The morning call., 1892-10-03
THE EMMETS STILL ON TOP.
They Do Up the Sarsfelds at
Benicia Yesterday.
A Big Crowd at the Gaelic Football Game.
Skill and Generalship Win
the Battle.

Ever since two weeks ago when Captain
Tobin on behalf of the Sarsfield Football
Team of Port Costa challenged the Emmett
Club of this city to play for the champion
ship, the Gaelic Athletic Association and
its many friends have been ON the qul vive.
The challenge was OF course accepted and
October 2 and Benicia agreed upon as the
date and ground for the contest
When the s A. NJ. train pulled out from
the Oakland mole yesterday morning it had
fully two cars loaded to the utmost with
members of the athletic association.
At Oakland station large delegation
boarded the train and at almost every sta
ton en- route additional numbers were
added to the throng When Port Costa was
reached the train was greeted by cheers
from the Port Costa clubs and its friends,
who had assembled in large numbers to re-
ceive it, and by the time Bencia WAS
reached the coaches were fairly swarming
with deyotees of Gaelic football.
The ground selected for the match could
hardly have been improved upon, being a
springy turf just adapted to the intended
purpose.
Long before the hour set for the match
people began thronging to the grounds aud
when the game was called there must have
been fully 1900 people present
When the two teams put in an appearance
the striking dissimllarity between them was
at once apparent. The Sarsfields almost to
man looked big: enough and muscular
enough to kick football across the Straits
OF Caro- ulnez
Very little time was lost in choosing a
referee. Captain Barry of the OBriens of
Oakland being chosen. The Sarsfields won
the toss for position and selected TO kick
mi fha ba lioh vii
Game was called at 2 :04. and for one solid
hour the spectators were treated to such an
exhibition of athletic skill in Gaelic football
as never before seen on the coast.
From the start the Sarsfields rushed the
ball into the enemy's territory, and around
the left wing of their goal 1t stayed. except
when out OF hounds, for most of the first
| baif of the game O'Keefe, by a mastery
| play, succeeded once in getting il out and
| almost through the Sarsfields goal. but was
| unsuccessful, owing to being compelled to
fight the sun and his gigantic opponents at
| the same time.
Time and again did the Sarsfelds drive
| the ball almost home, and IL seemed as if a
goal would be secured, but McCarty was
always there, and at the close OF the nrst
| half neither club bad scored a point.
although The play was in favor OF the Sars-
fields.
| When the clubs changed sides for the
second half the superior skill and general
ship of the Emmets was at once made man.
| ifest. With their backs to the sun they
succeeded by a series of brilliant plays in
| scoring point ia eight minutes, the score
being made by 2. Kayanagh.
In fifteen inmates the Emmets had
! scored another point. This was made by
| Captain Fred Palmer on a clever assist by
| Frank O'Keefe. For the succeeding quar-
| ter Of an hour the game was as hot as the
weather, and just before the game closed
| the Sarsfialhs sucp ed in ratiinp the hall
| in the vicinity OF the Emmets' goal. 1t did
not stay ttrere long. however, and when the
announcement was made. game closed, -
| the two clubs were battling around the
| Sarsfeld goal.
| While each individual member of the
| Emmett played football and obeyed orders,
| like man in sentry box, II Is doing them
/ no injustice to state that to CAPTAIN Palmer.
| Frank O'Keefe, Tom Hughes and MeCai,y
| is due in large measure the victory.
| Several members of the Sarsfelds played
particularly good ball, notably p. Tobin
and Jack Sullivan, but the team lacked the
| clock-like precision which distinguished
their opponents
The following are the names and posi-
! lions of the teams:
| Emmets-Full forwards, Captain Palmer. Vice
| Captain +. 0Keefe. M. O'Doud, ID. J. Hannitn
/ full backs, ID. Buckley. j. Manning, s. Welsh, A.
| McQuerny, J. 7. Moriarity; half backs ID.
Hsgarty. 7. DriseoIl. w. Duane; wings. j.. L.
| O'Connor +. Creede j. L. Kelly, p. Fitzgerald;
centers. I. Hughes, J. ODowd. ID. Casey, J.
| Cfonin; goal-keeper, Nj. McCartyi field umpire,
r. c. UConnor; goal umpires, j. nj. Sullivan. e,
| Murphy.
sarsfeIds = Point keepers p. Sullivan. C.
| Murray: half backs. z. Buckley. ~ Hogan. j.
| Lucy; right wing, T.. Sullivan. }. o Keefe e.
| O'Malley; centers. j. Sullivan. T. Welsh, I.
| Murphy, p. Tobia. z. Greed. nj. kean, D. Grim
min; full forwards, j. Scuily, Captain j. j. Tobin
| field umpire, }. G. Shshan; goal umpires, p.
| HrODLv. II. Sullivan.