The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-23

once more the valiant foot ball elev-
EN- Of the School of Lackawanna went
down before the merciless onslaught
Of the team from the Scranton High
school. Thus with a score of Go, the
Scranton High School team vanquish-
ed the Lackawannas in a hard fought
game at Athletic park yesterday after
noon.
About 600 persons witnessed the
game, the supporters Of the two teams
being about evenly divided. Back and
forth from the side lines, where the
crowd had gathered, utterly ignoring
grand stand and beachers, huzzas,
songs and school cries were hurled
across the field. The sky was overcast,
the ground was a little soggy, but the
players did not mind, no more did the
spectators, and the game went on.
Throughout the game the ball was
see sawed from one side of the centre
to the other. Fierce rushes for short
gains by either side and then when
danger was nigh a punt would relieve
the strain and change the place of
battle. Two twenty-minute halves
were played. but time out" for argu-
ment. hurt player, etc. kept the game
going from 3.45 to 5.15 o'clock. Too fire.
quently did play slack up, and both
teams seemed inclined to dilly-dally.
Plays were fierce and covered the whole
category from single and open to mass
plays.
TWENTY FIVE YARD RUN.
Minds, left end for High school. made
twenty-five-yard run around Lacka-
wanna's right end in the first half.
Brown. left half for Lackawanna, made
several good runs of about fifteen
yards. The open plays We're few, and
little punting was done on either side
except for safety sake. The High
school used guards back play, and
Lackawanna favored tackles back play.
The touchdown was made in the
second half after ten minutes of play,
by Dershimer. left half back for High
school, The ball was within twelve
| yards of Lackawanna's goal on second
| down. Guards back right was called
| and Dershimer cleverly using his in
| terferenCe made seven yards through
| right tackle and drove the other five
| to victory. Tropp kicked a goal de-
| spite a heavy wind, Rice placing the
| ball on the tifteen-yard line. Tropp's
| tackles, Brown and DeBow's gains and
Morse's opening up holes We're features
Of the game. Both quarters ran their
| teams well.
The above is a compact description
| Of the game. When Referee Brooks
| called the game at 3.45 o'clock Captain
| Clark of the LaCkawannas won the
toss and took the ball High school
took the south goal. Brown, left half
| kicked off to High schools fifteen
yard line Tropp came back ten yards
| on the catch before being tackled. 1t
| was then a case Of up and down, first
| High schools ball. then Lackawanna' s.
| High school punted to Lackawanna' s
| ten-yard line and Brown was tackled
| in his tracks. Here it was Lackawan-
mas ball. A bad pass was made and
| the ball went over Phillips head over
the line and Minds, left end, fell on
| it, Offside play by High school cost
them the ball and a penalty of ten
! yards. Half ended with ball on High
schools 30-yard line in High schools
| possession.
THE SECOND HALF.
| During the second half everyone got
! into the game. All called upon gain
ed ground nearly everytime, and the
ball did not change hands often. 1t
was in this half that the touchdown
| was made. The play after that was
rather tame and ended, with six sec
| Onds still to play, on Scranton's so
| yard line, it being too dark to see the
ball Tho lineup of the two teams
was as follows: