The Lafayette gazette., 1902-12-20
INSTITUTE VS.. THE EAGLES.
sAME PLAYED At ATHLETIC PARK.
New Orleans, Results in a Victory
For the Eagles.


went to New Orleans last Friday
afternoon to meet the Eagles OF
that city at Athletic Park. The
game was played Saturday af
ternoon and resulted, as was
expected, in an easy victory for
the Eagles. But the Lafayette
boys made a good fight and bore
their defeat very manfully. A
small crowd, composed princi-
pally of Lafayette people wit
messed the game, fact which
seems to have afforded some
satisfaction to the reporters who
wrote accounts of the contest
for the Times-Democrat and
States. The representatives of
these papers happened to be
great humorists and the simple
fact that the visiting team was
from the country caused
them to be very funny. The
Plcayune man, however, saw
nothing ludicrous in the fact
that the students of one of Louis
lana s foremost institutions had
accepted an invitation to play
football with a local team, and
to him we are indebted for the
following interesting account of
the game:
The Eagles, the local football team, COM
posed of the pick of the local talent, Satur-
day afternoon defeated the Southwestern In
dustrial Institute team 10y a score of ,2 to O.
The college boys have never undertaken
football before. Their team was organized
a month or six weeks ag" from completely
green material. Every man on the team
was taught the very foundation of the game.
Taking into consideration these facts, the
showing they made yesterday was excep-
tionally good. The college men showed
lack of coaching and team work, but, indi-
vidually, there were several very promising
players on the eleven. Woodson, the
Captain, gives promise of developing into
strong back, and Domengeaux is a natural
football player, and will be heard from in
the future. He was the ground gamer for
the team, and one sprint he made for es
yards would have done credit to any team
The Eagles were entirely too strong for
them, however, and easily. Harry
Ludlow, Captain of the Eagles, is an old
hand in running football team, and yes,er-
day he tried himself. Although back at
fullback, position he does not usually play,
he did some credi'able work. Ludlow, a
quarter, IS equal TO any man in the South.
Clark and Schneidau, the halfbacks, were
also fast, and hard line pungers, while
lhoens, at quarter, was sure in his passing
and quick to get into the plays
kinberger, on the end, again proved the
star of the party. This young college man
has been great surprise to the football
PLAYERS OF the city this season. AS end,
he is possibly the best in the active ranks,
both on the defensive and offensive play.
Douglas. who played the other end, is
very nearly as strong Pat Westerfield and
Myer, both Old Tulane men, held down the
tackles, while Westerfield dropped back for
the punts. Some of these punts were
longer than any Of the season. Throughout
the game his kicks averaged IS yards, while |
a few of the number ran over 50. On drop
kicks he was not up to the mark, falling to |
land a very easy
Iranchina, in the center of the line for |
The Eagles, is one of the best men for his |
weight seen here this winter. He is not |
only strong, but very fast. The Eagles |
nave as their guards Stanfield and Everard. |
Both men have made regulations as bicycle |
,iders, and have the power to brace up
against an opposing line, a result.
After the toss at the opening of the game,
he Eagles trotted down to the eastward
Merriwether, playing fullback, drove the
'all IS yards, and Thoens ran it up s. Then
he teams lined up and the battle began.
Schneidau circled the end for S yards,
'unted far down the fed, and the Eagles
aved the ball on tumble. Douglass made
slight gain, and Schneidau rounded the
nd for ten yards, and Westerheld bucked
or five yards. When the ball was on the
lafayette 15-yard line, the college men
,ere off side, and were fined yards.
lark, with vicious plunge through tackle,
vent to the 1-yard line, and, on the next
lay, carried the ball over for the first
ouchdown- Westerfeld kicked pretty
oal, and the score stood 6 to o.
Longnecker made the kick off to Wester-
eld, and he returned it so yards, and, on
tumble, kinberger fell the ball. Clark
len broke through and raced down the
e!d 20 yards for touchdown, and Wester-
eld kicked the second goal This made
lie score stand IL to o.
When Longneckcr kicked of to Ludlow
lie kick was returned. Meriweather, on a |
ouble pass, fooled his rivals and ran 2s
ards in excellent style, but the Lafayette I
a IN was held for the third down, and were !
'rced to punt.
kinberger captured the ball and ran it up
yards, and Clark followed with sprint ,
own to the I-yard line. Schneidau crossed
c line for the third touchdown. and West .
field kicked the goal.
After exchange of punts the Eagles
ptured the ball on downs, and Schneidau
rinted for yards, and shortly after T
lowed with another long gain, and Lud- f
W followed with sprint of 1o yards for d
e fourth touchdown, and Westerfield r
cked his fourth goal, making the score
md 24 to T
When the half was at an end the ball was
the Lafayette 2-yard line. =
In the second half Westertie made the
:koH, sending the ball As yards, and Long
cker, on the lineup, went yards around
,kle, and Breaux followed with a short gain. I,
, the third down Meriwether punted and
nens ran itup IS yards.
The ball was worked down to the 20 ward
c, when the signal was for Westerfield to .
0p goal from the field. He did not land
the ball properly, and it sailed under the