The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-27
SH0RTRIDGE BEATS HANOVER
NEITHER OF THE TEAMS WAS ABLE
TO SCORE POINT.
A Hot Contest on the Newby Oval
Gridiron-The Game Described
i'm Detail.

Sore in limb and heart the Franklin Col
lege football players left the Washington
Park gridiron yesterday afternoon. having
been defeated by the University of Indian
apolis football team by score Of % to 0.
The Franklinites came to Indianapolis ex-
pectipg to be defeated, but hopeful of scor-
ing at least one touchdown against the In
dianapolis aggregation. Not once did the
visiting team approach dangerously near
the Indianapolis goal. and at no time was
Franklin near touchdown. But the
Franklin team was not as bad as was ex-
pected. The sanguine supporters of the
University of Indianapolis team expected
Franklin to carry back the small end of a
score of at least 40 to 0. This would have
been accomplished had l.. of l. played as
strong and aggressive a game as was
played against Earlham the week before.
Indianapolis won, il is true, and Franklin
did not even score, but still the victory was
not as creditable as il might have been.
The work was slow and tedious. nearly
every member of the Indianapolis team
failing TO get into the game with the vim
and ginger displayed against Earlham.
Coach Kelly stood on the side lines and
showed evidence of disgust at the slow
game his men played. The first half was
fairly fast, but the second was slow and
tiresome, but one touchdown being scored
against the visitors. Indianapolis made
nearly all her gains by end runs, the line
bucking being very weak at times. - -
TINCHER PENETRATED u. OF l. LINE.
The beautiful interference which was
feature of the game against Earlhann was
not so much in evidence yesterday. Frank
lin surprised the spectators by crushing a
hole through the Indianapolis line where il
was thought to be impregnable. Tincher.
the Franklin right tackle, time and again
eluded France and effectively prevented
the indianapolis backs from making gains.
Three men-Corson, Hess and Figg-wers
tried at right guard, but they did not sue
ceed in preventing Tincher from piercing
the line. The right side Of the Franklin
line was very strong, but the left side was
comparatively weak, and it was this side
that was hammered so badly by the In
dianapOlis backs and tackles.
Mehring went into the game suffering
with a sick headache, but he gamely car
ried the ball into Franklin's territory when
he was called upon. He retired in the sec
ond half and this weakened the Indian
apolis team. judah was also forced TO
retire and he was replaced by Rogers.
Pritchard also left the game, and during
the last part of the contest there was a
complete new outfit back Of the line fer
Indianapolis, excepting quarter back Butler.
The new material did not infuse the life
into the game expected and the
playing was listless. Franklin played a
stronger game in the second half than i'm
the first, and. coupled with the weakened
condition of the L. Of /. team. the score
was increased but five points in that part
of the game.
France and Segmund were again potent
factors in the indianapolis line. and their
tacking and interference and also efforts
to gain ground, were features OF the o,r-
test. Mehring made the star plays around
the Franklin ends while he was i'm the con-
test Forsythe. Pritchard and Judah also
helped to advance the leather when called
upon. Edison. Rogers and Anthony were
also good ground gamers. For Franklin
the best work was accomplished by NJ
Webb. Miller, Tincher Brsnigan and Wal
den, while Tincher and Matthews distin-
guished their work by their superb tackling
and blocking.
FRANKLIN LEARNED L. OF l. SIG
NAILS
Franklin won the toss and chose the east
goal. 1t was decided TO play twenty-five
and twenty-minute halves. Franklin desir-
ing TO play as short halves as possible
After the toss and argument over the
length OF the halves the teams lined up
for play and France kicked off 20 Branigan
on the five-yard line. Branigan fumbled.
and when he regained the ball was able 10
return il but five yards NJ Webb the
speedy little half back. showed his agility
when ne skirted the left end for a gain Of
eight yards Franklin was held on the
next down, and on an attempted punt Sieg-
mund broke through the line and blocked
the kick. gaining six yards on the play.
Short gains by judah and Mehring placed
the leather on Franklin's hfteen-yard line.
Franklin players learned the l. OF /. sig
nails and the latter experienced a little
trouble. as the visitors knew where 10
watch FOR the plays France. however.
twisted around the right end for nine yards
and Judah hurdied for two yards Sleg-
mund pierced the Franklin line between
the goal posts for touchdown. France
missed easy goal L. OF l.. 5: Frank
I'm. o.
France caught Branigans kickoff 70 the
ten-yard line and paced down the field for
fifteen yards before he was tackled by
" ebb Judah went around tho left end for
. tsenty-yard run. receiving good interfer-
ence from AIehring. Butler and Sicgmund.
lie was tackled by Miller.
MEHRING'S TRICK PLAY
ON the next lne-up Mehring took the
bali on "a trick play and circlcd the right
end for "a run OF thirty yauis. France and
SieFmund giving him good interference.
lie had good neld Tor the run for eosi.
but Miller made beautiful tackle aud