Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-05
How the Olympics Beat the
Los Angelenos.
A Complete List of the
Wounded.
How Our Boys Did Not Win the
Game.
Cuts, Bruises and sprains-Individual
Plays-Our Men Had a Weak
Rush Line-Notes of
the Game.

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Gated nose crushed; knee hurt.
Basil Ricketts-Ankle broken.
G. d. O'Sullivan-Hair disarranged
voice sprained.
E. L. Professionalism in side
nose crushed.
Joseph Tobin-Scalp wound. a.
Shafter Howard-Temper ruffied.
LOS ANGELES.
e. Chapman-Concussion OF the
brain.
II. w. Conger-Arm sprained.
J. Stimson Trousers lacerated shins
skinned.
This is not the list of the victims of q
railroad accident, but simply tally OF
the casualties consequent upon the
friendly match game of football between
the Olympic club team OF this city and
the Los Angeles team, says the San
Francisco Examiner of Sunday.
They played at Central park, and
when the referees whistle announced
the end, the game was twenty-one to
nothing, and Los Angeles had the moth
ing.
But the bloody sand attested that the
tallies were earned.
1t was a remarkable game. One of
the most remarkable features of it was
that neither an eye nor a tooth was lost
in the playing. As almost every other
sort OF a wound was inflicted, the lack
of this usually interesting feature was
hardly noticed.
The rolling in the mud, wriggling,
tumbling, kicking and miscellaneous
scuffling was witnessed by quite crowd,
who seemed to enjoy it immensely.
At least all the men blew horns and
the pretty girls waved handkerchiefs
frantically.
The trouble began almost as soon as
Umpire Egbert gave the word to begin.
In an instant what had been two lines
of waiting men had become wild
tangle OF legs and arms.
LOVELY TANGLE.
The San Francisco team had the ball
to start with and they were trying
to force their wav through the other
fellows line with it.
Joe Tobin was the immediate custo-
dian of the ball, and everybody not en-
gagged in clawing up the earth climbed
upon his neck.
.'Oh, isn't it lovely" screamed a
young lady in one of the coaches as Mr..
O'Sullivan spat out Mr.. Chapman's g
foot and got fresh hold of his leg.
They got untangled after while.
The San Franciscans had gained several
yards, and presently Tobin, with the
ball, burst from the crowd and made a
run for the Los Angeles goal.
Stimson, who is stout and broad
lshouldered and wears his hair pompa-
dour, tried to stop him, but by the time
the Los Angeles man had quit standing
on the back of bis neck Topin was on the
line with the ball.
That gave the Olympics chance to
kick. Tobin did the kicking and sent
the ball between the goal posts-all OF
which counted six points for the home
team and afforded chance for much
blowing of horns and waving of ker-
chiefs from the grand stand.
The lines formed again in the middle
and the Los Angeles folks tried to do some
rushing themselves. The immediate re.
suit was another tangle of arms, legs and
bodies.
1t go happened that Bethune, the Los
Angeles man who had the ball, went
down right in nice puddle of rain
water.
When the tangle of men was Olsen
gagged the puddle was dry, the players
had sopped it all up.
1t was during this interesting bit that
Shafter Howard suffered the injury men.
toned in the casualty list. He felt hurt
at Mayberry-a large, weighty Los An
gelefio, who sat on Howard's ear.
HUNTER HARRIsoN's TUMBLE.
BY and by the San Francisco team goi
the ball up !toward sthe1 Los Angeles
goal, and, after Tobin and Carter had
each managed to carry It quite dis.
tance before they were thrown down
and rolled over and mussed up gener.
ally, Basic Ricketts, carried it over the
line. He ran into the fence and hurt
his foot, but Tobin again kicked the ball
over the goal, and there were six more
points for the Olympics.
Before the first inning was over the
ball was slippery with GEOGRAPHICALLY
that of Hunter Harrison. He was max.
ing fine run, but was caught and went
down under the onslaught of pretty
much all the Los Angeles team. They
laid him out in the field, found that his
shoulder was dislocated, and then he
was taken to the dressing room.
Richetts had quit because OF his foot,
but he came back. During the second
half he was variously walked on, and
he had to quit for keeps.
Chapman of Los Angeles was sense
less for five minutes after one clash.
Porter did lot OF the Olympic play.
ing during the second half, and he was
stretched out four times with the mud
all over his body. He got six more
noints for the Olympics and Tobin got
four.
Following were the teamsl
Olympic Position. Los Angeles
Ed. Brewer. Center Rush 49,. Jas. Bethune
shatter Howard Left Guard H. Mayberry
H. Harrison Right Tackle. Henry Wilson
Geo. Wellington Left Tackle j.. William Tufts
John Sherrard ). Right End. G. =. Patrick
G P, Morse. ..... Left End .....-H Fl. y Congei
Frank Pugh Quarter Back j. stimson
f. Z. Porter ..... Half Back. Chapman
Basil Ricketts,. Full Back. II. Keller
LOS ANGELES SHORT ON KIcKERs.
It was about half after when the
teams lined up for play. Captain Tobin
had won the ball for his side, and SC
had to take the lower end OF the field.
The Los Angeles men, during the few
minutes practicing before the game, i'm.
pressed the experts among the spec.
tators very favorably, go far as activity
and strength were concerned. They