The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-01
ROANOKE, 26; BLUEFIELD, O.
Result Of Yesterdays Local
Football Game.
After Undecided Contests for the Past Two
Years the Home Team Scored a Grorf.
Gus Victory-Flying Interference and
MASS Wedge Work Too Much for the
Visitors-The Playing of the HANDY
Brothers, Bird and Eagan tho Features.


two years between Roanoke and Blue.
field the former came off victorious in
the great football game yesterday with
q score of &c to O.
The largest crowd ever inside of
Athletic Park was the one that wit
messed the game yesterday afternoon,
1t was estimated that nearly one thou
sand people were in attendance. Among
those present were large number of
ladies. nearly all OF whom wore the
colors Of their respective favorites.
The game was not o very rough one and
one OF the noticeable features was the alb.
sence OF "kicking" at the decisions of
the referee and umpire. The Bluefield
team arrived on the grounds few min
utes after O'Clock and they we're soon
followed by the R. A. c. boys. Captain
Bryan won the toss and took the ball,
At 3:3s the R. A. C. started off with
flying wedge, Esgan taking the ball
and gaining twenty yards. BY good
gains by the two Handys around the
end and Birds bucking the center, the
ball was taken to the Bluefeld five
between the right tackle and guard,
scoring touch down just sixteen
minutes after they began. Eagan failed
to kick an easy goal. Score, R. A. c.,
4; Bluefield, O.
Bluefield started off with " and
Taylor gained ten yards. The ball was
soon fumbled by Bluedeld and Bryan
fell on it, After being put in play
again the ball was fumbled second
time by the visitors, when Eagan got
1t, making beautiful run Of forty
UQ rH q Nd 49,
for five yards and S. Handy took the
ball through the tackle for q touch
down. Eagan failed at difficult goal.
Score, R. A. c., s; Bluefeld, o,
blueheld again started off with v and
Taylor, by good Judgment, gained ten
yards. They once more fumbled and
the ball went over. IKE R. A. G. took
the pigskin down to the Bluefeld five.
yard line when time was called
After ten minutes rest the Bluefelds
started off with gain OF twelve yards.
but on four downs, as they were unable
to gain the necessary five yards, the ball
went over. BY steady gsins by tho r.
A. c, the ball was taken to the ten. yard
Bluefield line when Handy took it
around the right end for touchdown.
Eagan kicked goal. Score: r. A. c., II:
Bluefeld. o.
Bluefield again started off with a flying
wedge, but gained nothing. Turner,
who had been playing a great game at
centre, was hurt at this point, but was
able to resume play in few minutes
The Bluaaelds then took the ball down
the field for fifteen yards by gaining
around the ends when Morgan punted
for ten yards, and then r. A. G. got the
ball.
The home team made gain of ten
yards when Handy went around the
right end for sixty yards and touch
down. Eagan kicked the goal. Score,
R. A. c., 20; Isluefield, o
Bluefield again started off with gain
OF ten yards. The ball was taken down
the field by the Bluefields about ten
yards more when they again tum bled.
Bird got the ball and by bea utiful
run of seventy yards scored touchdown,
and Eagan kicked goal. The game was
called here with the store standing, R.
A. c., 60; Bluefield, O. and the r. a. c.
team had won we'll earn ed victory.
The teams lined up as follows: