Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-10-19
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Victory Again Perches on the Banner of
Marietta College.

Victory Again Perches on the Banner OF
Marietta College.
The attendance at the Marietta-Wit:
ten berg football game on the College
Athletic Grounds Saturday was COM
paratively small on account of the dis
agreeable weather and the large crowd
which went down to Little Hooking to
the barbecue. The rooters were en-
thusiastic enough, however, to make
amends for any lack of numbers.
When the teams first lined up on the
field it was only the most loyol hearts
that expected the home eleven to win.
Witten berg has borne the reputation
of being one of the fastest teams in the
state and only week previously had
held Oberlin down in a 4 to 0 game.
Marietta had played but one game this
season bthat with Athsns, which was
hardly good practice, and with several
new men the team was somewhat of an
unknown quantity. But the boys COW
erved themselves with glory and the
football loving public is now assured
that their team is second to none in
Ohio
The game was swift, hard contest,
at all times in Marietta's favor, being
virtually shut-out for Wittenberg
Wittenberg kicked off and the game
started with vigor. Sykes, Marietta's
big right guard, went down during the
first minute of play and was compelled
to leave the field on account of an in
jury to his elbow. Fankhauser was
substituted and the game proceeded,
though the absence of the experienced
head and great strength of the regular
manwere noticeable.
Two thirty-five minute halves were
played and at no time was Marietta's
goal line in danger until the end of the
game. In the first half Bowie made
long gains under good interference and
went over Wittenberg's line for two
touchdowns, one in II minutes, the
other in So minutes. Marietta failed
at each try for goal, leaving the score
s to in her favor.
During the second half Wittenberg
played desperate game against a
shut-out. They appeared to be doing
some slugging, but everybody will give
them the benefit of the doubt. Mari
eta took the ball and by repeated
gains around the ends and through the
line pushed it slowly but snrely
down to Wittenberg's five-yard line.
McLaren distinguished himself here by
going through Wittenberg's line for a
touchdown with suddenness that
dazed the visitors. Jones again failed
to kick goal, the score standing 10 to
in Marietta's favor.
In the succeeding plays Marietta let
down little from the spirited work up
to this point done and gains and losses
were somewhat evenly divided. Wit
costly fumbles and near the close OF
the game began crowding on Marietta
territory. They made slow but sure
gains toward Mariettas goal line,
dylnS Will d opicuCiO
not to be shut out. Fifteen seconds
before the end of the game the ball
was on Marietta's five-yard line. The
pigskin was put into play and Witten-
berg massed for one last effort for a
center buck, when time was called. In
the confusion the ball went oyer for q
touchdown, by Black, and to avoid a
dispute the count was allowed, though
by all rules of the game it should not
have been. Wittenberg kicked goal,
making the final score ~ to in favor
of Marietta.
To an observer it appeared that the
Wittenberg team was too slow for Ma
rietta. They were outclassed in speed
and brilliant individual playing though
their team work in the closing minutes
of the game was superior to Mariettas s.
The teams lined up as follows: