Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-12-01
FIELD CLUE BEATEN.

st. Johns Wins, After AN Exciting Game
ut Rivsrview, Thursday Afternoon.
Twelve hundred people saw the game of
football between the Delaware Field Club
and the eleven from st. Johns College,
Annapolis Md, at the Riverview grounds
Thursday afternoon. The air was bitter
cold and strong sOuth-westerly wind
swept across the field. st. Johns defeated
the Field Club By score of IL to g. The
home team made gallant fight for victory
but the superior team work of the Mary
land boys made defeat inevitable.
The crowd was one of the largest that
has ever assembled at Rivcrview in recent
years The Delaware Field Clubs red
and black were the favorite cOlors, while
the orange and black Of the visitors was
to be seen frequently. The visitors seemed
to be confident OF winning at the outset
and bet their money lavishly on the game.
The Field Club won the toss and chose
the ball. The visitors guarded the south
goal. Constable gained & yards in the
wedge. Cause ana Brown went through
the centre for small gains On four downs
the ball went to tic visitors. lgchart,
who looks all the world like Laurie Bliss
Males phenomenal half-back, secured the
ball, and as quick us flash skirted right
end for 10 yards.
Islchart again went around the end for
ten yards additional. The ball dropped on
the Field Clubs iiye-yard line. Had it not
been for .Ioncs's tumble ut quarter the
visitors would surely have scored. They
lost the bal! and Brown saved the Field
cub by punting the ball to the 20-yard
line. liays failed to catch and Constable
fell on the ball, Pratt flew around the end
for six wards Cause made three yards by
going through the centre. The ball was
passed to Brown and the latter punted
well IN the field. BiayS caught the
bail. st. Johns now rushed the
leather within 20 yards of the Field Clubs
goal. The ball was tossed to lglchart and
The fair haired half-bacli flew around the
end and planting the leather behind the
goal posts scored touchdown. Bays
kicked the goal nine minutes after play
began.
The ball went to the centre of the field
and Wharton made II Yards BY going
through the centre. Brown secured tile
ball, but was forced back yards by kellur.
Brown next punted to st. Johns 80 yard
line and lglehart fell on the ball. Bays
punted back to the middle of the field and
Constable got the ball. He rushed II back
lOyards. The visitors got it ON the fourth
down and rushed the leather to the Field
Clubs 70 yard line, The home team Sc
cured it, Brown attempted to punt, but
was prevented from doing SO by lattimer.
The latter got the ball and by clever run
| ming and lodging carried the leather TO the
Field Clubs : yard line. Bays found an
opening through the centre and stored II
| touchdown, from which goal was kicked.
Play stopped ut the end of the first half
with the ball on the visitors 70 yard line.
In the second half the Field Club played
a far more aggressive game The visitors
gained 10 yards, but when Iglehart tried 10
| skirt right end for nm additional 10 yards
he was fierccly tackled by Wharton and
failed to gain. The Field Club secured the
ballon four downs. Pratt went round the
end for yards, but the Field Club failed
to block and Kellar tackled. Lattimer
| buckrd the centre for - yards and Bays
punted to the Field Clubs 2j-yard liiie.
Shortlidge then bucked the centre for q
gain of 10 yards. The visitors got the ball
on the fourth down, but lost it ON tumble.
Pratt secured the ball but was forced
bncll ten yards. Brown puntcd aud BAYS
returned the leather. Frat caught and
rushed the ball to the 25-yarl line. Brown
punted and IglehGrt caught. lie was
| forced back ) yards by Morgan. r. Nor
gan rot the bali on double pass Of Brown
and going around the end after beauti-
| full run scored touchdown. Bailey kicked
the goal. The game stopped with the ball