The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-27
ON THE GRIDIRoN.

Foot bah will make its local debut on
the grldron at Athletic park next Satur-
day afternoon at 3.3O o'clock. The con-
tending rivals will be the representative
elevens Of the Dunmore and Scranton
High schools. Already much interest has
been manifested by followers of the blue
and gold of the Scranton High school,
and there will be no lack Of enthusiasm
by the students at Saturdays game.
As the coming game will he the pre-
liminary skirmish for the Scranton boys,
they are firmly resolved to play a stand
ard Of foot ball that will be creditable
to themselves and pleasing to friends
and spectators On account Of Saturdays
contest being the first of the season i
large crowd will doubtless attend.
The undying popularity Of the scientific
and manly game will again be proven by
the thousands who Will witness Scran-
tons initial game The grounds have
been put in shape and ropes will be placed
in position to keep the crowd from surg
ing IN on the players. Both elevens are
evenly matched and the game will not be
decided until time it called at the end
of the second half.
The following schedule for the season
of 49, as arranged by the Scranton High
school, is as follows:
At Home--Dunmore High school. Sept.
S0 Bnghamton High school, Oct. :;
School of Lackdwanna, Oct. Il; Keystone
Academy, oct. 81 WillamspOrt High
school, Nov. IS; School of Lackawanua,
Nov "a.
Away from HOme-Williamsport High
school, OCT. 2S; keystone Academy, Nov.
IL Bnghamton High school. Thanksgiv-
irg. John A. Horan, manager Scranton
High school.
About 500 spectators witnessed the game
of foot bah between the Comets and the
Orientals. The latter started the game
by kicking the ball to Conners, the Cont
cts center, and he was making a gain
Wher tackled near the center Of the field
In the second half the Comets kicked off.
| The left guard of the Orleutals got the
ball, but could make no gain and then
| they lost the ball on a tumble by Lavelle.
| The Comets worked the ball up to the
| fifteen yard line of the Orientals, and lost
| the ball on "A tumble
The Orentals did not gain their five
yards in two downs. and I.avelle kicked
| the ball on the third down. II was
good kick but 1t went out Of bounds.
| The Olympic foot ball team will play
the Oriental Juniors on the Olympic :
! grounds. The members of tho Olympics
| are Gt'.u'Sltt 10 meet NJ lne GllD room
| Friday evening for practice. Thomas
Farrell manager; George Hagen, cap
| tain,
| Tho schedule of games between the Wy
| ominE seminary foot ball team and those
from surrounding schools show that
Scranton will be represented in the struE
giles. The schedule is as follows: We'd
nrsday, Sept. %, Wilkos-Barre High
a.
30, st. Thomas college at Scranton; Sat
urday. oct. I. State Normal school at
Stroudsburg; Saturday, oct. H. Susque-
hanna university AT Wyoming field Sat-
urday, oct, q, POttsdam High school, at
pottsdam; saturday, Nov. is, School Of
LaCkawanna at Wyoming field; WedneS-
day, Nov. ), Cornel at Wyoming field;
Saturday, Nov. g. Stroudsburg State Nor
nal school at Wyoming field; Wednes-
day. Nov. t. st. Thomas college at wy
cminE field; Saturday, Nov. IS. Syracuse
vs.. Dickinson at Wyoming field Kings
ton.