Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-12-01
ST. rlarys VS. Emporium.


terrors for the athletic loving populace
of Emporium, was plainly evidenced
by the large crowd of enthusiastic
spectators who gathered at Athletic
Park, Thanksgiving afternoon, to wit
ness the desperate tussle on the grid
iron between the st. Marys and En-
porium knights of the pigskin.
Half-past two o'clock found both
teams on the field of action in good
fighting trim, excellent condition and
eagerly waiting the beginning of the
fray when they would have an oppor-
tunity of testing their mettle with that
of the untried foe.
Promptly at three O'Clock, after a
half hours vigorous practice, both
teams lined up at the command of the
referee
Emporium won the toss up and Capt.
Hockey took the kick off, giving st.
Marys choice of goal. St. Marys chose
the south end of the field and Empori-
UNI retired to the north side.
At the signal from the umpire,
Butler kicked off and sent the ball
down into St. Marys 25-yard line,
where it was recovered by the hardy
sons of Germany, who after spirited
contest, succeeded in forcing the ball
down to Emporium's 5-yard line where
Weis in mass play managed to cross
the goal line and secured a touchdown
for ST Marys. Billings failed at goal
and Emporium kicked off again, and
by tumble on the part of st. Marys,
got possession of the ball. In sharp
end play in the scrimmage, Butler got
around the line, and in a brilliant
3O-yard dash crossed St. Marys goal
line. The referee nullified the touch
down on account of the runner going
outside of boundry line before crossing
the goal line
Four minutes later, time was called
for the first half, and ten minutes of an
intermission was allowed before the
beginning of the second half.
AT the opening of the second half
both teams appeared greatly refreshed
and played a good fast game. st.
Marys, by series of mass plays and a
thirty-five yard sprint by Weis, scored
another touchdown. Emporium OBJ
tanned the ball on a kickoff from their
opponents and made rapid and sue
cessive gains until within fifteen yards
of st. Marys' goal where Logan secured
| the ball and went around the end for a
pretty run and would have scored for
the home team had he not been blocked
by the spectators who were crowded
over the side boundry line by at least
ten yards. Upon a second scrimmage
Butler got the ball and aided by good
interference broke through st. Marys'
line, scoring a touchdown for Empo-
rum. In the latter part of the second
| half the St. Marys aggregation showed
signs Of weakness and appeared to be
getting groggy, and it is the opinion
Of the spectators that had the game
continued for ten minutes longer 1t
would have resulted in another touch
down for Emporium, as our boys re-
tanned their normal vigor, and exhibit
ed the staying qualities that would
win in q long game.
In the fifth scrimmage following
Emporlum's touchdown, the end OF
the second half was declared and St
Marys left the field with the honore
of the day by a score Of 1915.
The features of the game was the
superb playing of Billings, Schweikart
Logan, Farrell, and Taggart, the phe
nominal runs of Butler aud Weis, anC
the pluck and cool headedness display
ed by quarter back McCaslin.
The following is the lineup of botl
t9nnS.