New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-09


TIE HEAVY TANDEM OF THE
NETWORK ELEvEN.
The football teams OF the Knckerbocker Athletic
Club and Of the Orange Athletic Association met
the Orange oval yesterday morning and played
hard. rushing game. but neither side was able 20
score There was little running kicking both
teams putting their reliance buckng the centre
and rushing the ball ahead by short gains. The
Knckerbocker tandem. Schaefer and Kindgon. did
he heavy work of the team but Schaefcr's shout
der was badly wrenchcd carly in the first hall and
there was some slowness in passing the ball.
Tucker several times tried 10 run with the ball.
but the sharp tackling ~ Beers and Waters
brought him down. The chief glory Of the game
was won by the umpire. whose decisions nota-
bly, fair, and he kept his head splendidly. Owing
10 the game having been indecisive another game
Will be played on Thanksgiving Day. II possible.
Orange won the toss and took the south goal.
putting the sun IN the eyes OF the Knickerbocker
players, who kicked off. Valentine sent the ball
out OF bounds twice TO compel Orange 10 kick
or, and Valentine got the ball and advanced It
well toward the Orange held the Kncker-
booker men well, but tho ball was advanced stead
fly by the knickerbocker tandem play. Schaefer,
kindgen and Waters rushing right through the
centre for gains OF several yards. sometimes ad-
vancing the ball much ave yards against the
combined efforts OF the whole OF the opposing team,
but the passing slower than In the game with
Chicago and the gains by main force
than by kicking The ball was on the Orange TWEEN
ty-yard line. when by low hard playing 1t was
forced back yards and Orange gained the ball
on downs and was in turn about 70 lose the ball
when Marshall kicked II 10 the centre. Again
Knickerbocker bucked the ball ahead until 1t was
twentythree yards from the goal, when orange
held the heavy tandem team and gained the ball
downs. Tucker gained twenty-five yards on
beautiful and made several short gains, but In
trying 10 dodge the kniCkerDOcker tacklers on his
fourth run he lost ten yards knickerhOcker got
the ball and kicked IL to the ffteen-yard line, and
began 70 put its tandem team into play for touch
down. but time called without either SIDE scor-
Ing.
Orange kicked off IN the second half and downed
the ball on the twentyyard line. Orange got the
ball a tumble and made good gains by bucking
crowd. hu, prevented from gaining clear
Held by timely tackle by Beers, VINO got the ball
for kniCkerbOcker. and the Newly Orkers began
pushing 4 ahead vigorously by the tandem trick.
but the heavy the Orange team began
breaking through the guards and holding the ball.
Valentine kicked when the knickerbOckerS were
likely TO lose the ball downs. and Schaefer
caught the ball. knickerbOcker lost the ball and
yards for offs side play. but regainel II
sent the pigskin two-thirds the length OF the
field and out Of bounds eight yards from the Orange
goal line. The ball was doWned twice four yards
from the goal line. and then Marshall punted. but
Waters caught the ball for the Knickerbockers
nine wards from the goal. Both teams played hard
but Orange got the bail "A tumble and bucked
well for successive gains. Time called or
ange holding the ball on the tWenty-yerd line and
neither side having scored.
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