Evening star., 1903-10-22
Western Wins the Toss.
Western Wins First Goal.


The game up to this time was snappy and
exciting. Western finding herself in dan
gerous position kicked to Techs yard
line. Simpson caught the ball and tried for
a run. but Phelan downed him in his tracks
Tee. took brace. The ball was danger
ously near her goal line, and she sent her
backs through the line for substantial
gains. Smith broke through and was set
ting sail for the Western goal when a fine
tackle by Fistcher stopped him after he had
gained ten yards. 1t at this point of
the game that Western did her best work
She held the heavy onslaughts of the Tech.
for downs. and won the ball by desperate
tackles. Church took three yards around
the left end moment later by false pass.
Morse slipped around the right end and by
fine interference by Fletcher, Phelan and
kinkaid made a touchdown in exactly nine
minutes from the time play was called.
Western took twenty yards for try at
goal, but Kinkad missed a difficult kick
The score was now Western, >; Tech, 0.
Tech. Ties the Score.
kinkaid for Western kicked off to Tech s
ffteen-yard line, and Smith and Du Came
for Western made substantial gains
through the line. In the next play Church
tackled Du Came back of the line for a
loss of three yards, and Gelb, who tried
Westerns left end, added a loss Of seven
yards 1t was up to Tech. to kick and Du
Came punted about ten yards into the
grand stand 1t was Westerns ball on
Techs twenty-fve-yard line. Fletcher made
a gain of four yards on a false pass. Rob-
ertson for Tech. in the next play broke
through and tackled Church back of the
line for a loss of three yards. Western
tried a trick, but lost the ball on downs.
Then Tech. called upon her backs and right
nobly they responded. After that it was
Du Came, Smith and Geib alternating for
gains of 6. and 10 yards at time through
the line. Rapidly the ball was worked into
urtfh
yards of the line, when Smith was sent
through. Tech. took fifteen yards for try
at goal, but Du Came missed, and the score
was q tie.
Tech kicked off to Westerns fifteen-yard
line. Church made 10 yards around the left
end. and he was tackled passed the ball
to Fletcher, who made a beautiful run of
40 yards. Tech. claimed the ball was
out of motion at the time of the pass and
the referee sustaining 1T, the ball was re-
turned to the twenty-yard line. Fletcher
by a false pass made yards and Moss car
ried it 3 yards further and would have
gained much more but for pretty tickle
by Du Came. Then Church tried again
and the doughty little captain went through
Techs heavy line for a gain of 3 yards.
The ball was in Westerns territory when
time for the first half was called.
Tech. Again Scores Touchdown.
Western kicked off to Tech. S Twenty-Five
yard line. and from there the big half backs
of Tech. worked the Western line for big
gains until Geib took the ball over for a
touchdown. Du Came missed an easy goal,
the ball striking the cross BEAM
Tech. kicked off and Fletcher ran with the
ball back 10 yards A moment later he tried
a false pass, but was downed in his tracks
Here Western lost many opportunities to
advance the ball through tricks which
might have gone through had her line been
able to hold. AS 1t was the Western line
was like an egg shell, and Tech broke it at
WILL oftentimes downing Western back of
the line. Western dropped back for a kick
but the ball was passed to Church. who
ducked through the center for yards. But
Western gains We're not substantial and
she lost the ball on downs, but regained the
pigskin few minutes later on a tumble
POlyhemuS made pretty dive for the ball
and caught 1t as big Du Came fell heavily
on top of him.
The ball was well in Westerns territory.
and kinkaid punted it out of danger Again
Techs big half backs carried the ball
through the center for big gains. Tech lost
the ball on tumble and Polyhemus was on
1t like cat. Western after trying trick,
punted to Tech. S twenty-yard line where she
again got possession of the ball on a
tumble. There were only few minutes left
In which to play, and Kinkaid dropped back
FOR try at goal from field. He failed. the
Dali bounding into the middle of the field
where Tech. got it. The ball was still in the
middle of the field when time was called
Westerns Defeat.
Western lost. but her defeat was not
ignoble. She made strong uphill fight
against heavy odds. Every man of her
eleven did excellent work. For Tech too
much cannot be said of her men back of the
Hne Smith. Du Came and Geib were
towers of strength. The lineup was as fol-
lows:
Technical. Positions. Western
Iauht mum Left tackle. .Fechet