Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-27
Ie following constituted the field;

MIR. w. birmingham OF Dallas was Sc
lected as umpire of the game, and Chas. A
| L. Loney of Fort Worth as time-keeper
| On the spin of the coin by the time
| keeper the Dallas team won the toss and
| selected the north end of the grounds to
| play the first half in.
| The game was called at 1893, and in ex-
actly four minutes Dallas by rush play
had made goal. The remainder of the
| first half was simply game of neck and
| neck, neither side making any great
Roadway except try being made by
| Kaufman of the Fort Worth team, both
| sides being SO evenly matched. After
| forty minutes hard play the first half was
| called and both teams took a much-needed
| rest, refreshing themselves with numerous
| lemons and arUesian water
At :35 the second half of the game was
called by the time-keeper, and all the men
| came up fresh as lily, with the exception
abled during the ' latter part Gr
of the first half and was substituted by
John F. Leblanc, who made a very accepta-
bic player, as was demonstrated by his
play,
The second half commenced fast and
furious, there being no less than three
tries made By Meriwether, Al. Stew
art and Richie, men who would
do credit to much stronger clubs than Dali
las. In the second half Chamberlin of Fort
Worth must be credited with a try, after
brilliant run and struggle for goal.
At 5:21 the game was called, the score
standing: Dallas l goal and tries; Fort
Worth, / goal and try.
The game was holly contested from
the time that the time-keeper called the
men to their respective positions until
the finish, and it is doubtful if such an in
teresting and enthusiastic game of foot ball
has ever been played south Of the Mason
Dixon line.
To the uainitiated the game looked moth
ing more nor less than veritable scrim-
mage, which was quite natural
from the manner in which the
jolly boys pulled and tugged at
each other, each man seeming perfectly in
different to his neighbours comfort but just
as soon as they broke away each cherry
face sported nothing but smiles for his
closely Rugged companions.
Football seems to be series of gouging
pulling, hauling, and snatching of ones
limbs asunder, instead of the scientific
game that it is. Baseball is not to be COM
pared to Rugby football.
The Fort Worth team acknowledges the
Dallas teams fairness and manly efforts,
and hopes soon to engage them again and
give them good shaking up.
Soon after the teams left the grounds
and proceeded to the Grand Windsor hotel,
where they were entertained at dinner by
Iue Ddll1S team, anu were LED 70 their
hearts content. as is evidenced by the
menu:
Oysters, Blue Points on Shell
Celery en- Branches
Cream Of Terrapin
Baked Columbia Salmon. o rOrley
Pommes Saratoga
Radishes Chow Chow
Roast Young Turkey, Malaga Dressing
New Mashed Potatoes
Fresh Crabs in She'll au Gratin
New Green Peas
Punch au Kirsch
Mallard Duck, Currant Jelly
Fried Sweet Potatoes
Boned Pheasant, en- Asptc
Fresh Lobster Salad
Fruit Assorted Cake
Nuts Raisins
Edam and American Cheese
Cafe Noir
AFTER MATCHES.
Individual mention is superduous from
the fact that each man worked like a Tro-
jan.
Gilmore of Dallas as quarter-bac is
fine player and won repeated applause for
his brilliant playing, all Of which he richly
deserved.
Meriwether and Richie came in for re-
peated eucores for fast running. They
wear their honors with becoming ease
Capt. Messer deserves special mention
for the able manner in which be handled
his.men, acting all through the game as
''cooI and collected as cucumber
Mr.. w Birmingham, the umpire, was
fair In all his decisions and tho boys feel