Morris tribune., 1884-12-03
BAD AS A BATTLE.
DESCRIPTION OF A RECENT GAME OF
FOOTBALL.
The Wounded Borne Away as the Fight
Went on-piayers Who Were Too Ut
terly in Earnest-Elood and
Broken bones.


Richards, OF Yale, got the ball in his hands
snd swooped with it, dodging or Upsetting al
she men who opposed him, to within couple
OF yards OF Priuceton's goal. There he wa:
brought to ear, and the ball given to Bayne
of Yale, for kick Bavne seemed
about to kick it, and then, like fox, started
on with the ball over Priuceton's line anC
came safely back with it. This entitled
Yale to an easy kick foG goal. and Terry, Of
Yale, struck the b&l with his foot and sent
it sailing accurately between tie uprightS
and above tho bar. Some sound was uttered
at that moment by each of five and twenty
thousand throatS, and the whole volume OF
sound was Il roar like thunder Yale had
won goal III just three minutes after the
opening of the play, and had scored six
points, the most possible to score at q single
strike. The ball was taken back to
the center OF the field and the fight
went on For some minutes people did
not seem to realize how hot it was getting.
The bulk CT the spectators could see the
elevens periodically hurl themselves to-
gether and build themselves in kicking and
writhing heaps in divers parts of the field
They had a general vision of threatening at
titudes, fists shaken in front Of noses; dart
lngs hlther and thither IS when hounds are
after a fox; throttljng, wrestling, and the
pitching Of individuals neadl0ng to the
earth, and all this was an animated
spectacle which drew from them volley
upon yOley of applause. Those inside the
hnes-the judges, reporters and attend
ants upon the teamS-Were nearer, and saw
something mora. They saw real fighting
savage blows that drew blood, and falls that
seemed as though they must crack all the
bores and drive the life ont of those who slls-
| tanned them; and eyes we're getting wilder
all the time, and the work was waxing every
moment hotter. Nanuemaler, Of Prince
! ton, secured a touchdown il goal and scored
i for his side, and then both e,evens relin-
! quiSned the last Of such restraint as may I'D
! to this time have remained with them, and
let themselves out utterly
There came q crush on one of the edges of
! the field about midway between the goals.
All the maddened giants Of, both of the teams
were in it, and they lay heaped, kicking,
choking, hitting, gouging, and howling.
| One smaller man lay under them. He held
the ball hugged to his breast and pressed it
to the ground His chin rested on it, and
his white face looked out from the ruck as
the face of man might look who was on the
rack. Gradually the pack separated, and
the smaller man was alone. He lay for a
moment still, except that his face was work
ing in a frghtful manner. Then he rolled
! over on his back, and Cne Of his legs was
drawn up until it almost touched bis
! chin. He tried to, clutch the ground, and
threw his head far back, pressing it into the
earth and rolling it from side to side Some
of his companions caught hold of him by the
shoulders and raised him to a half sitting
posture. His lips were drawn wide apart,
showing his teeth tightly clinched. His face
was as white as chalk. His hands wandered
up and down his body, beating it and press
| ing it and tearing a. his shirt Suddenly he
threw out his arms, tore himself away
| from those who wer9 supporting him, and
rolled over upon his stomach, rubbing his
face into the muddy turf as though seeking
| for O loft spot in a pillow. In an
clutching his breast, and ga$ping as though
each breath was to be his last. It was a
silent and frightened pack that walked nerv
ously back and forth near him. They
seemed hardly to dare to look at him. They
would stand for moment and then turn
their backs. Hardly & loud word was spoken
among those who surrounded him while he
lay there. The multitude outside the lines
wondered what was going On, and uttered
wild yells and adjurations to those who
blocked their vision to clear out. Their pro-
tests finally took the shape of chorus, like
those which were chanted in the late cam
paigp: "Clear the feldl Clear the field!
It might have been heard in Harlem;
At length four Of his companions lifted the |
injured man and bore him outside of the |
surrounding small circle The multitude |
saw then what was the mater, and ths |
chorus stopped with frightfui suddennass A |
stE4g5e murmur was borne over from the /
gfalIa ssani where the women were Thick |
Woosea shirts and blankets were thrown |
down in the open field and the injured man |
was laid upon them. Others Of the players
came saunteriug up. They looked like men
fresh from a real battle Big Peters, of
Yale, and Adams, of Princeton, looked like
butchers. Their dirty canvas jackets and |
knickerbockers were streaked and fiecked |
with blood. All the men were tattered and
muddy, and nearly all of them had bleeding
wounds and bruises showing amid the dirt
that was cruSted ON their heads and faces
The injured man, that is the one most
seriously injured, was Capt Richards, of
Yale. He had previously injured his leg at
the thigh joint, and had been forbidden to
play. Now his leg had been doubled under
him in the crush, and had suffered injuries
that nobody could tell 1t did not grow
better, and Richards was finally carried off
to the house which stands in the corner of
the grounds, and put to bed. He was still
there when the game was concluded, and
the surgeon who was called to attend
him said he had suffered serious,
perhaps fatal injury. Another man took
the ploce of Richards and the game went on
De Camp, Of Princeton, secured the ball and
got through the Yale barriers with Yale
man on his back and hanging to him like the
old man Of the sea. De Camp unable to
maintain his balance, went down. 1t was q
frightful fall De Camps head seemed to
have been driven into the earth. As the
Yale men arose from him he rolled over
upon his back and lay motionless. Two of
his fellows ran to him, knelt at his side, and
slapped him upon thesbreast directly over
the heart. At the end of a minute he
shivered, moved, rolled over, and sat up.
The multitude roared as he walked off to
his place and the game went on Five min
utes later striped leg pitched headlong and
failed to get up. It was De Camp again.
His left arm hung limp in front of him as
he sat. 1t had been dislocated at the
Two minutes after this,
Toler, of Princeton, struck Marlin of Yale, in
the face, grounding him as though he had
been shot. The umpire was called upon to
take notice of this. The game went on till
the moon began to silver behind the mist
1t expired in due time, no other points being
made, and Yale was the victor by a score of
D to 4. This makes Yale the champion for
the year. 4
The list of injuries is as follows: Capt.