The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-16
LOCAL FOOT BALL GAMES
High School Defeated the Team of
the School of Lackawanna
at Athletic Park.

The Scranton High SChOOl eleNen
defeated the eleven of the School of
the Lackawanna Saturday afternoon at
Athletic park by a score of to 0. 1t
was one of the hardest fought games
ever played at the park between two
school teams. Crowds of enthusiastic
pupils from both schools kept up a
continuous cheering and blowing Of
horns Old Gold and Blue and the
Red and White were much in evil
dence.
At $50 Lackawanna commenced the
game by kicking the ball to High
school. Tropp caught the ball and
carried it for twenty-five yards. On
the first down no gain was made, but
on the second Malta gained four yards
around the right end. On the third
down the fumbled ball was gained by
Lackawanna. who succeeded by dint
Of hard playing in placing it within
hfty yards of High schools goal. Here
the bail went over to High school be-
cause of a misplay on the part of
FprpAe
txG school being unable in the
frstz@o downs to advance the ball,
Tropp made an excellent punt which
w
was again unsuccessful in gaining
ground and the ball went over. Hor-
an, NcHugh and De Bow made sue
cessful gains and carried the ball with
in twenty yards of the goal. Here
Tropp's unsuccessful place kick gave
Lackawanna the ball.
Hannahue took it and gained ten
yards, followed by Stark with five.
Brown followed. but gained nothing,
and Lackawanna gave up the ball.
Horan after taking the ball around
right end for twenty yards was fol-
lowed by De Bow with ten. Vaughan,
taking the ball around the left end,
| jumped over the LaCkawanna's line
and scored a touchdown. The cheer
| ing and roofing of the excited stu
| dents at this time became deafening
| and Vaughan was born triumphantly
| around the field on the shoulders OF
| the players.
| Tropp failed to kick goal. After
| the touchdown Bliss succeeded Stark
at full back. The chief characteris-
| tics of the remaining part Of the first
| half We're the pluCky resistance OF
High schools line and the good play
| ing of Brown, De Bow and McHugh
At 406' the first half ended near the
| center of the field. During the in,
termission of ten minutes the yells OF
both schools were Justify given.
In the second half the team changed
goals and High school kicked to Lack.
awanna The ball was caught BY
Vail who advanced it twenty yards
In the hands of Ollendyke, HannahuC
| hA hon a1x
within a yard of High schools goal
| Here they met with steady resistance
the ball being lost, but repeatedly
gained
At last Ollendyke was pushed Owe
the line by Lackawanna but a secont
later TrOpp was seen to emerge from
the crowd OF pushing humanity anC
place the ball in its original position
Few people know how he did this. bu
some Lackawanna enthusiasts saiC
that the ball was stolen. After a de
lay Of about fifteen minutes Refere,
Owens gave his decision in favor o
High school. On Lackawanna refus
ing TO play and retiring from the fielC
the game was given to the Higl
school. The lineup was:
High School. I.ackawanna.
Vaughan ..,..,.. right end ...... Walter
Shultz ......,. right tackle ... Hannahu
Horan ,....,... right guard ,...........Vat
Eynon ..,,......... center ..... .MacDonal
McHugh ........ left end ........Naugha
Weisenfuh .,.... left tackle .... Rrodhea
Malta ...,........left guard ..........R Rippl
Williams .....left half back ........ Brow
DeBow, Capt. right half back. .Ollendyk
Harrington .....full back STARK Bills
Tropp ..........quarter back ........ Forbe
Referee--Owens, of Scranton. Time O
halves-TW enty minutes.
During the last half the ball wa
within High school territory the entlr
time. Every player on each tear
played with vim. The playing of tn
following was especially notable q
High school, Tropp, who made som
excellent punts DeBow, Horar
Vaughan and Williams; Of Lacka
wanna, Hannahue, Forbes, Starl
Vaughn, Ripple and ollendyke.
NOTES OF THE GAME.
Ollendyle, of the School OF the Lacl
awanna, is unquestionably a fin
player. The exhibition of line-buckin
he gave in the second half was one c
the tnest ever seen at Athletic park.
Lackawanna's chances of winnin
would have been better had Star
remained i'm the game. The latte
young man was only in the battle