Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-29
DELAWARE VERSUS BALTIMORE.
Brilliant Game of Football at Delaware
College Results In Tie, O to 6.


College Results In Tie, o to @.
Special Correspondence Gazette and journal.
NEWARK, Oct. 2S.-Decidedly the clever
est and closest football game ever seen on
the home grounds was the contest which
took place here yesterday afternoon be-
tween the Franklin Athletic Club of Balti-
more and the Delaware College teams, the
former one of Baltimore's crack amateur
athletic organizations.
The score was tie which made the
game all the more interesting and kept the
Several hundred shivering, teeth-chattering
spectators in a fine frenzy of excitement
during its entire progress. The visiting
team was composed of fine set OF young
men who averaged somewhat heavier than
the Delaware men. Two of their men
were formerly on the Princeton team,
while another had been through the train
ing of John Hopkins team and coached by
the famous captain of Princeton's team.
Edgar Poe, whose brother, by the way,
did such fine work for the visitors yester-
day. A serions drawback for the team,
however, was the fact that it had not be-
fore played match game together.
The game opened with the ball in pos
session of the home team, aad it was only
three minutes before the latter had scored
u touchdown through Armstrong assisted
by Handy, from which goal was kicked
by Ross. For short time after this the
ball was in the hands of Baltimore, but Q
fine tackle by Marvel rescued it. The wind
was very much in favor of Delaware in
this half, and should have been turned to
advantage by more punting, but II was
not. The second half opened with the
score @ to 0 in favor OF Delaware, but in
about five minutes on a disastrous tumble
by Handy, the ball was got by Harrison,
who flew with the wind and made touch
down, Cottman kicking goal and tieing
the score. From this on the playing on
both sides was sharp and concentrated,
Delaware doing some wonderful centre
rushing through the opposite and heavier
| side. Poe and Harrison did some beautl-
| full tackling for the visitors, and X. Martin
distinguished himself by three or four
effective runs. Other features were the
runs of Handy and tackles of Harrison.
| The game was an up hill one for the
| visitors all the way and would have been
a victory for Delaware had it not been fol-
a tumble and adequate team work. But
all agreed it was the finest game OF the sea
| son. The return game Will be played IN
| Baltimore in several weeks. The referee
yesterday was Hossinger of Newark. and
| Morris of Baltimore. Their decisions were
| fair and there was no objections save whal
came from some college students not II
the game, who were at times very rude
| and unjust to the visitors The game wa:
! slnSularly Tree from sluSblnS VI aSiaPpiht
and no one was injured. The next gam'
here Is with the Delaware Field Club o.
Wilmington, next Saturday afternoon
The teams lined up as follows
| Delaware College. Position. Franklin A. c
Stevens ............. Left end. Taylo
Marvel. .............L Left tackle.. ...... .Thoma
| Dougherty and
RothwelL. ........ Left guard. ........,; Fricl
Armstrong. .........; Centre. .....'... ;hewe
Edmonston. ....... Right guard. ...... .Dallan
| Clayton and
steele. Right tackle. 49,. Hodge
Bookhammer. Right end..... Harrison
Handy, Capt. Lett half-nacl. !. Roe. Capt
X. Martin. 49,. hight half back. Brow
4. Martin. Full-back. ..-., Cottmai
Touchdowns- Delaware College, Arm
strong, 1; r. A. G., Harrison, /. Goal
from uchdowns-Delaware College
Ross, 1; II. A. G., Cottman, |. Umpire
Mr.. Morris of Baltimore. Referee, ]. ii
Hossinner of Newark