The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-21
INDIANS SECOND DEFEAT
THEY WERE NOT so GOOD AT Ma
VAL MANEUVERs AS THE LOCALS.
Twelve to Nothing Was the Score,
FavOrinE the .ArtilIeryr Team
-Murbarger's Work.

Sam Murbarger bicyclist wrestler
Splinter ETC., was the central figure in the
aquatic carnival, under the guise of foot
ball game at Newly Oval yesterday after
noon. Mr.. Murbarger was ably assisted by
ten others Of the so-caled Artillery foot
ball team, while the Indians from Haskell
University, who were ruthlessly rolled, and
tossed, and rolled in the six inches of mud
and water that covered the grounds, were
assisted during the last half by their coach.
Mr.. Walker, who was umpire during that
time Mr.. Walker wore voluminous mack
intosh, bright bunch of hair, look of
wisdom and few other articles of apparel
and distinction. While the Artillery boys
exerted their utmost endeavors, apparently
to scalp and dismember the Indian team,
they directed few Evolutionary efforts
toward Mr.. Walker, who received them
with a toss of his leonine name and a
smile which spoke volumes.
The gridiron was better suited for ducks
than for football game. At the beginning
of the game it was a placid lake of limpid
water, but after the first half it was a sea
of mud mingled with the scalp locks of a
few Indian braves, while from its bosom an
unwhooped warwhoop would bubble ever
and anon. Most of the whoops were con-
fided to the bosom of this raging sea be-
cause the Indians had their faces in the
ground nearly all the time.
The Artillery team had the kickoff, and
planted the ball we'll within the Indian en-
campment. Then ensued several scrambles
in the mud, which were terminated by one
of the Indians making a safety, the result
OF a blocked KICK Dearborn breaking
through. The next kickoff started some
joyful scrimmagsng, during which Mr.. Muir
barger succeeded in walking over and be-
ing walked over by nearly all the Indians.
Eventually the Indianapolis boys awoke to
the fact that the redskins were weak on the
ends, and soon Mr.. Murbarger tucked the
ball coyly under his arm and started around
their right end as if he We're going to have
prescription filled for a sick friend Mr..
"Bull-of-the-woods," - a tall, high-geared In
dian, started toward him, and without so
much as saying excuse me" attempted to
push Mr.. Murbarger's aquiline nose through
his countenance Whereat Mr.. Murbarger
simply touched Mr. Bull, etc, with the hap
py remark, Your names changed to Sit
ting Bull" and went on, leaving that gem
tleman occupying rectangular position in
the mud There were several other Indians
VINO seemed to have urgent business with
Murbarger, but he was in a hurry and
didn't stop running until he had made
TOUCHDOWN His run was one of the best
ever seen here in a football game fully
seventy yards, and in making it he sprinted
away from the best runners on the Indian
team. In few minutes Railsback repeated
the performance running sixty yards,
while his associates threw Indians hither
and yon, with free-hand movement that
was delight to the souls of the interested
audience. Up to the end of the first half
Walker, the coach for the Indian team,
had been referee, while Coach Ruick. of
the Artillery team, was umpire. In the
second half they changed positions, and
MIR. Walker gave dazzling exhibition of
now football can be played by the umpire.
lie exhibited tender regard for his team,
and took the ball from the locals, as we'll as
taking them back ten yards two or three
times. claiming that they were indulging
IN foul interference and offside plays. Muir
barger made another seventy-yard run with
the ball in this half but Walker wouldn't
allow the touchdown, claiming Murbarger
went outside the lines: After a few min
utes OF this sort of thing. the affair grew
funny for the home players and they con-
tented themselves with tossing the Indians
around in the mud and otherwise lending
sion.
There was but little open work in the
game, because of the condition of the
grounds. What little there was was clever.
The Indians tried their corkscrew play once
or twice, but the opposing team straight
ened it out. On dry ground the teams
would probably be rather evenly matched
but the Indians do not excel in naval ma
neuvers. The score at the end of the first
half was the score for the game-12 to 0 in
favor of the Artillery team. George Cat
terson was timekeeper and Fred Swan and
James Somervile lineSmen. There were no
casualties, except few bruises on john
sons face, as the result of two or three of
the Indians kneeling on him in prayerful
attitude after tackle The lineup of the
teams was: