The morning times., 1896-11-27
BOSTON PLAYERS DEFEATED.
Fasteners Lose TO Chicago Ath.
letic Association IL to 6.

letlc Association IL to g.
Chicago, Nov. 6.-Twenty-two
and bruised football players, decorated
with mud from head to foot, walked off
the Chicago Athletic Association Field
at O'Clock this afternoon. The Chicago
team carried with them also the honor
Of having won the fourth annual contest
on the gridiron against the Boston Ath-
letic Associations eleven.
The home team doubled the score made
by the over-matched visitors, the figures
at the close of the game being IL to 6.
Boston's players were too weak and slow
Tor the opposite aggregation OF muscle
and running power.
A heavy rain fell most OF the time,
driven by brisk wind, which was in
Chicago's Favor in the first half, when
eight of their twelve points were made.
Three men were disabled, Graham and
Butler of Boston, and Choynard of Chi
caeo. Graham had the ligameDts of his
right leg broken. hut there was no dirty
work done except by the mud-ladcn field
Chicago won the choice of goals. Boston
gained fifteen yards on the kick off, but
Chicago quickly got the ball and passed
it back for punt by Draper.
The visitors 3O-yard line was reached
In rush and scrmmage there Graham
was laid out and had to be carried off
the field on a stretcher Before the Bos-
tonians knew their danger and could make
sta nd the brawny Chicago rush line had
carried them off their feet by snappy work
through he center and past the end tackles
to the Rost on 5-yard line close to the goal
post. A determined stand was made there
but the line of defense went down like nine
pins, and in two efforts Draper was clutch
inc the ball for he first touchdown under n
pyramid of twenty-onc other players He
missed hard goal kick
PLAY WAS SLOW.
The ball changed hands u good deal on
off-sde play, fun bles and furfeits on downs
without Il 5-yard advance. The nearest
Boston got TO the goal of the cherry colors
Was 40 yards and there Chicago had the
ball set on Bpston's 25-yard line on a
kick-back by Draper over the goal line
out Of Curtis reach.
The play WAS slow and delays over dis
putes tedious for the 900 spectators. half
of whom wcr" exposed to the wind-driven
Rain. Curtis punted into Draper's hands
on the 60-yard line and the Chicago full
back, who, with Slater. did all the brilliant
individual play on that side, ran around the
end, lodged and threw the tackles until
lie was safe on the ball FOR his second
touchdown. His kick for goal sent the
bail against the post.
for Chicago, and made a thirty-yard run
around the end to Buston's fifteen.yard
line, being hurt in the scrimmage. He play-
eG out the half and then Klundcr took his
place, doing effective work Chicago lost
me biili iofhOidin., bullard u nd Curtis were
sent through the line for thirty yards, put
Ghs Boston out OF its dangerous position.
Buiiard made twenty y-five-yard run but
time was called before the advantage could
be followed up.
In The second half the ball was quickly
rushed to Bostun's twenty-five yard line.
but 1t was lost. and Fennessy went through
the line for the same distance, repeating the
play for twenty yards more There was a
fierce struggle on Chicago's forty.fiye-yard
lire, ending in Curtis going through center
and around to Chicago's thirty-yard mark.
FROM there the ball was cleverIy advanced
D! 1--WE and ten yard stages, and was soon
on ChiCago's twenty-yard line.
SKATERS STAR PLAY.
Boston failed to make its five wards. how.
ever, and by buckinG the line, aided by two
runs from Klunder and Draper, the latter
was soon making a snake-like glide over
the slippery grass inside Bostons fifty.five
yard line. The hest play of the game was
then made by Slater. He got around the
right end, wriggled zig-zag, threw off five
men, a nd madea forty five yard run 10 with
III three yards of Boston's goal, before
Curtis threw him. 1t was only the work
OF few minutes, and two buckins efforts
Tor Draper to score another touchdown His
goal kick again failed.
Ihere was some open play after this
and Chicago took it easier. They got the
ball again to the 25-yard line, but Boston
made successful stand there and BulIard
went around the end for thirt y-five yards.
Curtis tried the left end for twenty Yards
more, bringing the ball forty-five Yards
from Chcago's post.
BY desperate line work the ball was
pushed few yards at time by Boston
to the fifteen-yar line. There they were
given five yards on off-side play. An
other pass. wedge, rush and interference
and the ball was within eight yards of
Chcago's goal. There dccoy team play
was resorted IT, and Chicago S center jumped
Oil the men who Were supposed to have the
ball, but didn't Bullard had the leather,
shooting through TO n touchdown to suit
himself after shaking off solitary tackle
he was downed between the goal posts
and Curtis kicked an easy goal.
Bostons plucky play was done in the
last ten minutes of time, as the whistle
blew during the run after the following
kickoff.
THE IJNH I'D