Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-11-28
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Warren and Strong Philadelphia Team
Furuish Fine Sport for 500 Peoplo--Penn-
sylvania, Yale and Lafayette Winners
General Football News.
Undoubtedly the best foot ball game
that has been played in this city this
season was seen by about 800 people
on tho Union street grounds last Satur-
day afternoon. Warren lined up against
the strong team from the Athletic de-
partment of tho Philadelphia Young
Mems Christian Association, and by
hard work tho local team had sue
ceeded in scoring two touchdowns and
kicking one goal, while tho visitors
were so unfortunate as 10 get nothing.
1t was not their fault, however, for
they played the game for all they were
worth.
Tho average weight of both teams
was about the same, although two of
the visiting players were giants in stat
ure and strength. But to eounterbal-
ance this feature, thore were two tricky
little fellows, who, by the way, were
in all the scrimmages.
During nearly all OF the first half the
ball was in the visitors territory, it
oscilating between the goal line and
the centre of tho field. The Philadel-
phians made nearly all of their gains
through the centre and by means Of the
revolving trick. This latter they
worked successfully several times, but
the Warren boys were on the alert and
when the bail was carried out the men
holding it was promptly tackled and
while the trick was good one and
calculated TO mislead, the gains made
by it were slight
Warren skirted the ends frequently
for big gains, Mcdaniel, Mears, Nc
Nee, Prentiss and Traynor doing good
work in this particular Brinton, the
new Warren man, captured the hearts
Of the spectators by bis superb play
ing. He was in every play and assisted
the home team largely in winning the
| game. He is a great player and will
be a valuable addition to the Warren
team.
Horace Mcdaniel made touchdowns,
one in the first half and the other in
the second. Each time he would work
his men near the goal line and when
the ball was passed to him he made a
dash through the opposing line that the
| Phiiadelphians could not brook. The
score at the end of the game was 10 to
0 in favor OF Warren.
No brutality whatever was displayed
in the game, and tho players on both
sides were the best of FRIENDS through
out In the evening the visitors and
some of the Warren players attended
the performance given by Mile. Rhca
at the Grand Opera House. The boys
are well pleased with Wilmington and
Wilmingtonians and would like to play
another game before the close OF the
season.
Saturdays weather was magnificent
for the great college games, and as a
result the attendance was large. The
| University of Pennsylvania defeated
Harvard by the score of II to IA; Yale
4 triumphed over the Princeton Tigers
to the tune of 20 to 10, and Lafayette
took Lehigh into camp in good style,
score II to g. The greatest interest in
Wilmington was manifested in the
Yale-Princcton and Pennsylvania ar-
ward contests. Many Wiimingtonians
| saw the game in New York, and several
went over to Boston to see the Uni.
versity win. AL three of the games
swere hotly contested and the sport was
well worth seeing. The fact that all
three of the defeated teams scored
shows how well matched the elevenS
were The superior punting of Brooke,
| the Pennsylvania full back, was largely
Instrumental in beating Harvard, while
Thorne's fine work for Yale did much
to beat Princeton. Barclay, one of the
Lafayette backs, was very much in
evidence in the game with Lehigh. Nc
one was seriously injured, and only one
man, Rosengarten OF Princeton, was
ruled off for smuggling.