Arizona republican., 1896-12-04
L0, THE POOR INDIANS AGAIN!
Were Defeated on Their Own
 Gridiron Yesterday.
They Played Hard on the Offensive But Could Not Owe. come the In terference-A Contest Aboun ding in 6rllliant Plays.

The football game between the Phoe- | nix team and the Indians on the In dian school gridiron yesterday after noon was very pretty one for spec tators Long runs, beautiful inter | ference, long punts, drop-kick over goal from the field and general snappy | playing-all went to make the game | very interesting and exciting. 1
 The Phoenix team lined up as fol- lows: Center, Dobbins; guards, Deardsley and Hartwell; tackles, Ev- ans and R. Fowler; ends, Linville and Freeman; quarter, # CobbCotton, halves, H. Fowler and Robinson; full back, Willis a
 Phoenix had the kickoff. Willis kicked off over the goal line and the Indian fullback returned the punt from ten yards over the goal line. The Phoenix ends went down on the ball at the 2O-yard line. Fowler went through for four yards Robinson then went around left side for touch down. Willis failed at goal by two feet Score, Phoenix, 4; Indians, O.
 The Indians kicked off. Cobb caught the ball and regained ten yards. Robinson went around left end Fowler went through right side for ten yards, Robinson through left side for five Willis. went through right tackle and end for seven yards, Robinson around left end for two yards. The ball went to the Indians on downs The Indians gained four yards and lost the ball Phoenix took the ball and sent Fowler around the right end for touchdown. Willis kicked goal. Score, 10 to 0.
 The Indians kicked off. Deardsley stopped the ball, but ar Indian fell on it. The Indians worked their re- volving wedge for a few yards and then punted Willis caught the ball and with H. Fowler for interference regained thirty yards. Fowler went through right side for zen yards, Rob- inson around left for six, Willis through left for five, and the ball on the 15-yard line to Jeff of goal. The ball passed to Willis fnr drop-kick from the field, and the sphere went spinning from his toe straight over goal, scoring to Phoenix the first drop-kick from the field ever seen in Arizona Score, 15 to 0.
 The Indians kicked off. Fowler caught and recovered twenty yards. Robinson went around left and under beautiful interference for fifteen yards. Fowler around right for ten yards. Willis went through right tackle and end for ten yards, and was tripped on clear field by accident. Fowler went around right end under magnificent in- reference for a 50-yard run, wnth the entire Phoenix team surrounding him, and made touchdown. Willis kicked goal Score, 21 to o. End of first half. The Indians kicked off Willis ! caught the ball and returned punt, sending it in touch. Linville fell on | the ball and Robinson went around right end Robinson then took the
 ball, on the double pass from Willis, and scored a touchdown on 30yard run. Willis failed at goal. Score, 25 | to 0.
 The Indians kicked off. Freeman caught the ball and returned for seven yards. Fowler went through right side, and shaking off the Indians like rats, gained thirty yards. The ball went to the Indians on downs They | worked their wedge for thirty yards, and then punted. Willis caught the | ball and started home with it. He
 knocked over three Indians in sue
 cession by that terrible stiff arm ! tackle blocker and forced in touch af-
 ter thirty yards. The ball went to
 the Indians on downs and they soon
 sent it back into Phoenix territory on l down touchline for fifteen yards
 Robinson went around left end for
 ten yards, Fowler through right for
 five. Willis started through center
 and went down in the crush. Time
 called to readjust his floating ribs.
 Robinson went through for touch
 down. Willis sent the pigskin at a
 sharp angle over goal post for goal.
 Score, 31 to 0.
 The Indians kicked well into Phoe-
 nix territory Phoenix lost the ball
 and then the redskins began to roll
 over each other and Phoenix included
 for sharp gains Four fouls on the
 part of Phoenix added forty yards to
 their gains. They rolled around and
 unraveled themselves until one yard
 from goal Phoenix braced up and
 pushed them back from goal line for
 five yards. Then the Indians went through Phoenix for touchdown The Indians failed at goal. Score, 31 to 4.
 The game from that point was back
 and forth for the remaining one min
 ute, when time was called Score,
 Phoenix, 31; Indians, f.
 The Indians played a hard game on
 the offensive, but they could not over
 come the Phoenix interference. which
 has improved wonderfully. The spec tacle of Fowler running for fifty yards