The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-11-21
COLLEGE BOYS WIN
PARAMOUNT WINS AGAINST HIGH
SCHOOL BY SCORE OF IL TO 4.

Contest on the Garfield Gridirou was bot
and Resulted Against the High School
Observation-Disclosures the Disagree
able Wind More Than a Thousand Fisb-
tors Were on the Ground to Witness
the struggIe-Both Teams Played With
Remarkable Pluck and Coolness-Cor1-
parstiso Weight of the Teams
The long-advertised football contest
between Paramount College and the
Wichita High school teams was played
yesterday aftcrnion on the Garheid
gridiron. The game was rouser from
start 10 finish The interest and enthu-
siasm on TIE part OF the friends OF the
respective teams was at fever neat
throughout the entire game. The yeiis
HI! Vi! Vi!
Sis, BOomi Bah.
Paramount Fairmoupt!
Rah! RAN Rah!
Ran! Rah! Rahr
High School! High School!
Wichita!
Were given with earnest vigor. IN spi'e
of the disagreeable wind over tn2u-
sand spectators witnessed the game.
The first half Of the play lasted thirty
five minutes Score: Paramount o.
High school 0. During the second nall
which lasted twenty-five minutes, the
High school scored 4 points; F2lrmouht
& Total: Paramount Il points; High
school points, thus giving Paramount
the victory.
Il is a matter OF congratuiatlon 10
hoth teams that clean game was play
ed throughout. There was no smuggling
or unnecessary rougEness-it was clean,
manly sport Both teams played win
courage. skill, pluck and GOODNESS.
There was absolutely no Wrangllng OF
scrapping. It is claimed by good many
IF the visitors that the High school
u7ould never have scored had it not been
for an unfair decision on the part Of the
umpire The lineup was as follows:
High School Position Paramount
Smyser. right end ......--...Fees
Brooks. fright tackle $500. KimoaH
HYDE ...right guard ..Dowd tCapp
Charles ......center .......... hlnzle
Carver left guard Franz
Baldwin left tackle ......flemlng
Jocelyn .....left end $3.50. Andrews
Rogers CC) fright halfback.. ......Isely
c. Smyser left halfback ......Sheidon
/. Alexander ....quarter 1890. Hunter
L. Alexander full back ......Goaegan
Tyren Elberson and Robinson are
Tairmount's substitutes.
The weight Of the High school was
trif1e over an average of $50 pounds
while Paramount averaged 155.
It would be impossible to give an ex-
act estimate OF each man. They All
played well. Rogers Of the High school
was FAR the strongest man. Dowd, lseIy,
Sheldon. Franz and Hunter OF the FAIR
mount team played a strong game
While both teams played well, the FAR
mount team won on superior skill ana
knowledge OF the game.
THE GAME AS IT WAS PLAYED.
The kick off was made by the High !
school to Fairmount's thirty-five yard
line. where the ball was caught by Go
hogan and advanced ten yards. On
tumble the ball went to the High school, |
who forced the bail to Fairmount's fif-
teen yard line, where it was lost on |
downs. After two good gains through !
the center the ball was given to Smell |
don. VINO made a beautiful run Of sixty |
yards. After several exchanges of the
5all IN which the High school was grad |
ually forced back toward their own goal, /
the ball was given 10 Rogers, VINO was |
downed behind his own goal posts just |
sixteen minutes after the play began. |
Score Paramount .: High school o.
High school kicked off again from |
their twenty-five yard line. In thirteen |
minutes more Paramount, by excellent |
playing, secured their first touchdown, /
from which no goal was kicked. Score, |
Paramount 6; High school 0.
In the remaining six minutes OF play |
the ball exchanged hands several times, |
the first half ending with the ball in |
possession of Paramount on the High /
school thirty yard line.
Second half began at 4:O1 with a kick
OFF by Fairmount. Righ then the High
school began TO play football in good |
earnest, and advanced the ball by
steady gains to the thirty yard line,
where it went on downs TO Fairmount.
BY an alleged forward pass the High
school was given the ban and fifteen
yards. With this gift and aided by
some good playing they managed to push
the ball over the line for a touchdown.
The punt out was muffed. Score. Fair
mount s; High school T.
With thirteen minutes more TO play.
the Paramount boys went in to win.
With gains through the centre and