El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-26
HE WAS ILL CLAD A CLEAN CONTEST
That Reflects Great Credit
On Both Teams, and Pro-
mises Some Good
Games In Future.

| AS predicte in The Herald for
day between Ell Paso and Mesilla Park
was as pretty an exhibition of that
manly sport as has even been witnessed
anywhere. There was only one thing
; to mar the day and that was when A.
NJ. Holt. umpire for the visitors, claim
ed that FL Paso had made foul for
nation and called the ball back after
Wallace Baird gained about twenty
i five yards for the home team.
! There was quite a good deal of fus
sing. and Referee Stafford Campbell.
who has complete jurisdiction, gave
Mesilla Park notice to play ball. When
| they refused he gave Ell Paso the game.
But Manager Sutherland of the Mesil-
la Park team agreed to play the game
out if the referee would allow it to con-
tinue from where the game had stopped
which was done.
| The play did not change the score in
the least and aside from that one little
wrangle the game was fast and furious
and Ell Paso won the game simply be-
cause she has the best team. The game
was clean from start to finish and there
was not a man injured although Mr..
Rutherford went out at the end of the
first half on account of a weak ankle.
Beall taxing his place at right half and
Roberts going to right end.
The Game.
At three fifteen Referee Holt blew his
whistle and the game was on with the
ball in possession of Mesilla Park and
Ell Paso defending the east goal Hub
lbard kicked off for the visitors and
stephens returned 20 yards with the
ball. Rutherford went through the line
for five yards. quickly followed by
Eugene Baird who also made the re-
Iquired five yards.
The ball was now in the center of the
field and Wallace Baird was given the
ball and with perfect interference went
iaround the right end for twenty-five
yards while the FL Paso rooters went
wild with delight. 1t was evident that
FL Paso would score if she kept up the
pace that she started.
Stephens gained five and Beall and
Davis six yards each when the Mesilla
Park boys took brace and held Ell
Paso for downs but could not gain
their ground. and the ball was again in
possession of the home team.
The guards were called back and
Crawford went through the line for
five yards. Davis gained five. when
Acting Captain Rutherford took the
ball and with big Gene Baird pushing
him went through the line for twenty
yards while the college boys were try
ing in vain to stop him.
The very next play Rutherford went
over the goal line for touchdown
which proved to be the only score of
the game Baird missed difficult goal
and the score was Ell Paso 5, Mesilla
Park 0.
Hubbard again kicked of for the COL
lege and Gene Baird got the ball and
like a race horse skirted the line and
gained thirty yards before downed- The
ball was soon in the visitors territory
again and Ell Paso was making fast
headway for another touchdown when
time was called for the end of the first
half with the ball on Mesilla Parks
twenty yard line.
| During the ten minutes intermission
the rooters gathered around the play
ers and gave the yell:
"Rickety Rack. Rickety Rack,
| He, Ha, Ho.
We Will. Who Will?
l Ell Pa-sc"
| When the ten minutes was up Camp
bell acted as referee and Holt umpire,
! and Gene Baird kicked or for El Paso
to DanSsng who was downed in his
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