The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-10-08

The result of Saturday afternoons g
foot ball game between the High
School and the Thirteenth Regiment
teams was exceedingly unsatisfactory,
to not only the participants in the
hard fought gridiron battle, but to the
big crowd which had assembled to
witness the opening Of the season in
this city.
The game was marred by constant
wrangling and complaints of foul
playing from both teams. Only few
minutes after the beginning of the sec
ond half, McHugh, after making a
splendid twenty-yard run, was heav-
lily thrown by the Regimental tackle,
playing under the name of Finnigan,
and when the two teams lined UP, to
the astonishment of the crowd. the
Thirteenth had the ball. McHugh,
who is a clean. honest player, stoutly
asserted that Finnigan had punched
the ball from his grasp, and foully
tackled him. After protracted de-
bate. the two elevens were at 1t
again, and after the dust of the first
lineup cleared away. Finnigan was
pulled off of a High School player by
one of his own mates. Captain Tropp
then angrily demanded the removal Of
Finnigan from the game. Umpire
Leonard refused to put him off the
field, but cautioned the player against
any more dark hued work.
LED HIS WARRIORS OFF.
On the advice of Superintendent of
the City Schools Howell and Presi-
dent of the Board of Control Jayne,
Tropp then led his warriors off the
gridiron and Referee McAvoy forfeited
the game to the Regiment. Captain
Kiple, Of the latter team, alleged that
High School had been doing foul work
and his men merely acted on the de-
fense.
There was hardly a decision made
by the referee or umpire, both of whom
We're honestly trying to do their duty,
which was not questioned by about
eleven men in the game and seven or
eight substitutes on the side lines, and
these actions We're enough to make
the spectators heartily disgusted.
So much for the uglier side of the
game. Otherwise, the match was Il
splendid one. At $50 o'clock the
whistle sounded and the two teams
lined up
LIE udy Was warm IOf lOOL DilI,
but was pleasant, and Il large crowd
was in attendance. The grand stand
was thronged with male and female
admirers of the sport and the waving
c0lors of the two teams, mixed with
the vari-colored gowns of the young
ladies, combined to give handsome
color effect to the scene. Splendid or
der was maintained by q squad of
trTl, tN.l,o lynr oil tot rNff
the field. confining the majority of
them to the grand-stand.
SOLDIERS WON THE TOSS.
The soldiers won tho toss, and took
the south goal. Stark kicked off and
Elwood was downed without making
any gain. On the first lineup, Weiss
eniuh reused the High School hopes
ny going around left end for eight
yards. The school boys We're then
held. and OIL the third down Tropp
booted the ball to the Regiments
thirty-yarG line. The ball took nasty
bound and aluded Kiple's grasp,
whereat Vaughan. who came down the
field like a whirlwind, fell on the pig
skin, and it was High Schools ball.
The soldiers line held. however, and
the tleet-footed high schoor~men tried
in vain to circle the ends, and it was
soon the soldiers ball again. High
School soon recovered it on tumble.
but lost it when Tropps attempt at
u field goal went out of bounds. Greg
ory and Gendall, the two fast soldier
halves, then proceeded to tear through
the line and around the ends, and af-
ter a succession of fine runs by these
two players, the ball was on the High
Schools ten-yard line, when time was
called.
While the Thirteenth outplayed
High School during this half. still too
much cannot be said of the latter's
work. The team averaged about
twenty pounds less per man, and was
composed of men with nothing like
the experience of their opponents. And
yet they played plucky, uphill game,
which won the admiration of all
on the field. McHugh and Weissen-
huh were the best ground gamers. Nc
Hugh being fast on his feet and shifty,
while Weissentuh launched his weigh
ty form against the line in way
which meant business. Captain Tropp
and Ben Eynon did fine defensive work,
and Troops kicking was we'll done.
THE STAR PLAYERS.
Gregory and Gendall We're the SOL
dier stars. Gendall is the same player
who formerly played such magnif-
cent game for Wyoming Seminary,
and his work Saturday was magnif-
cent. He gained practically every time
he was given the ball and made as
many tackles as the ends did. Gregory
bucked the line finely.
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