Bowdoin College - Bugle Yearbook (Brunswick, ME)

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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

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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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m aine This seventh football Saturday was cold and snow-bound. Climatic conditions gave a good Maine team a slight advantage as Bowdoin went out to de- fend its State Series title. In the first period. Calenda returned a Bowdoin punt from his own 35 to the Bowdoin 37. He then went around left end to the 15. Bowdoin buckled down and held after Maine got a first down on the 4. Having forced Bowdoin to punt, Maine moved the ball to the Bowdoin 31. Calenda ran around left end for 28 yards and then scored from the three. Golden converted. At the start of the second period, Bowdoin moved the ball from their own 44 to Maine's 24, with Totman running. Bow- doin lost the ball on downs. Calenda then went for 44 yards and a first down at the Bowdoin 31. He then skirted left end and scored. Golden converted. The rain started to fall more heavily. At the start of the second half, a Bowdoin punt was blocked and Maine recovered on the 21. Novick passed to Woodsum, putting the ball on the five. Smart scored and Golden converted. Totman took the kick-off on the eight, and running beautifully, went 92 yards for a touchdown. Good blocking by Cecelski and Coukos aided Totman in the run. Cosgrove converted. After Maine took the kickoff, Bagdonovitch went around right end for 40 yards to Bowdoin’s 33. Three plays later Bagdono- vitch passed to Woodsum for a touchdown. Golden converted. Cosgrove fumbled on an attempted punt and Maine took over on the 7. Smart scored on the third down, and once again Golden converted. The rest of the game was played mostly in Maine territory. Totman got off another good run of 17 yards. Maine gained possession and ran out the clock. The final score was Maine 35, Bowdoin 7. Bowdoin ended the first season of limited sub- stitution football with a 4-3 record. Sixteen lettermen will return for the coming season. Bowdoin will miss the services of Cosgrove, Totman, Goldstein, Farring- ton, Freidlander, Atkins, Garland, and Lacrom next year. Fred Coukos scores as Jack Cosgrove signals touchdown