The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-10-26
Foot Ball


grounds this afternoon Yale defeated
the Carlisle Indians by score Of "a to
9. There was a great crowd Of foot
ball experts to get line on Yale for
the big games next month, but crafty
Eli did not put on her strongest team,
the excuse being that several men still
suffered from the recent hard game
with Brown. In spite of this, however,
the men from New Haven played fast
game in the first half and found no
trouble whatever in getting around
either end. Beside this, they almost
pushed through the line OF the Red
skins at will. All this occurred IN the
first half. In the second half, with the
same players, Yale played an entirely
diTerent game. The work OF the backs
" .s exceptionally slow, while the in
reference was very poor. They also
fumbled frequently.
Annapolis, Nd, October 23.-The ma
val cadets defeated Princeton reserves
at foot ball here today by a score Of 6
to 0. Princeton kicked off and each
side continued to lose the ball on downs
until near the end Of the first half,
when Hallligan made a touchdown and
B. Taussig kicked an easy goal for the
navy. In the second half Princeton
played an aggressive game, keeping
the ball in navy grounds most Of the
half, but could not score. Fifteen
minute halves were played.
Philadelphia, October 23.-The univer-
sity Of Pennsylvania foot ball team this
afternoon defeated Fa Fayette by the
overwhelming score Of As to 0. Three
touchdoWns and two goals in the first
half and five touchdOwns and five goals
in the second half. Pennsylvania
simply toyed with the wearers of the
crimson and white and at no time dur
ing the afternoon was the red and blue
goal in danger, with the exception of
a moment in the second half On this
occasion Outland was given the ball for
a run around La Fayette's left end. He
made about ten yards when he was
tackled hard by Rhinehardt. Outland
dropped the ball and Duffy who was
close behind Rhinehart picked it up and
started for Pennsylvania's goal. He
was caught after a run for twenty
yards and the La Fayette men were
. then unable to gain an inch.
! Cambridge, Mass, October 23.-Har-
ward defeated Brown Is to 0 today in
one Of the best games Of foot ball ever
seen on the Soldiers Field. Two touch
downs were score in each half, from
which back Brown had four easy tries
at goal. OF these he missed all but the
last This was the one disappointing
feature of the game.
: At Pittsburg.-Pittsburg Athletic
: Club IA, Wheeling Tigers 0.
! At Washington Pa.-WashingtOn and
: jefferson II, University of West Vir-
ginia 0.
j At York, Pa.-York Y NJ. c. A. r.
Franklin and Marshall Of Lancaster, 6.
| At Cambridge, Mass.-Harvard Is,
I; Brown 0.
| At Auburn Ala.-Polytechnic &c;
/, Mercer 0.
| Ithaca, n Y, October 23-The foot
i ball game between the elevens Of Cor
! nell and Princeton this afternoon on
+. Percy. field was truly a battle of giants
, Princeton won l to 0. Princeton play
| ed a snapppy, scientific game. but Cor
nelfs heavy backs were time and again
| driven through the line of the Tigers
for good gains. On the whole each side
. did we'll and there was no brutality and
| very little slugging. Their interference
| was uniformly excellent as we'll as was
| the defensive work. Individual play
| ing was brilliant in many instances
I! the daring sprints of Wheeler round the
| ends and Reiters work against the Cor
nell line arousing great enthusiasm
| Shoch, before he was disqualified, was
| a tower of strength for Cornell, and
| Dangiman, who took his place, in turn
| proved a stone wall to his asSailantS
| Wheeler was the star of the Princeton
| team in ground gaining. Cornell is
| gratified at the result, as last year the
score stood Princeton 81. Cornell O.
| while today the Tigers had to work to
| score 10.
Richmond, Va, October 23.-The Un-
| iversiy of Virginia and Hampton
e,evens, the clubs which played two
tie games last year, met here today
| The university men We're in excellent
/ condition and well trained, while
| Hampton was weakened by loss Of its
best men, as a result the varsity walk
ed away from their opponents with a
, score OF 81 to O.