Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-28

MISSION played at Natioral Park thoroughly
The usual, Accompaniment of tin horns and
college and club yells was. of course, very
much in evidence. A goodly number of
game started Phil King, the famous Prince
ton player, with his brother, walked across
the field and was greeted with applause:
The personnel of the teams as they lined
orients positions. Potomacs.
buckingham. -. :. Right end. Burns
Brown. Right tackle. ...... .Loucks
Wood. ::......r-Right guard. Proctor
Campbell. ......s.. Left guard...........:D Davis
Gooding. ..........Left tackle. .Dessez
Bright sish Left end. i: Miller
| Avis. Right half back. Lewis
Tindal. lief half back. Lyman (capt)
| Geoghegan ........Full back. Dufty
A: P. Schell refereed the game, B. r.
Welsh. jr., officiated as ,umpfre-and H. r.
| Sisson and ]. j. Stewart did the line work.
All four teams were early on the grounds,
| each riding in a herdlc cab. They imme-
| grounds and practiced signals and kicking.
| while the spectators looked on with Interest
and freely made comments, comparing the
ability Of the teams and players.
considerable delay enSued over wrangle
| as to the right of Lewis of the Potomacs to
play. 1t was claimed that he is not resi-
| dent of the District, being member of the
maryland Agricultural College team He
Orient and POtOmacs.
The Orient-Potomac game was the first
called.
The Qrients kicked off, Duffy catching the
ball and carrying it back ten yards. Lewis
went through the line for five yards, the
Orients took the ball for holding the ball a
moment later, going to the PotomacS on
downs 1t was returned to the Orients for
! off-side play. Avis made a 10-yard run
around Potomacs left end. Geogheghan
bucked for two yards. and the ball was
given to the Potomacs on tumble. Good
ing broke through and tackled Duffy be-
hind the line for the loss of yard. Lewis
punted for thirty-fve yards. Alton caught
and was downed by Miller on the spot
Avis went through for three yards. Poto-
| macs took the ball on downs Avis gained
two and a half yards. Orient was allowed
ten yards for off-s!de play. Potomac got
the ball on downs. Lyman lost two yards.
Lewis punted for thirty yards. but the
tall was brought back ten yards by Alton.
Avis made seven yards around left end and
Goo ding followed for four. Avis made enc
additional yard. and moment later went
through Potomac's line for three yards.
Lewis carried Duffy around Orient's left
end for nine yards. Potomac was allowed
five yards for holding the line. Potomac
then got ten yards fer off-side play. Burns
vent around Oriert's right for five yards.
Duffy tried the left epd and lost one-half
yard Lyman went around Orient's right
for three yards.
FIRST TOuch Down.
Orient took the ball on downs. Brown
| advanced five yards ard Tindall made two
yards around the right. Avis lost three
| yards and Goodng gained five yards.
Bro n went twenty yards around Poto-
| macs right and the Orients got twenty
yards oil foul tackle, placing the ball at
Potomac's ten-yard line. Geogheghan
scored touch down and the Orient sup
porters howled.. Geogheghan failed to kick
goal Score, Orient, 4; Potomac, o.
Louoks kicked off for forty yards. but
ball was brought back by Buckingham
twenty yards, orients fumbled and Sears
took the ball, gaining ten yards. Orient
gained the bail on foul pass, but fun
bled and the ball went to Potomac. Time
was then called for first half. Score-Orient
4; Potomac. 0.
Second Half.
At the opening of the second half Loucks
| kicked forty-iive yards, but the ball was
brought back fifteen yards by Avis. Tindal
| lost five yards. Brown went around Poto-
macs right for ten yards. Brown tried to
| go around Potomac's right. but was downed
and hurt. Play was resumed and Gooding
| lost three yards, Miller making beauti-
| full tackle. Lewis punted thirty yards, the
| ball was caught by Alton and brought back
| five yards. Brown was again hurt. A mo-
ment later, Avis was hurt. Gooding went
around Potomacs left for nine yards.
| Brown lost three yards. Avis went around
Potomacs left for nine yards. Gooding
gained two yards and repeated the perform
| ance a moment later, Miller being hurt in
| the play.
| Miller lost three yards, but Lyman gained
| two. An attempt 10 kick was blocked and
| Burns fell on the bali, which went to the
| Or:ents on downs. Avis went around Po-
| tomac's left for eight yards: Gooding FUN
b!ed; Sears fell on the ball. Potomac's ball.
| Lewis kicked but the ball was blocked and
Duffy fell on it, Potomac's ball. Lewis
kicked twenty-five yards. Orient got the
| yards around Potomac's right. Avis gained
| seven yards around the left. Ball on the
| Potomac's ter-yard line. Gooding gained
yard. The ball went To Potomac on downs.
| Duffy was downed by Bright. losing yard
Lewis kicked for three yards and Duffy did
| likewise for tweEtyfour Lyman went
around Potomac's right Tor fifteen yards.
Orient got the ball in downs. and Gooding
| gained three yards and Avis increased It
| to five. Potomac took the ball on downs
and Miller lost three yards. Lewis kicked
twenty-five. and time was called with the
| ball out of bounds. The game ended with
the score 10 in favor Of the Orents.
In the second half Richmond played CEN
| ter for Orient in place of kimnel
The features of the game were the
| tackling and Avis and Gooding's gains.
ON HOWARB's CAMPUS.
The University Team Has n Nice Time
With High School Boys.
There was an interesting game of foot
| ball on the campus of Howard University
| this afternoon between the Colored High
| School eleven and the Howard University
second eleven. Two halves of thirty min
| utes We're played, the University team east
| ly defeating the school boys by a large
| score
| The university men were much heavier
| han their opponents, and their overwheln,-
| ing weight never left the result in doubt,
winning by sheer force. The High School
boys also lacked team discipline. failing
| to work together. Quite large crowd was
| in attendance, and among the faculty and
students were President Rankin and Re
corder of Deeds Taylor.
The teams lined up as follows:
| Howard University. High School
Scott. Center. ......F SilrmS
| Coffee. ......-.-Right guard. jackson
| Nelson. Right tackle. Jackson
Holmes. ........ Right end. .lIpps
Brooks. ...........Laft guard. .Sy1nor
| Ford. tackle ..........W White
Croker. Left end. johnson
| Syphax. half. Reed
Johnson. Right half. Blackwell (c)
| Whipper. ........Fuil back. Smallwood
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