The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-30

The Varsity Eleven Was Too Much for the
Island City Team.
THE BACKS DID ALL OF THE HARD WORK
Dallas ana Fort Worth Unaversisy
Made II a Tie. Neither stds
Making Score.

Austin. Texas, October z.--'varsity de-
fcated Galveston this afternoon by q score Of
II to 0. Varsity scored twice IN the hrst half
and kicked ono goal. making the score II to 0.
In the second half Varsity played very
strong at the opening, but Galveston soon
occurred the ball on downs and in short bucks.
gaining this requisite amount Of ground each
time placed the ball within ton yards Of the
Varsity goal amid the bowls and yells for the
boys to hold 'em" by tho Varsity contin-
gent. Galveston attempted in voiE three times
| to place the ball forward am!o much excite
mont. and tho ball was given to Varsity or
downs. Varsity went slowly UP the held
when in beautiful burst of creed Left Halt
Back Leavell in a. thirty-yard run placed the
ball behind Galyeston's goal. Hart kicked
goal lust AZ the game was over. Score y 70 Q.
Cresson OF San Antonio refereed. twenty.
fise-ndnute halves were played. The backs OF
| each team did adj the work.
College, All Houston. o.
College Station. Texas, October 29.-The
Houston High School football aggregation ar
rived from Houston today TO contest with
the Agricultural and Mechanical college team
| for grldiron honors Both sides presented
splendid array OF physically developed
young men. each team appearing to be equally
divided far weight Is concerned This
prccursory OF hot contest only served to
increase tho excitement and interest Incident
! to the game The lineup was as follows:
| College. Houston.
Cousins. ........ Right end ......... Robarts
Myers. Right guard. ......... Bryan
Boottcher. Center Williams
Kild1w. eft guard, ......... Arnold
Mosely. Left tackle. ......... Weaver
| Foster. Left end. beavers
Johnson. Right half back. .DeLesdernier
| Dwyer. .......... Left half back. ....... Webb
Wilkins. ..,.,.,.... Full back Bradley
suhstttutes-lIouston. McComb. Dwyer: Coli
lege. Thrower Thomas. Matula.
keferee--Benson.
! Umpir,--Soule.
LineBmen Stearncs, Mct,omb.
| Tinekeepers-l4ov Dwycr
| 1t was agreed that twenty minute halves
! would be played. On the toss Houston got
| the bali and promptly Kicked off at o'clock.
4 College captured the pigskln aud IN seven
minutes made tho first touchdown. Brisk play
| half, terminating with Ave touchdowns and
! two goal kicks for College, none for Houston.
! Tho star play OF the first half was Il touch
! down made In thirty seconds from the be-
| ginning by Dwyer ON a squirt seventy five
| ward run. although vigorously opposing their
! opponents.
vent College scoring four touchdowns and
goal kicks and in this half johnson and
| DwSer made two splendid slxty-yard runs
! and scored touchdowns,
| Time First half. 20 minutes; second half.
| 10 minutes
Distinguished plays made by DeLesdernier,
Webb and Sans OF Houston; Dryer, Johnson.
Aston and Foster Of College. From the very
beginning 1t was evident Houston was out
! clpssed aud although coed individual work
4 Was done tho team playing lacked co-opera-
ton. which seriously handicapped the fous-
ton aggregation and detracted from the game.
The Houston boys were entertained tonight
ut a hop eiecn In their honor by the college
team.