The record-union., 1897-10-24
FOOTBALL IN A QUAGMIRE.
NToLADsDEFEATTHE
WooDLANDITEs.
The Score Was 12 to O-Purp1e and
White Triumphant-Recep
to the Visitors.

the Sacramento High School team at
football ON the kind Of gridiron on
which yesterdays battle was fought.
1t was announced that the grounds
at Snowflake Park had been specially
prepared for yesterdays football game
No doubt they had, but after the men
had finished their job old Jupiter Plu-
Wits took a hand, and he didn't do
thing" but make a hog-wallow OF the
place
About three hundred persons went
out to the park yesterday, only to see
the rival beauties founder in the mas
test, stickiest kind Of mud and swim
after the football through numerous
ponds of water that dotted the field.
Oh but they were holy shows, those
football players, after they had been
at it for a few minutes, and long peIore
the game had been half played their
own mothers would not have recog-
nized them.
The lads Of the opposing teams rode
out to the park on a tally-ho coach
dressed in the regalia of the modern
gridiron. They were beautiful to look
upon as they filed through the gate,
those intellectual and physical young
giants of the chrysanthemum locks,
upholstered thighs, splint-braced shins
and nose and ear-pads, and they re-
ceived an ovation from a lot of youths
armed with out-of- tune fish-hOrns and
cow bells.
The boys were Jared for moment
as they surveyed the hog-wallow IN
which they were to fondle the pig
skin. but it was only for a moment.
There was something so grotesque
about the situation that they smother
ed their chagrin and all went skating
through the adhesive adobe just 10
make it appear they liked It.
In the grand stand there were a few
dozen ladies and several groups OF
High School girls. all wearing stream
ers of purple and white, the colors OF
the school, while most of the men ana
boys who assembled to see the game
crowded in the mud around the play
ers. The fish horns and COW bells were
everywhere. and the way they blared
and ratified whenever the sacramento
youths scored a point was caution.
While the game was in progress the
mud -bedabbled players surged back
and forth between the goals, rolling IN
the soft mud or floundering in heap
in a puddle of water, all the time
scrambling for the wet and dirty pail
somebody would break away with the
pigskin and then two or three would
tackle and throw him in the middle or
a pond and in an instant the whole
mob would be on top of him. Then
they would roll off one by one and al
low the alf-drowned man on the bot
tom to swim ashore and spit the muo
out of his mouth and scrape 1t on MS
eyes so he could see where he was.
If any one thinks there isn't fun in
81 football game, he has only TO attend
a. oodland game. THESE
teams always play in the mud, ana
they seem to like it.
To one not initiated in the mysteries
sgf football. the score OF twelve to moth
Sing would indicate that yesterday 5
game was very much ne-sided. But
football scores often run much higher,
and still the defeated side can at least
make it interesting for its opponents.
It was not that Woodland has a poor
team. by any means. The way the ball
changed hands on downs showed that
the teams were pretty evenly matched,
but the wearers of the purple and white
have happy faculty of holding on to
the ball when they get hold Of 1t, and
show splendid training in the way they
managed to strike the weaker parts
of their opponents. OF course, there
were fumbles. But one of the most
slippery things to hold is a wet football,
and no fault can be found in this direc-
ton. The sticky condition of the
grounds made quick starting almost
impossible. and both sides resorted to
a bucking game throughout.
Quinton, for Sacramento, did some
very telling work, being sent through
Woodlands line time and again, both
touch-downs being accredited to him.
Goode, Sacramento's left end, made
the star run of the day, gaining if
teen yards at a time when it was need
ed by Sacramento. Captain Canon had
his team in perfect control, and worked
like d Trojan throughout the game.
Bud Smith at center was strong and
steady. In fact, no flaws could be
found in Sacramento's boys-at least,
the Woodland fellows couldn't find
them.
However the white and gold played
little, too. They We're heavily han
dicap1ed by the absence of their regu-
lar center, Hennigan, Germanhauser
having to take his place, thus weaken
Bray and Hay showed to good advan-
taage for Woodland.
DETAILS OF THE GAME.
At o'clock the teams lined up as
follows:
Sacramento Position. Woodland
Smith :. Center .Germanhauser
Griffin :. :. Quarter :. =. Steele
Reed :. :. Left Guard =. :. :. Hill
Austin =. ;. Right Guard :. -. Tufts
Mason Left Tackle =. Browning
Canon =. :. Right Tackle :. ;. Day
Goode =. :. LEFT End Gavin
Cowden -. Right End :. -. Hay
Harvey LEFT Half Back -. Fuller
Root Right Half Back .Marston
Quinton =. Full Back =. -. Bray
Vim Merkley Of this city and Mr..
Burks Of Woodland alternated as UNI
pire and referee. Chas. H. Holl and
Professor Whitbeck acted as linesmen
while Chic" Harrison and F. B. Cald-
Wen held watches as timekeepers
Mr. Burks, on kickoff for the sec
ono half of the game, ordered the ball
back to the center of the field. claim
Ing that the kickoff whistle had not
sounded. Acting as he was during
this half. as umpire, he went entirely
beyond his province in ordering the
kick-on made over again. but Captain
Canon had no time then to discuss the
matter, and allowed Woodland another
kiek-on Beyond this, there was no
particular wrangling on the decisions
given by the officials of the game
Woodland wins the TOSS and chooses