Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-11-22

for off-side playing. Wisconsin in
the next play got the bali on fun
BILE. The ball was then on the badgers
30-yard line. @ Dea punted to Gard
ner who carried the oval back to the
center Of the gridiron. He was neat
ly tackled and stopped by Holmes. A
few fierce scrimmages resulted in in
juries to Peele who was replaced by
Jolliffe. Wisconsin got the ball on
downs on the 50-yard line. In the
next play Wisconsin lost the ball on
a tumble. Chicago punted 20 yards
to O'Dea who returned the oval to
Chicago's 35-yard line. Chicago punt
ed. O'Dea caught the ball and, start
ing to run, was yiciously tackled by
Hamill He soon recovered, how
ever, and continued to play. O'Dea
then punted to Gardner and the lat
ter was downed in his tracks on Chi
cago's 40-yard line The first half
ended at this point Score, Wisconsin
IS, Chicago 0.
SECOND
Wisconsin opened the second half
with kick to Chicago's 20-yard line.
Chicago's backs in a series Of plays
then carried the oval to their 45-yard
line where it went to Wisconsin On
downs. The badger backs and tack
les carried the ball to the 2O-yard line
O'Dea tried a drop kick for goal and
Hamill broke through and blocked
the kick. In the scramble a badger
fell ON the pigskin. The badger backs
being unable to gain, the ball was
passed to O'Dea for another trial at
gaol. The kick was a failure and the
ball having gone out of bounds was
punted by Chicago. Anderson took
Fuggitt's place. O'Dea punted back
to Chicago's 15-yard line Chicago
was shortly forced to kick. While
Gregg was making fair catch he was
interfered with and muffed the oval.
Garry picked it up and with a clear
field ran for a touchdown-Ch icago's
first and last. The goal was kicked.
Wisconsin 10, Chicago 6.
The ball was brought back to the
center and given to Wisconsin. The
COS goal. Chicago then punted the
oval out of danger. The two teams
then wrestled for several minutes on
Chicago's 4O-yard line when O'Dea
kicked the ball, landing on Chicago's
5-yard line. Smashing plays by Chi
cago carried the pigskin to Chicago's
35-yard line when Wisconsin again
got it on downs. The badger backs
carried the ball to Chicago's 10-yard
line when, on a double pass, Gregg
skirted Chicago's right end for a
touchdown. O'Dea kicked goal, MAX
ing the score 10 to 6.
Chicago kicked off to O'Dea VINO
was downed on Wisconsin's 30-yard
line. O'Dea punted to the center Of
the field. Chicago punted back to
Wisconsin's 10-yard line. Wisconsin
punted but lost the ball on foul
tackle. The oval was carried back to
the 10-yard line and Chicago started
in for touchdown. Three yards
from the goal line Wisconsin got the
ball and punted it out of the danger
district. It was kicked back so far
that Wisconsin was forced to make a
safety, counting two points in favor of
Chicago. This made the score 10 to
8.
Punts were then exchanged, the oval
resting near the badger goal. O'Dea
runted 70 yards across the field and a
badger fell on the oval five yards from
the goal. Wisconsin lost the ball and
Chicago punted. Forrest at this point
made a pretty run of 10 yards. Wis
consin, after several mass plays, sue
ceeded in getting Jolliffe across the
goal line. Goal was kicked, making
the score 25 to g. But the spectators
surged out on the field and the police
were unable to force them back. Owing
to this fact and the increasing dark
ness the game was, called at $40. The
last goal kicked was disallowed, the
final score thus being, Wisconsin %,
Chicago s.
Another dispatch says. 'The only goal
kicked by Wisconsin after a touch
down was the last, making the score
% to s. Hamill's long run for a touch
down after Gregg n uffed the ball was
allowed. Chicago kicked goal, ana
these with the safety gave Chicago a
total of &. Ex-Governor George w.
Peck headed the Milwaukee delega-
ton. Ex-Captain Lyman was among
the Wisconsin hooters. The game was
rough but no one was seriously hart.
AS Wisconsin made the last touch
down Kavanaugh was ruled off for
sluggilg Cochems, but the game ended
after goal was kicked
The lineup was as follows:
Chicago Wisconsin
Fox .............. le........... Dean
Mortimer ....... 1t. ........ Holmes
kaVanaugh .......c. ........ Hazard
BOWdlsh ,........rg. R1ordan
Speed .lg....... Comstock
Webb ........... .rt. 1900. Forrest
Ham1l .......... re. -. 49,. Fugltt
Garry ............q b.......... Gregg
Clarke 1hh Poole TO1iffa