The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-23
PLAYED EVEN
FOOTBALL GAME RESULTED IN
SCORE OF TOO.
High School and Friends University
Teams Evenly Matched.

Yesterday afternoon at 3 O'Clock. on the
old Garfield campus. the first football
game OF the season was played between
the Wichita High School and the Friends
University teams. Nearly 1850 people wit
messed the game. This is the largest at
tendance ever known at football game
in the city. The day was a typical one
for football with the exception Of the
heat
The two teams were in good condition
but lacked endurance toward the latter
part of the play. Both teams were even
ly matched in weight but followed en-
tirely different tactics during the game.
The University won the toss, choosing
the west goal. and the game was on
when Fullback Charles of the High
school kicked the ball into the University
territory. 1t was caught by Rawson. Al
exander was sent around the left end for
a good gain Several scrimmages fol-
lowed. the bali finally going to the High
school on a tumble. The High School
made repeated gains by sending Hyde
through the University line. Several at
tempts were made at end runs but with
out gain. The ball went TO the Univer-
sity on a punt. Boyle was sent around
the right end for a gain OF thirty yards.
Alexander went around the left end for
ten yards. After several scrimmages the
ball was punted by Fullback Torrey into
the High Schools territory. Rogers was
sent around the left end for a small gain.
The guards. Hyde and Ward, made small
gains through the Universitys line, but
the ball still remained on the High
Schools ground when the first half
ended.
After an intermission of ten minutes
the players reappeared on the field. The
High School defended the west goal dur
ing this half, and the ball was kicked in
70 their territory and luckily seized by
Pyle, the University's right end Then
Alexander was sent around the left end
for a small gain. After several attempts
at end runs the ball went to High School
on downs. Their repeated attempts TO
plough through the Universitys' center
were repulsed and they were held down.
to small gains. Finally the ball was
punted by Charles into the University's
territory and was safely caught by Tor
rey, who advanced it five yards before
being downed. Pyle was repeatedly sent
around the left end for good gains, when
Torrey, who made the star play of the
game, was sent around the right end for
a gain of forty yards, thus placing the
ball on High Schools fifteen yard line.
This was the only time that either goal
was in danger. The University failing to
make the required distance in the next
downs the ball went to the High School.
Again Ward, Rogers and Pyle were sent
through the line for gains which were
not sufficiently good TO make the dis
tances required. The II ign Scnvol finally
lost the ball on downs, ,odt soon recov-
cred it. High Schools end runs met
with small gains. Hyde was then sent
through center for a ten yard gain, but
was iowned by Terrey. Again High
School tried to force their way through
the ends but did not gain any. The Uni
versity had just secured the ball when
time was called. The ball was in the
University's territory at the close. it
having been forced II ere by the High
School from their fifJeen-yard line
Both teams were loudly cheered and
honors declared to be even There is a
possibility that the teams will play again
to decide the tie. and they can be assur-
ed of a large crowd should they arrange
the game.