Arizona republican., 1899-11-19
UMPIREDBYROOTERS
Unfortunate feature of Yes
ferd0y'S foot Ball Game.
Normais Beat Indians by a Score
of 6 TO The Crowd Said The
Aborigines Were Couc quered by
UninfOImsd Officials.

a large crowd witnessed the second
game of foot ball between the normal
park yesterday afternoon. The Indian
school band played on the streets be-
fore leaving for the park and the music
attracted a large number. Besides,
there is a growing interest in foot ball
in Phoenix, and this is but the begin
ming of a large number of games
scheduled by the league managers. The
day was perfect, the sky being cleared
of clouds and the sun was not so warm
that it was uncomfortable to stand on
the side-lines during the progress of
the game. The grand stand was filled
at the start of the game, but when the
contest began to wax warm excited
young men piled over the railing and
pressed toward the side-lines, much to
the inconvenience of the players. The
park contained a large number of car
riages, and the whole attendance was
largest turnout of the season.
The game of itself was a very good
exhibition of foot ball and at times was
extremely exciting. During the first
half the normars play was very ragged,
and if it had not been for the individual
efforts of Shute, Haigler and Stelz-
reide they, would have been badly
beaten. The Indian school team dis
played very clever team work, and
were aggressive and snappy all
through the game. They are fortunate
in having two very fast halfbacks, who
made several brilliant runs Unfor-
tunately the game was seriously marred
by the miserable work of the officials
1t is to be wondered that they should
have had the audacity to umpire and
referee the game with as little knowl-
edge of it as they displayed. 1t would
have been better had they spent the
morning studying instead of delaying
the game by retiring to the side-lines
to read the rules.
THE GAME IN DETAIL.
AT 2:SO the referees whistle sounded
shrilly across the field. The Indian
team appeared from the upper corner
of the field to the accompaniment of
the discordant footing of the brass
horns of the Indian band while from
the opposite side came the normaIs.
cheered on by their resounding college
yell.
The normals won the toss, taking the
east goal. The Indians kicked off, and
( the ball was caught by Goodwin, who
was downed in his tracks on the 15-
yard line. Shute tried the right end
for gain of three yards. Haigler
then took the ball for no gain. 4 tan
dem play followed, but the Indians tore
it to pieces in good shape. stopping it
without gain. Sigala tried the end for
a yard and the Indians got the ball on
downs. Tb-y advanced the ball four
yards by slow pass play. Buck then
made the only touchdown for the In
dians by a brilliant run of twenty yards
around the right end. The ball was
taken out for a trial at goal and Buck
missed what should have been an easy
kick. Score, to for the Indians.
The teams lined up in the center of
the field and Woolf kicked off for the
normals, Sylvia making a pretty catch
and running fifteen yards before be-
/ ing downed by Goodwin. a run by
Buck netted the Indians three yards.
Shute got in on the next play and
downed Enos behind the line, which
cost the Indians seven yards. The In
/ dians made a number of short gains
using their ends and revolving wedge
plays. Buck lost three yards by bad
tumble and it was the third down, with
six yards to gain. Enos punted and
Carter muffed the ball, but Woolf
dropped on it and it was the normaTs
ball on the 25-yard line.
Stelzreide gained four yards Shute
went through the center for two, and
Stelzreide tried it again for no gain.
Stelzreide punted the ball out of dan
ger and it was muffed by Enos. The
ball went down on the 4O-yard line The
Indians tried slow pass through
tackle for yard. Buck tried to run
with the ball, but Goodwin broke
| through and stopped him behind the
line. making one of the prettiest tackles
of the game. Cochrane tried a kick
and sent the ball straight up in the
air for no gain. The normals took the
ball on their 40-yard line and tried
| Haigler for two yards. Haigler and
Shute both got the ball. but failed to
advance it. Stelzreide punted for
fortyfive yards, Buck catching it and
making a pretty twenty-yard run be
fore he was downed. The Indians then
tried the revolving wedge and end and