Evening journal., 1897-10-25
MADE GREAT GAINS.
The Two Heavy Football
Teams Victorious.
WARREN BOYS sooRoHED AROUND.

THE VISITORS COULD DO NOTHING
WITH wARREN'S FINE INTER-
FERENCE - WILMINGTON DE-
FEATS MERCHANTVILLE-FOOT-l
BALL GOSSIP.
All teams look alike to Warren. This
was demonstrated at the Union street
grounds Saturday, when the Lansdale /
team, which was cracked up" to be a
winner went down before the Warren
by the score of 2S to 0.
When Lansdale did get possession of
the ball-which was seldom--they could
not gain an inch, the Warren line being
invulnerable. McNee was at half back |
and he ought to be q fixture there, for
the rest of the season, as he showed upl
in great shape. He gets off with thei
ball quickly and seldom fails to make
a gain. There was a fair attendance,
Notwithstanding the damp, threatening
weather
Warren kicked off to Lansdale's 10
yard line and then the ball was adj
vanced by Lansdale's backs to the 40
yard line, where Warren regained il on
downs Prentiss gained 10 yards on the
first play. which was followed by gains
of and yards by Brinton and Bailey
McNee then went around the end for al
gain of Is yards. Hayes followed with
a plunge through the line for 4 yards
gain. Prentiss, who then went around
the end, was tackled on the yard line,
but the Warren succeeded in pushing
him over for a touchdown before he
went down. Garrett caught the kick
out fairly, but Prentiss failed at goal.
I.ansdale kicked of from centre to-
Joslyn who carried the ball back 10
yards before going down. After a short
gain by Hayes, Prentiss went around
the end for 30 yards, but was brought
back 10 for foul interference The ball
then was passed to Joslyn, who was
standing far out on the end and he
made a gain of 25 yards before being
tackled. Brinton then smashed through
for 10 yards Chambers and McNee
then added and 10 wards respectively,
which brought the ball up to lansdales
20-yard line, from which point IL was
carried over for n touchdown by Me-
Dannell after a pretty run. Prentiss
kicked the goal
McNee got the ball on the kick or
and passed II to Mcdaniel, who made
q short gain. McNee then made a gain
of yards. prentiss made n gain OF Is
yards on the next play before being
forced outside McNee then took the
Another short gain by Hayes and the
ball went back to Mcdaniel who
sprinted around the end for gain of
40 yards. Bailey and Prentiss then
added 8 more apiece and Brinton went
through for gain of 3 yards. This
brought the ball to the 5-yard line. II
was snapped back to Prentiss who went
over for touchdown, from which he
kicked goal Lansdale kicked off to
Prentiss who brought the ball back 10
yards. This ended the first half, the
ball being in Warren's territory at the
call of time. Score-Warren, 16; Lans-
dale, 0.
Lansdale kicked off in the second
half TO MCDANIEL, who was standing
on the 15-yard line. Mac gathered the
ball under his arms and started up the
field, scoring a touchdown after run
Of 95 yards with practically no inter-
ference. IL was the star play OF the
game. Prentss kicked the goal
On the next kick off Lansdale sent
the ball along the ground. but Green
pounced On it and managed TO roll sew
eral yards before being stopped. Hayes
went through the line for yards and
then the ball went to Lansdale on q
tumble. After an Intellectual attempt
to hit the centre the ball was passed to
LOngaker but Garrett was through like
fash and threw him for a loss of 10
yards.
Warren recovered the ball on downs
and Chambers went through the line
for yards Prentiss then went around
the end for gain OF 10 yards. Warren
then lost 10 yards on tumble and fol-
lowed IL up by a loss of 10 more on the
end kick After a short gain by Nc
Nee, Prentiss went around right END
for 20 yard gain, Porter following il
up by 30 yard gain around left end.
Lansdale got the ball on downs, but
being unable to gain, kicked to Nc
Dannell. Warren lost the ball on
tumble. A kick was again attempted
but the whole Warren line was through
and blocked the ball, Edwards getting
the ball and bringing II back to the
centre. They lost il on downs and Nc
Nee went through for Is yards. Thi
ball went back to Prentiss, who skirte,
the end for a run OF 45 yards and
touchdown. Mcdaniel kicked a goal
On the next kick Off Mcdaniel got th'
ball and it looked as though he woul,
duplicate his other run, but he wa
downed after going 80 yards. Thi
brought the game to a close The line
up:
Warren. LansCale.
JOslyn....... right end see. .Fredericl
Brinton.... right tackle 49,. Edward
Chambers. right guard ....... .Jone
Green .......... centre .. .Rosenberge
Hayes. s...... left guard .... Boye
Bailey. left tackle .......J. Kir
Porter ...... left end - HeeDne
Garrett. ... quarter back ut. Kir
McNee. 80. right half-back. .Haldema
Prentiss . left half-back -. .Albrigh
McDannell.... full-back .... .Lonake
h-downs-Prentiss, 3, McDan
nell. 2. Goals-Prentiss. 3: Mcdaniel
1. Umpire-J. Lee Allen. Referee
Dr. Harry Bryan. liuesman-Willian
McCafferty.