The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-11-30
BUTLER, 6; BATTERY, 4
CLOSEST FOOTBALL CONTEST OF
THE sEAsON AT BALL PARK.
Light Artillery Team Unable to Cope
successfully Against the Univers-
ity's weII-DriIIed Eleven.

A"c Dut4eF-AruHery game AT the pail park
on East Ohio street yesterday was closely
contested at every point as shown by the
score of s TO 4 in favor of Butler. The bail
was advanced slowly by either side, the
Butler team seemingly unable to make
many breaks through the heavy line Of
the Artillery team. while the latter met as
strong resistance I'm every effort TO advance
the ball In the almost perfect training Of
the college men. Even though the day was
miserable the spectators felt fully repaid
for their discomfort by a game which has
never been equaled in this city. From
start TO finish botn sides played with a de-
termination 10 win. Only two touchdowns
We're made, one in each half of the game.
inc weather was sufficient to test the
ardor OF the most enthusiastic devotee Of
the sport. The best that could nave been
expected after the weather Of the past few
days. would have been a cold, dreary No
vember day. The threatening condition of
the weather at noon did not seem to af-
feet the determination of the friends of the
game to see what bid fair to be one of the
closest contests ever seen in the city. At 2
o'clock 1t was seen that the street-car ia
cihties Were not in proportion to the mum
per or people wishing to attend the game.
Few special cars were provided and they,
80 . dS the regular cars on the East
Washington-street line, were filled to their
utmost capacity. The two ticket-sellers
were not able to sell tickets fast enough
and long before time for the game to be
called two lines of men and women reach
Ing to the south side of Ohio street were
standing In the cold before the ticket win
dow waiting anxiously for their turn to
come. All those who had purchased tickets
o town were admitted through the
wagon gate, but that did not relieve the
pressure In the lines to any appreciable
extent.
The gridiron was laid off from the north
end of the west line of the ''bleachers' to
the east end of the south line, which put
all the playing quite a distance from the
seats. On that account most of the specta-
tors sought the northeast corner of the
park and lined up against the wire which
inclosed the gridiron. A number of tallyho
parties were out, besides several parties
In private drags. All of them had good
views over the heads Of the crowd which
surged against the wire. The game was ex-
citing throughout. The teams seemed
to be almost perfectly matched in strength;
the Butler men had the best train
ing but the Artillery men made up for
that in the force which their size and
weight gave to their plays.
The admirers of both teams were scat
Themselves VeSu known by their SeH"" ecnst ana u %ao of
the team yells. From the grand stand
would come the familiar yell Of the Butler
team:
b. T., b. U, rah-rah, rah-rah.
y. u, u. L., rah-rah, rah-rah,
Hurrah, hurrah,
Butler, Butler, rah, rah, rah.
Before the sound OF this had died out an
answer would come from some part of the
ground, or sometimes from several places
at the same time with the yell of the Ar
tillery boys:
1. l.. A., rah-rah. rah-rah.
/. l.. A, rah-rah, rah-rah,
Hurrah, Murray,
Bully for Battery A.
Neither team lacked the encouragement
of its admiring friends. If the yells could
have had any effect the game would surely
Clark, of Butler, Is the author of the fol-
lowing song, which was sung during the
game by. a crowd OF the college boys in
the grand stand:
OH they call themselves Artillery boys.
but they never saw a gun,
And when they see us coming, those tin
-" soldiers. how they'll run.
They'll eat crow instead OF turkey, when
the contest we have won,
'Rah for old Butler forever.
Chorus-Hurrah. hurrah. we yell for white
and blue.
Hurrah. hurrah, we shout for Butler. too.
They say we can't play football. but we'll
show them that we do,
'Rah for old Butler forever.
II they try to go through Lister, they can
never gain a yard;
Our Prof" Mann is in the center and
Mont Beville stands at guard;
Cir and Hall will quickly show them that
their line is soft as lard.
'Rah for old Butler forever.
Chorus
Bobbie Foster stands at quarter and George
Cullom signals yet.
When they 10y to circle Parkers end no
furtber IL they get.
Kingsbur Ben Freeman understand
thei rou bet,
'Rah for ltler forever.
| Chorus
From lie league DePauw would fire US, IL
t1ey only had their say;
| Thirty-eisht to six. you know, is why they
feel that way,
But in the race OF ninety-nve we're bound
to win the day.
'Rah for old Butler forever.
Chorus