The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-21
TIFF FINAL FOOTBALL GAME.
The Wabash Team Defeat the Hanover Club,
and Win the State Championship.

The weather yesterday perfect for the
final game Of football for the college champion
ship Of the State ana the attendance was larger
than that at any previous game. Ninety friends
of the Wabash team came over from Crawfords
vile to witness the game, and crowd came
with the Hanover eleven, bringing flag of blue
and garnet. the college colors. Besides these,
many friends of the colleges from the city
decorated themselves with scarlet or blue
and garnet ribbons and turned out to see the
game. and rend the air with yells as one side or
the other made brilliant play.
The game was called at o'clock by the re-
fierce, Mr. Evans Woollen. Wabash won the
toss and chose to play for the north goal. The
men lined up, and Captain Kelly, of Hanover,
kicked off Wabash returned the ball.
and. at once, forced it into the north
eass corner of the field. Il close struggle en-
sued, which resulted in touch down for Wa
bash. made by Slower The ball was brought in
and Martin took place-kick for goal. but failed.
The ball few wide of the goal, and striking q
Hanover man, bounced back It was rescued by
Lloyd, of Wabash, who made a down right IN
front of goal. In the snap back, Lloyd got OF
SIDE and the ball was given to Hanover. Captain
Kelly took the ball right between the goal posts,
and, by mastery punt drove the ball nearly
to the Wabash line, where it at once re-
turned by long punt by Captain
Martin. of Wabash. Shull seized the bali. ran
with il nearly to Hanover's goal line. was
tackled and thrown by q Hanover man and
rolled fully twelve feet, with the ball in his
arms. across the goal-line and made q second
touchdown for Wabash. This would have en-
titled Wabash to another try at goal, but the
ball changed hands in bringing it in and the
right was forfeited. The ball was snapped
by Wabash. Martin punted it across the
grounds to the right Earl got it and made a
magnificent run across the field, ending by a
tremendous leap into touch-in-goal A touch
down Wac not allowed, as one of the Wabash
men was off side. Time was called, with the
ball on the Hanover line the score for the first
inning standing 8 too, in favor of Wabash.
The second inning opened with kick off by
Wabash Hanover returned the ball with a
ground kick. 1t went down toward Wabashs
right corner. Il was held there for a consider
able time, Wabash playing for quite a
while on the defensive. Hanover finally
made snapback, and Kelly made a point
clear over the Wabash line, and a touchdown
tried for goal but failed, Martin getting the ball.
kickout by Wabash followed. Garrigus cap
tured the ball and ran clear across the grounds.
skillfully evading the whole Hanover eleven,
and made third touch down for
Wabash A kick for goal followed, which
failed Mccormick, of Hanover. got the ball;
but he was caught and thrown by Kief. The
ball was taken to the center of the field but was
at once forced back by Hanover to the goal line.
Kieff again got the ball and made
fine run through the opposing line,
and across the field. Just in
front of the goal he was tackled and thrown.
The ball was snapped back to Martin, who made
fair catch and kicked goal from the field. The
ball was kicked out by Hanover.
After some sharp struggling Carl
gus got the ball. and, lodging the Hanover
lines, down the east side of the field with the
whole Hanover eleven in his rear. He was not
caught, but behind the goal and made a
fourth touchdown for Wabash Martin took
the ball in for place kick and kicked goal,
sending the ball clear over the fence.
The game had been delayed by onesor two dis
putes. and was called on account of the increas
ing darkness, the score standing Wabash, 3d.
Hanover, 4. Wabash will consequently keep
the championship of the Indiana colleges.
Specially brilliant playing was done by Shull,
Martin Kieff. Garrigus and Earl, of Wabash,
and by Mccormick, Of Hanover. the game
played by Hanover was far inferior to that of a
week ago, while Wabash has made a marked
Improvement Two of the Hanover men, Brock
enridge and Low were slightly injured