Arizona republican., 1896-11-28

shouldered him, carrying him back three yards. Phoenix forged ahead again, and again Cochran tackled be- p. line. Third down Willis :. -s'o ell down field. Cochran got the ban, and was downed by Smith. The Indians forced the ball back to center, when it went to Phoenix on downs Robinson, Willis and Fowler bucked the line for successive gains and Robinson went through for a touchdown. Willis failed at goal. Score, 20 to 6.
 The Indians kicked off. Robinson got the ball, but lost it to Cochran on an attempt to return punt. The In dians bucked the line, for no gain. i Cochran punted over goal. Phoenix got the ball and went to the twenty five-yard line. After few yards gain 1 time was called. Score, 20 to in favor , of Phoenix
 l The game was characterized by steady line-bucking. The Indians
 never got around the Phoenix ends, and Phoenix only got around the h.
 dians three or four times Henry Fowler played a hard game His tack
 ling was superb. Evans ran low and
 hard and went through the line for
 good gains, but on end runs ran too far out. Smith, Wynkoop and Deards-
 ley at center, played strong and well. 1 Cotton at quarter shows great football
 qualities. He fumbled only once dur ing the game-a splendid showing He
 is in the interference every time On
 defensive he should play up more on
 the line. Waters is a powerful tackle,
 but his knee incapacitated him in the
 first half and Dobbins filled his place
 we'll R. Fowler is hard tackler and the most effectual of blockers He
 and Wynkoop made the line-bucking
 easy for the backs Linville and Kirk
 land played ends like old-timers Lin l ville's touchdown in the first half
 marked him as ready player Kirk
 land, for new man, certainly played
 wonderfully well. His interference
 work was excellent. Willis as full
 back filled his position creditably. He punted well and his kickoff over goal line is seldom equaled on the gridiron
 He bucked the line for good gains, and proved a hard runner and difficult
 man to tackle by the way he knocked
 off the tacklers in the first half when
 he caught the punt at goal.
 Everybody was pleased with the
 game The Indians played remark
 ably well. Whittier especially shows splendid qualities as a back. The whole team if heavier would play as
 good football as any team in the terri
 tory.
 In the evening at DeMers' cafe there
 was jolly gathering of football play
 CTS and representatives of the Indian
 school, and, between bites, punts,
 tackles, goals and brillians plays were
 Interestingly reviewed.
 Henry Fowler officiated as toast
 master and after few happy predatory remarks, he called upon Henry M
 Willis. MT. Willis responded grace
 fully. He eulogized the Indian boys for their clever playing and the exhi- :, bition of manliness and fairness which was characteristic of their work on the grldlron. The large attendance and f the lively interest shown by the spec tators, MT. Willis said, were an en- , couraging indication that football has , future here as popular game When people come to know that it combines , brains and Drawn, science and skill ,, they will more quickly patronize it, es- pecially when they can see so clean ar ' exhibition as that of Thanksgiving. Mir. Willis said that though he fell proud of the achievements of the Phoe ! nix eleven he could not help fee r that their opponents shared the glory of the day for their fine playing. Tax , ing into consideration the superior ! weight of the white men and the na ! tive-born lack of aggressiveness of tht | red men, the latter had played-a grea u game. The speaker predicted a grea future for the game in this section n There is material in the Phoenix nine q he said, that with practice and train n ing can defeat anything in the west - with the possible exception of the col F lege elevens. It has been proposed t, d invade California on a scalp-huntin, V, expedition and game with Los An 7 eo geles is one of the possibilities.
 Wade Rulings addressed the gather d Ing 1n neat way, and after happy re sponses from representatives of tn II dusky warriors of the gridiron tn 70 merry party disbanded