The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-01
LIVELY FOOTBALL.
Interesting ~crimmages
Played on the Grid
iron Yesterday.
ST. PETERS COLLEGE WON
Defeated The Newark Field Club
2S TO 0-All Collegiate and
Fordham Game a Draw.
ST. PETERS COLLEGE WON

h championship game of football
played yesterday afternoon on the St.
George Cricket Ground, Hoboken. between
the All Collegiate team of this city and
the Fordham A. A. was a hard struggle
from beginning to end, and closed without
a score on either side. The advantage,
however. in general work, vas with the
local. eleven. as they carried the ball to
within four yards of Fordham's goal, but
were unable to get it over. The players
played a desperate game, and several were
injured. A small crowd was present.
which shows that the people are slow to
become educated to the exciting features
of the game. The local eleven was COM
posed of members OF the Catholic Club
and st. Peters College teams, and they
are entitled TO a great deal of credit for
their fine defense. The other eleven had
he advantage of training, but the local
eleven had q heavier line. and the gains
were small against it. There was a great
deal of fumbling on both sides. The secs
ond half was more fiercely played than
the first, md it was here that the most
injury was lone to players. The greater
part of the time the ball was near the
centre, but in the last few minutes All
Collegiate worked it up and just as time
was called one of the All Collegiates
carried the ball over on a run OF twenty
yards. The touchdown did not count, as
time was up. The lineup was
Fordham-Dorsey, left end; Blair, left
tackle; Hendricks, left guard; Desmond,
centre; Meehan, right guard; Clougher,
right tackle; Kelley, right end; Sullivan,
quarter; Higgins, left halfback; Brown,
right halfback; Sullivan, full back.
All Observation-Disclosures, left end;
Let's, left tackle; Libbet, left guard; Nc
Carthy, centre; Clark, right guard; Cur
ley, right tackle; Kelly, right end; Moore,
quarter; Sullivan, left halfback; Connolly,
right halfback; Keane, full back.
ST. Peters College defeated the Newark
Field Club Saturday at international Park
by a score of % to 0. The college boys
played a scientific game, and ran the ball
quickly. and by a number of clever tricks
their backs got around the ends for runs
almost the full length of the field, scor-
ing touchdowns. In the first five minutes
of the game it locke as though the New
ark team would score. st. Peters kicked
off and the Newark team getting the ball
tore holes in ST. Peters line and rushed
it steadily up the field, and were in ST.
Peters territory when a fumbleflost them
tho ball. After that st. Peters went at
the Newark team and ripped open the line
and carried the ball to the ten-yard mark,
where offside play gave the ball to New
ark, who worked a fake kick for a gain
of twenty yards. Just before time ended
st. Peters got the bah, and Ratchford
was sent around left end for a run of
twenty-five yards and a touchdown. No
goal was kicked, and the half ended with
Il score of 4 to O.. On the kick off in the
second half Griffen got the ball, n
working a pass to. Bannon the latter ran
sixty-ive yards and Leo sullivan made
the touchdown on next play. Ratehford
kicked the goal. Other ~touchdowns fol-
lowed by Ratchford. Griffen and Sullivan,
and the score finally was % to 0. The
teams were:-
st. Peter'slCavanagh, left end; Ban
non, left tackle; Rooney left guard; Nc
Carthy. centre; Egan, right guard; My
lott, right tackle; Smithson, right tackle;
Griffen. quarter; Ratchford, left half;
Connolly, right half; Sullivan, full back.
Newark-McGuire, left end; L.. Burke,
left tackle; McCanel, left guard; Lawson,
centre; Van Miese, right guard; Anthony,
right tackle; Connolly. right end; Kaiser,
quarter; Todd, left half; Thomas, right
half. Mcconnell full back.