Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-10-29
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The Morgantown Sang Diggers Are
Treated to a Surprise by the
Home Team,

The great game, Marietta against
Morgantown, which was expected tC
be such a close affair with the odds, II
any in Morgantown's favor before the
game, proved after all to be very one
sided contest the score being 23 to in
Marietta's favor Had it not been for
tumble on Marlettas part at the be-
ginning of the game Morgantown
would probably not have scored at all.
The Morgantown team, accompanied
by a lot of their sang diggers, arrived
at 1905, and after dinner went at once
to the Fair Grounds, the scene of ac-
tion.
The game was called at 2:30, Marlet-
ia taking the west goal. Yeager, of
Morgantown, kicked to Marletta's Is
yard line, Cole getting the ball and ad-
vaneing 5 yards. The ball was then
given to Cole, who made Z yards, when
the ball was fumbled and Morgantown
got it on Mariettas 12 yard line and
on her first down succeeded in putting
the ball over the goal line for the first
touchdown. Time IL minutes No
goal
Warrener then kicked to W. V. us
4-yard line and the ball was advanced
IL yards. McGregor made yards
through tackle. Yeager then made 2
yards. Watson tried end for yards.
Yeager carried bail yards. Watson
made Il yards, when Yeager again
advanced through tackle 21s yards and
through guard yards. Watson then
made two short gains, when Marietta
got the ball on downs and l.. Brokaw
made 21A yards through tackle; Cole
through tackle yards. Stone and
runner then made line bucks for and
4 yards, when by guards back play
Cole advanced for one half yard; Stone
gained Az yards through tackle, and
again by guards back play Wallace
carried the ball yards. Guards to
lett, Cole advanced ball yards; Stone
gained 4 and 6 yards through line;
Brokaw advanced yards; Stone car
red ball yards, when Brokaw again
took the ball for the first touchdown
for Marietta. Scot kicked goal.
Score-Marietta, 6; Morgantown, 5.
Yeager again kicked to Marietta's
15-yard line. Scott took ball for 10
yards; Stone carried the pail for two
" yard runs by guards back play,
when Warener punted for 35 yards.
w. V. /. advanced for 10 yards; Yeag-
er gained 11A yard; Watson took ball
for 11a yards. The quarter back
trick was then tried with a loss of 4
yards, when Marietta got the ball
Guards to right gained 1a yard; Stone
AZ yards; Cole and, and
Stone again 51a yards. Cole and Stone
then made 2, l and yards respective
ly. Guards to left, Weinstein gained
8 yards. Cole 2 and Plumer 8 yards
by line bucks. Stone then went
through line for and yards. Cole
made l yard when Brokaw again went
over the line for Marietta's second
Scott kicked goal.
IL; Morgantown, 5.
Time for first half was then called.
In second half Warrener kicked to w.
V. US 2O-yard line. The ball was ad-
vanced yards. Morgantown then
bucKed the line for short gains until
in about 45 yards of Mariettas goal
line, when Wallace got the ball on a
tumble and Marietta again made
steady gains of 4 or yards, until
within - yards of w. V. us goal line,
when Stone took the ball and made
the third touchdown for Marietta.
Scott kicked goal. Score-Marietta
.S; Morgantown, 5.
Yeager kicked 20 Marietta S 2O-yard
line. Cole made a run of 25 yards
when Wallace made 10 yards and
Plumer 8. At this time Cole went out
Of the game and was sumbsttuted by
Fl. Brokaw. Marietta then went at it
in her old way and by constant gains
soon advanced near to W. V. us goal
line, when the ball was fumbled, but
L. Brokaw fell on it within 5 yards of
w ". o. goal line, when Stone was
sent over the line for the last touch
down. Scott failed to kick goal.
Final score-Marietta, 20; Morgan
own,
The lineup was as follows:
Mutton ...... r.. Lang