The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-25
LOCAL UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL TEAM
WEAK In TWO PLACES.
Defeated Yesterday by Bloomington
Players in n Stubborn Contest by
n Score of ~ to g.
|. L. |. TEAM ALSO W0RSTED
BEATEN IL TO o BY THE CHICAGO
ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION.
Famous Purdue Routed by Ann Ar
boris Team In n Fierce Fight on
the lafayette Grfdiron.

the lafayette GrfdirOn.
The Indiana University football team
came to town yesterday determined to
have it's revenge on the University of In
dianapolis team for the long list of defeats
that Butler had administered to l.. Z. in
former years. After two thirty-minute
halves of the fiercest kind of playing the
men from Bloomington accomplished their
purpose. defeating the U. of 1. team by a
score of % to G. 1t was a game marked by
Brilliant playing on both sides and marred
by continual wrangling and small encoun-
tiers.
Yesterdays game was the first appear
ance on the gridiron of the Indianapolis
team since the game with Franklin, two
weeks ago, and, though defeated, her team
work and general play showed a wonderful
Improvement. The work of coach Flint
has not yer had time to bring the greatest
results, and the game of yesterday should
not pc taken as a criterion of the capabili-
ties of the u. of l. team. Two more weeks
of such Improvement as has taken place
In the last fortnight, and Indianapolis will
be ready to meet all corners. Indiana Uni
versity, however, won the game, not on the
weakness of her opponents, but on her own
superiority.
The team representing the State Univer-
sity this year is by far the best that she
has ever had In the field, and largely to
coach Gonterman is due the praise. Former
I. u. teams always had good strong men,
but they seemed to lack the two very
necessary elements of team play and
staying qualities. This year the
State boys have both these re-
quirements, and there was a feel
ing of confidence manifested in then play
at all stages of the game. Aside from the
victory OF the Indiana University team, the
greatest surprise OF the game was the ease
with which she pierced the supposed in
vulnerable line OF Indianapolis. Ioles as
big as barn doors were repeatedly made
in the local line and the L. u. backs. tackles
and guards sent through for big gains. AT
U. OF /. l. u,
Parker. .......... Right end ..........Sheek
Iister.......... Right tackle .....Bearusiey
kingsbury...... Right guard .......spdThs
Kettenback.... Left guard ...(capt.l king
Loop.......-... Left tackle ..........Dodge
F~reeman..... Left end ..............Polk
Roberts capt.. Quarter back :Binford
Moore........ Left half back ..~....1ou,sier
Hester...... Right half back .........Hunt
Fulkerson........ Full back .........Scott
Perry, referee; Lamay, Chicago. Univer-
sity, umpire. Darling and Bull, hnesmen;
N~eedhammer, timek2epef. douchaowns
Goals from touchdowns, Scott CD, Roberts.
Score: /. u, p; u. of L., 6.
INDIANA'S FINE PLAY.
Thu referees whistle blew at 3 O'Clock
and Captain Roberts kicked off twenty
five yards for indianapolis. Binford caught
the ball and lodged back ten yards before
being downed. Indiana University here
did something that is seldom seen on a
football field. She carried the ball without
once losing possession of it, steadily down
the field and over the line for a touch
down. Scott kicked goal. Score, l. Y. 6,
u. OF I. 0. 1t had taken just seven minutes
of line bucking by Sparks, 1outSler ana
Hunt to do the work, and the u. of l.
boys were somewhat dazed at these flerce
o~ns.aughts made upon them Again dld
ii fiying dow the field. /. u. started back
at a merry clip, but finally lost TO U. OF l.
however. as u. of L. could do nothing
against the T.. u. line and the ball imme-
diateiy changed hands. Hunt, 4outSler
and Sheek were pushed down the field nve
and ten yards at a time, and in another
seven minutes Hunt, his hair resembling
another touchdown. Scott failed on the
goal kick. Score. 1. U. 10. U. of I. 0.
THE LOCALS ONLY TOUCHDOWN.
1t was then Indianapolis time to score.
After the third kick off the ball was fun
bled by both sides in the middle of the field.
u. of L.. finding she could make no impress
sion on the I. u. line, resorted to kicking.
Hester's first punt was dropped by Scott,
and Freeman fell on the ball on L. US
tweive-yard line. U. of I. tried hard to
cover up the remaining distance, but she
might as we'll have attempted to push a
corn-husk through a nutmeg crater as to
break through l. Us stubborn Defense and
attempted to put the ball out of danger,
but the mighty, Lister broke through and
the goal line, but some outsider with more
enthusiasm than Judgment kicked the ball
back into the field, where Freeman fell on
it. Again was u. of /. unequal to the task,
and with only three yards TO gain lost on
downs. The ball was worked back for
ter securing the leather for U. of 1. The
ball was then passed to Parker. He skirted
down the field. The crowd interfered in In
diana's efforts to tackle him, and he
o orGyse toa aes Eoai line R %ftn g. * kic ! : flrst g oaa
Score: I. u, 10; U. of l., 6.
The crowd had thus robbed Indianapolis
of a touchdown and unintentionally made
amends by aiding in the securing of one.
Indiana quickly atoned for this, and in
i saTes %lnui foT RRls ysi aunt sd @adf ki shs third the
pigskin over the bar and between the poles,
and the ss. first r n sa1f eloS led t NTH see tne sg ha1f
Orme went in at tackle in place of Dodge,
and Harper and Fisher succeeded Terrell
was Just as fierce and stubborn as in the
first half. L. US revolving end plays were
very SUCCESSFUL. lHeSe, WITH une-DuCklng
and end Interference, soon Melted the fourth
touch down for l. L. Hunt again carried
the ball over. Scott failed on goal. Score:
i. IT,, 20, u. of l., 6. In this half L. L.. was
twice given twenty-five yards because of
u. of is interference with fair catches. 1t
looked as If l. u, would secure still another
touch down, but King dropped the ball as
he squirmed over the line. Harper drop
ping on 1t for a safety. This ended the
scoring. and the result stood p 10 6 III favor
OF .t'other" side.
Indiana frequently tried the quarterback
LinE md aXarV time II raGplfn1 II, orA%5
gains. IT would be hard to say unto
whom the most honor for T. US victory
belongs. The whole team played a star
game. Their work was hard and snappy.
and every mar when called upon respond
ed in good style. Youtsler and Hunt are a
pretty pair of backs. and their work ali
through was gilt edge. The l.. u.
line slightly outweighed the T.. OF /.
line. and did pretty much as il pleased.
orme's work bordered on to the sensational.
For u. of L.. Lister, Freeman, Parker. Hes
ter and Roberts all did good work, though
the latter had several bad fumbles cred
tied TO him. The work of Referee Perry
was questioned at times. Lamay gave COM
plete satisfaction.
apolis men. WAS lost through the poor. work
of Terrell at center and Kettenback at
guard.
CHICAGO A. A. WON.
indianapolis Light Artillery Unable