The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-30
ST. LOUIS U, LOST
TO MARION SIMS,
Game Ended in a Dispute, the
Varsity Aggregation Quit
ting the Field.
PINS SENSATIONAL DROP KICK.
Made a Swell Punt From the %.
Yard Line-Pennington's Long
Sprint-Hickey Also Fig
ured Prominently.

st. Louis University's football eleven was
teaten by the Marion-Sims Medicos at .Ath-
ietic Park yesterday by 4 score of Is to IL.
Like the big Westinghouse. r. c. contest.
the game ended in a disagreement, but
there was no trouble.
The st. Louis University team objected 10
a decision OF Referee Sager. and when the
latter refused to change mis- ruling, the
varsity boys left the field.
The second half was very nearly completed
when the varsity eleven brought the game
to an unexpected finish by quitting the
field.
Mariop-Sims had the bali when the play
that enGeG the game came up.
Cantlin, the Medicos' quarter back. had
lost the ball on 4 tumble. Hickey, st. Louis
US left guard, captured the pigskin and
ran half the length OF the field for u touch
down. crossing the Marion-Sims line near
the goal posts.
This toucndown. If allowed. would have
ted the score. hut the Marion-SiIns team
protestel that 1t had not been accomplished
fairly. The:r argument was to the effect
that CantiiI Vas GCwE and the whistle had
blown when Hickey took the ball away
from him and made his run for a touch
down.
The referee sided with them and ordered
the ball brought back. St. Louis University
first protested, and eventually, when it be-
came evident to them that Referee Sager
was not going to change his decision. the
JeSuits lett the field.
They claim that had their last touchdown
been allowed, they could not have missed Il
kick for goal, which. If successful, would
have maze the score II to ID IN favor OF
St. Louis University.
While the players of the two teams were
| arguing with the officials on the field, their
respective followers in the grand stand
We're also having it out in peppery style.
Two of the spectators. John j. Cochran
cited that they came to blows. They slugged
each other to beat the band, and both
were badly used up when the police arrived
on the scene and escorted the %beiligerents
to the Dayton Street Station.
st. Louis University started Off as though
they were going to run up u big score on
kickoff. Jimmy Mcdowell. the varsity full
back, was showed across the Marion-Sims
line for the first touchdoWn Of the game.
cleverness in their work. and when they
came right back with another touchdown.
making the score II to Q in their favor. the
] spectators began to think the game was
going to prove a complete walkover for the
| varsity lads.
Pennington,s great sprint for 1s yards
was responsible for st. Louis Cniyersity's
| second touchdown. He was aided by mag
| nificent interference.
Mcdowell kicked goal on his own touch
| CoVH. Dul hsSS0 "ASh oitiS
the ball across the enemy's line. After
this St. Louis University succeeded in scor-
| ing no more.
| Marion-Sims had things their own way
the rest of the first half. Baker was first
to carry the. ball across the varsity line.
and next came PINS great twenty-five
| yard drop kick from the field. 1t was the
spectacular play OF the game and set the
| Maron-Sims rooters on fire with enthusi-
| aSm.
Hoolan. the old High School boy. scored
] Marion-Sims's second touchdown in the sec
I ond half. Pim. who did the punting for
| Marion-Sims. succeeded in kicking goal once
in two efforts.
| The contest was a clean. scientific exhibi-
on either side was injured. The Marion
Sims team greatly outwelghed the varsity
eleven. but the St. Louis University
made up in speed and cleverness what they
lacked in weight. The lineup: