The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-17

Marked Characteristic of the Aborig.
ines as of Their Paleface Antagonists,
Though That Is ALI the Good Their
Pluck Does Them-Yale Wins Hardly
Deserved victory-Rock ChaIl. Wins
Football Scores.
Princeton, n. j., Oct 1e.-The Indian
and the Anglo-Saxon met IN battle on the
gridiron today and the noble red men
were trampled in the sod on their own
ground by the whites who wear the mole
skins and jerseys Of old Nassau. The
contest was one of the most furious in
the history Of gridiron sport. The score
OF IS to would indicate a Comparatively
easy victory for the Tigers, but never
was victory for the Orange and Black
attended with more effort and injured
men. Unlike i1ts ancestor, the Indian
fought man 10 man with a fierceness
which perhaps ne has never shown be-
fore on the gridiron. Cheering thousands
filled the stands and witnessed the great
struggle.
The game began with a Kickoff by
Hudson 20 Baird, who ran thirty yards.
The pigskin was fumbled, and an Indian
fell on IT, The red men tried mass play
but lost the ball on tumble. Reiter fall
ing on 1t. Reiter went through left
tackle for ten yards Wheeler pulled
him through the center for eight yards
more. A wedge play was stopped by eB-
mus Pierce on the 15-yard line. Barnard
and Wheeler pounded the center for
snort gains and in a mass play Barnard
was sent over for the first touchdown.
Baird missed the goal. Score 40.
Baird caught the kickoff and punted
30 yards 20 Fl. Pierce. Jameson fumbled
and Rogers foil on the sphere. Booth
squashed a center play. Hudson punted
Wheeler ca itching the ball and crashing
through the Indians for a 45-yard run,
being downed by Seneca. Metoxen kick
ed Armstrong ana a wrangle ensued,
ARMSTRONG and Jameson being laid off
and Wards and Cayou taking their place.
After short gains Reiter made splendid
run for 80 yards The Indians got the
ball on downs, but lost it immedia tely.
Short runs were made and Barnard
went over the line for another touchdown
Score 100. Time Is minutes s seconds.
The remainder OF the half was played
was played IN the center of the field. and
the half ended with the bail in Prince
tons territory.
The hot weather affected the players.
but they fought fiercely during the sec
ond half, which commenced with a kick
off by Baird out OF bounds. Pierce re-
turned with a punt from the 10-yard line.
Wheeler fumbled and Lathrope fell on
the bail. Three downs, and Wheeler
punted TO Metoxen, who was downed in
his tracks by Cochran. Bananrd, who
had played brilliantly, was replaced by
King Kelly, who, with Reiter, pounded
the Indians right with no gains. The
Indians got the ball but made no gains,
and Hudson tried to punt. but the great
Hol; blocked the kick, and Reiter, pick
ing up rhe ball, made magnificent run
OF IS yards for touchdown. Baird miss
ed goal. Score 40.
Baird caught the kickoff and ran 20
yards Reiter and Kelly went through
the line for II yards. Baird ran 80 yards
on a trick pass, and steady gains ad-
vanced the sphere TO the Indians five
yard line, and Kelly went over for the
last touchdown. Holt missed an easy
goal. Score $50.
Bemus Pierce called on his braves for
a final effort, but without avail, and the
15-yard line.
YALE 10; NEWTON 1.
Newton, Mass. Oct 16.-Yale defeated
the Newton Athletic association here this
afternoon, 100, before crowd of 5000
spectators. The Yale team was a big
disappointment. Their play was loose,
taeir backs showed little good Interior
ence and the way the Newton backs re-
peatedly ripped holes in the visitors line
showed an unexpected weakness in their
defense At several critical points. There
was really but one redeeming feature in
their work as a team, and that was in
the quickness with which the backs got
under way IL receipt Of kick. But me
Yale backs fumbled punts in schoolboy
style, and only by a technicality in rule
construction they were saved from being
forced 10 safety through this looseness
OF play.
Philadelphia, Oct. 1S.-The Pennsylva-
MIA football eleven defeated Dartmouth
today by the score of "a to o. Is in the
first half and is in the second half.
twenty points more than Harvard scored
against the same last Saturday. Penn
eylvania was weakened by the absence
of Captain Minds at full-back, and Car
nett a. left tackle. but even with this
handicap the Dartmouth boys were no
match for the sturdy Pennsylvanians.
AT no time during the game did the Wis
i.ors men1ce the Red and Blues goal.
HARVARD 10; WEST POINTO 0.
West Point. y. Y. Oct. 16.-Harvard
met the Cadets on the gridiron this after
noon with the thermometer al rs and no
breeze. The game resulted in a score Of
10 10 in favor OF the Crimson. Under
The circumstances the result was re-
markable, as az times Harvard was
clearly outplayed by the West Pointers
and only succeeded in gaining her dis
lance by good work by Dibble and re-
markable running and good defensive
Attendance 5000.
CALIFORNIA 4: RELIANCE T.
San Francisco, Oct. l6-The football
came in the intercollegiate series be-
tween the University Of California and
the Reliance club developed a series of
surprises today. California showed re-
markable Improvement, and although de-
feated by Reliance a fortnight ago by a
score of 20 10 0, they outplayed their op-
ponents today. The best Reliance could
do was 10 tie the score. which closed
10 4.