The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-14
EASY FOR ATHLETICS
FRAHuIY ELEVEN, or suxxEAR.
OLA WAS DEFEATEn, as
TO NOTHING
ST. PAUL PLAY HAS IMPROVED
NH City Boys Were Unable tn
Score. Being ut . DISADVANTAGES
In weight That Discounted Thetr
Greater Agility Some CIever
Interference Blocked the uanns-
apoIAs Team ERecttveIy.

The football game between thu s+
Paul Athletic club team and a team
representing the Franklin Athletic cl,,s,
OF Minneapolis, a1 Lexington park YES
terday afternoon. was won by the local
Eckers by a score OF q to O. AZ in
d1cated by the score the ST. Paul team
Won an easy victory, and, II necessary
could have piled I'D again as mary
points. The Minneapoais team IS
made up OF light weights, whose dex-
tsr1Iy in sometimes sEx1r1ing the Sr
Paul ends and clever tscklinz added
much interest 10 the game bur re
beer OF the locals prevented the
NH City players from turning To ae-
count their agility and sprinting ad
vantage. During the entire game fba
oaA was scarcely ever in St PauI ter
rltory- After the first few minutes ~
play IL was apparent thar The local
team was playing much better foot bali
than II did a week ago IN tie game
With the Henley club. OF MINNEAPOLIS
ana II was soon evident thar rba
Franklin aggregation must p1t in rha
time OF the game largely on the de-
fenslVs IN bucking The lire the ST
Rau1 players showed much improve
ment over their form at the first Of
the season. and in end plays the team
has mastered quite q formidable style
Of interference that gives the PLAYER
with the ball the protection necessary
for ground gaining The team has also
improved in tackling. but some Of the
players still go after q runner too high
and also run TOO much up in the air.
For the 81. Paul team DOugherty
JUhre. Hunter. Foot and Smith PLAYED
good football. while severnl tidy gains
were made for the Minneapolis team
by Whitcomb. Bradley and Kelly
the hrst half, Foot sending the bah 10
the Franklin twenty-yard line, where
the ball was dOwned before II could
be started back. Four Intellectual
plunges into the line by the Franklin
backs gave the bail 10 St. Paul inside
the twenty Vineyard lire. and. after a
ten-yard gain through the line. Harvey
was out around the left end for a
touchdown. Foot kicked the goal
Score. go After the next KICKOFF the
Franklin rushers succeeded ia getting
the bail 70 St Paul's rhirtY-yard line
but here u was held for four downs
and the home players began marching
toWard another touchdown Five min
utes play seE1 the bah over the line
and Foot kicked another goal. Score.
lz-8 When the bail again went into
play. the Minneapolis team pur a Ifftla
more ginger into their work and sew
eraI times secured the oval. giving
them q chance 10 put their opponents
on the defensive. bur the Improved
form OF the St Paul team kept the
home goal from danger, and finally. Sc
curing the ball near the center OF the
field 81, Paul by q series OF rapid line
ana end plays secured another touch
down and goal Score, IS-8. The half
ended with the bali in Minneapolis
possession in the ceuter OF the led
In the second half the st Paul my
ers went into TIE game less vigorously.
seemingly content u keep their oppo-
Dents from scoring AIinnea Doiis
through fun-f5les ard Ebv several times
holding the heavier ssftrn four dOyyrs
got possession Of the bah. but sheir play
was broken Up almost before their back
started. and each tire the home tss,yn
fegained the pigskip with little or no
loss Evidently determined TO add one
more touchdown 10 the score the 81
Paul team bracsd Up It's offensive play
at the end Of fifteen minutes and ear
ried the BAH from the Franklin's for
ty-yard flne FOR q touchdown Foot
lied the goal Score. 2S-g. The re-
nainder OF the half was spent in de-
sUftory play on the psrt Of both teams
The game ending with the bah in pos
session Of the Franklins on their I'VE
yard line The teams lined up as fol-
Ions