Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-27
LOS ANGELES HERALD MORNING, 1892

Howard on the goal line anu maue
touch down. Kennedy kicked the goal
Keller again led with splendid kick
P. Downing caught it and diminished
the gain of the Athletics to 20 yards.
Wilson ran through the Athletic'i
line and gained ID yards, but was beau
tifully downed by Howard. Kennedy
on a pass, gained 10 yards. Harrelsor
made another good run, getting q
yards. p. Downing and Cochran bott
made slight advances. The ball wat
passed to G. Downing by clever work
and he ran around the end and made 8
touch down. Kennedy punted it out
and kicked the goal.
This ended the first half and the
Stanfords had scored "a points. Spauld
ing retired and German played the rest
OF the game. The elevens now changed
sides.
Keller picked up the ball and gained
| five yards but was downed by Wilson on
the right end. Keller next bucked the
center for three yards. Tufts, assisted
by the team, bucked for three yards
more. Keller again bucked for three
yards. The ball was lost on the next
play by Keller's tumble.
Stanford gained 20 yards on p. Down
ing's run and Harrelson, assisted by the
good blocking OF Kennedy, made an
other good gain. On a triple pass to
Frankenheimer they gained 20 more
yards. Harrelson then got the ball and
! by clever work slipped through the line
and made touch down. He failed to
| get the goal.
Keller passed the ball to Howard who
made good run, gaining about eight
yards. This was about the first and
only evidence of team work on the part
OF the Athletic club during the entire
game. Keller on three plays gained FIVE
yards. The ball was forced out OF play
and was taken back by Cochran, STAN
ford getting it.
Frankenheimer gained two yards but
Keller got the ball in the next play.
He gained 20 yards and was downed by
o. Downing. The ball was passed to
Howard but the Stanford men broke
through the line and caught him. Six
yards were lost. Keller kicked the
ball but it was not allowed,
owing to offside playing of the Athletic
men. The Athletic men gained three
yards in two plays. Keller next got the
ball and made a splendid run, gaining
20 yards caught by P. Downing. How
ard passed the ball to Keller, who
kicked it out of the bounds.
Stanford got the ball, and aided by
some good team work, P. Downing ran
within 10 yards of the Athletic goal line.
Benjamin downed him. Good team
work here enabled Kennedy to badly
fool the local men, and he got through
their line, scoring touch down. The
goal was kicked.
The Athletic people lost the ball early
and P. Downing gained IL yards for the
Stanfords. G. Downing ran, but made
nothing. Kennedy gained. Harrelson
here made one of his brilliant runs
along the right of the field, but was
forced out and was downed by Keller.
The ball was again put in play, and P.
Downing slipped through the line and
made touchdown. Kennedy kicked
the goal.
The ball was again in play, and Kel-
Ter passed it to Howard, who gained
five yards 1t was snapped to Keller,
who lost 20 yards. P. Downing nabbed
him. Keller next kicked the ball di-
rectly into Barnheisle's arms, who got
away from the field and scored touch
down. Another goal kicked by Ken
nedy. Keller again kicked the ball,
making 30 yards. Kennedy returned
Benjamin stopped it and Orcutt fell
on it.
Kennedy next ran, but was downed
by Lockhart. P. Downing got the ball
the next play and Kennedy kicked it
far towards the Athletic line. Keller
caught it, however, and while lodging
made brilliant kick from the side, the
ball almost reaching the center of the
field. Kennedy caught the ball, but
Gard grabbed him before he could kick
in return. Wilson gained Is yards.
Harrelson started to run, but was
downed by Keller after gaining five
yards. A double criss-cross to P. Down
ing advanced the team several yards.
G. Downing gained slight advantage,
and by horrible mistake by the Ath-
letics Kennedy clipped through and se-
cured touchdown, also kicking the
goal,
The Athletics next tried triple pass
to Chapman but nothing was gained.
Wilson retired here and Whitehouse re-
Howard a run, but nothing was gained.
Harrelaon made a brilliant gain and
was aided by the blocking of Code and
was downed by Lock hart. The ball was
again within 10 yards of the Athletic
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the touch down. The ball was punted
and Kennedy kicked the goal.
Benjamin led off with kick but
Stanford gained one yard and the ball in
the whole play.
BY another of his brilliant runs Har-
relson carried the ball within 10yards of
the Athletic goal line. P. Downing next
gained Shfe yards and Cochran finally
scored the touch down. Kennedy
kicked the goal, thus ending the game.
The score was "a TO o in favor OF Stanford.
By halves: First, 81; second 40.
The teams were as follows:
Stanford. Positions. Athletic Club.
Frankenheimer. ... Left end Benjamin
Cochran :. Lett tackle. .Lockhart
Briggs ...... $50. Left guard Bethune
Ba, nheisle. Center. Tufts
Orcutt ........... Right guard. -. Mcdonald
Downing ....... Right tackle. Spaulding
Wilson .,........ Right end. ........ Howard
Code ..... . Quarter back. ......... Patrick
Harrelson Left half back Chapman
Downing Right half back .......... Gard
Kennedy ......... Full back. .......... Keller
DIR. Wood refereed the first part of the
game and umpired the second, and Art
Guthrie umpired the first half and
refereed the second.
The Staniords leave today for River
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