The sun., 1898-10-23
The Germantown Cricket Club, Of
Philadelphia, Did thu Trick,
But Not Easily.
GRAVES KICKING A FEATURE
The Gentlemen From Slow Town
Show tbe Warren How the Game
Should Be Played, and Won
by the Score of 10 toe.

down the Germantown Cricket Club of
Philadelphia.
But alas, instead OF seeing the Warren
win, they saw the Germantown boys beat
them in the hardest and most scientific
contest ever seen on the Union street
grounds.
The Mannheim boys put up fast,
snappy game, in fact, their playing was
the fastest that the locals were ever up
against. Their defence was unusually
strong, the ends beng practically inpreg-
nable.
Graves, their full back, would do credit
to any team, no matter how strong. This
lads beautiful kicking was the cause OF
the Warrens downfall.
In the first half from the thirty-fve yard
line he kicked goal from the field, and
in the second half. from very hard
angie, he repeated the trick.
Ii the Warren boys had used any kind
Of head work this second score would
have never happened.
With strong wind in their favor they
should have played kicking game, in
stead of trying to work the line.
1t was the kicking game that beat the
Warren and nothing else.
The Warren line was greatly weak
ened by Bailey's absence, Allen, who
played in his place, being mark for the
Germantown backs. Time and time
again wouli big gains be made through
this weak spot.
Captain Hamilton created decidedly
favorable impression at half back, his
brilliant running and sharp tackling
being notable features of the visitors
Whether sent through the line or around
the end he was always sure to make his
gain.
Z. G Warren's play at times was very
Door, the runners seemed to have no life,
partly due t. CARROTS j wnt ss Fumbes
also played prominent part.
But when the locals finally realized
that the visitors were five points ahead
tnev brared up and played hard game.
If any man deserves credit, that man
is Pop Green. The big centre was in
every play and many time he broke
through the line and threw the runner
for loss He was also the first man up
the field on kicks
Smith played great line Sucking
game and McDannelps end running was
fine. Prentss played the game Of his
life and he went through the line several
times and downed the quarter back in
his tracks. His running was also good.
The game was devoid uf all ruugh play
ing, and the boys from Philadelphia
showed that they we're gentlemen bred
and gentlemen by nature, and by this
kind of play they won the applause OF
the crowd.
Well this game is over and the locals
were beaten. Now that they know thai
there are others who know more about
the game than they do, perhaps they
will do little practicing, 81 as to be able
to redeem themselves on next Saturday
wien they play the strong Eddystone
eleven. The game in detail follows:
The game started with Prentiss kick.
ing off to Graves, who ran it back
twenty-five yards; r. Hamilton failed to
gain; Wireman gained seven yards
around left end, and then failed to gain;
Germantown was given ten yards for off
side play; r. Hamilton failed to gain on
account OF Green's fine tackle Graves was
forced to kick, and Prenti>s, who got the
ball, was downed One-half yard from
goal line.
Prentiss got four and one half yards
through right tackle; Brinton, one yard !,
left tackle; Smith gained three yards !
centre; Warren fumbled, and Hayes fell
on tie ball with gain of two yards;
Warren again flmbled, and Green fell on
the ball; Germantown fumbled, but re
covered the ball after a loss Of five yards;
L. Hamilton was thrown for loss of
three yards; Graves kicked the ball over
the goal line, and it was brought out to
the twenty-five ward line where Prentiss
kicked it, and Willing got it, but was
downed in his tracks.
Graves kicked to Mcdaniel, who
made free catch on the five yard line.
Here prentiss kicked, and Il. Hamilton
was dnwned in his tracks by Green's
hard tackle. Wireman and Willing go'
seven yards through centre; Willing then
fumbled, bat Germantown man got OF
the ball.
W. Hamilton failed to gain. On the
next play the bali was passed to Graves.
who made a goal from the field on tin
thirty-tive yard line.
Prentiss kicked nif from centre of the
field, and Pearson ran the ball back fif.
teen yards before being downtd; Wire.
man got three yards through left tackle;
Pearson one yard through same place;
Perkins gained one yard around right
end; Graves failed to gam; r. Hamilton,
Graves then kicked, and McDanneI
caught the ball. The Warren here braceG
up and took the ball from the fiitecl
yard line to their opp.nen s twent!
yard line without losing the ball. Time
was then called.
SECOND HALE.
Seymour started this half by kicking
off, and Mcdaniel run the ball back
fifteen yards before being dOwned; War
rem lost fifteen yards on u tumble, Prem
hiss falling on the ball; they then lost
five more to make it twenty yards, so as
TO get first down; Prentis- gained four
yards through centre and then failed to
gain; Brinton got four wards more
through same place; Prentiss and Nc
Dannell contributed three yards on CEN
ire play; Smith was thrown for loss of
four yards, and bal, went to German
town for holding: r. Hamilton and
Greaves made five yards between them;
fumbled and Warren got
The ball; Pentiss failed to gain, Smith
got three yards around LIT end, Prentiss
again fail. d to gain and Germantown got
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