The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-02
REGULAR TEAM DEFEATED.
Alumni Of School Of l.ackawannd Show
How to Play the Gamc-It Was In the
Second Half That the Only Scoring Was

Done.
Foot ball is go. Society sanctioned
It, Saturday, not only by its presence
along the ropes, but by actual par
ticipation in the game. The contest
was between the alumni and under
gradutes of the School Of the Lacka-
wanna.
The school team itself is composed
mainly of the youngsters of our first
families, while the alumni eleven had
names on dts roster without which
no list" is complete Those among the
spectators who went to see foot ball
pure and simple were few, but be that
as 1t may, these few saw fair quality
of that which attracted them there.
The main part of the assemblage was
of course made W. of the families and
friends of the contestants whose pur"
pose in coming was to see something
novel and to help along the fund of the
schools athletic association.
Sentiment was about evenly divided
between the two teams. The girls OF
the school wore the crimson and white
and applauded with the younger ele-
ment for the undergraduates. The
alumni found their supporters among
the elder sisters and graver men who
like themselves had graduated from the
institution. No field sport ever before
in this city had such an attendance and
1t is not likely that such a gathering
will again assemble until some like
event occurs.
History for the Alumni.
No one, it is quite safe to say, not
even themselves, expected the alumni
to win, but win they did, nevertheless,
by a score of 4 to o.
Before the game had progressed five
minutes it became painfully evident to
the youngsters that their older brothers
had not forgotten how to play the game.
i'm which quite a few of the alumni had
won distinction when at college. The
boys had the science and training but
the older lads had the weight and this
with the assistance of their two star
backs Murphy and Brooks won for
them the game.
During the first half the playing
was nearly all done on the under
graduates territory, which territory was
mainly laid in the base ball diamond
which diamond was one mass OF mud
and which mud was of the black-and-
tan Majors cement variety.
The new white canvass suits of the
alumni were sights to behold after the
second or third rush. One or two of the
fastidious rushers asked for q recess
tndt tney might call tHelT SdietS' NotH-
ing could be found in the book permit
ting such a proceeding 30 they were
compelled to play the game as they
were, mud and all.
No Scoring In First Half.
No scoring was done in the first half
but the ball had not been in play five
minutes in the second half before
Murphy carried 1t over for a touch
down. The intervening ground was
covered by Murphy's return kick which
the undergraduates fumbled and al
lowed the alumni to capture on their
is yard line. Brooks and Murphy
by diving and plunging through the
line carried the ball to within three
yards of the goal.
At this juncture some alumni hacker
called out "a bottle and a bird" for a
touch h-down and believing a bottle and
a bird fairly good things after hard
foot ball game, Murphy took the pig
skin and fought his way through to the
goal line. He failed to make the kick
which was difficult one.
The line up was as follows:
"Under Grads" Alumni.