Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-11-04
A FINE GAME OF FOOTBALL
Wilmington High School VS..
Jacob Tome Institute.
FORMER WON; SCORE WAS 6 TO 0
Visitors Much Heavier Than
Their Opponents.


the line foot-Dall game Wnlcn was
played en- the Union street grounds on
Saturday afternoon between the Will
mington High School and Jacob Tome
Institute teams. Wilmington won the
game by the scnre of 6 to O, much to
the surprise of the visiting team and
number of people who came with it.
Before the opening of the game it was
feared that the High School boys had
too much against them. The visitors
were much heavier and in most cases
more stuckily built.
The Wilmingtonians knew full well
what they had to oppose and began the
game with determination not to let
weight win the game. Both sides played
the game for all there was in it, and, had
it not been for sharp play on the part
of the locals, the chances are that there
would have been no scoring at all.
1t did not take the spectators long to
see that the High School team was
going to have great deal to say about
the game. for after the ball was kicked
off by the visitors it was skilfully
brought back to near the centre of the
field, the Wilmington boys maintaining
splendid interference.
Each team tried to GO through the
opposing ends, but such n thing was
next to impossible, especially when the
visitors tried to do any skirtipg. Such
attempts were usually disastrous and
losing rather than gaining experiments.
So the visitors confined their efforts
almost entirely to bucking the centre.
At times their weight allowed them to
make small gains in this way, but the
High School boys closely watched their
tactics and every gain by the visitors
was usually followed by toss, SO that
the plucky Wilmington lads had the
ball great deal of the time. And even
with less weight they sometimes made
gains through the centre. The game
was somewhat on the order Of tug of
war, metapborically speaking, and the
ball was seldom on dangerous ground
for either side.
Huxley made the great play Of tho
day and scored the only touchdown by
ii. johnson of the visiting team kicked
the ball and Huxley, catching it, dashed
down the field. The players we're pretty
we'll scattered about, and although he
had fully two thirds OF the entire dis
tance of the field to run, he was en-
abled to do it by his own dodging and
the fine interference Of his comrades.
Lawton kicked goal, making the score
to O in favor OF High School, where it
remained. The High School buys came
near forcing the ball over in the second
yards OF the line.
The locals all played we'll and their
work was highly appreciated, They ap-
peared in their new sweaters ami looked
we'll. The line up:
High School Groves, l.e.; Kelley,
1t. Lingo, l.g. Dinsmore, c.. Dorsey,
rig. !; Mcvoy, r.t.; Kyle, re. ; Huxley,
captain and q.b.; Simmons, lh. b. !;
Gouert, r. b. b. Lawton, I. b.
Jacob Tome Institute Murphy, Q. |;
Davis, It; Robertson, l.g. Arthur,c. {;
Whitaker, rg.; Wiley, r.t. i; Ruehr,
r.e.; Crawford, 81 McCleuahan,
!. h. b. j; johnson, captain and r.h. b. !;
Caldwell, f.b. White, Whiteford and
| Touchstone, subs.
| Umpire, RRdcliff of U. of p. referee,
Rice of U. of 2. 4. linesmen, Rubelen
and Hunter, the latter of New Castle !;
touchdown. HUXLEY; goal, Lawton !;
time, two Commute halves; attend
ance. 500.
The Warren team went to Chester ON
! Saturday and made plucky stand in a
game with Upland, but the latter won
| by a sccro of II to 6. The Upland team
\ wits ucdNlGE Lhuh huut hho
Upland team played great game to-
gether anG made formidable barrier
against tho Wilmingtonians There was
much wrangling, Sumo of the
Warren boys being of the opin-
| ion that Umpire Hall was favoring
the home team. During the latter part
OF the game Mcdaniel took advantage
of an opportunity and. carrying the
ball around right end, made a touch
down, after which Prentiss kicked a
goal The Lineup:
Warren-Green, c.; Stidham, rig. /;
Brinton, ri. Joslyn, re. Hayes, l.g. (;
Bailey, 1t; Porter and Yellaenneck,
Le.; Garrett, q.b. McNes. r.h. b. {;
| Prentiss captain. |. h, b. Mcdaniel (. b.
Upland-M. Richardson, C, Ham
mond. r.g. News, r.t Small, re. {:
Robinson, l.g. Hoton, It. !; Laughoad,
lie. Semon, q.b. Ii. Richardson, cap
tain,r. b. b. Ward, |. h. b. !; Cachman, I. b.
Touchdowns. Small, Ward, McDan-
nell goals, News, .: Prentiss; referee,
| Dir. Harry Bryan umpire, j. Hall; lines
men, Philip Traynor and Lee Burton.