The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-11-19
WON AFTER A HARD STRUGGLE.
z. a. c. Defeats Bellevue by a
Score Of IL to 10.
The Game Throughout Was q Fine Ex-
hibition OF Football Playing-The Star
Play of the Day Made by Foard-How
the Teams Lined Up-Other Football
Contests.

the Teains Lined Up-Other Football
Contests.
The Roanoke Athletic Club football
eleven opened the season yesterday
with out.of-town teams in 6 very
creditable manner by securing victoH
over the strong Bellevue team by a
score Of IL to 10 in the hardest. fought
and best game OF football that has been
played here this season. The game
was rather tame the first ten minutes,
but 1t then became desperate contest
from there on. At times 1t seemed as
II several OF the players would have
night, but cooler heads prevailed and
the game terminated with everyone in
good condition. The Athletic club
team played the best game it has put
up yet but they need considerable
more coaching, as they do not play
together enough. All this can be
remedied in q week, though, by good,
hard work,
The game opened up with the ball in
possession Of the Believes. They
formed a wedge, but were downed for a
small gain. by short rushes they car
ried the ball up the field toward the
Roanoke goal. After about fifteen
minutes play Abbot carried the ball
across the line fer touchdown, but
failed on the kick for goal. making the
score stand to O.
OF fifteen yards on flying wedge.
Then, by series of line plays, the ball
was carried down the field to the Belle
vue's FIVE yard line, when it was given
to Bellevue. On the second down Alb
bot dropped the ball and Bentley fell on
1t, but, for some reason or other, the
referee failed to allow the r. A. C's to
have the ball. The first half closed
with the ball on the Bellevue's thirty
yard line.
After an intermission of ten minutes
the teams lined up for the second half
with the ball in the possession of the
r A. G. boys They made gain of
twelve yards on the flying wedge and
then by short rushes through the center
and tackles the ball was carried down
the deld, Bird finally carrying the ball
across for a touchdown, Eagan kicking
goal. Score, R. A. c.. 6; Bellevue, 4.
On the line up the Believes began
forcing matters and by neat trick
McKim went around the left end for a
gain Of twenty yards. being finally
brought down on MAGNIFICENT tackle
by Bird. In tackling McKim Bird
struck his head very hard on the
ground and was compelled to retire
from the game. Loeb going to right
end and Kerns taking Birds place be-
hind the line. The Bellevues con .inued
their bucking of the line and finally
seemed their second touchdown. Abbot
succeeded this time in kicking goal,
making the score 10 to in Bellevue's
favor.
For the third time during the game
the Athletic Club eleven N ado gain by
the flving wedge. The ball was lost on
four downs and went to Bellevue Here
Kerns was injured and had to retire
from the game. Foard going to left end
and Gilmer taking Kerns' place. After
several more scrimmages with the ball
still in possession of the Believes Gill
mer broke through the line and caused
Abbot to tumble the pass and Foard had
the ball in an instant, and before he
was downed he had made q run of forty
yards. This was undoubtedly the star
play Of the game. There only rem NAMED
five minutes until the close Of the game;
the r. A. CPS began bucking the line
for. short gains, finally showing Gilmer
across for the second touchdown. Eagan
kicking very difficult goal, thus MAX
ing the score stand IL to TO-. The game
was Sooh oHorodlGor Calleu Win Inc Dali
in the middle OF the field
The game throughout was a good
exhibition of football playing, the
Bellevues playing very strong game.
The playing of w. Abbot, c. Abbot
and Thompson was very good, espe-
cially that of w. Abbot, who is an old
University OF Virginia player. For
Roanoke the playing OF Bird, Bryan,
Gllmer and Foard was the best, Bird
and Bryan particularly distinguishing
themselves by their brilliant playing.
The teams lined up as follows:
A.. POSITIONS. BELLEyUEs
kerns (Locb)..... Right end .......... Thompson
Bentley. Right tackle. .......... Watts
W. Iurner...... Right guard. .......... Moore
III. Iurner......... Center.... .....,.... Hume
ducKer.......... Left guard. Padgett
Graves. Left tackle. Gray
Gllmer (Foard) Left end...... Blum Bentley
Eagan. .......... Quarter back .......... McKim
BecR ..... Right BALI back. .......... Cooke
PRO lherns) Left halt back. 49,. G. Abbot
Bryan............ Full back Abbot
Summary: Thirty minute halves: touchdowns,
AbDot, q Bird, Gilmer; goals, Abbot, 1; Ragan, ?;