The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-12-05
PURDUE YET CHAMPION.
DEPAUW DEFEATED BY A SCORE OF
IS TO O.
terize the Thanksgiving Foot HALL
Game in This City-Purdue's Game
an Open One on the Defensive
other Games.
1t is still Purdue.

the technics fourth year or daLldnce
with this honor.
At no stage Of the game was DePauw at
all in the game, though she did get to-
gether after ten points had been marked
up against her and do some good work,
but she weakened at critical times and lost
the game by poor team work.
The day was beasdy one for foot bal
game. Before noon a foggy moisture set
ted down and made it most uncomfortable
TO be out Of doors. but there was still hope
eft that it would not be sufficient TO inter-
fere with the grounds or the payers. This
hope was Blasted. The game was just
fairy begun and Purdue had just given
the spectators and the men from Green
castle a foretaste of her work when il be-
gan to rain. Only slightly, II Is true, but
enough 10 soon render the part Of the grid
iron which lay IN the race track almost I'M
passable. The soft loan from Sheri-
dan which goes to make the surface Of the
track seemed TO drink in every bit Of
moisture that came its way, and with
the ever-increasing volume Of rain this
part of the field became worse and worse
until toward the close of the game 1t was
almost impossible TO make a pay in it
with any degree of credit TO the payer.
The other half was not much better Ii Is
covered with a short turf in places and is
bare in others. The rain made the grassy
spots slippery and the bare spots muddy,
and the entire fed most decidedly uncer-
tain. 1t was this uncertainty that made
the playing difficult.
In this mud and slush the bright, golden
yellow emblem of DePauw was buried. It's
representatives were widowed in 1t; they
were wa-oped in 1t and made 10 like IT,
At every turn the Boilermakers made the
Methodists eat it. Defeat was the .ot Of
the Greencast.e men when the bal was
put in play. If there was at any time a
suspicion that DePauw would score il was
in the mind of some one who was not IA
miliar with the game or who had not
studied closely the work Of the two teams
True, DePauw recovered herself tempo
rarily during the cary part Of the first
half. and the u.tra-Sanguine began TO take
some little hope when she he'd her own
with the farmers, but even al this tlme
while at her best, she made no great gains
and seemed to be nearly always ON the
defensive.
Not Very Exciting.
Under these circumstances il could not
be expected that the game should have
proved very exciting or that it should ere
ate any great amount of enthusiasm Il
did not. most certainly. The rain drove
everybody but the. referees and linemen
back into the grand stand early in the
game, and the two e.eVens were left 10 en-
joy the mud and rain while the 1900 peO-
and tried consciendous.y to remain
throughout the game. Most Of them did
SO, but the stream of persons seeking the
more comfortable quarters in hote. or
home was not small after the trend Of the
game became evident.
The long, cold ride, with the prospect Of
a rain, did not tempt many people to
make the trip to the fair grounds. The
two roads from Greencastle brought about
800 DePauw enthusiasts and the Big
7
came over TO howl themselves hoarse in
the support of Purdue. These cOntingents
Of course attended the game and enough
Indianapolis people to swell the number
to 1900 or possibly 1000 Joined them.
They were for the most part eX-Indiana
college men and their friends and made
up a crowd which, under fair circum-
stances. would have been a most enthusi-
astic one. But rain and One-sided game
soon dampened their spirits, and it was
after that a matter Of tolerance with
them. A few persons drove the four
miles to the fair grounds and occupied
prominent positions about the fence en-
closing the field during the first half hour
Of the play. but by that time the rain had
become most disagreeable and they drove
to cover. A party Of DePauw boys had
! the nerve to drive out in a tally-hO. but
! even they were soon compelled To give
up their swell but most uncomfortable seats
and to seek places with the common herd
in the grand stand.
Purdue's Play.
| Purdue played for the most part an
/ open game on the defensive, adopting
Princeton's style of tackling, and when
she had the ball relied almost entirely on
forcing short gains. The ground was in
such bad condition that it would not per-
NIT of work in this line. The run Of
Schmitz in the last half from the center
Of the field to DePauw's goal was phe-
nOmenal. He was assailed by nc less than
three Of DePauw's men, but they had no
more effect upon him than the wind. They
never "phased'' him, and he made the
touchdown without even interfering
assistance. Bushman of Purdue, who is,
by the way, an indianapolis boy, also dis
tinguished himself by a long run. 1t was
! made early in the game before the rain
! had spoiled the ground, and resulted in
! Purdue's first score.
On the side Of DePauw there was some
good individual work, but without the
proper supper. at critical times this could
! amount to little. Ballard, the full-back,
! distinguished himself by his clever kick
/ ing and by some good rushing. though in
! the latter the team seemed 10 go to pieces
and there was no protection given him.
Raub, left-end, covered himself with glory
by his wonderful tackiing. He never let
a man pass him, while the man on the
! other end hardly ever stopped one. 1t was
around the right-end that Purdue made
] her gains when she did by running. In
the last play of the first part Bushman
hurt his eye and was compelled to retire
/ His place was filled by Schmtz, a man
who continued the good work already be
gun by Bushman and who in no sense
: weakened the team.
The Lineup for Play.
It was 2:40 o'clock when the teams
| lined up for pay. Lawrence A. Downs of
! DePauw and Purdue colleges was referee
! and A. V. Randall Of Wabash acted as
umpire. Jack" Corbett of Harvard was
| Hneman The teams lined up as follows:
Purdue. Positions. DePauw.
! McHenry ....... Right-end .......... Sandy
Award ........ Right-tack-e. ......... Gary
Webb ........ .Right-guard.. MITCHELL capt0
Robertson ........ Center. ....La Hines
Fulkerson capt.. Left-guard. Davis
Smith ......... Left-tack.e.. ....... RO-er
Marshall 1900. Left-end. .......... Raub
, Gerber 1890. Quarter back. Ruiclx
/ Moore. $500. Left half-back.. Reeve
! Bushman.. Right half-back. ...... Scotch
/ Jamison ........ Full-back. ........ Ballard
| Purdue won the toss and began by some
brilliant playing. A kick by Moore sent
the bal. twenty-five yards into the De-
/ PAW fed. DePauw lost the ball before
she had regained any territory. A wedge
then advanced Purdue slightly and Bush
man. seeing an opening at the right-end,
made a run for it and secured the first
touchdown almost before DePauw real
lied that the game had commenced. Full
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