Evening journal., 1897-11-26
A HARD FOUGHT GAME.
Warren Broke the Artillery
Teams Clean Record.
PRENTIsS FORTUNATE KICKING


A GREAT GAME-HIGH SCHOOL
WINS FROM VILLA NOVA
SCRUB"
The big game is over and Warren
came out a winner. The United States
Artillery School eleven came here with
the record of not being scored on this
season, most of their victories being
from crack teams of the South. But
Warren crossed their line for u touch
down after the hardest kind of a strug-
Gle. The eastern half of the grid-iron
was a mass of mud, and for several
hours before the game a scraper was
run over it, removing the worst part of
It, but still leaving the field in an aw-
full condition. Straw and boards were
literally distributed along the side
lines for the protection Of the specta-
tors from the damp ground. The con-
dition Of the grounds precluded any
possibility Of end running, and both
teams settled down TO line plunges and
kicking, the only end run of any conse-
quence being when Mcars got around
left end for 30 yard run. James on one
occasion got clear Of the end and would
probably have made a good run, but
slipped and fell. Before he could re-
cover himself the Warren men were on
him. The visitors maintained their
claim of being the best team in the
South, and in the first half the ball was
in possession of both teams an equal
number of times, although neither team
could score
Warren's only score was due to
Prentiss' good kicking and the fast
work of the Warren men in getting
down on the kicks. In the last half
Prentiss kicked from WaTen's 20 yard
line to the centre and Garrett dropped
on the ball after il had been fumbled
by an Artillery back Then, after a few
/ line plunges, Prentiss again kicked and
| Warren was again fortunate, Joslyn
| getting the ball outside, after It had
| touched s. James. A few short plunges
and the plucky Warren captain carried
it over the line.
The game was the cleanest ever
played in this city, being entirely free
from any slugging or questionable tao
tics. and although the soldiers were de-
feated they gave Warren the hardest
struggle they ever had. Several
changes were made in the visitors
lineup in the second half, Long being
retired with a sprained ankle. Johnson
replaced Watson at centre near the end
Of the game. After the game Prentiss
was carried from the fed by a crowd
Of enthusiastic admirers. The usual
holiday crowd was present, there being
probably 1000 men and gayly-drasseo
women present.
The best work Of the visitors was
done by Long, II. James and S. James
Captain Roberts, and the tackling OF
Haskell, Murphy and Cross was also
fine
A crowd of about twenty Warren
"rOOters" promenaded down y e side
line, and spying a bunch of "Jacl
Tars, hurled thisslogan at them: Give
Up the ship if you must, but don't give
up the punch bowl"
Long kicked off to Bailey, who ran th'
ball back 10 yards before being drop
ped. Brinton was then sent through
the line fer 10 yards which was fol
lowed by a good gain through the lin
by Prentiss. Warren kicked on th'
third down, Long getting the ball ang
gaining 10 yards. Townsend then go
through the line for a 5-yard gain, bu
failed on the next try. II. James thel
ploughed through for a 5-yard gain
Prentiss got an end kick, but in trying
to 90 around the opposite end wa
= thrown for a less. After two shCr
gains by Chambers and Prentiss IN
ball went to the visitors on downs bu
they failed to gain the required mum
Der of yards, and the bail went 20 War
rem. Mears, Prentiss, Brinton and Me
! Dannell worked the bah well Up 10
ward the centre Of the field, but IN
D ball went to the Artillery on a tumble
and Townsend went through for
- yards on the first lineup. Murph
t then got around the end for O 10-yar
D gain before being forced outside. 4
D James was then sent through the lin
and made a good gain Of 10 YARDS. Tn
} Artillery failed on the next two a.
:. tempts at hitting the line, and Lon
- kicked over the line for a touch-hacl
= Prentiss made a pretty kickoff fTCr
!. the 25-yard Zine, the ball going to th
II visitors 20-yard line where Brinto
n fell on it. Captain Roberts elaine
n off-side play, and the ball was take
c back and put in play en- Warren's 2,
yard line. The rest Of the haif wa
played almost entirely in the centre {
the field, the ball going back and for
L between the two teams, neither sid
- | udNluS dlll AtilQlu .UAN dnNdkNs OAA
L during the latter part of this ma
Mears got around the end for a prett
n run Of 80 yards, but was dropped b
o Longs hard tackle. Jcslyn also &c
in some pretty tackles during the lG
ter part of This haM, several time
downing the visiting backs fer los
q Time was called with the ball in IN
n centre of the field.
Prentiss kicked off to James I'm th
u second half who ran the ball back
i yards before going down. S. jaime
4 then went through for an S-yard gail
The visitors were forced TO kick an
Prentiss got the ball. but The ends wei
down on him before he could star
Warren failed to gain On their lin
Il plays and the ball went TO the Arti
lery on downs. The visitors could M
! gain on their attempts at line buckin
!, and kicked to Mcdaniel. who ran Oh
Il tall back 20 yards before going on
= side After a few short gains by Wa
rem the ball again went over on down
hut the visitors could not hit Warren
. line and again kicked. Mcdaniel ge
= ting the ball on the 5-yards Inc
l. looked as thCugh the Artillery boz