The morning call., 1892-09-19
GAELIC GAME OF FOOTBALL.
Lively Contest at Piedmont
Park Yesterday.
The Emmets Still R.tain the Championship
The Earsf, ,lds of Port Costa to Chal-
lenge the Victors.

Several hundred people assembled at the
Piedmont ball grounds at 2 o'clock yester-
day afternoon to witness game Of Gaelic
football between the Emmett Club OF San
Francisco and the O. Briens of Oakland.
Owing to some hitch in the programme
vexatious delay of nearly two hours and a
half occurred.
Much interest was manifested In the
match from the fact of the Emmets holding
the championship which the OBriens san
guinely expected TO wrest from them. they
having recently re-snforced their club by
several crack players
A number OF the contestants In both clubs
have belonged TO football teams in the
Green Isle, and three of them, Captain
Palmer, Frank Hughes and Tom Hughes of
the Emmets, mad been members OF the
Young Ireland team Of Dublin.
The game differs from the Rugby game In
that it is played with twenty-one men, ln-
stead of eleven. and that the players are
not permitted TO touch each other with the
hands. Jostling by the shoulder is alone
allowed.
a player is not permitted to run with the
ball under his arm to the goal, tho rule COM
pelling him to bounce Ii from the ground
at every three steps while running to
goal.
1t appears fully as scientific game as its
although there Is enough Of the latter ele-
msnt in 1t to lend zest.
The Emmets were uniformed in white
knit shirts, white knee breeches, green caps
and black stockings.
The UBriens appeared on the ground in
black shirts, brown knee breeches, black
caps and stockings.
John Purcell, the well-known all-around
athlete, was chosen referee, the other posi-
ti0ns being filed as follows:
Goal umpires-P. Ii. McCarty and
Patrick Purcell for the Emmets. d. Cronin
and G. Toomey for the O'Brlens.
The field umpires were John Purcell for
the Emmets and Il. White for the O'Brens
The ball had hardly been tossed TO the
contestants and play begun when 1t became
evident that the grounds were much too
limited for the purpose.
The sphere was almost constantly cross
ing the dead lines, and several times the
game WAS delayed for some minutes because
some t0o vigorous Celt had kicked it over
the fence.
In the first half of the game it looked as il
the o. Brlens would make a stand OFF with
the pennant holders. il not capture the
trophy, but the superior organization of the
Emmets, COUPLED With the superb playing
OF Palmer, Hughes and O'Keefe. made it
only too evident that ickie fortune wac
with the Frisco team.
When the referee announced the close of
the game the score stood TO ! points in
favor of the Emmets.
To Courtney is due the thanks Of the
O Briens for missing goose egg, the points
made by the Emmets being credited up to
0Keefe 2, 0'Doud 2, Hughes l, Welsh /.
Courtney was a substitute player. who
took the place OF ManOney, who was injured
in rush.
Among the spectators was Captain j. j.
Tobin of the Sarsfeld Club Of Port Costa,
who at the conclusion of the game chal-
lenged the winning club. The match will
probably occur at Piedmont Park next Sun
day week.
On Sunday next the Parnells Of San Fran
cisco will meet the O'Briens at Piedmont
Park. Game will be called promptly at
p. NJ