The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-10-18
FIRST GAME OF THE SEASON.
The Columbia Football Team Defeats
the Kendalls I'll to o.

me COlumDla Football Team Defeats
the Kendalls I'll to o.
The first game of football Of the season took
place yesterday afternoon between the teams
of the Columbia Athletics and the Kendall
Institution. About GOO people were present
at Capital Park. The grounds were in excel
lent condition The court reserved for the
players was roped off, and spectators were
kept from encroaching by policemen. Mr..
Shaw, of the c. a. c., as marshal, made excel
ent arrangements.
The G. A. G. team were so late in arriving
that the last half was run into darkness The
game opened with the Kendalls in possession
of the ball. They made an Intellectual attempt
to force Columbia's centre. On the third
down they lost the ball. Columbia was forced
to kick. The Kendalls could not advance
and Columbia again had the ball. Wells, of
the G. a. c., then made the first gain by a
rush through the line for ten yards.
Veasey made a plunge through the centre,
guarded by big Rainier, and made five
Yards, while Harlan added FIVE more. Deshiells
ran around the line for ten. Church and
Harlan were playing great game ofbueking
through centre. In the scrimmage Columbia
lost the bali and Kendall carried it back ten
yards by the work of Ely, Tayler and Ryan
Odom punted and Columbia by Veasey,
Harlan, Wells and Deshiells again worked
the ball into the Kendelfs territory. After
some exciting play Deshiells got chance and
tried a kick for goal from field. AS the ball
sailed between the posts Deshiells' was cheered
Justify. Score to O. On the line up the
Kendalls made no gains. Dsshiells went
through the line splendidly for twenty yards,
and Harlan followed with run through centre
upon which he scored a touch down. Deshiells
failed at goal. Score to 0. When the game
again started the Kendalls played with fire
and spirit. Ryan and Rives each made twenty
yards.
The ball was in Kendalls territory when
the first half expired. In the second half
Gibbs retired, Townsend taking his place.
The latter signaliZed his appearance by max
ing two splendid runs for twenty yards around
the ends. Harlan was injured, and Bur-
roughs went on. Rives was the only Kendall
to retire, and Hare, the celebrated Amherst
player, took his place. On foul tackle by
Columbias the Kendalls were given ten yards
On the pass Odom kicked out for thirty yards,
Townsend fumbled, and Kendall secured it.
The referee gave the ball to G. A. C.. Colum-
bia again worked the ball down by good plays
of Emory Townsend, Wells, and Wade.
Rainier made a plunge through the line and
secured a touch down, from which Dashiells
kicked goal. Score 10 to 0. The Kendalls
now made up their minds to play, and Hare
made the best run of the day for thirty yards
around the end. Kendalls lost the ball, and
Columbia again made gains by work of
Emory, Wells, Townsend, and Wade. Hare,
of Kendalls, was badly tackled, and twenty
five yards were given the Kendalls for the
play. Dashiells was winded by hard down,
and went out, Vanderhorst taking his place.
The moon was peeping up over the house
tops and it was getting dark, but still it was
light enough for Townsend to see his way
around the line, and, eluding the backs, Sc
cured a touch down. Church kicked goal.
Score 81 to o. The game ended shortly after
ward.