The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-11
CARBONDALE STUDENTS
MALLOP JERMYN

by Playing All Round the Team
from the Borough Below Maytield.
Jermyn Players Better sluggers
Than Foot Ball Kickers-Story of
Contest Played on "Knobpy'
Field.
The eleven students who represent
the Carbondale High school on the
Gridiron arc rapidly making IL lame for
themselves as we'll as d. record. Satur-
day they met and defeated an aggrc-
CATION supposed to represent the Jer-
myn High school by IL score of Il to >.
Fowlers field, where the game took
n!aca, is not IL suitable place for such
a sport as rugby foot ball. The ground
is very uneven and several Stumps
and knobs, not to speak of stones. make
the surface somewhat harder than Il
feather bed to fall on. Had it been Il
desirable place, the Carbondalians
would have undoubtedly run the score
llp to thirty, as they played all around
their opponents and broke through
their line at Will.
The Carbondaic team are no kickers
but the treatment they received was
not of the improved order. In the Sec
end half, when Jermyn saw defeat was
inevitable, her team started in to dis
able some of the Carbondalc students.
Time and time again a Carhondale man
was laid out as a result of Il kick in
the head or some other injury, received
ut the hands of IL crowd of young men
who had not seen the inside of Il school
room in years, and who did not know
the first law about the game. They
We're right at home at what Chuck
ConnorS would call 'cheWin the rag"
but as for playing foot ball they cam
not be honestly said to be in the same
class as the Pioneer city youths.
Carhondale played a remarkable de-
fcnsivc game, having the ball twenty
four out of the Scventy-four minutes
Of the first half, during which time
they scored two touchdowns while
Jermyn did not make point. How
ever, in the second half Jermyn braced
up, held Carbondale down to one
touchdown, and scored themselves on q
1uke.
Carbondale fumbled considerably in
the second half, but would make up
the lost Ground on terrific line
plungcS
JeImyn Kicks Off.
Jermyn opened by O'Brien kicking
OF 10 Mclean, who ran back fifteen
yards before being tackled, Carbon
dale was held for two down, but on the
third Nalin skiltcd left end for forty
five yards. a touchdown would have
rewarded his efforts had he not tripped
and fell, spraining Il tendon in his left
leg. The plucky player refused, how
ever. TO leave the game and after two
minutes delay play was resumed.
'arbonuulc started in at once To at
tack Jermyn's line, rarely failing to
gam from ilve TO twelve yards Nc
Lean Whulen and Collins were the
star ground gamers for Curbondalc
Mclean, particularly, sometimes going
twelve yards with half his opponents
on his back. The first touchdown was
made by Mclean three minutes and
forty seconds after play. The ball was
taken out by Van Bergan, but Nallin
missed Il difficult goal.
carbondale Player Disabled
The ball was again kicked of by
O'Brien OF Jermyn, Nallin securing the
ball and aided by splendid Interference
ran thirty-live yards, when his injured
knee save out and he fell In a heap.
He Was forced to leave the game. Giles
taking his place at left half, Williams
going TO right tackle in place of Gllis.
ON resuming play. Mclean was called
upon to take the ball, going through
right tackle for eight yards. Gillis
followed in the same place for six
more; Whalen went around right left
end for eleven yards; Guardsback Nc
kenna failed to gain. Aurrin goes
around left end for four yards. Guards
back formation nets eight more through
right tackle. Mclean plunges through
right guard for second touchdown. He
misses an easy goal.
The ball Is again kicked off from the
center of the field by O'Brien of Jer-
myn, to Whalen. who runs il back
twenty yards. BY the aid of guards
back formation, and other missplays,
Carbondale forces the ball TO Jermyns
yard line where it is lost on IA tumble.
Here Jer'nyn is held for two downs.
but on the third O'Brien goes around
the crowd and runs twenty yards be-
fore being downed by Whalen. Time
called with Jermyn in possession Of the
ball on her twenty yard line.