Phoenix weekly herald., 1897-12-02
PRESCOTT THE vioToRs-
A Splendid Game of Foot Ball
 Played Yesterday.

Park were crowded with enthusiastic lovers of manly sport, and when the game was calied at three o'clock the grand stand vss well alled with eager 0nlookeFe, while the usual crowd of rooters held down the side lines. At the toss-up the Indians got the kick of and drove the ball well down into Pfeseott's territory. Ia the bunting which followed, Prescott lost the bell and elIndisn school boys held it for ten minutes steady gains, at the end of which time the oval went to Prescott on downs. Prescott now began to show her science and crowded the h. disns steadily back, until Delaney car ried the bail around the right end and after good run took the ball across she line5foF B touch down fire m which they failed. Time, twenty-three min utes.
 Prescott Ereturned 8 well directed punt which lefs the ball in the Indisus' territory, and though the Pima boys worked their revolving wedge for good gains, the Yevapai boys succeeded in getting under it. and by steady gains advanced theIball.to the ten yard line, when Ccfin took the oval sbrough the tackle for souoh down, amid the cheers of the spectators. Time wes now called for the first half. Score - Prescott 8, Indfsns,O.
 At the opening of the sscond half Smith for Prescott drovs the bsli in to the corner of the hsld but the dusky half back, behind good inter ference succeeded in returning it to ths middle of the field, where, after several good gains. the ball went to Prescott on downs. With several fine runs the ball was quickly advanced to the 25 yard line when the Prescott boys began to buck the line and slowly pushed the oval forward til, with sud den dash, Campbell carried the ball over and scored another touchdown, from which, However, DO goal was kicked.
 At this iunoture the Iodisne were compelled to call upon the substitutes to replace. one of their men who wss wiuded in 8 seFimmsge.
 The Indian boys now introduced their revolving wedge again aud repeatedly
 threw & smiling half-beck into a woe- fully vacant portion of the field, only to be stopped after 8 short run by the good
 work of Prsscott's scsive and energetic tacklers. At length the p:gekin passed into the hands of the Prescott team and the Indians, being rather week on de- fenslve work, rapidly ioes ground before the steady advance of the men from the mountains ard in 8 short spsce of time, the ball being given to MyeF, tbet worthy aroused the enthusiasm Of the grand stand by brilliant sprint, caEry- ing the sphere around the left, lover the line, snd well ahead of all tacklera planted the ball directly between the goal posts. With this favorable posi- sion Smith oouldl not have missed the goal if he tried.
 The spectators and rootere held their breath for moment OF so while the ball wss poised for the kick, and then broke forth into loud applause as it sailed gracefully between tbe posts and over the bar of the east goal.
 The Iudiane now begun to smell de feat and pluokiug up courage began to make good gains with their old standby, the revolving wedge. The Prescott boys who had ali along been playing for wind, nov begun to show shat they, too. were somewhat deficient in defensive play, srd their trials sud tribulstione increased ss the ball gradually nsgred the setting sun. As lsss, Cyrus Sun. under the benign irfuence of the orb of day, succeeded in pushing the leather scross the line. The enthusiasm of the Footers knew no boup ds es Juan Man uel, with the light in his eyes, sent she ball through the dusty air for safe goal.
 Time was called with the ball in the Indians territory but steadily advsnc ing toward she middle of the tisld, pushed by the lusty efforts of the Pine braves. Score: Prescott, 9; Indians, 6.
 h team work both elsvens were good, bus both were lacking in defensive play. Had the Indians held ths ball more continuously, and particularly at the beginning of the halves, the result would undou btedly have been different. Tte revolving wedge.wss not so sue cessful ss in.foFmer genes, as the Pres colt Ruardsiearly discovered the secret of diving under it and breaking up the formation. Many brilliant individual plays were made on both sides. OfI these, particular notice is due Myers, of PFesoots, for his splendid run for B touchdown.
 The Pfeecottl boys hardly expected a victory, but the score indicates to the casual observer that the game was nc wslkoveF.
 The work of both sides. as whole, was marked by clean playing and gen tlemanly fairness, md the gsme was of great interest to the hundreds of l spectators, 6 goodly portion of whom 1 were ladies, whose enthusiasm, bs it l said to their credit, vas not second to | hat of tpe sterner sex. IL is to be 1 hoped that more games will folloQ in 1 the near future.
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