The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-01

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THE FOOTBALL CONTEST.
The many pleasures of the day led up to
the eagerly anticipated football contest
betweep the elevens of Guilford College
and the A and M. College.
AS the gridiron fighters appeared the
tide of humanity flowed across the race
track and to the inner stand, While all
about the lines the people crowded by
the thousands. 1t was an exciting con-
tests, fought stubbornly by both teams
and won by superior skill.
The GuiIford team was the heavier
body of men, but only once in the game
were they able to vary the success OF
their competitors, and a touch down,
with failure to kick goal, gave them the
only five made in the game, while the
A and NJ. team had five touch downs
and kicked goal four times, with a score
of twenty nine
The visiting team from Guilford was
lined up as follows: j. NJ Lindsay. c.;
C. S. Stockard, R. g.; B. D. Fitzgerald
L. G.; w. R. Pritchett, r. r.; R. S. Nc
Marry, L. T.; C. NJ. Short, R. E.; c. A.
Hinton, L. E.; E. P. Dixon, O. B.; L. c.
Patterson, F. B.; E. p Snipes, R. H. B.;
II. d. Leak. l.. H. B.
Substitutes.-P. H. Fisher o. o. Thorn
burg j. w. Welborn, H. A. Dock. w. 5.
Davis.
The A. and NJ. team lined up as fol-
lows: Hadley, c.; Carpenter. l.. G.;
d
Darden, @. B.. Robertson, F. b.; Shan
r. E.; Tucker, L. E.
ubstitutes.-Carraway, Seifert, Ash
bury, Gather, Abernethy and Miller.
The game was ably refereed by DR..
Charles Baskerville, of the faculty of
began about 8 o'clock.
THE GAME BEGINS.
The A. and NJ. team lead off and
Devlin kicks beyond the fortyfve yard
line. but Guilford made a run and re-
covered ten yards; gaining then by hard
work three yards and five yards. Fin
ally Guilford kicked the ball ten yards
into their territory, but the A. and NJ.
team worked it back steadily, Tucker
making a hard run for seven yards gain
at one time.
The ball was finally rushed through
Guilfords centre by DeVlin, who was
tackled within two yards of the goal.
Two more shoves and Devlin made the
touch down, but failed when he tried to
kick goal.
Guilford kicked next to the fifty yard
line. Robertson got the pikskin and re-
covered ten yards. Then Welsh got the
ball, sprinted around the end and made
goal. He got outside the limit, however
and the ball was brought back. Then
there was hard work. the A. and NJ.
team steadily pushing forward till Gull
ley got the ball and made goal. The
referee ruled that illegal interference
by Devlin had made this. and the ball
was brought back, Guilford taking it,
advancing five yards and losing eight.
Then Guilford kicked Robertson got the
ball and saved ten yards. Tucker. Dey-
lin advanced, Welh got the ball and with
a thirty yard sprint made touch down
and Roberon kicked goal.
Guilford kicked to fifty yard line, Dey-
lin recovered twenty five yards, Rober-
son twenty. Tucker eight, Robertson five,
Welsh ten and Devlin six. Tucker push
ed it forward three and two yards, Dar-
den fifteen and Robertson eight to
touch down, kicking goal, leaving the
score II to O.
Guilford kicked to forty yard line and
Darden brought the ball back fifteen
yards, Beebe gained a yard, but Gull
ford showed it back two and got the
ball. going forward six yards, finally by
clever work, yard by yard working to
the goal, Fitzgerald finally making the
touch down. but Lindsay failed to kick
goal. Score IL to in favor of A and NJ.
A. and NJ. Kicked off. but as Snipes of
Guilford, got it time was called on the
first half of 20 minutes, 3S having been
taken, but Is allowed for time.
In the second half as Guilford kicked,
a fair bevy of young lady rooters cheer
ed them on with Guilford's song, and
Tucker getting the ball recovered ground,
leaving Guilford with fifteen yards gain.
Welsh made a dash through for thirty
yards, Robertson, Shannonhouse, Gulley
and Welsh pushed it forward, and then
there was stubborn work for short gains
till Guilford got the ball and forced its
way back.
Finally Guilford kicked, and the A. and
NJ poys captured the pail, aIter soHe
close playing. Welsh ran forward
twenty-seven yards and Shannonhouse
pushed on to four yards of goal, and by
successive shoves the ball went over.
Robertson kicked goal
Lindsay kicked off for Guilford nearly |
to the goal line and Robertson brought f,
1t back ten yards Welsh ten yards, Car
penter fifteen yards. Tucker two yards,
Beebe six yards. Devlin broke through |
the centre for eight yards, Carpenter got |
three, Robertson eight, Gulley five and
Darden broke through the centre for |
twelve yards Welsh made a splendid |
dash around the side for twenty yards, |
but here an accident occurred.
He was tackled on the edge of the line !