The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-07
PEAASY'S NARROW MARGIN
Varsity Foot Ball Players Did Not
Have a Walk Over.
SCRANTON TEAMS FINE WORK
Kept Woodruff and His Men from Seor.
ing Until the Second Half aad
Then II Was Done kH
Trick Dispute Arosr


The Scranton Bicycle foot 0aY ee.im
opened IT'S season with a victory and
Yesterdays rame apa,nst the JYniver-
sitv Of Pennsylyania eleven concluded
the seas,n,. snort with n defeat for the
home bows. :.
II was the second dsseat of the vear
hut NV such a ANAL sccre and arainst
such a stronr axrresa tion Of we'll train.
ed and experienced mig akin kickers of
national reputation that the local ath-
letes and their fripntIs nm at the club
house last night were 20 elated as to
celebrate with victorious pomp and dis
play.S -
The University was represented by
three OF the regular varsity players.
seven, sub.titutes and Coach George
Wood,um. who was worth any two of
the regular team that ware left at home.
There were 3eS paid admissions, 80
complementary tickets and one or two
hundred small boys on tin grounds to
witness the contest and case on the
splendid physiques Of the gladiators
who lowered the crimson colors Of Har-
ward several weeks ago and on Thanks
giving day walloped the Cornell lads on
Franklin field in Philadelphia by a sur
prisingly large score.
Disn ppointmcnt was shown.
But disappointment was on the faces
of the local enthusiasts when the mign,y
Brooke failed to materialize and give an
exhibition of punting with his strong
right foot. Bull and Wagonhurst, who
are also favorites here on account or
their near residence, were not on hand
and the game commenced with only
Colbert and the two Woodruns to ex-
cite the minds OK the FOOT paii admire1s
present ana appease their appetites ior
that nVeiy KIND OF mix up sport that IL
peculiar 10 Ioot bah scrimmages.
The weatner was somewhat raw ana
the ground hard ana froxen IN Jumps SO
tnat sudden contact with the earth
made an impression not soon to be for
eotten. A phrenoiogicai examination
or the heads OF many or the players to-
day would reveal an extraordinary de-
veiopment or the pumps OF amative-
ness ana compatiVeness, the for
mer quality being very scarce at times
curing the game yesterday and the lat
Ter everywhere prevalent
Tne game was great one from start
70 nnish' having many fine features
III the way OF nara lacking anu pat
terlng ram plunges- through the line by
ooth sides, the work OF deosge Wood
run ana Cnaries delbert being q reVe-
iatioh 10 many OF the uninitiated.
Scranton Won the Toss.
Scranton won the toss and gave the
ball to- SPennsy who defended the south
goal On the kickoff Posner secures
tine ball on the fifteen yard line and
passed 1t to Noakes for q return kick.
Noakes however attempted to run and
was lacked IN MS tracks on the ten
yAru lhe anu lost the oaH ON lumpie.
University man cropped on 1t Tor
ns. uowh anu II ookeu az thougn
I.nsy wouIu score ".nm = minute
s..s. a. p.ay was ~, c.Ieu' Dut ocraIton
500, ""' 'e waS 'vuipe'eDe az
.is y. TUE same anu the
none pi"ys 'ooN ."e paii iIo"i Iehh-
."'o "'."ouN any
N,s.,.nn san ny .hsM 'errI.ory.
49,. 20 ,sa,,s n,ons smy ve SaIus anu
Uu' nu" r. Dou'us .. anu 49,. oeran'on man sets
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.n.'usm ..a' nsns .acA.e .e roster makes
w Saus ."ouen ue ean.e ope"lns:
ros.,a, ~ ,r,'.S IN nN. ~ ya.u .,. ~ ~ anu
Hosss 'n'"ues s en"sS 'erri.ory .eh
~ '"S" o' TIC university
ie,, enu .
Iosner lnaAes Ons run towaras
rehhsy rlsht emu "!hout any gam.
.os.el p'unss" .wce throush'.he cen
.re loI 'o,a, gam VI TWO yards' IL is
nov .he Visltor paiI vi scranton
twenty -n,e yaru ilhe 1eorse Woodrun
slshais nl,isen lor centre play ana
'in'heu'a'ey piu"ses ior hVe yarus.
scranton Got the Ball.
Colbert is called on for run but
fumbles and Allen secures it. Pennsy
gets 1t quickly again on downs and on
the first pass Blair fumbles but Gel
bert is just In the right place to pick
It up and make two yards. They failed
to make the required Ave yards how
ever and the ball goes back to Scran-
ton.
Foster starts around right end. but
is sharply tackled by .Gelbert for a
loss Of four yards. Noakes kicks
twenty-five yards and Blair gets It. Gel
bert Is now getting warmed up and
Coach Woodruff calls on him for run
around right end, and he does 1t In
good style advancing the ball eight
yards before he Is downed. Worth tries
the center but fails to gain. The fake
pass for a kick is then worked and
Worth takes the ball and lands It five
Yards further into scranton's territory.
woodruff tries the center, but il blocked
off. and Gelbert then sprints around