The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-31
UPLAND DEFEATS WARREN.
First Game They Have Lost in
& Four Years.
UPLAND II. WARREN 6.
After the First Flukc Warren Fell
Apart and Upland Won
E,asily---News Proved
a Wonder.

Here's the score:
Upland, IL;
Warren, q.
1t was a large and enthusiastic crowd
that left Wilmington with the Warren
football team yesterday.
They went to Chester to SEE the
Warren down the strong Upland team of
that place.
8 To say that this crowd was disap-
pointed is telling no lie. 1t is bad lines
for 800 rooters to go from home to see their
favorites made monkeys of by an eleven
that is one OF their bitterest rivals on the
gridiron.
This is what the followers OF the
: Warren saw yesterday. 1t would not be
SO hard if defeat was an every day occur
renee, but the rooter dies hard when it
happens only once in four years. No
man likes to see an unvanquished team
defeated.
To blame any one man or any two
men for the defeat would not be right.
The whole team was to blame.
Warren certainly did not play the
game.
There was one play that led to certain
defeat. That play was the tumble by
Mckee ut the very start OF the game.
On this fluke Upland got the ball on the
Warren ten-yard line, and from there it
was easy to the it over for touchdown.
This play took all the heart out Of the
Warren boys, and they played n listless
game throughout the half.
Upland keyed to and took advantage
Of this display OF heart failure, and by
lots of hard playing scored another
touchdown.
Warren deserves no credit for the
touchdown they scored. 1t was a trick.
The whole Upland team was kicking
about a decision Of the referee which
they thought against them and as no
time had been called the Warren put the
ball in play and MCDANIEL made a
touchdown with no one to stop him.
Prentiss then kicked the goal. The play
was legal. The trick won. The score
stands, but they deserve no especial
honors for it.
The Upland team is one of the strong
est foot ball eleven in this section. The
line men average 1870 lbs. and the back
$50 lbs. The left guard is regular baby
elephant, he is about 5 feet II inches
and weights 265 lbs. All the men are
strong and willing. They went through
Warpn's line as if they were manned by
children.
The best playing for Upland was done
by Tommy News, Small, Captain H.
Richardson and eastman. The playing
of News was wonderful. He made the
Warren line look like sieve. News
would be great addition to the Warren
team.
For Warren the best playing was done
by the always reliable Garrett, Prentiss,
Mcdaniel and Brinton. Stidham also
held his man very well.
Here is the sad story in detail:
The game started at 1855 p. M, by
eastman Of Upland kicking to McNee,
who fumbled the ball and it was Up
lands on the Warren's ten.yard line.
The ball was passed to Ward who gained
three yards through centre. H.. Richard
son two yards through right tackle,
eastman gained two yards through
Hayes, eastman two yards through
right tackle. Upland here made i,m-
bic, and our pet, Garrett, got it. Prem
tiss then made two yards through News,
McNee one yard through centre. In this
scrimmage both he and eastman were
laid out. Prentiss then gained three
yards, but Upland here got the ball.
For Upland eastman made no gain,
but News gained five yards between
Brinton and Joslyn. eastman then went
.through centre for two yards and II.
Richardson for one yard. This was Up
lands third down with the ball, four
inches from the Warren goal line, and
on the next play II. Richardson took it
over for y touchdown. The ball was then
Brought out and Tommy News kicked
Ithe goal. Score: Upland 8; Warren O..
IN Ppntiss kicked off for Warren to
News, who gained five yards Robinson
lned two yards on tandem play and H.
i hardson three A sharp tackle by :
NSIret prevented Small from ginning but
0lle yard. eastman then gained three
;yeyds through centre and Small four
y0tds through right tackle. Lanhead
ln3ned six and Small, after running tif-
~ yards, f,,mbled it, and Garret again
TT The ball. Warren fumbled, but Gar.
~ gDt it and gained three yards through
otnAse, Prentiss two yards through same