The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-07
PLAYED A FAST GAM
Friends University and New
ton Football Teams Contest,
ENDS IN A SCORE OF o TO @
Both Teams Get Near Goal
Line Without Success.

The Friends university football team
opened their schedule here by ierceiy
contested game with the Newton city
team yesterday. The game resulted in a
score of to 0.
The day was an idea one for football
and large and appreciative crowd was
in attendance Quite number Of New
tonites accompanied their team as rooters
fully expecting to carry off the honors
The university students were out in
mass, he boys yelling and the girls wav-
ing their celors.
Representatives from Nickerson, Well
ington and Winfield, Paramount, High
school and Lewis Academy were on the
grounds taking points ,as they exepect
to meet the Newton and Friends teams
in the near future.
Newton has always been a town of
football enthusiasts and they fully ex-
pected to add to their belt the scalp of
the Friends, having defeated Paramount
college of this city on last Tuesday by a
score of Is to 2.
The captains decided on 2O-minute
halves and Newton kicked off at exactly
1916. The ball was kicked to H. Woodland,
who advanced it seven yards but was
tackled with such force that he lost the
ball, which was Immediately picked up
by Hampton, who carried it 10 yards. The
teams then lined up for the first scrim-
mage. The Friends tried series of end
runs but were unable to get the required
distance and the ball went to Newton on
downs Newton by end runs advanced the
ball to the Friends 20-yard line where
they lost the ball. The Friends took pos
session of the ball and sent Hampton
through the line for an S-yard gain. c.
Woodland carried the bail for a 5-yard
gain through the line. Bonney advanced
the ball through the line for yards. The
ball was then lost to Newton by q fruit
less attempt on the part of the Friends
to run the Newton ends. Newton tried
to put Helgar through the Friends line
but there was no great gain. They then
resorted to the old criss-cross as a final
attempt and sent Cavney for a brilliant
run of % yards, when he was downed by
Hampton of the Friends on their 10-yard
line
Again Newton made no impression upon
the Friends line by series of line bucks
and the ball was lost on downs. The
Friends were making good gains through
Newton's line when time was called.
Score, Newton O. Friends o.
Second Half-The Friends kicked off to
Randall, Newton's left guard, who fun
bled the ball and then dropped on 1t with
a gain of l yard. BY a series of end runs
Newton speedily carried the ball TO
Friends 20-yard line and lost it on downs.
The Friends tried twice Newtons ends
but were each time forced back. The
ball was then given to Dawson, who car
ried it around right end for a gain of 40
yards. The Friends then put Bonney,
Hampton and Dawson through Newton's
line for large gains, making 40 yards in
five downs. At this stage of the game a
dispute arose and the ball was given to
Newton on their 1O-yard line with only 10
seconds to play. Newton tried Helgar
through the Friends line but made no
gain They then tried their left around
Friends right end but by beautiful
tackle by Parker no gain was made.
Newton then tried a criss-cross but this
was blocked by Bonney of Friends. The
ball was lost to the Friends when time
was called with the ball on Newtons s.
yard line. Score, Newton o. Friends o.
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