The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-26
A FINE DISPLAY OF KICKING.
Interesting Playing in the Rugby Football
Game at the Athletic Grounds Yesterday.

The crowd of spectators who braved the
chilling and storm threatening weather and at
tended the Rugby foot ball game, yesterday, at
the Athletic Club grounds, witnessed the finest
display in that line ever seen in Indianapolis.
The game was between the Collegians, COM
posed Of selected players from Butler and
Wabash. and the Athletics a team selected for
the game. The local team consisted of five deaf
mutes from the celebrated Washington Uni
versity team. OF Washington, d. c., and among
the local players with which the team was filled
were Horace Smith. Charles Tarlton. G. A. De-
vine, John T. Stone and others II. T. Mann,
of Butler University, captained the Collegians,
and Stone the Athletics.
The Athletics won the toss and chose the north
goal, with the wind in their favor thus giving
the Collegians the kick off. Mann made a long
kick, but the ball was neatly caught by Lynch,
one of the mutes, and carried back far beyond
the center of the grounds the Collegians falling
around promiscuousy like nine-pins as the big
mute charged through. He was finally thrown
and the ball was given to Dantzer, another mute,
to snap back. Then commenced the finger wag
ging, by which the mutes arranged the entire
matter to their satisfaction, the opponents being
by Berg to Lynch, who by good run, scored
touchdown. This touch down scored goal and
the operation was repeated in short order, thus
giving the Athletics twelve points. The ball
was again kicked off by Mann, but was speedily
kicked into the Collegians' goal, where one Of
their men secured it, and, after q hard rum was
forced into touch-ip goal by Smith and Stone,
and thus scored a safety, counting two points
against his own side. After the kick-out the
ball was again driven down into goal, and Lynch
- I~h
side In swapping back the two teams piled up
In heap, each one claiming a down, but in
some manner Deyne reached the ball and
crawled into goal, scoring touch down for the
Athletics just before time was called at the end
OF the first inning, the score standing eighteen
to nothing in favor of the Athletics.
la the second inning the mutes piled up touch
downs and goals for the Athletics till the score
stood thirty seven to nothing in favor of the
Athletics. few minutes before the end of the
inning Mann punted the ball just over the
rushers of the two teams. and scramble for it
ensuing one OF the Collagians grabbed it and
scooted for the Athleticy goal. The Athletics
thinking he was off side stood still and yelled
those who could yelD for him to come back.
He didn't, however, but ran in, scoring touch
down for the college boys, the referee claiming
that the ball had struck of
the Athletics before the Collegian reached
it. This touch down failed goal, and the
Athletics quickly drove the ball down to the OPP
ponents' goal. Berg made long drive kick
that fell short of goal, and Mann, of the Col
legians. and Devine and Stone, of the Athletics
rushed for It Mann and Stone collided, and
Devine obtaining the ball, made a touchdown
just as time was called. the score standing
forty-on to four In favor of the Athletics.
The success of the Athletics was due entirely
to the splendid play of the mutes, who are incom-
parably the finest players ever seen in the city. A
part of their success is due to the fact that by
their sign language they arrange every play so
that each one knows just where the ball is go
ing. while their opponents know nothing. The
team being only part mutes, this gave them
great advantage Rev. George L. McNutt
played half back for the Collegians, and proved
himself not only a hich-kcker, but a hard
kicker from way back. The frozen ground gave
the boys several skinned hands and elbows, but
no one was seriously hurt.