The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-30
fORDHAM men
NET DEFEAT
ST. THOMAS COLLEGE DowNED
NEW WORKERS, 1915.

Quarterback Swetman's Goal from
the 15-Yard Line in the Second
Half Saved the Visitors from Be-
ing Blanked-Thomas, the Heavy
weight st. Thomas Guard, Played
a Splendid Game, and Bucked the
Line with Ram-Like Force-Recep-
tion Was rendered Visitors.
In the best played, largest attended
and most interesting local football
game of the season, the st. Thomas
college eleven yesterday met the fast
team Of players of st. Johns college.
Fordham, n. Y, and ut the end of the
second half the colors of the visitors
had been lowered for the first time this
season, and the Scranton men had
gained splendid victory by the score
of 1915.
The slight rain which fell during the
morning rendered the field "a trile soft
and sushy, but this was partially
remeded by liberal application of
saw dust and on the whole the grid
iron was in fair condition. 1t was prop
erly roped off and II sruad of eight
patrolmen kept back the crowd, and
prevented the least intrusion within
the confined space by the spectators
On either side of the. field there eN-
tended double rows of seats, which
We're occupied principally by the men,
bers of the fair sex present, who with
their flying colOrs of purple and white,
and waving banners Of the local col.
lege, acted as mighty incentives to
the brawny youths on the field to
struggle for victory. Here and thers,
too, were seated scattered partisans
of the visitors, who, indeed, found
numerous friends among the crowd,
by reason of the plucky fight they
waged.
AT THE PARK.
The members of ST. Peters drum
corps, in their natty red and white
uniforms, preceded the st. Thomas
players in the march to the park, ana
were accorded seats of honor along the
side line. A tiny sOlenn-looking dom
key, wearing q pair of football pants,
and drawing small vehicle in which
was seated young Bart Cusick with q
1negaphone as large as himself and the
quadruped, was also present, and the
big phone was used to advantage to
cheer on the local players.
The Fordllam men arrived at 1:55
o'clock at the Lackawanna station
and after donning their football togs,
journeyed to the park. where the st.
Thomas boys had already arrived.
They We're led onto the field by Cap
tain Dick Harrington, and as they
went through their preliminary prac-
tice more than one of the wiseacres
present shook his head and declared
That they would prove too fast and
scientific for the bulky Scrantonians.
The visitors probably averaged 100
pounds, while the st. Thomas players
easily went ten pounds higher apiece.
Mitchell and Maloney, the Fordham
tackles We're the teams heaviest men,
and neither of them went more than 17e
pounds, while on the Scranton side
big Thomas. the left guard. tipped the
scales at 235 pounds and Haggerty,
who was at left tackle, consisted OF
.II pounds of avoirdupois. Langan,
the other guard, isn't Il lightweight
either, and in fact Captain O'Horo.
McAndrew. Hadgins, kelliher, and
Farrell are all heavy men.
GOAT. FROM FIELD.
Fordham's solitary score came in
the second half and was made by a
beautiful drop kick for a field goal
from the 15-yard line. by Quarter
back Swetman. st. Thomas made both
of her scores in the first half by rush.
ing the ball down the field. Thomas
proved the most reliable ground gain
er, time after time crashing through
the Fordham center for five. ten, or
fifteen yards. Hadgins and Mean
drew ran we'll with the ball. as did
also Captain O'Horo and Langan.
The two ends. Manley and Vaughan,
played games that reminded one of
the work done by collegiate end rush.
cs. Both men travelled down the field
under kicks, like grayhounds. and
tackled with the tenacity of bull dogs.
They defended their positions in splen-
did style and repeatedly repulsed any
attempts at end plays.
On the Fordham side both Captain
Harrington and his fellow end,
McKenna, put up splendid exhibitions
McKenna is one of five men on the
team that can do the one hundred
yards in around ten fiat, and he
demonstrated his sprinting ability in
the second half by a great 35-yard
run. F'ull-back NIcCarthy's place
;Sicking and punting was finely done,
as he drove the ball far and high, CIV
ing his ends plenty OF time to get
down the field under it, Swetman
tried two kicks for goal in the second
half and his second was successful,
and very prettily done. 1t was kicked
from n difficult angle, and sailed
handsomely between the posts. Curley
ana White also did well
O'HORO WON PASS.
The game started at 3 o'clock, Cap
tain OHoro winning the toss, and talk
ing the kick off and the south goal.
The kickoff was made. hut Vaughan