The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-01

An ideal day for football game was
yesterday and as a result at 3 o'clock |
a huge crowd thronged Athletic park.
to see the big Thanksgiving game be-
tween villa Nova college and the |
strong st. Thomas eleven. Fully 1,500 |
persons were on the grounds. The |
crowd was kept well in hand by a UNI
Der OF policemen present, and it was |
only towards the end of the game that |
the spectators thronged on the field.
The game started promptly at 3 |
o'clock, VIXEN Left Tackle Hannahue |
kicked off for st. Thomas. Cullinan |
caught it for villa Nova, but was
downed before he could make any ma
terial gain. Villa Nova started off with |
n rush, Bagley and Kane being shot
into the line for successive good gains
Bagley, the big halfback, then scored
the first sensational play of the day.
by taking the pigskin under his arm.
and dashing down the field for a good
thirty yards. 1t looked as though he
would score a. touchdown, but Forbes
sprinted for him and brought him to
the ground by n beautiful tackle. St.
Thomas now took a brace and held
the Villa Nova men for four downs.
They could not make much impress
sion against the Villa Nova defense,
however, and Hannahue was forced to
kick. Cullinan was downed without
any gain. st. Thomas now again re-
covered the ball and once more kicked.
The Villa Nova man who attempted
to catch the oval dropped it and Dick
Kirkwood fell On the pigslIin for st.
Thomas. O'Horo now smashed the
Villa Nova line for ten yards, and was
followed by Kirkwcod. The latter was
given the ball and made one of the
most sensational runs Of the day. He
skirted the Villa Nova right end, and
had covered thirty yards before he
was thrown heavily to tine ground.
KICKING ALL AROUND.
Now came a play which caused a
good deal Of unnecessary argument and
pickering. Center Mcdonnell snapped
the ball back and before Quarter back
| Forbes could pass 1t, a Villa Nova
| player downed him in his tracks. Re-
| fierce Bcamish decided that it was foul
| playing inasmuch as the ball had not
been passed to third man. There
! fore it remained in ST. Thomas posses
| ion.
Villa Nova now recovered the ball
| and proceeded to carry it up the field
| by a series of terrific, fierce line-plun-
ges, and fast end-plays. Bagley was
the bright particular star in this play
ing, taking the ball for good gains on
nearly every occasion that his signal
was given. Time was called with
Villa Nova dangerously near the St.
Thomas goal.
For the second half a change was
made in the Villa Nova lineup, by
Eagan taking ZciZer's place at right
tackle. Cullinan kicked off for Villa
| Nova and sent the leather a terrific
distance into st, Thomas territory, it
landing out of bounds. st. Thomas
now started towards the Villa Nova
goal. and O'Horo was called on time
after time to hurtle the Villa Nova
line. Again and again the hard play
ing fullback smashed into his oppon-
ents' defense and on each occasion
made good gains. Villa Nova finally
gained the ball and started to rush It
into ST. Thomas territory.
THE ONLY TOUCHDOWN.
Bagley took the pigskin down the
field for ten yards Kane dashed fierce
| ly around the end for eight and at
| ldNl lHt bdlt was Dll lit Sl, HDllluS
fifteen-yard line. Here Left Guard
Donahue was forced to retire from tho
game and Mccain took his place. Rag
ley now galloped around left end for
nine yards and with six yards to go for
a touchdown, the ST. Thomas line tried
its best to withstand the fierce Villa
Nova rushes, but Pagley was again
called on to take the ball. and this
I,,A Co lNa 4,
down. The ball was in a poor place
for a kick for goal. and Fullback Guilt
nan puntcd the ball out. 1t fell in Cen
ter Foleys hands, but Harnahue made
a dive at the latter to tackle him and
as a result the ball was dropped. TIM
pire Nealou here claimed a foul. saying
that his man was trying for a fair
catch, and under such conditions it is
not allowable for an opposing player
to tackle him. Referee l3eamish over
ruled this, however, and therefore Villa
Nova lost the kick. Score, Villa Nova,
5; ST. Thomas, o.
Hannahue kicked off for St. Thomas,
and before the Villa Nova, man could
make any gain, OIIara was down the
field and dropped him just rs he caught
THE leather. A little later Bagley
olfll l'N hp hSlh Oll what lObhcu Ilht
another long run. His attempt how
ever, was nipped in the bud by Forbes,
who downed him in handsome fashion.
A short while later time was called
with the final score, Villa Nova, 5; st.
Thomas, 0.
GAME WAS VERY ROUGH
The game was a fine one and full OF
hard playing from start to finish. II
was probably the toughest game seen
at the park this season, several Of the
men being considerably battered and
bruised by the fierceness of the work
Every man in the field played bril-
/. liant game, but the particular bright
: star of the afternoon was Bagley
whose fierce dashes around the ends
caused thrills to palpitate down tho
: backs of the st. Thomas roOters al
: afternoon, The three Sclnnton boys OF
the villa Nova eleven all played In
fine style, Captain Nalln at end, Joe
: Weir at quarter-ba back and Munley Al
: left end all distinguishing themselves
, On the st. Thomas side, Kirkwoot
. and O'Horo played magnificent often
sire games, hurdling the line and run
ming the ends in terrific manner
: Thomas the big guard who formerly
: played with Bucknell made his frs
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