The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-11-28
NEITHER SIDE SCORED
Game of Football Between
Paramount and Wellington.
WAS AN EVEN FINISH
Big Crowd Sees an Exciting
Contest.

Yesterday afternoon at Wellington &C.
CURED one Of the most fiercely contested
and exciting football games that has been
played on the gridiron In southern Kan
sas this season. The game was between
the Paramount college team of this city
and the Sumner county high school
eleven. The Wellington team has the
reputation of being the best school eleven
splendid record this season. The game
of yesterday between the two teams re-
suited in score of to 0. The day was
a magnificent one and a large crowd of
people were on the side lines champion
ing their respective teams. The yelling
ton team has defeated three Wichita
teams during this season with the follow
ing scores: Paramount. II to o.; High
School, II to o: Friends university, Al to
6, and because of this fact many Wichita
people were interested in the game. The
playing Of both teams was magnificent
and people freely remarked that it was
one of the cleanest games ever played on
the Wellington gridiron. The tactics used
in weight Wellington had much the adj
vantage Of Paramount. In team work
there was little difference in the teams,
neither making any costly fumbles during
the game.
Paramount won the toss and chose the
kick off, Wellington defending the north
goal. At 3:45 L. Alexander for Paramount
kicked the ball to Wellington's 20 yard
line. A wellington man secured the ball
and the teams lined up for a scrimmage
on the 30 yard line Wellington, by hard
line bucking, advanced the ball down the
field. Paramount took a decided brace
and secured the ball on downs. Alexan-
der and Baldwin were sent around the
ends for good gains, but Wellington soon
secured the ball on downs. They again
started down the field but were soon
forced to yield the ball to Paramount on
downs. Paramount, by guards back plays
and end runs advanced the ball to within
a few inches of WelIington's goal line.
Three times Paramount made magnificent
attempts to place the ball over the COW
eted goal line, but each time were forced
back to the old position. The ball went
to Wellington on downs and they. by
making tremendous efforts, advanced the
ball to the 10 yard line. Here time was
called for the first half, the ball having
remained in Wellington's territory during
the entire half.
After the intermission Wellington
kicked off for 80 yards. The ball was
returned a few yards by Fairmount and
the teams lined up for the first scrim-
mage of the second half. The Paramount
men, by end runs and line bucks, rapidly
took the bali to Wellingtons Is yard line.
Here Wellington rallied and secured the
ball on downs. By rapid plays on the
line and ends they took the ball back
again into Fairmount's territory. Here
Paramount secured the ball and L. Alex
ander made punt OF So yards. thus plac-
ing the ball near Wellington's goal line
again. The teams worked back and forth
in Weliington's territory during the re-
mainder of the half, and at no time dur
ing the game was Fairmount's goal in
danger.
The teams lined up as follows:
Paramount. Wellington.
Jordon. ........... Center ...........Bullock
Barlow........... left guard Bailey
Boyle right guard Ward
Isely.......... left tackle ..........Jewett
Morrison.... right tackle ..........Sparr
Ross............. left end ............ Barry
Herrick. right end ........ Hackney
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