The times., 1897-11-03
Winged Arrow Athletes Lower
The Maryland Clubs COIOrs.
GAME PLAYED IN DEEP MUD
Contest WAS Never in Doubt After
tie FIRST Kick Gff The Columbia
Team. Though Patched TT, Played
strong and Brilliant Game
Attendance Was Good.


their aunual election day game with tn
MARYLAND Athletic Club OF Baltimore yes
ts7csy AFTERNOON.
Inste al Of the expected defeat, the
winged ARROW athletes rolled up the aana
,,me score Of l2-0 in two short halves, Out
playing the bce.y slarylanaers al ever2
point.
The defensive work or the C. 4 c. was
superb. TIaic and agaia the Monumental
rukhers were forced back of ulei- own
hle or dowued for los ~ the snnppy
tscg-ls.rs or tile Columbia team. Al no ,ine
was tls contest in doubt after the kick off
ii was a victory t0 Ice proud of and should
ip a great measure console The winged Ar.
row tnan for Ss.turda y's defeat at the hands
or the CclGaiiau varsity men-
The feature Of the game was the splendid
1gork Of capt wells alright ha,fr.r e. a r
The veteran player went IN al half Ia ule
liaca " IgoUker, who relieved Parsons after
that player retired with wrenci.ed shout
der. cent. Wells showed himself as muck
&. home back ~ the line as n mas Old
r.iace ~ tackle. Time and again the pig
skin yvss pressed e. lim, ana each TIME i'e
plunged ;hrouch Tire opponents heavy line
H. gains from rive ID fifteen yards
Litle Humphrey, az right end, WAS IN
every play. and his brilliant tackiinG spoiled
nahy an aulhtious attempt of the Nary
landsrs 10 Invade Columbia territory lie
gridirou was simply rNecrdhle. pne-half oL
il was a sea Of mud, through which The
,,ia-4rs fIounderee and wallowcd until
ttry accumulated a coating OF clay llhcA
.EuUgh L. disguise them from their near
eSt relatives. This state ol things na llraly
made the piav somewhat Slow a times
caused co8side5a ble fuubliug, yet these
little things only added TO the delightful
uncertainty of tile game.
A large proportion OF Balumorc's voters
succeeded IN getting away from the p04s
in Uiiac 10 witness the game and tte
grounds were comfortably filled when the
two tearIs trotted out Oh the sridiron
Also there was considerable nuWba- 9f The
s.N which IL not allowed 10 vote. Their
enthusiasm was a f,i,tBre Of the game, hut
unfortunately tney had only too little
chance 10 get II the usual roofing for the
home e!eveH
Tue Columbia team was decidedly pa tched
4il,. owing tn the fact that the Baltimore
club I'D not notify Manager Korn that ths
grounds at the Maryland Oval were IN iIJ
condition for pls ving until nearly noon IL
was then 30 late that getting The regular
team together was out OF the question.
That thc local team won the game under
such ad erSe conditions was exceedingly
credital,le. The Baltimore players cut
weighed the Columbia boys, bus speed,
skin andenduranceo overcsuie this handicap.
NJ A. g. kicked Off TO the 2Oyard line
Saunders going ten yards before he was
RULED down. Watson duplicated this 10y
swinging qrnInd right end for ten yards
BAD Illoulett later little Humphrey tucked
thefIigsEin 1.nder nis armand dartedaround
The zane end Tor eight yards. Hooker
registered anoth-r gain Of four yarGs,
which brought tie ball well into NJ A. {
territory. Here the Columbia men lost tbs
t.vas on downs. Capt. Goodrich essayed j
sprint for right end but he was nippei
by Raussig Wagner tried Kick, which
was Io-Eec, and Smith fell on tie bai
for e.. a. c.
Hooker and Watson each gained threJ
yards before a tumble. which gave the bal
e. H. A G. Short gains failed to accom-
uIish the necessary distance and then Wat
SOD, for C. : c., sprinted ten yards NJ u
a. cot the rall on d1"ns but their dtyriaDl
to kick wa "a failure. Hooker blocking I!
Prigg fell on the bail on NJ. A g : var.
l'Ile aad d moment later Hooker plunged
through for q. A c. S first touchdown.
Brach kicked goal cleyeIy. Score 60
M C. gzined bah on tumble shortly arte'
the Kickoff and Cabrera made . prettl
l5-vard rBa for VI. A C.. which fumlle'l
aud Parsons fell on the ball. The hat
enCed here.
The second half saw cOnsiderahlecnalg
IN C A C's lineup. Parsons retired viii
a twisted shoulder, Hooker taking his
Place at quarter. Capt Wells, who did
not play during the first half, went IN a
right halfhac6.
c. A. C. Kicked off Cabrera game,
five yards running foul Cabrera fol
lcwed VIII another gain Of five yarG
aroUud left end. Goodrich kicke TO IN
SO gard line. Wells went five yards befor
Goodrich pulled him down. saunder
plunged through right guard for pTeJti
s.-arG gain. Wells went three mor'
an the. followed Il up with another gal
Of five yards. Watson regained The ba
Ca "a fumbI, and gained four yards.
c. A. C.'s KICK was blocked, but Fooke
fell on lhe hall. Capt Wells followed wit
two handsome gains Of five and ten yard
each. Brach Kicked TO NJ. A. C.'s 2O-yart
line. ane ljo-.drich was downed in his track
10y capt. Hells. Goodrich attempted 1
kick. but was blocked Saunders pickei
up the iJall on the bound and ran over th
line Tor Columbia's second goal. Brac
kicKed tie very difficult goal. Score, l.
10 %. PLAY after tnis was continued in NJ
A. C.'s territory until time was called an'
the game ended.
The II. A. team viii play c. A C
return game IN this city Il National Pari
next Saturday
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