New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-15
THE NINTH COMPANY ON TOP
THEY WIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP OF THD
7TH REGIMENT.

COMPANY DEFEATED BY IS re o-LAsr YEARS
SCORE WIPED ouT-A SPIRITED GAME IN
WHICH GENERAL MALPIN's son DIS
TINGUIsHEs HrMsELF.
II was a model day for that robust autumn game
football yesterday. but IT hard on the spec
tators biting wind came out OF the NORTH and
the players fought and tussled to their hearts
content without any feeling or discomfort. The
less fortunate onlookers. I'm heavy coats and wraps
hudded together and skipped about the
fields in n vain endcavor to keep their frozen blood
In circulation.
II there place colder and more cheer.
less than any other In this neighborhood that
place Columbia oval. on the wind-swept
heights Of Villa msbridge. A model for summer
sports the place Is such cutting day
yesterday It is fIigd enough to discourage the
ardent follower OF football. anything else.
1t to this field OF battle that the friends Of
the athletic companies of the gallant eth Reg-
ment went In tho afternoon to witness the annual
football game of the Ninth and Tenth companies
OF the regiment. The liveliest rivalry exists be-
tween these companies In all sorts OF sports For
two years Company has won the baseball cham
piorship but last year Company J the foot
bail contest by the close score OF to O. The two
Teams mad practised industrousy at the armory
ior some time for yesterdays battle. and black and
Dlue marks and ugly looking facial Jumps adorned
the persons of most of the athletes
Iheir friends with the usual array Of pretty
Witness
game. Each team had some college men in 1t. and
ne contest was a spirited one from the start. The
Ninth COMPANY turned the tables on their old
rivals scoring is points and allowing the Tenth
company single touchdown. The war cry of the
victors was a ong-drawn-out ''I'' repeated len
times while the cry of the Tenth Company was a
end ~ ~ ~ w
The game started at $40 o'clock the men Of the
,\litn hckin@ on, while the champions of the Tenth
hah the strong wind at their backs decided ad-
vantage on such day Two twenty minute halves
Wer" played. After some free kicking and no,
n,tle iumbling. the ball forced TO the goal line
OF me Ienth. Knox made tumble and Maynard
WIS FORCED TO make safety touchdown. which
gave me Ninth men two points. on the line up
McAipln. son of Adiutant-fieneral T.. A. McApin
got the ball and made pretty run Of twenty Yards
The Ninth's backs continued 10 make steady gains
through their rivals line fter fifteen mi,SItes'
pay Preston was pushed for a touchdown.
tomans missed his try for goal. and the ha II ended
a Few minutes later with OF 20 0 I'm favor
OF the Ninth Company.
With the wind with the victors in the second
half II was only a matter Of whether the Tenth
company would be able 10 score MAYNARD and
ROMANS exchanged punts and a tumble gave the
nan 70 Romans. Then Romans Preston McAlpin
ana SlosSon made good gains. and after ten min
utss play Preston went for his second touch
down ROMANS again missed the goal Belden
TOOK iocums place AT this point. With only
Jew minutes left 70 play. tumble gave Maynard
the DALI and. skrting the left end. he made
fine run Of twenty-five wards for a touchdSwn
'opp tried his hand AT kicking and he made
goal making the final score Is to o in favor OF the
now wildly jubiant men from the Ninth Company