Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-11-19
The teams lined up as follows.
FOOTBALL AT NEWARK.
Warren Club Defeated by Delaware Col
lego 80 to Nothing.

Special Correspondence OF Gazette and journal
NEWARK, Nov. 16.-Since the easy defeat
of the Warren Club football team of Will
mington here on Saturday by the Della
ware College team the athens of Della
ware" is in position to ask the States
metropolis in a tone Of pure pity What
game can you play2" with the emphasis
on the can 1t will be recalled that two
weeks or more ago, Wilmington's strong
est team came out here to show the college
boys how to play and it did show them,
that is, IL builded betterthanit knew It went
home defeated by score of 4 to 0, leaving
the championship of the State behind it.
one with the Y. Nj. 9. A., team Of VIII
mington which likewise made fruitless
sort of Duke of Yorkshire trip out to
Newark and In going back could sing
only parts of the famous song and that
slightly paraphased to when we are
down we are away down." because they
never made point, the score being 5Sto6.
In view Of these defeats it would not be
amiss perhaps for all Wilmington to
challenge Delaware College to a game of
marbles.
The game Saturday was devoid of special
interest because the teams were so UNI
evenly matched and no especially fine
playing was called for. The college pre-
scented team considerably weakened in
the absence of Armstrong, Handy and
Hossinger, yet it had no difficulty in piling
up 80 points in the first half TO its oppo-
nents nothing. At this point the visitors
exhibited remarkably eager desire to re-
turn home on an early train and did so---a
very crestfallen crowd The game opened
| about $40 o'clock on Pies field in the
presence of about 800 people, among whom
there were about 80 Wilmingtonians some
! with tin horns to foot peans of victory and
| encouragement. There was only one
squeak heard and that was at the begin
ming of the game when the visitors made a
very pretty centre rush through the New
ark teams line, thereby. gaining 10, feet.
| This gave Indication of a close, hard
| fought game. but being unaccustomed to
| the work and the many fine points of the
| game they soon succumhed and the col
lege boys had things their own way.
Touchdowns early began TO be made
every few minutes most generally by Is.
Martin, who excelled himself, once max
| ing beautiful run almost the entire
length of the field to make touchdown.
Altogether six touchdowns were made,
four by X. Martin. one by Il. Martin and
one by Brown. From these three goals
were kicked by Smith. The referee was
Hossingcr of Newark and the umpire
Harmon Of Wilmington. The Warren
| players tackled well and altogether played
plucky game. Kanneally being slightly
hurt while tackliug X. Martin retired and
kohlermann took his place.
The teams lined up rs follows:
Warren Club. Positions. Del. College.
| kanneally. ........L Left end Marvel
Simmons. ........ Left tackle. Plumb
simms. ........... Left guard. ....... Rothwell
| Bnrney............. Centre.. .Edmondson
Solak .............R Right guard. =. shellender
Holt. Right tackle. .Clayto
| Murphy............ Right end. .Bookhammcr
IInnce ,.........R Right half back. 49,. Brown
Reynolds. ...... Left half back go. Il. Martin
| Mccall. .......... Quarter back.......... Ross
Mcdaniel, Capt. Full bncS Il. Martin, Capt.
umpiro--Mr. Hartman of the Warren Club.
Referee-Mr. Messenger of Delaware College.
TWO INTERESTING CONTESTS.
Much interest was felt in the game
between Yale and the University OF
Pennsylvania, at New York, Saturday
afternoon, which resulted in Il victory
for Yale by AS to 0. A week previous
Princeton defeated the University by "a
10 o. BY this comparison Yale adj
herents feel confident that Princeton
will 60 down before Yale in the great
Thanksgiving day contest.
At Princeton, Saturday afternoon
Princeton defeated Cornell University by
6to 0. The strong showing made by Cor.
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