Atkins for a first down on the Colby 7. Day hit to the 6, and Libby went into the end zone. The conver- sion attempt failed. On the kick-off Colby fumbled, and Bowdoin’s recovery was followed by a Colby in- terception. Punts were exchanged, Colby started to move, and Bowdoin forced another punt on the Colby 49. Dyer fumbled on his 29, and Colby recovered, tak- ing the ball into Bowdoin territory for the first time. Friedlander recovered a Colby fumble on the 25. Bow- doin drove to Colby’s 15, where they lost the ball on downs. The running of Day and Garland and two passes by Libby featured the drive. On the next play Cosgrove intercepted a pass on the 35 and scored. The conversion was missed because of a holding penalty. About five plays later Cosgrove intercepted another pass on I-owdoin’s 22 and returned it to Colby’s 37 as the half ended. During the third period, the ball changed hands constantly through six fumbles and two pass interceptions. Bowdoin fumbled four times and lost the ball on one pass interception. At the start of the fourth period, Libby ran out of a spread for 36 yards to Bowdoin's 48. Colby intercepted a Bowdoin pass, but failed to gain any ground and was forced to punt. Bowdoin moved to Colby’s thirty on a flat pass to Coukos covering 24 yards. Day and Williamson al- ternated to carry the ball to the 15. Libby passed to Atkins in the end zone for the touchdown. Colby took the ball on their own 35. On Burns passes they went all the way for the score. Sheerin converted. Bowdoin ran the clock out, and the game ended with the final score 25-7. Day’s running, although he had been out because of an injury, gave encouragement for the remaining games. Halfback Fred Coukos around right end against Colby End Don Roux drops one in the Colby game A Colby tackier about to hit Quarterback Cosgrove

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Bowdoin, smoldering from its shutout by Am- herst the previous week, traveled to Williamstown to meet the final opponent of the Little Three. Show- ing more spirit, the Polar Bears started two short drives in the first period. One was halted by a fumble and the other by a pass interception on their own 36. Williams scored three plays later on a screen pass to Smythe in the flat. On the first play of the second period Cosgrove passed to Coukos, who went to the Williams twenty. Bowdoin moved the ball to the nine where they had a first down with five and a half minutes to go in the period. Fearon of Williams pick- ed off a lateral and was stopped on the Bowdoin 35. At the end of the period, Bowdoin got the ball again on a Williams fumble. The ball changed hands on a pass interception and a Williams fumble. After forc- ing a punt, Williams took the ball on its own 19 and went all the way to the Bowdoin one, where Fearon went over. After the kick-off, Williams took the ball on a fumble, but had to punt. Freeman intercepted Cosgrove’s pass to Murray and went all the way. The conversion was missed, as Williams was penalized for holding. The half ended with the score Williams 20, Bowdoin 0. At the start of the second half Williams fumbled, but Bowdoin lost possession on a pass inter- ception. After making Williams punt, Bowdoin took over on their own 44. A drive sparked by Cosgrove sneaks, with Dyer and Coukos running well put Bow- doin on the Williams five. Cosgrove then went over left guard for the score. Cosgrove passed to Roux for the extra point and the clock showed five minutes and twenty seconds left. Bowdoin once again forced a Williams punt and started to move the ball with the help of a Cosgrove-to-Roux pass for twelve yards as the period ended. At the start of the fourth period, the Bears lost the ball on a pass interception, but forced Williams to punt. Throwing from his own thirty-sev- en, Cosgrove hit Murray, who snatched the ball and moved to the Williams 30. Coukos picked up a first down at the 20. Dyer hit off tackle and ploughed his way for the touchdown. Cosgrove carried the ball over for the extra point. Bowdoin held Williams, but Cosgrove too speedy for a host of Wesleyan pursuers With icimd lost the ball on its own 30, barely missing the try for a first down. Williams tried an unsuccessful field goal from the Bowdoin 17. Bowdoin then took over on the 20. Cosgrove passed 20 yards to the 40. Flc then passed 11 yards placing the ball on the Williams 43. Dyer went for 12 yards off-tackle to the 31. Cosgrove fum- bled with a minute and a half to go, and Williams stalled for the remaining time. Williamson ran well at fullback along with Dyer and Coukos. Farrington and Cecelski played topnotch defensive ball.

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 Doc” Hanley watches for an injury in the Bates game For the sixth straight Saturday the weather was perfect as Bowdoin met Bates at Whittier Field for the second State Series game. After Bowdoin forced Bates to punt, Cosgrove's pass to Ingraham was in- tercepted and Bates took over on Bowdoin’s 24. Mor- ton went off right tackle to the 6, where the defenders buckled down and held, taking over on the 8. Forc- ing Bowdoin to punt, Bates once again took over, this time on their own 40. Chum book passed from punt formation for 25 yards and a first down on Bow- doin’s 27. After having moved the ball to the 12, Chumbook went off right tackle for the score. The conversion was good. Bowdoin fumbled on the kick- off and Bates recovered. However, Bates also fumbled and Bowdoin regained possession. Coukos carried from the Bowdoin 45 to the Bates 40. Totman, Coukos, and Dyer alternated, carrying to the 18. Cos- grove hit Murray at the six, and went over on the fourth try from scrimmage. Dyer’s try for the extra point was blocked. McCabe was injured on this play. As play resumed. Bates fumbled deep in their own territory with Friedlander recovering on the Bates 2. Coukos scored. In the third period, Bowdoin scored their third touchdown after a pass interception by Day. Cosgrove’s pass to Murray and the running of Williamson helped the drive. After Testa had kicked- off for Bowdoin, Bates was forced to punt. Totman fumbled on the three, picked up the ball on the bounce and brought it out to the 43. A Cosgrove to Roux pass, a Cosgrove run, and a Totman run, gave Bowdoin their fourth touchdown. During the last period, Libby intercepted a Bates pass on the 40, then lateraled to Day, who went to the Bates 17. After smashing to the 7, Day went around left end and scored. Later in the period O’Rourke scored as Libby and Larcom helped move the ball from the Bates 48. O’Rourke converted. Bates scored in the final second on a pass. Final score Bowdoin 38, Bates 13. Ingraham, Friedlander, and Goldstein relax after a tough practice