The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-02
Observation-Disclosures ACKNOWLEDGMENT DgG:
GERALD SHEA AND CAPTAIN PHI. CAVANAUGH.
Two Of the hectest football players st.

Excitement was furnished in large guam
u;ics al Sportsmau's Park yesterday after
noon at The football game between Jarrett's
team and the kerns. the former team win
nirs by a score Of 3 to ,
The first incident az an exciting nature
occurcc d when Ammans. Grricil ana Jarrett
revived the ''l0ng-pass game that made
the CA cling club -tUiwaru division IL louS
TWO years back. and succeeded in ya-.5.ng
A goat through tive minutes aiter the COM
inencement q the first half.
In the second ha.f u.:re excitement oc-
p cured wnen Referee PAM McSweensy or
game on account oi a dispute.
Cayansuch obeyed the referees instruc-
lions without a wnimper. bur. wnen ;oinr -;
the spectators in the grand stand com
stand. and. singing out the biggest and
most offensive OF his tormentors. climbed
into the stand and started towards him
After the Caranaugh incident, il was
learned that Paul insolvency. the referee.
lost valuable diamond in one OF the scrim-
images.
the game was one of the fastest ever
played in the city. and that both teams
we're out to win was shown by the way
The hanged each other about the field. The
fast pace set early in the game promised
10 put many Of the players away before
the close of time, but their excellent con-
ditiou stood then In good and all the play
ers went the route without injury.
The 800 spectators present entered into
the spirit of the play and appiauded the
sucker "aTrlorS Wnen they maze raSs plays.
On the toss for choice OF goal Jarrett won
and chose the west field The advantage he
gained by this move early manifested itself,
as the ball was continually in Kern terri
tory. and the strong kicks of Stevenson and
McDonough could not send the ball past til.
half line.
About three minutes after the sphere was
put in play Phil Cavanaugh secured il and
started one of his runs. but before he
reached the goal Scobie blocked him and
sent the ball back to the center of the field
by a well placed kick. Dcvaney secured II
and passed TO Ricksteiser. WHO swung. il
across TO Right Wingman Orrick. Ed boost
who touched il to Ricksteger. with toe
osll In his possession thirty yards from the
kerns goal, Rick swung on IL and sen: II
sailing between the bars before Hruska was
able 10 get In front o fit.
I, With the score ] to against them Cava-
naugh urged his teammates TO faster work.
gut the fast pace began to tell on them
captains appeal. At half time. the score
stood TO in favor of the Jarrett team
The hfteen-minuteS' rest restored both
teams. and when they resumed operations
they went at 1t faster than ever. First the
Eerns. led by Cavanaugh would make .
baked by Scobie. McManus and Devaney
Jarretts team would then take a whirl at
tho Kern's goal but Gleason seemed TO
have that position locked against the fol-
lowers of Jarrett.
AT this stage OF the game Jarrett got in
the center of the field and dribbled IL randi
" past the half and full backs. With Nc
Donough and Stevenson haTrassing him.
Dick lured them Off by heeliHg it to Am
mans.
The fun backs were taken in by the trick