The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-12
IRvINGTONITEs UNABLE TO MAKE A
SOLITARY TOUCHDOWN.

Seldom is there seen in this locality such
bitterly-fought game of football as was
played at Newly Oval yesterday afternoon.
The Howe Military. Schools team, with
their heavy men, found the local High
School players very formidable opponents,
the local players winning after darkness had
set in and everybody had left the field,
thinking Howe had won. 1t Is seldom that
visiting eleven walks the field with
more confidence than did the soldier boys
yesterday, and al no time during the game
were they afraid of the local players. The
High School eleven. with their many ardent
rooters, were equally as confident of vic
tory.
1t was after o'clock before the game
was called and by that time nearly four
hundred people had passed through the
gates, many wearing the colors of their ia
vorite team. The female contingent, which
is always in evidence at such a time, was
there and the air at various times seemed
rent with screams.
At the toss-up Captain Coffin won and
choose the west goal. He kicked off TO
Howes thirty fve-yard line and Beecher
caught the ball but was downed in his
tracks by Shepard. On a tumble High
School took the ball and Coffin kicked to
Howes twenty-fve-yard line. Beecher again
caught the ball and returned ii to the forty
yard line. Here the High School boys lost
the ball on downs. Spence, of the Howe
team, made a nice end play in which he
gained twenty yards. Maine then made an
other end play for fifteen yards. At this
time the local boys seemed to get ratified
and the visitors had the ball only four yards
from the goal. Captain Coffin, realizing his
forty-yard line and 1t was taken by Beech
er. who ran for ten yards before he was
downed McGinnis tackling him In beautiful
style. Again the Howe boys seemed to par
alyze the local boys by their quick and
snappy playing. W. Fisher and Main each
made five-yard gain al this time and each
was tackled in lively style by Ward Dean.
The ball was now within three yards of
High Schools goal and flanders made a
shove and landed over the line for a touch
down. Spence kicked goal Time, ten min
utes. Score: Howe, 6; High School, O. This
seemed rather bad for the rooterS in the
stands and they amused themselves by sing
ing the class songs and yelling their diff
ferent cries to keep up courage.
Coffin kicked off to the fifteen-yard line
and the ball was caught by II. Fisher, who
was downed in his tracks by w. Dean.
Howe lost the ball on tumble and Ogle
made a good forty-yard run for a touch
down. Coffin kicked goal. Score, 6 to 6.
Beecher kicked the ball to the twenty
five-yard line and Shepard, who caught it,
was downed by w. Fisher. Coffin again
kicked it for about thirty yards, but the
ball was returned to it's original place, the
play being "off side" Coffin repeated his
kick and the ball was taken by Beecher.
who was tackled by Dean. Cromwell made
the hopes of the local players sink at this
time by making a long run around the right
end for a touchdown. Spence kicked goal.
Score, II to g. End of the first half.
THE SECOND HALF.
The second half opened with the locals
recovering from their spell and after Capt.
Coffin made the kickoff the ball was car
ried by a series of mass plays across the
line for touchdown by Ogle. Coffin kicked
goal. Score, II to H. Left Half Back Ogle.
of the High School eleven. during this half,
distinguished himself by his long runs, and
ii was his efficient work at this time which
put the locals in the game. He made two
twenty-five-yard runs and each one for
touchdown. With the last one he was
tackled and when he hit the ground he
much India rubber. Coffin failed to kick
goal, the ball being held so that It was
hardly possible to do it, Score l! to IL
Coffin kicked off again to the twenty
yard-line and Beecher, in taking the ball.
was tackled by Dean. Here the Howe boys
played their mass game and Spence made a
short run and scored a touchdown. He aft
erward kicked goal. Score, is to IL. The
game was now drawing TO close and the
local boys, although they fought stubbornly
to overcome the lead of one, were not sue
cessful and time was called.
A very disagreeable occurrence. which
robbed the game of some of its good points,
is the fact that after the teams had been
given the signal to quit, the referee discov-
cred that there was yet two minutes to
play. The crowd had left and the teams
were brought on the field to play in the
darkness. 1t was at this time that the To-
Gals took the pride out of the visitors, Capt:
Coffin kicking goal from the thirty-yard
line and winning the game by p to IS
In all respects it was one of the best
games that has been played here this
year. and all through the contest both
sides played with a snap that pleased the
spectators The game was free from any
Slugglng and no one was hurt enough to
retire him from the game The lineup: