The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-22
EXCITING FOOTBALL.
stevens Institute and Bel
monts Beaten After a
Hard struggle.
FINAL BOUTS DECIDED
Fierce Fighting Marked the Close
Of The Amateur Tourney
Pounding the Zen Pins.

At Prospect Park yesterday the Bel
mont Club put up a great game against
the Brooklyn Latin School in the pres
ence of over Loco spectators. It was one
OF the most interesting of the many
games of the season, and both teams
played with a vim tha created the wild
est kind Of enthusiasm. The Beimonts
Were accompanied by a large delegation
and during the game made themselves
heard. Belmont won the toss, and gave
the Latin School the bali. Onfthe kick
Elwell got the bail and returned Is yards
before he was downed. Belmont worked
the ends for games, but an unfortunate
tumble gave Latin School the ball. Good
interference carried the BAH down TO the
Belmonts twenty-yard line, where the
latter held their opponents and got the
ball on Towns. Belmont on the next pass
fumbled the BAH and Chadwick worked
It TO the ten-yard mark. He ana Lutkins
were sent through for small gains and
the ball was fu1nbled ON the Belmont's
hve-yard mark. The ball was forced
steadily UP the field, and the ball wac
passed to Moore who made a try at goal.
and the ball going in touch was brought
out to the 25-yard line. Ar exchange of
kicks was resorted to by the backs. both
players kicking in clever style. Neither
side made very great gains, and the half
ended without a score.
In the second half Belmont kicked off
and Lutkins made a gain Of 20 yards be-
fore he was downed. The centre was
worked with good effect and the ball was
finally downed on the Belniont's M-yards
line. where 1t was lost on a tumble. Bel
mont took a turn at rushing and in short
order had the ball in the Latin Schools
l5-yard mark. where 1t was lost on a
tumble The bail was passed to Lutkins
for a punt, but the Belmonts got through
and blocked the kick, and having got the
can Moore was pushed ~ for a touch
down: The try at goal was a failure.
Lam School showed up wonderful in
the next line-up and outplayed their OPP
ponents at every point, never losing the
ball from the kickoff, and carrying il
Gown the field to the fve-yard line on
gains OF five and ten yards from where
levitt was sem through for a touch
down, Lutkins kicking goal. The score
Latin School, 6; Belmont, 4. The lineup:
BROOKLYN Latin-Sterns. left end; Lord.
LETT tackle; Abbey, left guard; Banford,
centre; Lockwood, right guard: Wood,
right tackle; Cutter, right nd; Newton.
quarter back; Lutkins, left half back;
Chadwick, right half back; Hewitt. full
back.
Belmont-Andrews, left end; Dobsin.
left tackle: Higgins, left guard; Abbey,
centre, McClinchy. right guard; Gowdy,
right tackle; Apo, right end; Harrison
and Dodworthy, quarter back; Elweli,
left half back; Lockhart, right half back;
Moore, full back.
Touehdowns-Moore Hewitt. Coal
Lutkins. Referee-Lounsberry Umpire
RT6S2n6nTfT
AT New Brunswick yesterday a most
exciting game Was played between Stevens
Institute and Rutgers College. 1t was
the first time these college teams have
met in over two years. The rivalry that
Always existed cropped out again yester~
day, and the garne was one Of The hardest
played on the Rutgers Field this season.
Both teams put up q hard game, and the
showing made by Stevens was an agree
able surprise 10 its followers. 1t was ex-
pected that the New Brunswick team
would overwhelm them, but instead OF
this Rutgers was able to score but twice
and his only by themost determined eff
fonts. 1t was late when the game began,
and the moon threw its light upon the
ley and MCGEE played a great anne for
Stevens, while McMahon carried off the
honors for Rutgers. The final score was:
Rutgers, 10: Stevens, O.
There is an unusual amount of interest
in the game Yale will play with the Car
Isle Indian team at Manhattan Field ON
Saturday. The Indians have been prac-
Using steadily since their meeting with
Princeton. and under the coaching of
Vance Mccormick and Hickok. the ex-
Yale players. they have improved daily.
They will arrive here tomorrow.
The football season at Bergen Point
will open on Saturday, October "a when
the New Jersey Athletic team will play
their first home game. Their opponents
will be the strong eleven from the Pacific
Athletic Club of Brooklyn. AS both
teams have been doing hard work since
the beginning of the season, a fast game
is assured. The oval has been put IN
frst-class shape, and every arrangement
has been made to accommodate the large
crowd of spectators who will attend the
game.
The first fatal accident OF the football
season has occurred, and as a result
Charles Blaylock died at Richmond yes
terday. He played in a game Saturday,
and was jumped on by several players.
The Lafayette A. C. football team has
a few open dates which it would like to
fill with first class out of w teams
averaging 100 pounds and willing to give
a suitable guarantee. Address Irving p.
Lovejoy- 81 Beekman street,
TIL Crescent A. c. of Harlem play the
day at Jersey City. The Crescents nave
election day pen and would like to ar
range a game for that date. Address A.
d. Whiteman. 8 Hamilton terrace.
Princeton defeated Virginia yesterday by
As to O.
Pennsylvania had a hard time yesterday
to defeat Amherst yesterday by IA to 0.
Yale won a am from Wesleyan yes
terday by 15 to o.