Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-27
ANOTHER TIE GAME.
Exciting Contest Between
the Chicago and Local
Football Teams.
TWO GOALS EACH SCORED.
A Home Player Injured and That
Prevented Local Victory,
RESULTS OF GUTENBERG RACES.
Sullivan Once again Declares Re Was
Drugged at New Orleans.
TWO GOALS EACH SCORED.
RESULTS OF GUTENBERG RACES.
GENERAL SPORTING NEWS OF THE DAY.

It is singular that on each of the two oc-
casions that the Chicago football players
have been here to tackle the local team in
an Association game the result has been
tie. Yesterday the contest between the
two elevens resulted in 9. to after one Of
the most exciting contests ever seen in
Pittsburg. Association football may be
minus the many rough and tough features
of the Rugby game, but as far as exciting
stages of q contest is concerned there can
not be anything more exciting than the
contest between the Chicago team and the
locals yesterday.
The weather was wretchedly cold. The
attendance did not number more than 500
people, and really considering the quality
of the game there should have been 5000
people present There was considerable
snow Oh the ground and that interfered a
little with fine playing. Before the game
started there was as much as 2 to 1 on the
Chicago
A Misfortune or Two.
At the last moment it was discovered that
Goalkeeper Attewell and Powell would not
be able to play. For time it looked as if
good local eleven could not be gotten to-
gether, but L Attewen was induced to
play although injured, and Buick was IN
duced to play, instead of Powell, who was
sick. Let it be said that not man in the
entire % men on the field played as good
football as Stephen Buick. He played
remarkable game in all respects.
1t must not be forgotten that during the
second half the local team played with ten
men. Redcliffe was hurt in the last of the
first half There was a deal of argument
about this. as it was claimed that Chicago
PLAYER injured Redclife Intentionally. It
is not likely that there was anything de-
liberate about the accident. Redcliffe was
playing a remarkable game, and going for
chances-as brilliant players always do.
Mr.. Al Nailor was referee and John
Matthews was lineman. 1t was almost half
past o'clock when the contest started
When play had proceeded about 80 minutes
the excellent work of the local forwards be-
gan to tell Crooks and O'Brien did some
really good work. Woods missed one or
two chances, but later on ne made up for
them. The coordination" of the forwards
was frst-class, and when it was needed they
kept we'll together and that alone stopped
goals for the visitors Waldron also
played a good game. Redcliffe, while he
played, was brilliant Altogether the local
team played well
Quite Good Team.
The visitors are a good team, but not as
good as team that Pittsburg can put up
Yesterday they were lucky. They kicked
against q decision of Referee Nailor. The
ball went against Pittsburg's goal post, and
when it bounded back, the referee, who was
on the scene, claimed that one of the Chi
cago players put the ball through goal by
his arms. This looked probable, and ap-
parently was just decision.
In the first half the home team scored
goal 1t was kicked By w Woods after O'Brien
and Buick had really done some excellent
work in 'dodging" and passing" There
were wild cheers when this goal was scored,
and to was offered on Pittsburg.
The contest had not proceeded much fur
ther when O'Brien got the ball past Balser
for another goal All the forwards aided
splendidly In the getting of this goal They
played splendid FOOTBALL The backs also
were out-generaled.
The Visitors Scored a Goal.
The visitors then got a goal from throw
in near the corner by c. Ballingall and a
kick by Cowan. 1t was neat play. Shortly
after the visitors failed TO score on "place"
kick two feet from the goal, amid cheers.
The first half ended with the score 2 to
in favor of the local men.
Amid a wreiclred atmosphere the second
half started, and after some good and sharp
play on both sides, the visitors scored
goal, tieing the score Redclitfe's absence
was probably responsible for the goal,
although the Chicago forwards played well.
This tied the score, and the yells and shouts
almost rent the air Bets of all kinds were
offered, and as result hundreds of dollars
were bet on the game. From the time that
the score was tied the visitors played a
'safe" game. They did not try to score,
but only tried to keep the local men from
scoring, meaning of course that a tie was
good enough for them.
Altogether the game was a great one,
and will be remembered by those who saw
it. The teams lined UP as follows:
Pittsbvo. Position. Chicago.
l. AtteweI G Goal. ............ Balster