Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-01

BOYS Win.
From the Much Hsralded Baltimore
City College Team.
II WAS ONE SIDED
WAS ONE SIDED
Team. Evrnly Matohed In weighs. bu,
our Boys Were Easily tho Bo,ter
From stnndpoint OF Brain nut
Brawn-Our Boys Hal Confidence.
inner Abi,i,y 90 win ana The,
Did Al 10 tho queens Tastc.

Although, as the score indicates, the
Portsmouth football team easily out
classed the team representing Balti-
more City College, the game at Column
bia Park yesterday afternoon was not
without great interest to the twelve
hundred spectators who hurried
through their Thanksgiving turkey,
celery. cranberry sauce, ETC., and went
out to root" their team on to vic
tory.
The teams were about evenly match
cd so far as weight was concerned, but
our champions were easily the better
team from the standpoint of brain and
Drawn" The game was nard fought on
both sides, but the Baltimore boys
showed the effects of the hard games
they have fought during the past two
weeks, which was shown especially in
the frequent delays to the game, caus-
ed by their men being wlnded or tenn
| porarily Knocked out. Hamilton, their
| crack full back sustained a severe
wrench Of his right shoulder and al
though he fought 'bravely against GO
ing out. was practically dragged from
the field by the coaches. and his alb
sence was felt by the college boys.
The Portsmouth team went into the
game with a strong feeling of conf
dence, and they soon found it was not
misplaced and their playing showed
something of an air of carelessness,
without which the score would un-
doubtedly have been much larger in
their favor. and but for this apparent
carelessness. the Orioles" would not
nave scored. Every man on the team,
despite this fault, which was so OBJ
viously the result of over-confidence.
showed himself to be a star and with
no encouragement to the colleEians
who proved themselves q game and
sturdy lot, every man on our team
easily outclassed his opponent, hence
the result of the game.
For the Baltimore team. the best
work was done by Delaney, at end, and
| afterwards at full back, by Hamilton.
| until his enforced retirement, and Del
vim, who succeeded Delaney at end.
The others might have shown to better
| advantage had they not had such men
| against them, but they could do no.
thing with the Portsmouth line and
they had the ball so seldom that their
backs had almost nothing to do. They
did show to advantage, however, in
breaking up interference (Which, on
Portsmouth's part, was unusually
good and in tackling the runner.
To mention the individual star play-
Ing of the Portsmouth team would ne
cessitate giving the lineup right here
for every man did faithfully and we'll
what he was called upon to do. Lang
hornes end runs. however, were de-
serving or special mention. he having
gained from ten to twenty-five yards
on nearly every trial. The good play-
ing of Portsmouth was particularly
shown In the fact that only once dur
ing the game did Baltimore hold them
for downs, and they in turn, either
held the Baltimores for downs or forced
them to punt every time they got the
ball.
Now for the game In detail.
captain Delaney won tln tocc for he
college team and chose to defend the
south goal, giving Portsmouth the kick
off. Markham kicked off to Stonecipher
on Baltimore's 20-yard line. who was
downed in his tracks by Judkins Ham
ilton tried center with n loss of one
yard. Stonebreaker then tried right
end. but no gain resulted. On the third
down. with six yards to gain, Hamilton
punted TO Langhorne, who returned the
ball twenty yards before being downed.
Dashiel then went through center for
four yards and Langhorne took the ball
around left end for ten more yards.
Dashiell than went through n pretty
opening made by Cox In center for
three yards and Herbert was pushed
through tackle for five yards and q
touchdown. The ball was downed al
most. at the side line, and on the kick
out the ball was NOT caught and no
goal was kicked. Score: Portsmouth
play was called. On the next kickoff
Delaney kicked to Judkins, who was
prettily downed by Sudler with no gain
On the lineup Merkle went through
right tackle for five yards. after which
the ball was lost on n tumble. Ham
ilton than tried center, but no gain
On an attempt for quarter back kick
Dashiell broke through the line and
caught the ball before it could be
Dunted. Markham then kicked to
Hamilton, who was downed with no
gain. Portsmouth then secured the ball
on downs and Langhorne went around
left end for seven yards and Merk!e
went through right tackle for four;
Langhorne skirted left end again for
fifteen yards and Markham went
around right end for three yards.
Peckham then went around left end
for three yards and Langhorne gained
twenty yards around left end. Peck
ham followed with another five yards
around right end. placing the ball on
I3altimores l0-yard line. 1t looked sure
for another touchdown on the next
lineup. but the ball was fumbled and
caught on the bound by Delaney, who
ran the entire length of the field for q
touchdown Delaney failed to kick the
goal. and the score was Portsmouth, S;
Baltimore City College, 5.
Markham kicked OFF to Stonebreaker,
who was prettily downed by Langhorne
on the twenty-five yard line. Hamilton
then kicked to Langhorne, who return
cd the ball ten yards before being
dcwned. Peckham then went through
tackle for three yards, and again
went through tackle for eight yards.
followed by Merkle with five yards
more Peckham gained one yard
through tackle, and Markham added