The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-19
1nE oREscEsrs PLUoKY FIeHz,
nut the Orange A. G. Team Best The- for
tie Championship OF the A. r. u.


tie Champior-hip of the A. p. u.
The Crescent A. C eleven were wretched
band OF players after yesterday afternoons
disastrous encounter with the sturdy Orange
A. C. team. For nearly two hours in an un-
pleasant drizzle the bruised and bleeding
bodies OF tho Crescents were fung nside time
and again by tho vigorous onslaught OF the
orange rushsrs. and the latter reached the
cool OF their am bitlon. tho championship OF
the American Football Union. AZ times tho
Crescents Gtrove manfuly to evert the coming
disaster. but at the end they were compelled
TO drop upon the dampening grounds. help
less and hopeless. with tho score 20 to In ia
vor o; their rivals.
No blame for the defeat may be laid to the
plucky Capt. Sheldon. No man could have
led the team better. nor done SO wcll with the
material in hand. 1t was only a few days ago
that he left his home aftcr weeks illness.
and he persisted in playing In this final game.
on which so much rosted. He fought we'll. re-
peatedly going through the orange line head
foreed TO give up PLAYING. He remained on
give Civ ', up the game. and then. thoroughly weak.
grounds When sheldon lett his men appeared
to he demornli2od.. and twice the Orang. play
ers carried the ball on mere flnkes across the
line Toward the latter Part of tn. game the
trcsccnts were too used up to- make much re-
sis,ance md wcrc continually chasing TIE
pigskin when nm Orange man had 1t under his
ii was the Orange teams advent in Brooklyn
Attendance greeted them. With the visitors
came a great following Of enthusiasts from
and took rride rartsuiariy after the game in
neur- lis. There were three tally-hos well
special spSe,stors a ioretaste q III, Manufacturing
the s' E Eon' we're heard on syery hand Every
one gave their fnvorite yell. The number OF
pretty women ,, was as, noticeable na c,;, ,,c ~,
gave promise Of q victory, to their suppofTt,e5s:
had taken the ball on the wedge play. sud
denly there came a change. ami Orange taxing
b mnaG sG% f "1s
Coflin was strict, The cr res .Ia , we're
q Ghsy s'a ssa linz inc sa ThsP
cr FeSsg ' eentre The pIaV was very srcs
at this point and there we're lots OF fumbling.
sheldon, aided by splendid ipterfe5ence. ONE
line line but nt was com peIlsa to drop it Marshall.
Irentiss, and Fish all tackled we'll. Finally
centre on Oranges effective revolving wedge.
P made .Ses SsTG * after
on the line UP Crescent gained twenty-five
yards sheldon and White got the ball near to
the Orange goal. sheldon taking 1t to within a
foot of the line. Hotchkiss carried It across
failed to Kick the goal. When time
was called for tho first half the ball was away
in Orange territory
The Cresce fell to pieces In the second
half. Cunning made n 45-yard run around
Crescents's right end. hut no goal was kicked.
planted Sheldon. Cunning made a 75-yard
run and touch down. Marshall kicked the
goal. Burdck got the ball afterwarL on a
FUN ble and made a 0O-yard run. Cunning
scored touch down. but no goal was kicked
The final score was: Orange A. c.. POI Cres.
cent A. c. 4. The teams lined up as follows: