The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-07
Red and White Team Made a Gal
liant Fndeavor. but Weight
Overbore the Little Ones.
SOME BRILLIANT PLAYS MADE.
Williams. Ellerbe. Wright and
Kelly All Distinguished Them
selves - Hits Worked
Like a Trojan.

Washington University football team de-
faxted Smith Academy yesterday afternoon
at Pastime Park by a score OF l. u o.
The struggle could hardly be called n
game. nor was # intended to be one. The
various candidates OF both eleyens were
given the opportunity 10 make good. and
several of them did so with a vengeance.
The Washington men outweighed the
Smith boys by many. many pounds, and IN
point of experience were years ahead Of
their plucky little opponents. The big 'uns.
however. displayed a voeful lack Of prac-
lice. The bah Vas left In the hands Of the
quarter back at least half a dozen times
owing TO ii mis- understanding Of the signals
by the EahCs aEu full
individual play was the predominant fea-
ture OF the contest. Team work was out OF
The question. the men being changed every
few minutes. either because their condition
fectS of the searching san or 10 give an
other candidate a chance 70 Snow what WAS
IN him
Tor Wash!neton. Int Lot nearly 50 much
50 eS it should have been. Tina green
hands Of Tie Smith eleven gave = very
good exhibition II what practice viii do on
several occasions when they brought the
husky W-ashingtOridDs % = dead stand.
and at times MI a loss. 1 little more
lcer In the Smith team would have "ffyc-
trally stopped the Individual work Of the
varsity.
kelley at right half back -or the Uni
yorSity WIS Far and away the star Of the
came. never hitting the line without max
inC a gain Of I've or more yards. With
practice he VIII do even better. as he was
signals Of his teammates being 50 mixed
that he had no iIea which way things Were
supposed 20 90. Round the end O through
~" Ire Wa al the same to the exist.
connect. who pltvai with the Manual
Training school. worked his position At
lift end a. well as was possible under the
Williams played ~ both full and half.
seeming 10 be equally at home in either
place.
Players who Achieved distinction.
HjschoT. an eN-HISh School star. was
put in At hals for TIRE last few minutes q
play and put up a very syro.g game, max
ing some fine runs round the end.
Anderson at quarter, Elle:5e At right end
and Otis at center put up & game t7st as
surcs them of positions On the regular
whole WAS hard to judge. as they were 50
much heavier than their opponents that
II" credit IS due them for making holes
as well as they should, the Smith line
often holding them 70 no gain.
For the academy, Lewis started out TO
do all the work that lie could possibly get
near. but. unfortunately. he injured his
knee Just before the close Of the first half.
as Lewis is a fixture on the Smith eleven
and the work he was doing In the hot sun
yesterday was enough 10 Kill q more power
Hits at tackle worked himself all out
trying to play every mans position az once;
If Hits works In the big games as be did
when least expected. His run round left
end In the second half was a beautiful
man. Give the ninth captain any kind OF
a clear opening and he is unbeatable.
Pruit at LETT guarc made me pre,tiest
Rishoff had cleared all but two Smith men
on the forty-yard lire and was sailing for
the goal line when Lewis made q hard try
for him, Just gripping one foot enough to
stop him for an Instant. Pruit came from
the rear as Rishoff got started again and
brought the Washington man down by a
perfect tackle.
To follow the game plays would be a
Chinese puzzle Of the most intricate char
acter. as the change in positions of the
men and tho number that took part was
almost impossible to follow in itself.
after four minutes Of play. washington
Kicking off to Hits, who returned the ball
fifteen yards. From this point the Wash
until the touchdown was made. Ellerbs
kicked the goal
Smith Braced at the End.
The second count was not 50 easy, as the
Smith lads took a brace and played strong
football for a time. but the strain of buck
ing q brick wall was nothing to what they
were gamely undergoing. The break had to
come In time. and when II did, Kelley was
playing at his best, tearing awful holes in
the academy line without assistance and
taking the ball right with him until he
made the touchdown, which brought WASH
tngton's score to IL, while one more was
added o moment later when Eilerbe again
kicked the ball fairly between the goal
posts.
The third touchdown was sIso made by
Kelley. who seemed to come from the strug-
Cling mass of players like a ghost. Amber
son failed TO kick a goal. The close Of the
game found the ball on Smiths ten-yard
line.
Fumbles were not as numerous as was TO
Tf5 expected, although several were made.
That Smith played a good uphill game
was the consensus Of opinion among the
spectators, especially with the Mary Insti-
tute girls, each and every one Of whom
rooted hard for the game lads who wore
David Francis, Jr.. ofFciatei as referee.
while Joseph Nuts performed the duties OF
fifteen minutes each by mutual consent, the
heat making longer play out Of the Ques-
ton
h lineup during the greater part OF the
Ellsrb. curtisa--Bisp. end Nicholson. Mort.
6 G,Isr.. H.fs.ii:-- : t eisss guard ::.:-.t9h'9 man
Hardy-rn.----Lef, guard ...--..Pru;t, Smith
E roans: heler.-."kfi ; e3a levi: oJ H1tf
M M'ifiiiisy Bi.non. EFT Eff hnlf -:.XnGHd22s25T o
Anderson. ........... Quarter back ............ McRes
Williams. smi,h...Fuil back ....--....Pittsman
Joseph o'ConneII Hurt mt sed.Iia.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
sedalia. Mo-. Oct e-nurnr q gam. n foot.
hall this afternoon at Liberty PARK between n,
elevens OF Central Business College and the Hi=f
School. Joseph O'Ccnnell. r ght half back OF The
former team had a leg broken
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