The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-05
Neither Team Scored in Football
Game at the Pastime
Grounds.
ELEVENS WERE WELL MATCHED
Both Stronger at Offensive Work
Than at Defense FOLSOM
Played Good Game for
Washington.

resred on the gridiron for the first time
Yesterday. meeting Lombard College at Pas
time Park and playing u tie game with the
Illinois eleven. Neither side scored in the
course OF the contest. and for an opening
game the AFFAIR furnished an interesting
spectacle.
on account Of the occasion being the first
appearance OF the local men. wenty-minute
halves were played. Both teanas were even
Is matched, however. and had the full
length game been played il is probable that
the result would have been the same. From
start 10 finish 1t was a closely matched
game in Offensive ana defensive work, with
punting Astounding throughout
Both teams were stronger in offensive
than In defensive woTk and the ball was
whipsawed Up and down the held accord
ing 10 which side had IL in its possession.
As a result. kicking was adopted frequent
Is. after the defensive team had taken a
brace and held the opposing side for two
washington using Tu.son as her kicker.
while Lombard ~alternated vita fun and
quarter back kicks
LACKING IN INTERFERENCE
Interference by W-ashiugton's men was
sadly lacking In the drst half and the gains
made iu that period We're largely the result
OF individual efforts on the part % several
PLAYERS FOLSOM was good Tor a gain OF a
lew yards every time ne was given the bait
and ne probably played the star game IoE
Washington eleVcn- In tue second hali
tho local men got down TO team work and
tie man with the hall was accorded some
laschon 5 work in both offensive and de-
tensive playing was Of the highest order.
as was the work of ATno kr1use AZ guar
or two tumble. but beyond the iert opioI-
punity Tor gaining ground. no h@fm "aS
done, as Wasniuston heid me nail ~ saeh
Case.A In the second mar he pa4eu a
strong and even game
In TN second hasf BiechoG made one Of
The lest uIays Of tne. DAY on the second
down. with The hall IA WashinEIun's pos
Session ana on her forty-yard me. Iolson
punted Tor Is yards. Bisch05 got down
Ias fcid ina great shape ana Just as Bowies,
the Lombard left half. caught the ball
Blschon vas upon him and swept him on
his feet The gain proved u considerable
value 10. Washington. as the play was mace
at A stage when tbs visitots were begin
ming 20 creep up the field with unpleasant
stsadiness.
COOPER STOPPED KRAUsE
In the opening half. Miller kicked OF for
Lombard and hranse returned the BAN NJ
teen yards he was stopped by Cooper.
quarter back for tia visitors, and blScHou
was given the ball on the next two at
tcmpts. scoring several yards an each case;
on a tumble a momcnt,late-. after the ball
had been passed 10 smith, Lombard GOT
the ball. but Washington held them Tor
downs.
home team a few yards at this 5nnctuTs,
but steady work by Toison advanced the
Tolson bucked the line on his own strength
alone. the remaining members putting up
a very scattering Interference Lolsoh
finally pumted twenty yards, cooper GettlhS
After one or two attempts al line bucking.
Cooper made a quarterback kick for ten
yards, but Kraase got the ball and returned
It for a part Of that distance. For the re-
mainder OF the hall. the play was a sHS-
cession OF line bucks by either team. vain
short gains in almost every ease. followed
by a stand on the part Of the defensive team
and a punt which kept the eal gong from
one end OF the %gridiron 10 the other.
Washington was penaiized twice IN tnas
half for oHside plays. the eagernesz OF some
OF her men making them set away 10 Laise
breaks. SO TO speak. The ball was gong
r0warcs the Washington hne when time
was called and was on Washington's thirty
szx-yard line at the time. Cram was tried
out in the opening kali al end and made an
excellent stop Of Miller. after the latter had
TANDEM PLAY BY VISITORS
In the first half the visitors had used a
and tackles. alternating with a reyoiying
play at the ends. In the second half they
changed their tactics and uted end runs ana
line blcking, In the second hat Pitzman
was put IN Grams place at left end. W.
Krause was injured shortly after the half
commenced and Sherman was put In MS
Shortly after the half commenced Lom-
bard punted down the field. Gordon OF
Washington Uniyersty's team Was playing
on the end-back formation and started for
the ball. Andrews of Lombard was almost
made a dive at him 10 bring him down
Gordon started forward at the same mo-
mell. penulnE low. and ANDREWS QlNt0
against Gordon's head fun force. Gordon
had on a leather head protector. while An
drews had no such guard. As a result he
was knocked completely out and was
stretched on the field.
He was utterly incapacitated for playing
and Ayers was sent in to take his place.
Shortly after this PitZman OF Washington
was injured slightly and was withdrawn
Hope was then sent in to take his place.
The game proceeded with much time be-
ing taken out for the remainder Of the half.
Lombard sending the ball down the field
and seeming TO gain slightly at the close.
The last few minutes resolved themselves
into a test OF endurance for the teams. and
the ball was on Washington's forty-dye-
yard line when the half ended.
Cooper made some good plays throughout
for Lombard and was played back at full
in Offensive work He made some strong
tackles here and was handy at getting tho
punts that came HIS way Several men were
temporarily put on the ground for repairs
in the progres1 OF the game, but none was
injured seriously. Doctor Elbrecht. former
ly OF Washington University. attended TO
these cases
LINEUP OF THE TEAMS.
Jim Wear. formerly OF Yale. and Gibson
OF Monmouth served as referee and UNI
pire. The ilne-ups were;
WorhF,v4or Ta,bara