The Indianapolis journal., 1893-11-12
DE PAW, As; WABASH, "a.
The Methodist Rush Line Too Heavy
for the Presbyterians.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind, Nov. u-This
has been a great day in college athletic
circles account OF the game of football
this afternoon between the Wabash and
DePauw elevens Wabash for several years
has had a football eleven, but until this
year the college has been at the tail end of
the procession among the other colleges of
the State. This year 1t has been shown
that the Wabash eleven has a team that
is no ''pudding;'' as the game with Pur-
due the grounds of the latter attested-
Wabash stock has stood at par since the
game with Purdue last Saturday at La
fayette, where two touchdowns were made
by Wabash. In looking about TO see why
the Wabash team has been able to make
such good record the cause is soon found.
The men have been kept in practice, even
during the winter months, and have been
under the instruction of Prof III. Z. Horton.
the physical director of Wabash. who has
taken great pains to advance the athletic
interests of the college. The result has
beeA that many Of the college faculty
now take an interest in the games. 1t has
also caused men to go wild over the
games who year ago would not attend
ball fights" "free-for-an fights" and
'legaliZed prize contests as they
then termed football games.
To-day the church member and sinner Re-
publican and Democrat rich and poor,
anti-screen and screen advocates, A. p. A.
: and Romanist, old and young. temperate
and incorporate, students and town people
all forgot their woes and rushed out TO
the college ground to give up 80 cents each
in order TO see the two elevens wipe up the
ground with each other. 1t was a happy
time, where all earthly cares were laid
aside in order TO gain universal knowledge
concerning the merits of football a coli
lege science in the theory Of the everlast-
ing endurance of the human nature.
The eleven from DePauw were a power
ful-looking crowd, and showed that they
had no intention Of being easy. DePauw
took the ball. with Wabash in the west
goal. The game was noticeable for the alb
sence Of dirty playing. as there was
some i'll feeling between the two colleges
from last springs baseball game, when
DePauw declared loser to 0. Both
officials are deserving Of praise for their
fairness. The Wabash men were in fine
condition, as was shown by the way they
withstood hard falls especially half-back
Allen, who received several hard throws.
DePauw played a slow game, but had the
advantage in weight. Wabash played a
quick game, in fact so fast at times as to
wind DePauws men, who found relief only
when DePauw man would be convenient
ly hurt long enough to give their side a
breathing spell. In the second half DePauw
began to weaken from exhaustion and 1t
looked as if Wabash would win. but a
thirty-minute half had been agreed on. Had
it been forty-five minutes instead the score
might have been closer
The delegation from DePauw arrived on
the noon train from Greencastle, three hum
dred strong, including many fair ones am ng
the ''rooters." They all wore an abun-
dant sup. Of old-gold ribbon, and seemed
to have CONS in happy frame of mind.
Promptly at O'Clock the Wabash eleven
arrived at the Mutt House. and, headed by
the band escorted the visiting eleven to the
field. There was large crowd on the
grounds. and everyone was anxious for the
fun to commence. Nice, of Princeton, was
umpire, and Crawford, OF Yale, was referee
The teams lined up at 2:SO o'clock. as fol-
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