The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-11-24
DEPAUW, Is; BUTLER
THE METH0DIsTs MADE GOOD THEIR
PROMISE OF LAST YEAR.
At No Stage of the Game Did Butler
Seem to Have n Chance to
Even score.

Last year. when the Butler supporters.
yelling like Indians, left the football field
after defeating DeFauw by a score of So
to 6. a modest DePauw man hallooed
from the sidewalk. I'VE are not dead. but
sleeping. Wen get you next year." His
word was made good yesterday afternoon.
Tor the DePauw eleven defeated tho Butler
men on the baseball gridiron, the score
being 10 TO 0. The weather was cold and
rainy, but DePauw showed her 'gaminess"
by sending over about one hundred
enthusiastic ~rooters, who did their
part nobly TO the last: Buffers
crowd was no larger and outsiders
were almost entirely wanting. Through
out, the game presented somewhat of the
ridiculous. The field was a sea of mud and
so slippery that it was next to impossible
to carry out fine plays. A man would
grab at the ball and make a heroic attempt
to carry 1t forward. only TO nave the slick
thing slide from his hands and himself
sprawled in the mud. The second half was
played in a pelting rain. This. however,
was in one respect a good thing. 1t
washed the mud from the players faces
somewhat and a few of them even got
so clean as to be recognizable.
Although every man played like a fiend,
1t was an unusually clean" game, especial
ly as the rivalry between the two schools
is so great that their games have always
been more or less dirty There was no
slugging and the opposing men laughed and
joked one another when there was any
delay in the playing. The officials were
impartial and there was no kicking on the
decisions.
DePauw won the toss and took the west
goal. Hiinehart kicked on. thirty-ive yards
and the teams lined up for a scrimmage,
through the mud around left end for five
yards n was we'll wallowed in the slush
by Rinehart. Sandy and shireman made
end. Baker and Lister made good tackles,
but they were made too late. Wees then
emergency and Wees was rolled in the mud
two yards back of where the ball was snap
ped. Pulse punted thirty yards and Rine-
hart started back with the Shiny leather
under his arm. but the ground proved too
sleek for him and he fell after q few steps.
There were two short gains by Osborne and
Mutz, and Holiday fumbled. Hall capturing
the ball. Pulse kicked thirty yards to Rine-
hart, who made a fair catch. Instead OF q
free Kick he chose an advance OF ten yards
aaa kept wb 5he o napa Butler gd made tbs only gai 4 few og
downs. II. was soon regained, and for
a time Butler did better. Rinehart and
and Rinehart encouraged his men by kick
ing forty yards. Parker was on the spot
when the ball struck the ground and De
Pauw did not return any. This seemed to
stir the DePauw men up 10 the proper pitch
for, in a short time, by gains of from tive
to twenty yards, they had the ball on But
ier's twenty-yard line. Then the long-haired
lads from Butler stiffened UP and gained the
ball on downs. Baker made a good gain
through left tackle. but as the ball was not
advanced In the next two attempts a kick
was called. The kick gained twenty yards,
but gave the ball to DePauw. Shireman got
a good start around right end, and as the
mud favored the man who had a start he
had planted the ball safely behind the goal
line for a touchdown. As the ball was
touched down far to one side of the goal
post 1t was punted out instead of being
carried. f. Roller made the catch, but
passed 1t to another man. which put 1t in
play and made an attempt at goal kick i'm
possible. Score: DePauw, 4; Butler. 0.
Rhinehart kicked off thirty yards to
Ruick, who ran back ten. During the rest
of the half there were many furbles,
but no really exciting plays The ball
changed hands often and nothing but short
gains were made. However, the leather
oval was slowly finding ITS way toward
1t was on her twenty-fve-yard line.
In the second S half F; Roller kicked of
changing hands DePauw took the ball and
found the weak spot in Buffers line. Again
AMI again Pulse Hall and Shireman went
through the line between their left guard
lengths. Without once loosing the ball 1t
was carried by a series CT short rushes
from near the center of the field to Buffers
goal line and Hall plunged over for a
touchdown. F. Roller failed goal, the ball
being so wet and slick that a kick was
next to impossible. Score: DePauw s,
Rinehart kicked off forty yards to Hall,
who returned 1t WENT. Then followed an
other series OF short gains by DePauw,
assaults being made mostly on the left
side of the line. Lister and Osborne were
easy marks. but 1t must be said that the
sprained ankle. while Osborne had not been
able to practice for a week on account
of tonsilitis. On Buffers one-yard line
Shireman fumbled the ball and Rinehart
was blocked and the ball rolled over But
ler's goal line. Roberts fell on ii, making
a safety. which added W points to De-
twenty-five yards and Rinehart made an
other forty-yard kick, which was caught
by Roller. Attacks were again begun on
left guard and tackle n they seldom
failed to result in good gains. Ruick was
calling the signs and DESIGNATED the play
s snroq mapf fact tines BY than IaM0' fwe anotb arte eIav
was tried and failed some of the spectators
would call out. Better give 'em two. TWEEN
ey. fifteen again." DePauw's play was by
was not long until Hall dived through the
line and made another touchdown. II. Roller
kicked goal and the score was l6 to Q.
line and DePauw got the ball. In the next
scrimmage Shireman retired with an in
iured ankle and Wigger took his place.
The old two, twenty, fifteen was again
begun. but time was called after the ball
had been worked down five yards into But
ler's territory. The lineup was as follows.
Depauv Positions. Butler
wsese Miller
Robinso Left tackle..........M. Loop
G.. Roller........Le left guard. MUTT
F. oller.-.pi; s5t gnrr o Moore
Ewing Right tackle. Lister tCapt.)
sandy Capt .....Right end.........Parker
RuIck Quarter.......... Roberts
Shirernan Jeft half Baker
Hall Right Holiday
pulse Rinehart
Wright and Haynes, linemen-. Tarlton and
Cilbert. timekeepers. Flint, referee. Wade,
nmnire' Time. first half, 30 minutes; second,
% minutes. observation-disclosures. Hall e.
Safety-Roberts Goal-F. Roller. Injured