The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-10-18

DePauw was the victor in Saturdays
foot ball contest played with Butler.
The game was one that attracted the
attention of foot ball enthusiasts of the
state. 1t was an important one, too, for
upon the victory depended which of the
colleges should contest with Purdue in
this city Thanksgiving day. The wrangle
also, in which the two colleges got into
over the game, gave each a desire to
land the victory. The game was sched-
uled for Greencastle by the schedule
committee. Several hundreds of stu
dents from the institution at IrvingtOn,
with flying colors, took a special train
for DePauw town and when they re-
turned the blue and white of their alma
mater were trailed in defeat. Butler
worked with a vim for the game, but
the DePauw eleven was too heavy for
the young men from Irvington and
showed up better in team work. A large
crowd witnessed the game and the hula
balloo over the successful issue of the
game for the DePauwites was intense.
The game began about $3.50 o'clock.
DePauw won the ball Butler taking the
choice of goals There was little differ
ence in position. The Greencastle men
started off with flying wedge and
gained fifteen yards when they lost the
ball to their opponents. Butler worked
hard, but advanced only few yards
with the ball when it was recovered by
DePauw on downs DePauw by a
series of wedge rushes made rapid gains
through Buffers center and landed the
ball on the ten-yard line. Simpson, for
DePauw, secured the ball and on a
clever round the end run made touch
down. Patterson missed goal when the
ball was carried. 1t required twenty
five minutes of play for the first goal
Score: DePauw. 4: Butler, 0.
The Butler men lost their heads the
kick off and also lost the ball almost
Immediately on tumble. DePauw had
turn of luck and the ball was recov-
cred to Butler by a foul by her OppO-
nents. Four downs caused the ball to
be transferred again and then DePauw
began in earnest for a goal Mitchell
gained twenty-five yards and Simpson
and Dunn each made substantial adj
vances. Dunn finally got the goal over
the line, making a touchdown in thir-
teen minutes. Patterson kicked goal.
Score: DePauw, 10; Butler, 0.
Butler showed up better after the kick
off. starting the ball with its peculiar
wedge trick Twenty-Five yards were
up it's advances and touchdown was
scored by Baker in seven minutes. Ba-
ker kicked goal. Score: DePauw, 10;
Butler, g.
The same tactics were employed again
by Butler when she got the ball and
Sommerville gained twenty yards by
fine running and guarding. This ground,
however, was almost Immediately recov-
cred. A series of fumbles proved disas-
trous for the Greencastle men, but after
the ball was down on their field they
braced up. The center of Buffers rush
line was attacked and gains were steady.
Simpson. at the fifteen-yard line, went
through the right and landed a touch
down before he could be impeded. 1t
took twenty-six minutes to do the work.
Patterson missed goal. Score: DePauw,
IA; Butler. g..
Butler again tried the wedge and
gained but five yards and on a call of
time gained fifteen yards Sommerville
and KuykendalI, in a tackle of the lat
ter by the former, were disabled but
continued in the contest. Butler tried
to punt, but it was a poor effort, and
the ball was lost.
Dunn made a thirty-yard gain around
the end, but the DePauw almost Inn
mediately lost the ball DePauw
the center and after three five-yard
gains Kuykendall made touchdown
I'm twenty-five minutes.
Whitcomb kicked goal. Score: De
PAW. 20; Butler, g. Both teams worked
hard to recover their lost ground, but
TO no effect. The battle was fought near