The herald., 1897-11-14

players struggling in his wake. Coach
Brooke of Stanford went about with u
smile which had no suggestion of cha
grin. He preferred that his men should
play light game against the Reliance
giants rather than risk injury to the
eleven who are to face Berkeley on
Thanksgiving day. 1t is even possible
that after a week of mountain practice
the Stanford team might reverse to-
days score. Meanwhile, believers in the
Berkeley eleven are deriving what con-
ISOLATION they can from the defeat today
of their university rivals.
ENDED IN A RIOT
DENVER, Colo, Nov. 13.-The foot
ball game between the teams of the East
and West Denver high schools today
ended in a riot in which all the players
and a couple of hundred of the spec
tators took part. That no one was seri
ously injured was due to the fact that
dozen policemen We're sent in haste to
the scene and dispersed the mobs.
The game had been distinguished from
the start by slugging, several players
being disabled, and when fraud was
charged against the East Denver team
in making a touchdown, free fight
was also started among the players, the
spectators quickly taking a hand.
When the police arrived the East Den
yer men had barrcaded themselves in
their dressing room and the rest of the
mob was making desperate efforts to
break in.
OTHER KICKERS
Denver.-The football team of the OF
tawa, Kas., University was defeated, 36
to 0, by that of the Denver Athletic club
on the latter's grounds today. The
Kansas team played a good game, but
could not withstand the superior line
bucking of the heavier Denver men.
There were no brilliant plays, the game
being won by steady gains made by the
whole line.
Detroit-University of Michigan, IA;
University of Minneapolis, 0.
La Fayette, Ind.-Purdue, 80; Univer-
sity of Missouri, IL.
Lincoln, Neb.-Nebraska university.
10; Kansas university, 5.
Chicago.-Nearly 10000 football en-
thusiasts saw the eleven from the Uni
versity of Wisconsin defeat the Univer-
sity of Chicago today by a score of % to 8.
San Francisco-The tie game of foot
ball in the series of games for the acad-
emic league championship between
teams representing Lowell high school
and Lick school was decided today on
the Preside grounds. Lowell won by a
score of IS to 4.
New York-The elevens from the Car
played their annual gridiron battle on
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presence of about 5000 spectators, Brown
winning, 1S to 4. 1t was clearly battle
of strength against science. and science
came out on top. The Indians had the
better of it in weight This is clearly
proven by the fact that all their scoring
was done when they used their entire
team to attack the collegians line.
Brown won, but not until after fierce
battle, in which two Indians, Wheeler
and MacFarland, were so severely in
jured that their football career Of 1897
is likely to be cut short.
San Francisco-The football team of
Alameda high school defeated the
Horace Mann school team by score of
to 0.
Santa Clara--Santa Clara college 12.
Belmont school 0.
Woodland-The Woodland high school
today defeated the Suisun high school
at football, 16 to 6.
Buffalo--Cornell easily defeated Will
Jams this afternoon before 1000 people,
the score being AZ to 0. Cornell played
an aggressive game from the start.
PREFERS PLUGGING
ST LOUIS, No, Nov 13.-An ordinance
prohibiting football was introduced in
the house of delegates by ex-Speaker
Lloyd at the meeting of that body last
night. Mr.. Lloyd says the game, as
played, is worse than prizefghting, and
while he presents the measure by re-
quest, it is in accordance with his own
views.
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