The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-17
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This afternoon will be an Off day for
the Scranton High School eleven,
which will not take part in any grid
iron contest, but will content Itself
with watching the match at Athletic
park between st. Thomas college and
the Carbondale Indians. This game
promises to be good one The teams
are evenly matched and are both com.
posed Of big. strong players.
The local boys will probably go Into
the game with the same lineup that
has upheld the Purple and White In
the majority of its games this season.
The injury to Emmett Kirkwoods an
kle in the wyoming game. has laid
ZIP that hard working young player.
and he Is now receiving treatment at
a central city hospital. His place at
end is likely to be filled by A. Me-
Donald, who may be supplanted at
tackle by Burke or Joe Mcdonald.
Hadgins. the f,eet-footed. fierce
playing half back of st. Thomas. Is
a Carbondale Indian of last season,
and has on various occasions this year
played with his old comrades. They
he will probably be lined up against
the collegians Hanson Is another OF
the crack Carbondalians. and the en-
tire Indian back field is fast and
strong one. The game will star. at
o'clock sharp.
The High School team was to have
journeyed this afternoon to Homes
dale and played the oft-postponed
game with the High School eleven
there. 1t was learned. however. that
the Honesdale men We're unable to
put a strictly school team in the field,
in fact that the greater part of the
eleven were outsiders. AS a result the
local pigskin chasers cancelled the
date. and will today take a day off.
Next Saturday. Wilkes Barre High
Schools fast eleven will be the at
traction at Athletic park.
Professional foot ball has this year
secured grip on numberless cities,
in which there is no representative
| university eleven, and these teams,
generally made up of splendid eX-col-
lege athletes, are making professional
foot ball as popular as ever was base
| ball in the height of it's glory. In
Western Pennsylvania there are a
| number of crack paid elevens. the Or
ganization of which was prompted by
| the great success of the Duquesnc
! Country and Athletic clubs invincible
heroes Of last year. Homestead is this
| fall represented by an eleven on which
a few of the stars are Arthur Poe and
| Church, both Princeton idols. Bemis
Pierce. the giant Carlisle Indian Pete
Overf1eld. whom the Pennsylvania
| Varsity men swear is the greatest of
| college centers: Miller. the fleet-footed
| Hall. Yale's strong eX-end. Dave
Fuitz. who when he played at Brown
university was considered one of the
fastest half backs on the gridiron. is
another of the teams luminaries. and
Winstein and Quarter Back Richard
son are two more or the eleven's star
PLAYERS kaiph hutchinson last yeai
! quarter back on the Princeton team
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