The sun., 1897-11-19
CATHOLIC BOYS Win.
The Wilmington Boys Play a
Good Game Of Ball.
VISITORS WERE TOO HEAVY
1t Was Good Game to See and the
Local Boys Put Up an Ex-
ccIlcnt Article OF
Foot Ball.

the High School team Of this city, anc
the Catholic High School of Philadel
phia took advantage Of it and lined W
at Union street grounds yesterday after
noon. Although the visitors greatly
outweghed the locals they did not play
as good game, and it was no disgrace
to our boys to lose, as it was weight that
beat them and nothing else.
The game was very interesting to the
onlookcrs, as it was full Of many bril-
liant plays, among them being the rum
ming of Adams and Bulger for the visit
ors; in fact the latter's SO-yard run was a
pretty piece of work. For the local
boys Simmons made the best gains, and
his 2O-yard run around right end was
very fine.
Our old standby, Grove, stopped the
visitors from making many gains by his
phenominal tackling. Gouert, Lingo
and Captain Huxley also tackled very
WE'LL In fact the whole Wilmington
eleven played great game.
The following will tell the reader how
the game was lost.
The game started by Bulger kicking off
to Lawton, who ran it back 10 yards;
Simmons gained yards round right end,
Middleton no gain. Huxley, at this
stage of the game, fumbled the ball,
but got it himself; Lawton was then
forced to kick to the visitors, fumbled it,
and Lingo fell on the ball. Simmons
made 5 yards and Lingo 2 yards, and a
sharp tackle by Megill forced Middleton
back 2 yards. Huxley then worked the
quarter back kick, but the ball did not
60 10 yards, and the visitors got the ball.
Brown took the pig skin around right
end for Is yards, and a brilliant tackle by
Groves stopped Adams from gaining.
The locals then got the ball on downs
and, they failing to gain, Lawton kicked
and Mclaughlin fumbled it and Gouert
got the ball. The Wilmington boys still
failed to gain and the visitors got the ball
on downs Billger then gained 3 yards,
but the rest failed to gain and Adams
was forced to kick and Huxley got the
ball. Simmons circlcd right end
for a gain of ) yards and
turned around and made 20 yards
more on Il criss-cross and was tackled
pretty hard by Mclaughlin. The Catho-
lie High School got the ball on downs.
Bulger was given the ball but Groves
stopped him from gaining. Adams then
kicked and Iuxlay made Il free catch
and was given Is yards for being tack
led The locals made a few onslaughts
and failed to gain; this compelled Lawton
to kick and the visitors then had the
ball. Bulgcr failed to gain as did Adams
and on the next play Adams gained 5
yards around left end. Time was here
called for the first half. Score, 0 too.
The second half opened by Huxley
kicking off to Ecock, who ran the ball
back yards before being downed.
Adams failed to gain, and Bulger went
through right tackle for an SO-yard run
and a touchdown; he also kicked the
goal. Lawton kicked off to Mclaughlin,
who failed to gain, on account of the
sharp tackle made by Gouert and Iux-
ley. Adams tried right end for gain of
Is yards. Bulger gained 8 yards through
right tackle. Bulger failed to gain be-
cause OF a sharp tackle by Gouert. The
visitors then fumblcd the ball and Mid
dlcton fell on it. The locals lost yards
on tumble before Huxley got it, and
II bad pass to Lawton from the
centre made him lose s yards. Huxley
then kicked the ball, and Mclaughlin
got it and ran it back 10 yards. Bulger
gained 10 yards more. This brought the
ball to the 4-yard line, and after few
short rushcs Adams took it over for a
touchdown, and Bulgcr kicked the goal.
Lawton kicked off to Ecock, who ran it
back yards. Bulgcr gained ) yards
around right end; schricbcr gained s
yards through right tackle; BuIgrr failed
to glilcd: Adams then gained } yards
around right end. Time was here called
and the game was over.
Following is the line up.
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