Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-12-13
That Port AIIegany Football Game.

The football game played on the fair
grounds last Thursday drew large
crowd and as the grounds were not in
condition, it was grand surprise that
the home team won against the picked
team from Emporium. Soldiers tried
andstrue never shirked battle nor
called for help from outside parties.
Port Allegany's team consisted of stu
dents of the high school, while EN-
porium stuffed their team from any
where and everywhere. AS a result
Fort Allegany won the game by score
! of 16 to 0, and the fellows from Empo-
rum were exceedingly sore in conse-
qence. Their actions of retaliation at
the Red Mems dance proclaimed them
anything but gentlemen, and if they
have no better stuff to offer in rebuff
tai they should keep the 'stuff'' at
home.-Port Allogany Press.
We do not wish to seem captious
nor to appear hypocritical, but we feel
compelled to bestow upon the writer
OF the above article slight calling
down." Soldiers tried and true
never shirked battle or called for
help from outside parties" Now that
is all very pretty, but hardly truthful,
for we were there ourself and partici-
pated in the entire ''rallakaboo, "if one
of your citizens has not misinformed
us, you imported players from Brad
ford and Smethport, for the occasion,
also that the only high school student
on your team was the quarterback.
We had but one out-of-town player,
Billings of st. Marys, and if you will
recollect he was the gentleman who
challenged the "soldiers true" to a
game with st. Marys, at Emporium
the following Saturday, but you did
not like that ''stuff." GAS the grounds
were not in condition it was a grand
surprise that the home team Won"
Comment on that is hardly necessary,
for anyone knows that a light team,
unacquainted with the ground is al
ways at disadv antage. The game as
a whole was very unsatisfactory to
Emporium, for Ports kids ~ introduc-
ed us to several things not found in
the rule book. These pleasantries,
such as taking choice of terms, steal
ing the ball, coaching from side lines,
not having the required number of
men on the line of scrimmage, four
downs, ETC., were comparatively moth
ing, with the blow that reached our
''solar plexus," it consisted of the
placing of two "subs,n on the side
lines, Cor rather on the edge of the
crowd, for side lines, there were none)
in such position that they could
down anything that got beyond reach
of the backs By use of this trump they
twice prevented our half-back from
touch-downs. Lemons atten-
tions was called to this unlawful act,
but as in his Interpretation of the
rules his vision was rather hazy.
1t was an interesting game to see
eleven boys not averaging over 40 lbs.
line up against 13 men who would
weigh, at least 100 lbs. to the player.
Something like Rhode Island matched
against TeXas.-'it was a grand sur
prise" We congratulate you on your
glorious victory. Shake.
'Their actions of retaliation at the
Red Mems dance proclaimed them
anything but gentlemen" That is
the most unkindest cut of all, for
we were jeered and insulted at every
turn and should have really made
''kick" at the lateness of. our supper
hour, 7 o'clock, but 1 suppose you
thought we'd not be hungry after the
"roast" you gave us. We took into
consideration that the town was de-
lirious with delight at the first victory
of the season and bore it all uncom-
plainingly. We are as the Reporter
styles us Hot STUFF.