The San Francisco call., 1897-12-13
AN EXCITING STRUGGLE.
Company H Defeats Company
M in an Interesting Foot
ball Match.
Superior Team Work Won the Day.
MOreno's Great Seventy-Five
Yard Run.

The crowd which attended the football
game between the Rincons COMPANY H
and tne Lilac Ms Company NJ at the
PIesidio Athletic Grounds yesterday was
a small edition OF the Thanksgiving
gathering both IN enthusiasm ana num-
beTs.
crowded grand stand, filled with
pretty girls, all wearing the colors of their
favorite team, and noisy aggregation of
young men armed with every conceivab bic
thing that would make a noise. attesled
to the popularity of the League OF the
Cross representatives..
Company H won the game by splendid
team work. Their plays were executed
like clio ckwork. and the interference given
the runners showed long practice and eX-
ceilent coaching. On the other hand,
Company Ms team was made up of better
individual players, yet thy showed up 10
poor advantage against their opponents.
MOrenos run of seventy-iye yards
through a scattered field to a touchdown
W as the sensational plav OF the day and
aroused great enthusiasm.
Both teams played hard straight foot
! ball with great earnestness. Only once
during the game was there any roughness
and that was when T. Ahern, in rnnnin
with the ball, struck TIernan in the Jaw
and laid him low, intending II for a
straight arm. The officials promp tly
ruled him out of the game.
The following Is detailed account Of
/ the game:
Levy kicked off 35 yards the ball being
] caught BY Mlrlsch, who ran it in 20 yards be-
iore being tackled. Erler"eim went around
rlght end Tor a gain OF 20 yards. Another
run by him netted 10 more yards. On a
guards back play Atktnson gained 10 more
yards Ewing diyed through the line for 10
more, and on the next pay Moreno rushed
the ball over Tor touchdown, which he con-
vert into goal
On the next Kickoff Atkinson got the ball
and ran II in 10 ards. The ball was then
worked up 10 within 20 yards of M's, when
the ball was lost In tumble. The Lllacs had
TO give 1t up soon after, not gaining their dis
lance. Company IL then bucked lire to
within 10 yards of the goal, when Captain
Erlenhelm plunged through Tor another touch
down. Moreno kicked the goal. On the klck-
| off CompaR IL got the bal and forced il to
within 10 yards of Ms goal, when the ball was
given to The Lilscs for Ahern's sugging
Rooney was given the bail and fumbled and
Mtrlsch fell on II. Company II bucKed the
ball to within IS Yards of their opponents
goal, when the ball was lost on a tumble
Levy kicked TO the ce ter of the field TO Mo-
reno, who was tackled in his tracks On the
next p ay the latter kicked 10 MS 20-yard line
to Groat when lime was called.
In the second nalf Moreno kicked for 35
yards and swift returned the bail TO the CEN
ter of tie field Erlenheim. Moreno and
! Ewing both went through the line Tor gains
when the Ii acs took stand and got the bal
on downs.
! On offsrde play they were given ten wards
only 10 lose the ball on downs. Moreno made
q straight buck through the lire for fifteen
! yards and Ewing bucke.. for ten yards more
/ through tackle for a touchdown NJ reno
missed the goal; Levy kicked off to Ewing Tor
/ twenty-five yards and Swift tackled him be-
fore he could move. The ball was then passed
! 10 Moreno VINO sprinted down the field for
/ seventy-fve yards to another touchdown
/ Moreno kicked goai. Company NJ nut more
/ life into their play and brought the bali down
! to h hfteen-yard line when they were given
ten more for off side play. The Tall was
pushed over for their only touchdown
Rooney missed goal. When time was ca led
! the bail was in the middle of the field
+ The following is the line up OF the teams
ana the way they faced each other: