The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-23
HIGH SCHOOL WON ANOTHER.
Keystone Academy Team Went Down
Before the Scranton Eleven.

The Scranton High School foot ball
team defeated the Keystone Academy
team Saturday afternoon at Athletic
park. The game proved to be a very
interesting one, although the teams
were not evenly matched as regards
weight and strength
In the first half keystone took the
north goal and TropD kicked to them.
After a series of fine plays, in which
the close formation play proved to be
very successful in breaking High
school line, they advanced the ball
within four yards of their opponents
goal Here Richards carried it around
the right end and made the first touch
down. After a few more minutes Of
playing the first half ended, without
High school possessing the ball once.
In the second half, keystone kicked
to High school. the ball was caught by
Tropp, who advanced it for thirty
yards, followed by Horan with fifteen,
With Malta and Horan as interference,
DeBow used the guard back with re-
markable success and made u thirty
| yard run around the left end.
At this period of the game Keystone
| tried to put Prof, Thomas in the place
| of the quarterback. The High school
| boys strongly opposed this and Key
| stone gave up the project.
After the dispute, Williams CARRIE l
| the ball around the right end and
scored the first touchdown. Tropn
kicked the goal, making the score 6-5
! in High schools favor.
Keystone again kicked the ball which
was caught by Tropp, who advanced it
for twenty yards. DeBow followed
with a clean-cut of twenty-five. After
similar gains and hard line huckiug,
| High school placed the ball within ten
yards of Keystone's goal. Here thcY
failed to make any definite gains and
the ball went over. After unsuccessful
attempts at hitting the line in the thir
down, Keystone's fullback tried punt
| The ball attained considerable height,
| but did not cover much ground. The
| result was that Phillips caught the ball
| and downed in nearly the same place
as it was punted.
DeBow, in the next down, carried
in through the line for another touch
down. Tropp again kicked the goa
and made the score 1875. The remainder
of the game was of short duration
time being called at $50. The lineup
was as follows:
High School-Right end, Vaughan: rignt
tackle Shultz; right guard, Horan; cen
ter, Eynon; left guard, Malta; left tao
kle, Weisenfluh left end, Phillips; righ
half back, DeBow; left half back, vii
liams; full back, Harrington; quarter
back, Tropp.
Keystone-Right end, Reynolds; righ
tackle, ReineY; right guard, Van Fleet
center, Evans; left guard, Shields; lef
tackle, Bonner; left end, Davis; righ
half back, Luchsnger; left half back
Richards; full back, kellogg; quarte
back, Saylard Waite.
NOTES OF THE GAME.
The following prominently distin
guished themselves: Williams, DeBow
Horan, Phillips and Vaughan, of IIigl
school, and Reiney, DAVIS, Richards. o
Keystone
Professor Phillips was an enthusias
tic spectator of tho game.
The rival teams had their picture
taken before the game. Professo
Phillips was taken with the hig
school
Umpires that cannot see offside play
should wear glasses.
Davis, the left end for Keystone
showed a considerable amount q
welsh pluck during the first half.