The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-03
KICKING The BALL
Catholic Club Played a
Hard Game With
Seton Hall.
JERSEYS DEFEATED VARICKS
Close Scores We're The Feature Of
Both Contests - Dorrler Won
the Long Range Champion
ship-Bowling Notes.

The Catholic Club eleven played good
football yesterday on the Pacific Atnletlc
Gu ground against their old rivals, the
Seton Hall eleven, and although beaten
lost by a greatly reduced score. In the
game played three weeks ago the Seton
Hall team were on their W ground, ana
won by a score of 6 to 0. Yesterday, with
a much heavier team han the Catholic
Club, Seton Hall were able to score but
4 points. The game was red-hot, both
teams playing a vicious game from the
first kick-off. The Seton Hall players
nave had the advantage of continued
practice, but even with this to assist them
the team was unable to make much of
an impression after the first fifteen min
utes of play, and the ball was in the mid
die when time ended. When the kick-off
was made by Catholic Club Seton Hall
gained rapidly on the downs and advanced
the ball TO the 25-yard line. where the
local team got it on fourth down. lhey
sent Keane around the end for ~ yards,
and again through the line for hve more.
The Seton Halls stopped this advance ana
held for our downs, getting the pali-
They played witt good interference ana
made good runs around Higgins, and
soon had the ball four yards from the line
on the third down. A clever dive by
Scaine carried the ball over for a touch
down, but the kick at goal was a failure.
Time ended soon after. On the second half
the visitors were less aggressive, and
were outplayed by the Catholic Club, who
kept the ball almost wholly in the Seton
Halls ground, getting it at one time
within ten yards of a score, but were I'M
able to getit farther. 1t was a great con-
test, and the Catholic Club, although beat
en-. nave cause to feel happy over their
fine showing considering the regulations
sustained by Seton Hall on the field. The
line breaking by Keane, Connolly and De-
laney's tackling were the features. The
lineup was.-
Seton Hall-McGlennon. left end: O'Con-
nor. left tackle; Hampton. left guard;
Duffy, centre; Claffey, right guard; Kane,
light ackle; Mcgowan, right END; DM y yer
Ryan, right half back; Scaine, full back.
Catholic C1ub-Brown, left end; De-
laney, left tackle; Clougher, left guard:
Libbett, centre; Reilly, right guard; Cur
quarter back; Keane, left half back; Con-
nelly. right half back; Crosas, full back.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Yesterday on the Central ground the
annual game was played between the
yarick Field Club and the Jersey Football
eleven. A soft gridiron did not interfere
with the work of either team to any great
extent, except possibly to aid the Jerseys
in their line breaking. They had a much
heavier team, and on a soft field the
weight had some advantage in pushing
the Varicks down the field. The Jer-
seys concentrated their efforts to this,
and made few open plays. The Varicks
put up a more scientific game and showed
splendid team work. Their gains around
the ends. backed up by pretty Interior
ence, was the feature. They performed.
seine new tricks cleverly, and should
have scored the second touch down, which
would lave tied the score. In the last
few minutes of the game Wood ran 40
yards around Terry, and Lannon ran 70
more through Brown. The Varicks
every lineup gained. The ball was 20
yards from the goal, and on a criSS-cross
Wood got around Terry and crossed the
He refused to allow the score. and the
Jerseys won. For the later Tracy and
Ferris scored touch downs in the first
half. but failed to count in the second.
was:-
Jersey-Terry. left end: Brown. left
tackle; Thomas, left guard; Sha%nnon,c cen
tire: Healey, right guard; HENDERSON, right
ter back: Manning. left half back, Tracy,
right half back; Ferris, full back.
Varick-White, left end; Purcell. left
tackle; Morris, left. guard: DAILY, centre;
Phelan, right guard Egan. right tackle;
Davidson, right end: Leroy. quarter back:
Lannon. left half back; Wood, right half
back; Perkins. full back.
Touch dewns--Tracy. Ferris and Wood.
Goals-Ferris and Perkins.
Points seored-Jersey, 10; Varick, 6.
Referee-W. Havens.