The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-11-26
EAST GREENWICH WINS.
The Game To-Day Decides the In
terscholastc Contest.
1T WAS A GREAT GAME, TOO.
The Score was 4: tn IL I'm Favor of the
Boys From the Town on Coweset Bay,
but They Had to Work for IL.

The most exciting game i'm the Inter.
scholastic League was played to-day on
Linctsn Field between East Greenwich
Academy and Fall River High School.
the former winning by score OF l2 to IL.
This gives East Greenwich the champion
ship and cup for this year. The Fall
River team averaged only 142 pounds.
while their opponents averaged at least
ten pounds pounds heavier.
East Greenwich won the toss and took
the ball. Fifteen yards were gained by
the wedge. After buckinR tne center and
runs round the end of twelve and fifteen
yards, Bease carried the ball over the line
scoring the first touchdo yD after three
minutes play. Mandell kicked goal.
Score, o to- o.
Fall River then took the ball and by
the flying or Delaud wedge. which Har-
ward used effectively week ago. gained
twenty yards
Attempts TO gain by bucking the cen
ter failed and the ball went Co East
Greenwich Academy on four downs. but
Il. G. A. can make no gains aud is forced
TO kick
Fall River again takes the ball only to
loose it on four downs. Mcbride takes
the ball and by a run OF 40 yard, around
the end scores the second touchdown for
Score 1910. The great weakness of Fall
Rivers tackling is here seen, four men
successfully failing TO down Mcbride.
Fall River after some df-cussion again
tries the Deland trick with gain of ten
yards. Fall River forces the ball TO f.
q. AS 25-yard line and Matthewson tries
for a goal from the field but makes
poor kick. Il. q. "A. falls on the ball, but
Fall River 500 gains possession OF the
leather on four downs and by judicious
buckin1 OF the line, Matthewson makes "A
touch down. A punt out for fair catch
fails to score a goal for Fail River aud
the first half ends with the ball in the
centre of the field. Score i2-4 in favor Of
l.. g. A.
Fall River starts with the ball in the
second half and gains twenty yards by
the Deland kick off. Gains round the
l.. G.. AS % yard liue. but Fall River
loses the ball on tumble only to gain it
on tumble by K. q. A. Fall River
loses the ball on four do ms. Mcbride
makes a brilliant run OF twenty yards
round the right end but f. G. A. FUN
bles Waters is through the line. aud by
a run of sixty yards score Fall Rivers
second touch down from which Matthew
son kicks an easy goal
T.. q. A. gets the ball. only TO lose il on
four downs, and Fall River makes des-
perate effort TO score, with seven min
utes of play left, but does not make he
required five yards, and time is called,
with the ball in Fall Rivers territory
The features OF the game were the runs
round the end by Mcbride and Mandell,
and Harley's tackling, which broke up
many OF 4. G.. AS plays. Some slu--
gnS was indulged in, and the +. q. AS
showed disposition to xix at all deci
sions OF the umpire and the referee not in
their favor.
r.. G. A. used their weight to advan-
tage and their interference and tackling
was good. Fall River did not put up as
good a game as before its fatal Weakness
in tackling, losing them the game.
The men lined up as follows: