The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-23
AMONG THB RUSHERS
Football Players Come
to Blows at
CommunipaW.
MERGERS PLAYED WELL
Bergens Defeated the Yaricks-
Craig and ONeil Will
Come Together.
MERGERS PLAYED WELL

49,
Field Il of this city and tho Orient
Field Club of Staten Island. 1t was a
| regular smuggling match, and during the
| progress Of the game several exchanges
| of blows were resorted to. The contest
| wake hotter all the time. and when the
Orients saw they stood a poor chance OF
winning they resorted to smuggling to
| help them along, n at one time it looked
very much like a general fight. The Mer-
GERS played an aggressive game and we're
more perfect In team. play They present.
ed a strong front, and the Orients were
able to gain a little in their rushes.
The MERGERS gained the bail after the
kick, and Bannon ran 20 yards before he
was downed. Sheridan rounded the right
end for ten and Bannon made a hole
| through centre for five more. Corrigan
made a run of Is yards behind excellent
interference and the ball was on the
Orient's Is yard mark. Here they began
to resort to foul methods to block the
gains. Sheridan made a plunge between
guard and tackle, and Long smashed
Sheridan in the eye as he went through,
cutting the skin. On the down Sheridan
returned the assault and both players
exchanged blows. This created a bitter
feeling, and after that the Orients never
lost an opportunity to gouge their oppo-
nents, and before the game was over they
We're full of scratches n bruises. The
MERGERS held the ball and rushed it over
the line in FIFTEEN minutes. The touch
down was made by Bannon. Orient kicked
ard once more the MERGERS rushed the ball
down the field, and IT was on the ten
yard mark when the half ended, Mercer
kicked off in the second. Ward caught
the ball and made ten yards. Sheridan
tackled him hard, and while the players
were down Sheridan YVES kicked in the
face and had to stop playing. Evans
to do much against the line and the ball
went to the Msrcers on downs. They made
steady gains and scored their second
touch down on q fine run OF ~ yards
the remainder of the game the MERGERS
kept pounding away at the line, and
with the bali on the orients' 20 yard mark
Bannon dropped the ball and Wood
picked 1t up and ran the length of the
field for a touch down for Orient. hi
was all the points made and the game
points to 4. The plays lined up in this
Mercer F. d.-weber, left end; Heber,
left tackle; Butler. left guard; Andrews,
right tackle; Whipley, right end; Miller,
quarter back; Corrlgan. left half back;
Bannon, right half back; Sheridan, full
back.
Orient, F. G.-Johnson, left end; Evans.
centre: Dillon, right guard; Long. right
tackle; F. Milton, right end; ]. Carson.
Ward, right half back; Wood. full back.
The Bergen Field club and the varieks
lined up in a lively scrimmage yesterday
players ave a good exhibition and the
game was full of exciting features. The
Bergens had the heavier line and the
yaricks had a hard time to penetrate It.
They played a fine defensive game and
kent their opponents on the jump. The
end plays of the .Varicks were the great
features. They were we'll drilled and
presented a splendid interference, which
some brilliant gains. The efforts of the
Bergens were devoted to breaking the
line and their superior weight helped
them considerably. and it was by this
means they managed to win. The Varicks
were aends in tackling and the playing
of Chester and Loder at ends was the
finest witnessed this season in a game
by juniors. Nothing got past them and
the efforts to gain in this direction was
easily broken up. They were also very
quick in getting into a play and fire.
quently got through and nailed the man
witt the ball before he had any chance
to get started. The weak point was in
the line and by driving holes into it Simp-
son and Lawrence made touchdowns in
the hist Uall. WHICH eNdDie2 Ile BerSenS
to win. In the second half the Varicks
~outplayed their opponents at every point
and by clever team work manage to gain
ground and the ball was carried to their
opponents ten-yard mark. An effort was
made to get through at centre, but the
team lost ground. In the next play, how
ever, the Varicks introduced a trick with
good results. Watson dropped back as
though to try a goal from the field. Dom
nelly made a move as though to throw the
ball to Watson, but instead passed it to
Huff, who skirted the end in a clever
manner and crossed the line for a touch
down. This was the last point made and
the ball was in the centre Of the field
when the game ended. TIL Bergens won
by s to. Teams we're
Bergen F. C....Positions.. .Varick f. G..
Left nds.......... Chester
Herman. .....-.Left tackle. Smith
Barnes. .........Le Wells
c ela,rail; ii:Gtnf |. d.... ...ExeFhnrt
Mclaughlin. Right .Loder
Quarter .Donnelly
Simpson. LET half baek.-.....S eely
Lawrence...-....Full back....... Watson
The management of the Orange A. C.
have been taking very active steps this
Misunderstanding with the Crescent Ath-
letic Club last year. and from present
indications will succeed, as they have ar
ranged a game with the strong Elizabeth
A. c.. for the morning of Election Day,
at Orange Oval. The latter club, on ind
ing the Crescent would not be represented
on the football field. set to work and or
ganiZed one of the strongest elevens out-
side of the larger colleges, so that the
outlook for a great struggle is particular
ly bright. In every branch Of sport dur
ing the last three years Orange and
Elizabeth have been bitter rivals, and as
Orange has always held the upperhand
In football. the Elizabeth team has been
very anxious to win from them. Both
teams are looking forward to this game
with eagerness. and as the local interest
exciting time when they come together.
Much interest is centered in the cham
pionship football game to be played at
the Elizabeth OVAL. Elizabeth. tomorrow,
between the representative elevens of the
Elizabeth Athletic and Staten Island
Cricket Clubs, neither of whose teams
nave been defeated or scored against this
season. The game win be the first Of a
series of three, the winner Of which is
to receive a costly silver loving cup.
suitably inscribed. The teams will line
Staten Island. Positions. Elizabeth A.c.
Hartnett.......Left end.....-... Hopkins
Johnson........Left tackle. ......W Williams
Love. guard..4C Cornell
Lembeck :...Centre -. Hal, Stillman
Cochran....... Right tackle. Hughes, Coo
C, O'Connor...<Righ end..... English
Won Bermuth- Quarter back. ...... Denise
B. Van voorhis. Left half back...-.Knap
Bryant. ....Right half Smith
3. O'Connor. Full back. ....... .Langford
The L1ewellyn A. G. would like to ar
range a game for election day with any