Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-12-05
THE rIGEas ARE DEFEATED.
Johns Hopkins are Made Champion
OF the State


OF the State.
The tigers died Saturday on the col
lsge fooi-ball field. The playing of both
teams was very fine, but st JONAS ex-
celled in brilliant plays. he Hopkins
men won by weight and continued buck
ing OF one po nj in the line. No efforts
Of Hopkins could break down the strong
center Of IT Johns. Before the game
commenced an objection was raised 20
Burlingame. the college center, on the
ground that be was not student To
settle all disputes Bnrlingame was ma
circulated and the game commenced. st.
John started with the ball. Little
ground was gained and Proctor kicked
the ball out OF bounds and Burlingame
fell on il. Waller fumbled the ball and
Brown fell on H. Latimer had his head
badly cut in the next rnsh but with his
usual pluck continued playing, although
told by the doctors 10 stop playing. Hop
kins could make no advance and had 10
kick and II was sent down very close to
ST Johns goal. Latimer here made
famous tackle st Johns now taking
the ball began to rush Hopkins center
right along, little Iglehart doing the lar
ger share Of it, but 81 johns good play
was all lost by fumbling the ball here on
Hopkins now took its turn rushing St.
Johns center. which he did with more
success than st. Johns, but In a down
and scramble Waller emerged from the
PROSTATE pile bail In hand and ran from
the center of the field to the goal line
and scored the first touchdown for the
st. Johns.
The wearers of the orange and black
made music, waved and were frantically
happy BAYS kicked the goal Hop
kins blocked successfully and relieved
81. Johns of the sphere. Hopkins FUN
bled the ball AID st, Johns took IT..
Here was their chance. The ball was
within ten yards of their goal, but fail
ing to make any progress by rushing,
and loosing the opportunity to kick, the
ball returned to Hopkins right there.
| Then the Hopkins made the effort that
won the game They put all their hope
on breaking the tackles of st. John
| Five yards, two yards, one yard for
Hopkins Then did St Johns try, lay
low in center and block hard, but the
butt of the ram was heard In their
center and over came Brown with the
ball for a touchdown. Taylor kicked
for the goal and struck the post and
failed. One minute more would have
u D.
onds and the half would have ended
without the touchdown for Hopkins.
The umpire was heard to remark after
the game that 1t was the longest sixty
seconds he ever went through. Score -
ST. Johns 6, Hopkins
Second half Hopkins opened with 8
flying wedge, making gain of eight
yards Symington was hurt but soon
resumed playing Janney rushed the
ball, and in scramble Burlingame
snatched the ball from Hopkins player
and rushed il twenty-five yards, but had
TO return it, being foul. st. Johns
held Hopkins so strong that the ball
came to them in four downs. They made
a double pass to Iglehart and lost fifteen
wards st. Johns kicked the ball well
up IN Hopkins field, Taylor caught the
ball In fine style, and by splendid inter
ference on the part of the Hopkins team,
rushed the ball back twenty yards. A
double pass was attempted by Hopkins
without gaining. Next rush through
the center gained five yards, but st.
Johns blocked so admirably that Hop
kins had to kick Iglehart failed TO take
it, and Hopkins man fell On the ball,
making substantial gain towards st.
Johns goal.
Hopkins girded up its loins like man
after considerable rushing on both sides
and went through st. Johns tackles as a
breeze in rush after rush. and stole one
yard from the college goal line. The ex-
element was fervid, the spectators
crowded around the players so close
they had no room to play. The brawnY
policeman had TO use his persuasive hands
TO drive them back. Then big Riggs took
the ball and put it right over st Johns
goal line.
The Hopkins rooters yelled loud and
waved the black and blue high in the
air. Riggs kicked the goal. st. Johns
was cool and, collected, crestfallen. AT
the depot Umpire Dashiels, who was a
student of both st. Johns and Hopkins,
made speech to the varsity boys con.
graduating them on their victory, and
saving he would rather have had them win
that game than any other of the season.
The teams lined up as follows