The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-10-24

The Bloomsburg state Normal School
foot ball team defeated the scranton
High School eleven yesterday afternoon
at Athletic park. in Il most closely con-
tested game. the score being to 0.
The only score made was on Il goal
kicked from the field by Right Guard
Euloff, Of the bloomsbury team. few
minutes after play was started. The
Bloomsb,,rg team is much heavier than
the local eleven. but they failed in
every attempt to break through the
lattor'S line for q touchdown. though
they had the ball on High Schools 10
yard line when the goal was kicked
from the field. The High School boys
made a plucky resistance, hut failed to
advance the ball at any stage Of the
game any further than Bloomsbury
;l-yard line.
Bloomsbury won the toss and kicked
of at the beginning OF the first half.
Phillips got the ball on High Schools
25-yard line, but lost ii on u tumble.
Iiloomsbiirg then worked the ball slow
ly. but surely, towards the High
Schools goal. Robinson carrying 1t to
the l0-yard line on the third down.
The ball was passed by the quarter
back to Ruloff and. waiting but an in
stant. the latter dropped it and then
sent 1t sailing over Scranton's goal.
just as the High Schools rush line fell
upon him and bore him down.
The High School kicked Off and got
the ball to Bloonlsburg's 3'-yard line
and succeeded in holding ii there for
two downs. when il was kicked by
Putnam to High Schools 2O-yard line.
EVENLY DIVIDED.
Then began Il series Of gains and
losses for both sides. The High School
would work the ball around the end
for five yards ana would then bc pushed
back by the strong bloomsbury rush
line for as many more.
Rloomsbury finally got the ball on
High Schools i0-yard line and gained
three yards on the first down. One
yard more was all that was gained on
the second down. the High School play
crs putting up a magnificent resistance.
realizing that if they didn't hold their
opponents back, a touchdown would be
secured.
Backwards and forward the two lines
surgcd. and then down they Went in Il
| wild scramble Bloomsbury had carried
the ball over High Schools 3-yard line.
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look blue.
Not more than Il foot was gained on
the first down. and when High School
captured the ball on Il tumble the crowd
went wild. 1t went wilder still when
Manness took the ball and went around
the end for ten yards. and then again
when Wciscntluh carried it to the 70
yard line. Brean got the ball and
.al O, S,.h
yards. Then Robinson made the fatal
mistake of trying Il block Kick. Man
ness got the ball. and backed by the
cntir" High Schoo! team in wedg" for
nation. succeeded in carrying il to the
center of the field before being downed.
The first half ended with the bal! on
Bloomsburg's 45-yard line.
THE SECOND HALF.
High School kicked off in the second
half to Bloomsburg's oJ-yard line. and
Eloomsburs kicked il back To the cen
ter of the field 1t was anybody's ball,
AMI Elwood got ii for the High School.
High School. by Il series Of rusheS, adj
vanccd the ball to Rloomsburg'S 81
yard line hut lost it on a forward pass
made by Phillips
High School got the ball II mnut"
later on n tumble. and then a game of
sro-saW commenced. until the half was
over. play being confined to the space
between H!oomsburS's 81 ana 4"-yaid
line. The lineup was as follows:
scranton B!oom>burg.
MAc':ow,n ........'ci. rrd................ Hayes
MmnsSS ...........icIt tdCils. Pa ldn
ElwooI ............l,it guard Robinson
Stone ................tc ..tcntcr...,.,...,. StrNrh,"
Gallagher .........rielrt guard, .......... Ru"h
Mckinney w ripIl tackle. Wa. .,cr