The Portland daily press., 1898-10-25

| the Portsmouth hne anu onon o
| tumble.
lin to this time the home team had
been doing gilt-edged work. but unls
tumble was costly. The ball was pusnea
over the heads of the struggling crowd
IF nlavers and over the Portsmouth line.
Here g. Newick tumbled on the pig skih
and everyone else tumbled ON top Oh nlih'
but it was Portsmouth's ball ana a
tapobdown. This counted nothing ana
| Portsmouth took the ball OUT 10 sne 90
yard line for another kick-otf.
| ". Woods kicked off to Portland s 40
yard line, where Perry caught she o''iA
| The interference was slow IN llHing up
and Perry got back to the 55-yard line
before he stopped. Kelley got ten yar'is
through another big hole In the Foros-
mouth line between left guard ana cen-
tre. Buxton fumbled, but Perry nao MS
eyes open and saved the ball for Pore-
land Buxton then made up for MS ioss
by getting through for ten yards, run
ming very prettily. Here portsmouth
stopped the P. A. G. long enough to get
the ball on downs on their 25-yard line.
/. W. Woods tried Portlands left end, DUO
| was tackled by Buxton for loss On tne
third down without gain Portsmouth
puntsd to Sullivan, who made ~ yaras
] and then was tackled on Portsmouth
so yard line. Buxton got small gain
| through the centre and then the Dali
went to Portsmouth on downs OIL their 20
yard line. BY successive gains through
the left side of Portland's line and
around left end, Portsmouthsgot the Tall
to Portland's 25-yard line where they
were held for three downs. W. Woods then
punted for the visitors to Sullivan, VINO
was way back towards the Portland goal
line. Sullivan was quick to act and re-
turned the punt to Portland's 25.yard
line. Here Dorticos tumbled on the pig
skin and it was Portland's ball. Bux-
ton and Noticeable bucked the centre for
20 yards, taking the ball to the 46-yard
line. Here, after trying double pass
which failed to work on account OF lts
slowness, the half ended.
The second half was .much better
played than was the first as far as Port
land was concerned. W. Woods kicked
off for Portsmouth to Buxton OH Port
lands 20-yard line. Buxton got i've
yards only, where he ran into the arms
of W. Woods. The P. A. G. played lively
| football for few minutes and rapidly
moved up the field. McReadie, Buxton
and Kelley doing all the work. Held for
three downs on account of several bad
| fun bles, Nc Readie punted to Portsmouth 8
S5-yard line, where it was Portsmouth s
ball. For off-side play Portsmouth was
given 15 yards more, taking the ball to
Portsmouth's 50-yard line. Portsmouth
tried hard to make gains through PORT
lands line without success. Then they
tried the ends and without much better
luck. Finally Portland got the ball back
again on Portsmouth's 40-yard line.
| Here the Portsmouth team got the ball
| back again by reason OF too many at
tempts at criss-cross, etc, by Portland.
| Portsmouth didn't do much with the
ball alter they got it W. Woods took tbs
| ball and was rushed back for loss OF 10
yards the first time he tried to gain. The
Portland men went through the visitors
| line like water thro ugh seive. 1t was
Portland's ball on downs on Ports
mouth S 20-yard line The home team got
the pig skin to within five yards of the
visitors line, got excited, had scrap or
two, and lost the ball. The visitors
played good football at this point
.aPortsmouth banged it's way to their
35-yard line and then lost cbe ball
| Dorticos was now given the ball and the
! P. A. c.. lined up good interference
for the second time during the game, and
Dorticos got 10 yards. The next time he
tried it he went around their right end
for touchdown after 25yard run, A
Kick ont was tried, but was missed and
the score was P. A. G g.; Portsmouth,
TO-
Only two minutes remained to play.
| Portsmouth kicked off 20 Kelley, who got
| ten yards before he was stopped. For
| few minutes the P. A. G.. played the
right kind of game, snappy and full OF
| life. They had the ball on Portsmouth q
30-yard line when time was called at
the eud of the second half.
score and lineup:
Portland A. G. portsmouth A. y
Perry. /. e.. 7. e., A. Woods