The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-10
Bnt San Antonio Had to Fight Hard
to Win.
THE GAME IN DOUBT TILL THE CLOSE
Abrphanas Made the brilliant pln,
Of the Scnson--Wuss Also Did
Very Fiue Work.

THE PLAYERS who most distinguished
themselves were Ahrahams Of Houston
and Russ OF san Antonio. These Payers
made the touchdowns Tor their respective
lca,us and advanced the ball ofteiest In
the resular play.
Long before the time Of play crowds CT
visitors from ont OF town, the majority
Of whom had never seen a S1me OF tins
kind. and the regular followers OF the
game at home. iill,sl all the ~ NJ able seats
IN the grand stand and oioachcrs ami IRON
time TO time gave vent 20 some good loud
yells 10 cheer their favorlto team IN It's
battle for vicory.
.he game was interesting from tho fact
that 1t was not won until the play ceased
at the end of the second half.
The teams nlado their appe trance carry
ami used up the spare time in practiclhs
the new and intricate plays bat lately In
,roduced here. The heavy aupearancc OF
tho team from SAN Antonio carsld some
to think that they wouid nave IA compete
walk oyor, whIe others, Knowing the
splendid coaching the homo team has had
the past two weeks. tho l5ht the other
WAY,
The officials chosen before tho game
Were. W. u. Cev eltlAl, Jr., referee; G. 9.
| CrosSon, umpire, ami II. VI. Rodgers or
San Antonio and NJ. Porter OF liousten,
| lineSmeu. MIR. Cleveland tossed tie cciH
| ami Houston woa, taking the WIND ana
san Antonio taking the bail.
| At Sl2 Keller Kicked the sphere "a
tMrty-iive yartes into Houston territory,
| Apranains caught IL aud carried IL back
| twenty, doing some very clover dodSlnS
| In the run.
rrootor followed with ten, throrgh cen
| ter. and DruOsedow Failed AT the Same
pace. sam went through center fot i've.
and Proctor ropcs,ted with two moro,
Then came ADrahal a. IN tn9 great play
| OF the season, Taking tne BAN from
! Waties, he circled Tar out IN .eit end and
| wont unRided nor forty yards and the first
touchdown. The run was "A recotI-breakT
IN Houston football and so was the time.
1'he touchdown was made at 3:i5 three
minutes after the bail WAS put in play,
In the punt ont Abrahnms failed, ana
the ball was carried to The center OF thv
field Tor the second .Gck of.
Keller Kicked 1t thirty yards and Lucky
Ot llouston tunnlel Ahrahams did sue
coed, but too late to g6in.
Proctor now began the fun by going
through center for "a yard ana half
Lucky tried right ond and lost a yard
prucsedow went around the eld for NJ.
teen and was tackled By Keller. BAN
went 10 san Antonio ON OF SIDE play ana
Bourne started around the end for four
Yards Russ carried II around end for
oght and was tackled by Staber, DaVep-
po1t around the end alA1 Tor two ana a
Malf and Ogden johnson through center
tor four more,
Shredder went around the end for
one, Bourne took four more and Dav'ns
port an a,Ilitlo three IN the same place
The end seemed 70 be easy, and ltinds
, to"fs wv" 'nr'v n.a st ,''i ~ !" ~ 49,
=" StIPi, svaI',m nv NV ~ "''"' """ "''"'
Keller now triel a kick makjng twenty
yards on IT. Lucky got IT, but made no
sam.
I The bail was now four yards from San
AntpnsO'S g0al, IN llouston'@ possess. ON,
N,'%l','s '"" ~. rn" iSem,, ,e
Snu ~ IVY" ana i'i"essu1W w"li' t,iVus'
~ NV ~ NV V'ltnt az, - "a, ,''''W y =
UP VIII wv" ~, LII tti,'h IN
place ffpetnr nlaane Ear4 1nrougn rtm'
@ Sl ar ,r s', c,"lv ,,"tting n IN.
| nEe SaruS @I sptoPi mon'lS SnutnE :. m,r'
~ u h91 rolled ivory y9ifus IN t i,',
Aller nshE nrouEht ndGs Nrt' ,puM 'Nv .
Nar9s tnr"uGn Ky ,nvH'e tau nr,,nse ,v
r yttaa hf"unu 'Fi Sun, Nucu ~ 1850 q"
trlld l" st%,l I'lo lh-l lu,ss 'ooh OK OF n, ,ue
end ana tlnns ioI"~en ~ Vp , WIN t'I,"
huulle ltNlpF ~ NV 49, "'N"f' N"'
on'N n,n ,t q p M sV,. civ ana, o.r,ey
opened to Keller for I've. wien no was
: abruptly slogpe9 Py prn9s"u"W, n, |f's "a.
S lains stopped h'urr on Vl0 SCION" az
Temp, ann PLY ''1r'h 1i ~ ,,rtfos,o4
Iheie was httlr 'htlpS ASH, nh nirsl q
aurns tla VA With Nav wax s'u esTne qua
l'Gl.osierihrr snccrnoe' l.nckE ~ ~,
nrnesedow at 4;iG t9r tnirlS-nve yar yarn.
. koll"r caHtht ~ "dpi H"'"i.u zen yarlN
, slalner taekaI'S nm 9il'Nour W. ~,
y two on the ond HourhH g2ing aroma th'
other one Tor uhe SINE IlNpahoe. !'N,e,
| then stopped behh'I ilIt'i gam tHip""'
y ccntor OF three yards
y Snelder iaii"l 70 MAKO amy Fal l
a but EusS dld better' "ah NY h'g|nI W ~,
4 c'ri, being Drought 10 Stbn"Stu' y.
- Sihher.
a johnson. IN the center now 'or nlur
y Keller al leit Ia'kle, ioi tlVe' UNI i'INrn
q port Through GlIss for three; ogden John
1t son went Through nus spaHe Tor hvc NOR
n and Keller around me "iin Tor yard
l. Barry prevented Bourne from maxim .,lS.
10 more than three, nut Davenport puhhe
IA thrligll San far sM yhrus, baiIS ~
~ pruesedow dtd inc or 3Sh"f tc' IN blopph
J. johnson after rim OF seen yprdS
3 Keller took the mystic seven yifd9 ne
fore me moi Barry ana sne'der wen
,r Tor TWO a. rirhl tackle -
Kinds hucken center for ihrce. Boprn
Il. through the saTne place TOT Two, ana w
80 UN-re In the same place ny Slelue
after fumhle, Barry st)pppa utl7 ,pn{e'
after making hNr a. en1. 1h11 tll.l hay.hN
RUGS for - gain Ia the ioiloW9ns scrlr
j. maze , ...,..,.
H0uptOD rot tho ban through "a tIiSnl1