The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-11-21
FOOTBALL BY MOONLIGHT
M. A. c. and ElktOn Play Through the
Cleaning without ScCre.

Under the above caption the Baltimore
American describes closely contested game
of football between the Elkton team and the
Maryland Athletic Club team played in that
city on Saturday last.
In the moonlight and the cleaning, the
battered and wornout players of the Elkton
and the Maryland Athletic Club football
teams struggled against each other at Mary
land Oval yesterday evening Neither side
had scored, and the long, exhausting battle
was to so without deciding the issue. In the
breasts OF the young men facing each other
there burned II desire as uncompromising as
it was vain. Each team wanted to score Mt
least one touchdown, and it needed little
urging from the frantic captains to have the
men dash recklessly at the lines, or to make
sa!lles around the ends. But in weight Of
metal, i'll fearlessness, in vim and il skill the
teams were an equilibrium.
As the dusky figures lurked in the half
light, and the moon shone coldly Oh the scene
of battle, every one in the game threw his
last bolt into the conflict. while the shadowv
crowd that sku'ked along the side lines,
rooted like demons. But it was not TO Re.
Greek had met Greek. and neither side
seemed to have a shade of advantage So
eXhausting and bruisinc were the efforts that,
toward the end time was called ut the end Of
every play, while some staunch warrior of
the pigskin stretched his strained face up to
the moonlight, as he lay stark on the cold
ground, unable for the instant to remember
where he was 'at."
Then the scenes of the situation would flash
on his benumbed brain. and, strong with the
spirit of the battle, he would Jump to his
feet and, brushing the flowing locks from his
eyes, line up with the others who, after such
fearful exertion were being kept up by the
excitement and the frantic coaching of the
half-wild crowd
With the nervous strain on every one, it
scrapping between the opposing captains,
and that the antagonisms OF real battle
made them glare at each other over the
opposing broken lines, as they estimated
what would be the next move
To the football enthusastic-y real
crank, who loves wel-balanced contest as
he loves few things else-the game of yester-
day was on the top of the pile.
Elkton this year has been invincble. The
players from the Cecil county town have all
the elements OF grit, quickness of thought
and weight of metal to make them worthy
gridiron antagonists. The Maryland Athletic
Club crowd was short on its best players, and
while the substitutes who took their place
worked valianty and well, still the followers
of the fortunes of the Maryland camp had
the absence Of some Ct the best men 70 cou-
sole them for not scoring against the "farm-
ers."
There were two halves OF twenty minutes
each, and if a correct acco INT of the move
ments of the ball were c..arted, it probably
would not sum up for the game the slightest
prejudice, the game was a perfect tie, with
bland score. When it was ended. the ball
was slightly in Elkton territory. hut it was
slight, and had just come over the line from
Maryland ground.
Just before that, the battle had waged in
.iHi Manu- Sibuht IDi many IuiluttS. anu II
was only due to the superb and frantic end
work of Parmly, back of frenzied interfer-
ence, that the ball got out of dangerous
ground early in the half. Once the ball was
dangerously close to Maryand's goal, and
once it was rushed down nearly to the
touching down point on EIkton ground. Tho
center and guards Of the visitors seemed
plenty strong to hold down the dcsultory
rushes of the locals, while the compliment
was recprocated, until both sides found that
their point lay in getting around the ends.
The tackling Oh both sides was so brilliant
that no one managed to streak it down the
field, and the gains for either side were slow.
Parmly and Armstrong played brilliantly.
while the backs of the opposition worked as
we'll. Both ccnters were like stone was,
and nothing was made Off either SO much
time was taken out because of the breath
heing knocked out OF the players that tho
people iourncycd home by moonlight
Following was the lineup:
NJ. A. G. Elkton.