Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-10-20
Not Football, the
Order Saturday.
Biffs and Bangs In Eact
End-Lorain Game.
County Bowling League Elected
Officers.


field has there been such 'scrappy''
game of football as was played there
Saturday afternoon, between East
Akron A. G. and fast little team rep
resenting Lorain A. c.. The kicking
and scrapping began almost the in
stant the ball was put in play in the
irst half, and 1t was kept up at fire.
ouent intervals until the game was
finished, after dark.
Both teams were equally guilty of
unfairness, though most Of the slug
ging tactics must be credited to East
Akron. The umpire and referee,
representing East Akron and Lorain
respectively are also largely account
able for the trouble, for they gave
many questionable decisions, and then
would stop and argue with anyone
who chose to question them. Had the
umpire and referee attended strictly 20
business there would not have been
half the trouble, for the long debates
which followed each decision got ev-
cry one among the spectators wrought
up, too, and made the players iil-tem-
pered. 80 that they required only
small provocatlon to make them punch
and pummel each other whenever they
got chance.
A half dozen times players would
emerge from scrimmages swearing and.
pummellng at each other so that they
had to he forcibly separated by the few
copler players.
The game was scoreless, and as to
the playing itself. the team work and
interference of Lorain was slightly
better than that of East Akron. whose
largest gains were made by individual
players running practically alone The
fact that, the Lorain team was also
lighter, averaging 1904 pounds, is also
big point in their favor. when their
battle Is remembered. Volk and Stev-
ems made sensational end runs for Ak
ron, and Hayes played like fend.
Bittners game bucks and terrific as
saults on the line were also productive
Of good gains and won great approval
for this plucky player Ewes was at
center for East Akron, and he played
hard and hit hard. as he always has
done. Lorain's center complained
many times of the weight of "Peg-
gy's' hard right fist. Colley played a
heady game, and the whole contest
went to show that East Akron has a
great bunch Of football players. If
their team work and interference Is
brought out better, 1t Will take an ex-
ceedingly good team to stand before
them.
aLorain's interference was the most
noticeable thing about the team. Ev-
cry man was In every play, and the
faet that neither side scored all
through the game Is more a credit to
the visitors than to East Akron.
The first half ended with the ball
slightly In Loraln's territory, and be-
fore the end Of the half Akron was
dangerously near the visitors goal.
Fumbles were costly to the home team.
In the second half, Bittnsr was act,l-
ally pushed across Lorains goal line,
after hard struggle, but he fumbled
the ball, and Lorain man fell on ii.
Referees decision was touchback,
ana after arguing over this for long
time, the ball was again kicked Off,
though neither side was again near a
score. The last few plays were made
after 1t was too dark to tell one play
er from another at few yards dis.
tance. The crowd impeded the game,
too, at the last, and Officer Jules Mich
elson, the only policeman visible, was
unable to keep them back, though he
worked herolcally.
"A large number of the speota tors be-
came disgusted after the game de-
generated into an argument, and many
complaints were heard. 1t Is stated
that better police protection will be
furnished for. the next game. There
Were 400 paid admissions, and a null
tltude climbed the fence.
The lineup,
10, A. A. Go. Lorain A. CO