St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-11
A Game of Foot Ball Between
the Collegians and State
University.
The Latter Play With Less
Rush and More Science
Than the Former.
The Game Ends in a Draw
Some Brilliant and Err
ratio Work.
What the Base Ballists Are
Doing in All Parts Of the
Country.

The attention paid to foot ball in the
East augurS well for more thorough
establishment of the game in this coun-
try. Within recent years the game was
merely confined to young cOllegiates
and varsity men, but with this season
there has been large accession OF town
clubs, especially in the New England
states. The public are evincing keen
interest in the game, and by doing so
not only provide themselves excite
ment, but encourage a healthy and Wig
orous pastime for the rising generation.
Unfortunately, the same cannot be said
of the states in the Northwest, and that
of Minnesota in particular. True, there
are one or two tiickering combinations.
but beyond an occasional squirt nothing
is heard of them. Therefore the inter-
est in the game is considerably below
zero. and the sparse attendance at a
public match played yesterday after
noon was not surprising. The game
was for the benefit of the NewsbOyS'
Home, and the contrasting teams were
the collegiates of st. Paul VS.. State Uni
versity of Minneapolis. The cOllegi-
ates are professional young men, resi-
den IS in st. Paul, the majority having
at one time figured in teams represent
ing prominent Eastern colleges. The
composition of both teams was as fol-
lows: CollegiateS-Full back, Clements;
half backs, Foster. Jones; quarter back,
Durant; ruShers. Vanduzee. Center,
Biglow, Mccarthy, Watson, Horn, Got
Zian and SeXiaS. UniverSity-Full
back, Hayden; half backs. Bulldow
Day: quarterback, Pillsbury; rushers,
Goode (center), Start, French, Hoyt,
Badcock, Leary and Trask. A late
start was made, and the majority OF the
onlookers were adherentS of the Vas
sity team. There were few ladies on
the field, who during the progress OF
the game evinced the liveliest interest
in the play, applauding the points made
with zeal unequaled by the most pro-
nounced enthusiast
OF THE MALE PERSUASION.
1t was not fast game; neither was
science was conspicuous by its absence.
On the part of the Collegians it was a
rush, tumble and tumble from begin
ming to end. The rushers earned their
name, while the balf-back and quarter
back lines were distressingly weak in
their kicking and passing powers.
The team displayed no Sembiance of
combination. While thus speaking of
their efforts. it is only just to say that it
was the first time that the members APP
peared onthe field together. This criti
cism of their play is made with the OBJ
ject of suggesting that club should be
formed by collegiates and other football
players in the city. 1t could be made
the nucleus of city club, and after a
series OF practice games, there is little
Il 4, nod ansS
be placed in the field. While the col
legiates overmatched the varsity men in
brute force, the latter were more than
equal to their combined play. They are
not the most finished set of players.but
at several points of the games the play
.ers behind the "Scfummage" displayed
some suberb play. Their kicking was
accurate and WeIl-judged. On the
other hand the collegiate back divisions
kicked wildly and were completely ''otf
their heads" With the kickoff the
VARSITY men rushed the BALTIC their
opponents '.225'' line where scrummage
upon scrummage ensued. ColleglateS
put in some heavy work, but n0twith-
standing all their efforts the ball was
worked near the cool line, when lucky
kick by DiIrant transferred play to the
center. But for the stubborn play Of
the collegiate ruShers the Varsity team
must have scored, the latter playing a
hard game in their opponents half. A
few minutes before the call of the final
half Harry Foster, of the collegiate
team, was the victim of an accident,
having his left foot twisted, sustaining
severe injury to the tendon of that leg.
This stopped the game for several min
utes. Foster is the son of Addison G.
Foster, and resides at 400 Summit ave-
nue.. He was much chagrined at the
accident, remarking that he would not
have cared if only he could play the
game out. Meanwhile a young man
named Nettleton d0nned jersey and
knickerbockers and filled the vacancy
on the resumption Of play. No
points were scored in the first half, and
after the interval some better play was
evinced by the Collegiates. They fol-
lowed the kickoff with fine rush into
the Varsity territory, but the venue Of
play was quickly changed, Day passing
beautifully to Pillsbury, who got in a
brilliant kick. Trask was noticeable
for bold rush almost breaking the OPP
posing line before being collared and
brought to the ground. The eternal
scrimmageS followed, and though the
Varsity worked we'll together, they
failed to back the defense and secure a
point. Watson displayed some erratlc
kicking, but, notwithstanding efforts on
both sides, the game ended in draw,
with play entirely in favor of the Uni
verSity team. +. j. Peters officiated as
referee.
Foot Rail Game Forfeited,