The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-11-25
BUTT WAS A GOOD GAME
AND SOME MIGHTY FINE PLAYS
WERE MADE.
CAPTAIN AlEXANDER'S BRILLIANT RACE
Good Work by Woodland, Bennett, CarseIy, Per-
son, Cowles and Ramsey. Last Year
Guilford Defeated A. & M.
A Clean Game.
A Clean Game.
Farmers. 81; Quakers, 0.

1t was decided in the first fifteen min
utes-the football game between Guilford
and the A. and NJ. College at the Fair
grounds yesterday afternoon.
In that first quarter of an hour Gull
ford's hopes of victory subsidized into n
gloom that settled thick upon them and
lifted not till the close of the direful
hour and half in which the battle was
waged.
The Farmer boys weighed more than
their Quaker rivals-that tells the whole
story. Otherwise the battle was most
evenly waged.
There were not many people to witness
this game-only some $50 men, principally
A. and NJ students and their friends.
But those who were there witnessed
some rare good sport. Certainly that jubi-
liant shouting crowd of college men
thought it fine.
To see it, though, you had to stand in
a brisk, tingling southwest wind that
went through your clothes like needles.
But you stood there and didn't mind it
a bit. You even imagined yourself young
again and Joined in the yelling and ap-
plause when some good point was scored
by favorite player,
There were ten minutes of preliminary
work, warming up, getting used to the
ground and practicing tricks. Then be-
gan the game: fierce, stern play in which
men crashed together, breathed hard ana
rushed on like blind furies. The Quakers
had the ball and the Farmers had de-
termination to win out. They remember
ed that year ago the Quakers had
beaten them and now they had set them
selves to the task of getting even.'
Whitley opened up with a pretty ten
yards run. Then both sides settled dow1.
to business They played carefully bu
the A. and Ms. weight was too much
for Guilford. Yard by yard and step by
step the Quakers We're forced back. They
could not stand before the fierce, bul.-like
rushes of the Farmers.
A further disadvantage to Guilford
was the breaking of the shoulder-blade of
Groome, one of its best players. After
this there was no withstanding the fu-
rious onslaughts of the a. and Nj. team.
Guilford early saw it could not stem the
tide oil Fate and afterwards its playing
was defensive, ratuer than offensive to
to keep the other fellow from scoring
more than to score itself.
1t was during this period of darkness
for the Quakers that Armtield, their
captain, in fit of desperation, made the
play of the day. 1t was a 20-yard dash
around A. and Ms. left end. But it did
little good, Guilford could not hold her
advantage. Gradually the A. ana NJ.
boys forced her back AMI back and back
again toward the goal, until Pearson made
a touchdown, scoring 5 for the Farmers
Had Ramsey not missed the goal The
score would have been 8 to 0, in favor
of the II. and NJ. boys.
The next line up and kick off was A
repetition of the first, except that there
came near being a fight between Ben
nett, of Guilford and Woodland, Of he
A. and NJ, when the former made a
foul tackled of the latter. Guilfori was
also further put at disadvantage 10y The
spraining of Full-back Daniels ankle.
Before the end of the first hale A. and
NJ. made another touchdown, through
Person. but Ramsey again missed the
goal and the score stood 10 TO in favor
Of the Farmers.
downs were made by the A. AMI NJ.
(Caserly and Ramsey and Ramsey
kicked goal making the score Il to ~,
in favor of the A. and M. team.
One of the finest tackles ever seen here
was made by Bennett, of the Gullio:d
team.
The umpires were: For Guiiford,
Prof. r. n. Wilson, of Guilford College,
NJ
Alexander, of Charlotte. They um
pired the game fairly, impartially and TO
the satisfaction of both sides.
The average weight of the Guilford
men was 155 pounds; of the a. and NJ.
team, TT pounds.
Gulford has played three games this
year University, Blackburg and A. and
NJ. College, and lost all of them. The
A. and NJ. College has played three Uni-
versity, VIM. Bingham School and Gull
ford) and won one. of Unconstitutional.
The contending teams lined up us fol-
lows:
A. and M. College
Ramsey, left end (Captain.)
Woodland, left tackle.
Bowden, left guard.
Mcneil, centre.
Bum, right guard
Turner, right tackle.
Moore, right end.
Caserley, right half back.
Whitley, left half back.
Person, full back.
Wood. quarter back.
Substitutes-Bryson and McKimmon.
Guilford College
Lewis, left end.
Dalton, left tackle.
Rhodes, left guard.
Bennett, centre
Fox, 7. W., right guard.
Fox, j., right tackle.
Moir, right end.
Groome-Hill right half back.
Armfied, left half back (Captain)
Daniels, full half back.
Cowles, quarter back.