The record-union., 1895-12-23

mass play, and the ball was ordered
back, but it took but one more down for
Van Voorhies to smash through Stock
ton again, and score four points for
Sacramento. Hornlein failed on try at
goal.
Stockton kicked off again. Van
Voorhies carried the ball back twenty
five yards, and was downed. The ball
went to Stockton on a tumble, but Sac
ramento regained it and sent May round
the right end for twenty yards. Then
Stockton got the pigskin, and Herkner
made pretty run round the end for
fifteen yards, but was tackled by Faris
and throw into touch. Stockton carried
the ball out.
They were now on Sacramento's fif-
teen-yard line, with wild piling up of
muddy limbs, a tearing and wild grab
bing at nothing, and De Gamma of
Stockton was behind the line. Sacra-
mento was badly fooled.
Stockton kicks goal. Score-Sacra-
mento 4, Stockton 6.
Sacramentos kickoff Herkner of
Stockton carried the ball back to within
ten yards from the center, but was
neatly tackled by Hornlein. Stockton
had the ball but for a short time, and
when Sacramento regained the sphere
Van Voorhies and Bauer were put
through the center for ten yards; then
Bauer went round the left end for five
yards, and Van Voorhies went through
the center for another eleven yards
May carried the ball round the right
end, and was not downed till the nine
ne a wi
VOORHEES, was put through the CENTER
and Sacramento would have had an
other touch down had it not been for
the blow of the whistle, announcing the
close of the first half. Sacramento's ball
was on the four-yard line.
Score-Sacramento 4, Stockton 6.
THE SECOND HALF.
AT 3:33 Ed Flint made a pretty kick
off for Sacramento. The bah was fun
bled by Herkner of Stockton, and Faris
was down on it like a flash on the ten
| yard line. Stockton claimed the ball,
and it took ten minutes to settle the
| difficulty. 1t was Sacramento's ball, and
| Van Voohies went through the center
| for touch-dow The ball was
brought back on appeal byStockton, and
Bauer went through the center again
for touchdown Ed Flint missed goal.
| Score-Sacramento s, Stockton 6.
! Stockton'S kickoff was carried back
| by Bauer, then round the left end by
| Vim Merkley to the center of the field.
Again May went round the end for ten
yards Then Stockton got the ball on
a tumble, and failed to gain on first
| down. Herkner went round the left end
foI ten yards, but was downed by Flint
| in the muddiest part of the field. Then
| Stockton sent Mowbray round the right
end for one yard, and their ~, 49, 21,
81, 6S' signal gave them a fresh start
| on downs. They were given five yards
on an offside play, but could not smash
through Sacramento's center.
''Stockton's ball! Third down. Three
yards to gain!" called the referee, but
they couldn't make it, and Sacramento
had the ball again.
| Ira May carried the ball into safe
territory, and then, by fine interference
on Sacramento's left, Vim Merkley went
round for twenty yards. Then Van
| Voorhies went through the center, May
round the left, and Merkley round the
! right, all for gains. The ball went to
| Stockton on tumble, and they gained
six yards on three downs
The ball was now on the fifteen-yard
line, and Sacramento was bound not
TO let it go back. Third down for
Stockton! Four yards gain!" and the
ball was punted by Stockton's full-back
| to safe territory, near the center.
Time was called at 4:15 and the
score announced-Sacrame s, Stock
! ton 6.
/ In the evening the Stockton boys were
! entertained at a party given by the
! Sans Souci Social Club, composed OF
| High School students.