The morning call., 1893-02-13

Rovers and Rangers Kick
Even Goals.
FOOTBALL AT CENTRAL PARK
The ParneIIs Defeat the SheridanS
in a Mddstained Game at
Haight Street.

The few who visited Central Park yes
terday witnessed one OF the finest football
games since the opening of the new league.
Tie day was bitter cold, but it seemed to
put more life into the players. The contest
was between the Rovers and Rangers, it
beng their first appearance. The players
were mostly all young native sons. and by
the way they played yesterday the old-time
players will be put in the shade.
During the beginning of the game it
looked as though the Royers would run
away with their antagonists. but it did not
take the Rangers long to get down to work,
and through the efficiency of their captain.
G. Brown, who understands the game thor
oughly, they came very near defeating
their opponents. As it was the game was
very slubbornly contested on each side,
and at the end of the hour and half the
sc ore stood . to >
Following was the makeup of the teams
Rovers-Gual. Sloman; righlback, Holden F.;
lenback, Farrell; halfbacks-NulIy. Meherin,
Pollock; forwards-center; Smith, Clegg. 1ru-
man, James, " ickS; lineman, 1iyn.
Rangers Goal, tombstone; Tiphtback, ID.
Brown; lefiback A. Brown; hafbacS s-Me-
keaud, FauweatheT. Kidd fOrwal ds-ceBter:
Walters. Poole q. Brown, Bushby, Reese; line
man, Reynolds.
Brown made the kickoff for the Rangers.
and by some very clever work the ball was
kicked within very short distance from
the Rovers' goal, but by timely kick from
Holden the bali was again forced TO the
middle Of the field.
The Royers then got in their work, and
by some combined play the ball was WORKED
within few feet Of the Rangers goal. but
by n very clever PUNT by JohnstOue the
Royers lost their chance and Clegg. through
mis-
a fine long kick by Brown the Rangers
work the ball up again near the R0Vers'
goal, and 10 save it Farrell kicked it over
the line The ball was given 10 the Rangers
and Brown threw II to FaiTwealher who
tried 10 punt, but missed. Nulty, seeing
his chance, kicked the ball away down The
field to James, who by some very clever
passing sent the ball through the Rangers
goal. scoring the first point for tie R0yers
in thirty minutes.
The work OF tie ROYeTs astonished every
body. Before the game started the general
impression was that they were no match
for the Rangers, many OF whom were eX-
perirnced players. But Captain Holden Of
the Royers had his men well practiced, and
they all understood their positions thor.
oughly when they got on the field. On the
other hand the Rangers were poorly dis
tributed. foT when one of their men would
have fine opening 10 kick the bail some OF
the chance.
After the first half Captain Brown of the
Rangers took his men aside and explained
10 them their deficiencies, which they we'll
remembered, for when the ball WAS kicked
off by Falrveather in the second half il
never once got back. as Brown followed il
up and, with kick, sent it sailing through
the RoYers goal, tying the score.
The Rangers were pretty well wlnded
when the ball was started a-rolling again,
but they clung brayeiy on, and it was not
until the ball had been kicked up and down
the field a couple of times that IL was finally
kicked by James through their goal. thereby
gaining another point for the Royers.
Only twenty minutes was left for tho
Rangers TO regain their hold; but they did
not need ali that time. 1t only took them
five minutes to reach the goal, aided by
Truman If the RoveTs, who unfortunately
punted the ball through his own goal
thereby giving a point 10 the Rangers.
which tied the score.