The sun., 1897-11-26

General Parke Postles, Robert Baird, J.
Paul Brown, Preston Lee and family,
and the officers and crew Of the gunboat
Wilmington.
I will now tell you how it hap
ened. Roberts started the game by
kicking the ball off, Baily caught
it and run it back fifteen yards
falling on it. Prentiss was thrown for a
lost of three yards and Artillery School
gets the ball on tumble. Townsend
gained two yards through right tackle.
James, Long and Townsend then made
two, three and half and four yards
each. James and Long then fail to gain,
and Long is forced to kick and the ball
goes over the line and Warren gets it for
touchback, the ball is brought out to
the twenty-five yard line and is put in
play by the Warren. prentiss makes
five yards through right tackle and
Mears four yards through left tackle.
McNee gains three yards. Prentiss and.
Mears each fail TO gain and the ball goes
to the Artillery School. Long makes
three yards and James four yards. Ar
tillery then fumblcd and Pop Green
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the line for three and four yards and
Prentiss then took it through right
tackle for five yards and MCDANIEL gain
five yards through same place. Prentiss
then kicked, James getting it and rum
ming it back four yards, Joslyn by
sharp tackle stopped Townsend from
gaining and James also failed to gain.
The Artillery after several fruitless at
tempts to gain was forced to kick and
Prentiss caught it but was downed in
his tracks. Chambers gained three
yards through center but the other run
ners failed to gain and Artillery got the
ball on downs. Long went through
center for two yards. Artillery failed to
gain and Warren got the pigskin again.
Mears, Prentiss and Mac each gained
three yards apiece, Bailey, Mears and
Prentiss again gained about four
yards each. Warren here fumbled
but Brinton saved the ball but
then fails to gain. He then kicks the
ball and James got it. Jos]yn prevents
James from gaining, Long makes 4
yards through center. Dudley fails to
gain and Warren gets the ball.
Prentiss gains 3 yards and Artillery
gets the ball after the Warren fails to
gain yards. Townsend fails to gain on
account OF sharp tackle by Joslyn, and
Long is forced to kick, MCDANIEL get
ting the ball. Mac gained 5 yards
around the right end. JosIyn fails to
gain. Mears gets 25 yards on fine run
around the left end. Joslyn gains 20
yards on a long pass around the right
end. Mac lost 5 yards. Time is called
with the ball on Artillery's 20 yard line.
Prentiss started the second half by kick
ing the ball off to $. James, who had
taken Townsend's place. James took it
through centre for five yards and around
right end for the same number. Brinton
threw S. James for loss of four yards
and Long kicked the ball, Prentiss got it
but failed to gain. Prentiss then gained
one and a half yards and three yards and
Artillery gets it on downs. Cross gained
three yards and Long three yards through
centre. James Green threw S. James for
a loss Of five yards. Long was forced to
kick, Mcdaniel getting the ball and
running it back twenty-five yards. Prem
tiss failed to gain, but on next play he
gained ten yards around left end. Prem
tiss gains two yards the Warren failed to
gain and Artillery got the ball on drives.
Haskell gained yards through center.
Prentiss threw Cross for a loss of 5 yards.
Roberts then kicked and Mac got the
ball. Prentiss went through the line
for 2 yards and then for yards. Mears
and Mcdaniel contributed 3 yards
each. Brinton and Bailey made 5 yards
apiece. Warren hore lost 10 yards on
tumble, Joslyn getting the ball. Mcars
gained 5 yards around the right end.
Prentiss kicked and James fumbled the
ball and Garrett fell on it. Prentiss
gained 5 yards through right tackle.
Mears and Mac make 5 and yards
each Mears, Bailey and Prentiss each
gained yards, all through the line.
Prentiss gains 3 yards and then fails.
Mears lost yards and Prentiss kicked
Roberts fumbled the ball and Joslyn fell
on it. Prentiss gains two yards and
Warren gets seven yards for holding.
This brings the ball on Artillery's five
yard line and on the next play Prentiss
takes the ball over for a touchdown.
Warren tried to kick the ball out for y
try at goal, but failed. Score, Warren,
4; Artillery School, 0.
Roberts kicked off and McNce got the
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