The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-10-22
LIVELY FOOTBALL MATCH
Between Los Angeles Academy
and Occidel. 'tal College
BATTLE FOR THE Pig SKIN
The College Eleven Wins an Easy
Victory
FOR THE PIG SKIN
Score "a to o-The Visiting Team Was baa1y
Outclasscd-A Detailed Account
of the Game

Occidental college and .he Los Angeles
Academy caneItogether on the grlairoh
ct the Occidental campus yesterday aftes-
noon. There was fair representation
from 30 tn institutions and large num-
Der from the University OF southern Oall-
fornia. Each faction wore its colors ana
kept the air ringing with din OF college
yells. Promptly at o'clock the elevens
came out and after few moments OF
preliminary practice lined up for battle.
FolIoing IS the makeup of the teams:
Academy-w Wright. Captain quarter
back; Avery, center; Albright. rlght
guaId: GRAY. right tackle; Van Cleve,
fight end Confers, left guard; Lord, lett
tackle Piemo, left end; Edserton. right
half-back Davenport, left halt-pack;
Martin. full back.
Occidental-G oodale, (captain,) quarter
back; Place, center rush; Howe, right
guard: ]. Ramsaur. right tackle; Black
stone, right end; Salisbury, lett guard;
Randall left tackle; Murray, LEFT END
Reoio, right half-baek; Edwards, LETT nall
back: W. Ramssur, full back.
Time was called shortly after 8 o'clock.
Occidental won the toss for position and
chose the uphill side of the field, having
the additional advantage OF a st.ong
wind blowing directly toward their op-
ponents goal. 81,
Academy startsd the ball rolling with a
Onward kick nom center. which was
caught by Ramsaur, who carried 1t oack
to the middle. Edwards, nali-oacS, went
around right end for ten yards more,
which was followed by another run
around left end by Recio for five yards.
Recio again took the ball, this time
through the center, carrying 1t to the
ensmy"s 25.yard line. A brilliant run by
Edwards scored the first touchdown.
After three trials ut pLnting out, the ball
was brought back 70 center and the score
stood TO in favor of Occidental.
Academy kicked off for thirty Yards;
the men followed hot after the pigskin
and stopped Ramsaur when he had re-
turned it to his twenty hve-yard line.
Occidental then made an eighty-tve-yard
Kick and Academy got the ball. 1hey
buck the center and a lively scrimmage
follows in which Occidental claimed a
foul which was not granted. The visitors
ram the center again, making gain OF
two yards. The next play ends IN fum-
bic and Salisbury of Occidental falls on
the ball. The str lggle continues all the
time in the Academy's territory. Ram
saur lodges successfully around left end
and is tackled by Promo eight yards from
the goal line. The ball is the given to
Recio who scores second ouch down
for his team. Ramsaur sends the wind
bag squarely between the posts, adding
ak points to the credit side OF the card
for the home team.
Starting from center again, Academy
kicks for forty yards. which is caught by
! Edwards. who is brought up with starl
! by a clever tackle from Avery. The ball
now rests on OccidentaPs Twenty-Five
ward line. Salisbury makes fine run,
gaining forty yards but loosing the roller.
1t is the other sides turn now and they
back the center vigorously. Only one
: yard is gained on the first down. sec
Z ond trial around right end gives one more
(; yard, and third down is called with
/. three to gain. Fullback Martin falls bacR
{ for a Kick andssends the pigskin twenty
E yards towards tn enemy's goal. Goodale
makes running eaten anu carries il
back twenty yards, and Recio is sem
around LETT end for five yards.
1t is first down and Occidental holds
the ball. The opposing men brace them
selves and stop center play at Two
yards. This time Ramsaur roots thu
line Hee finds hole and clears thu
whole field, making the third touci
! down for Occidental. The ball is taker
out and six more points are piled VI
against the visitors, making the scor
16 to O.
Although playing an uphill game il
more ways than one, the Academy boy
line up at center for another bout ant
send the ball twenty yards on the kick
off. II Is caught by Edwards and hal
the distance regained. His eleven lin
up as though making ready Tor anothe
T run, when the fullback lands nler with
in fifteen yards or Academy's goal line
Then comes a repetition of former plays
Academy bucks the center for shor
gains and looses the ball on down.
couple of emu plays by Occidental an
another touch down is won. They TAI
on the punt-nut and are given foul
points.
From the middle Academy starts oil
with Il forty-yard kick which is caugh
by Ramsaur and brought back five. DC
cidental then adopts the boosting tactic
and sends the leather through tue air TO
thirty yard gain. 1t is caught by Ora
and carried back five. This is followed
by rushing the line with single var
gain. Martin drops back and lifts tn
bag again. Howe of the opposite sid
catches it, but is stopped after three
yard run He holds the bail and Edward
tries around left end, but comes in con
tact with Thompson and stops, havin
lost couple of PAGES by the transaction
A dive through the line is checked an
Academy takes the pigskin on downs.
In an attempt around left end tire
yards are lost and repetition loses Their
two more. 1t is thlrd down, so a kick