The Jersey City news., 1902-11-10
ST. JOHNS BOYS
VICTORIOUS
Outplayed the Crescents at
West Side Park Satur-
day Afternoon.
TIGERS READY FOR YALE
They Work to Beat Old Eli
The Yale Team Not Sure
Notes Of Interest.

st. Johns Institute defeated the
Crescent A. c. of the Bronx in well
played game of football on Saturday
afternoon, at West Side Park, by q
score of 1852.
The game was clean and fast from be-
ginning to end, no disputes or personal
differences interrupted it, Letter at right
end for st. Johns distinguishing himself
putting up a magnificent exhibition by
being almost every play, and invariably
making big gains when returning with
the ball.
st. Johns kicked off to Creseents 1S
yard line, the ball being carried back
four yards before the runner was downs.
On the next play st. Johns got the ball
on a tumble on Crescents 20 yard line,
and steady line playing for short gains
netted st. Johns touchdown, Brownlee
carrying the ball over the line, after two
minutes of play. King failed at an easy
goal.
Crescent kicked off from the centre of
rne field to St. Johns 20 yard line,
where the runner was downed in his
tracks by Seixas. The bali was steadily
advanced to Crescents 43 yard line
whe.e it was lost on forward pass.
Crescent worked the ball to st. Johns
SO yard line. where, with but foot and
half to go on the third down, they
were held for no gain, and st. Johns
recovered the ball on downs. After two
attempts to gain. Brownlee for st.
Far l;oE Tha
ball was thrown by the centre over his
head, but he recovered on his own 40
yard line, only to loose it on downs. s.
Seixas was hurt In the scrimmage and
replaced by Fessler. On the line up
Crescent was thrown for a loss of 10
yards on delayed pass. Crescent kick
ed to ST. Johns 18 yard line, where
Brownlee fell ON the bah after making
tumble. Brownlee kicked from his rs
yard line, the kick being blocked and
the ball rolling behind st. Johns goal
line, where Barrett of st. Johns fell on
it for safety, giving Crescent two
points. 81
King kicked of from ST. Johns 25-
yard line to Fssler. who brought it from
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yard line before being downed. The ball
was steadily advanced TO Sc. Johns IL
yard line, where Crescent lost the oval
for holding. st. Johns worked the
leather back to the centre of the Asld,
where an exchange of punts gave them
II yards more The ball was then work.
ed to Crescent's 20-yard line, where
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preftiiy tackled and thrown for q loss Of
2 yards by NJ. seixas. Brownlee failed
TO gain an inch. at centre ON the next
play, and King dropped back for q try
for field goal. The ball fell short, and
Null, of the Creseents, was thrown with
the ball on his own IA yard line. NJ.
Seixas was hurt in attempting to block
the kick. q. Seixas. on the first lineup,
was thrown for loss Of yards by King
but fhey play was not allowed, as King
had made q foul tackle. Crescent re-
eeived yards and kicked to their 49,
yard line. King heeled for free kick
was tackled and thrown before receiv-
ing the leather. St. Johns was given
the ball and 10 yards as penalty. King
tried a drop kick for field goal, but the
effort was failure, the ball falling short
of the mark and Crescent recovering on
her h-yard line. Crescent kicked to
Payne on their 25-yard line, who heele1
for free kick. King then scored S
points for st. Johns by making pret.
ty field goal on a place kick from difa-
cult angle. The teams had lined up
when time was called. Score, St. Johns
10, Crescent 2.
The same teams lined up In the second
half. with the exception of Taylor, who
replaced Ferris at quarter for st. Johns.
Crescent kicked off to Brownlee, who,
receiving on his own eight yard line,
advanced twenty-seyen yards before be-
Ing downed. Letter plunged through the
centre for twelve yards, and Brownlee
carried the ball to Crescent's six-yard