The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-11-27
TIGERS
VICTORIOUS
Won Easily Over the Buckhannon Team
and Felt Much Elated Over Their
First yictOry.-one Fellow
Had Nose Broken.

The football game here Thursday at-
ternon the Tigers Athletic club of this
city and the Buekhannon team was moi
an event Of very wide interest. The
game was. played on the fair grounds at
2 o'clock in the afternoon. The inclcnl
ency OF the weather and the hour being
SO early after dinner there was nothing
especially inviting and as the couse-
quence the crowd was small, there being
not more tllan 200 present. The game
was somewhat spirited hut the visitors
soon found themselves at the mercy of
the home boys, who were entirely too
heavy and scienccd for them. The score
resulted in favor of the home team by
II to o. One OF the principal features
of the game was that it was the first
the Tigers have won since they organiz
ed last summer, and, Of course, they we're
very much clatcd and dill not fail TO
show their appreciation Of the victory.
The other fellows took defeat admirably
and did not try the tactics Of Washing
ton & Jefferson and thereby bring dis
grace on themselves. However, there
was some bloodshel, but it was acci-
dental. William Mulheran, quarterback
for the Tigers, had his nose broken in
breaking up an interference with a kick
of, lie bled like hog and had to be
assisted from the gridiron. Gill, Of the
Tigers, distinguished himself by making
two touch.downs. Laubenstein made tile
other touchdown.
First Half.
The teams lined up at 2:l5 for the
kick Off. Gill kicked off for clarksburg
to BucLhannons 2O.yald line, where
Frame was downcd in his tracks. Tigers
held and were also held in by Seminary.
Then Mearns circled Carr for 4O.yard
run. Seminary was then ned and Carr,
on the first attempt, carried the ball
around right end for so yards, placing
the bali on Buckhamon's lO-yard line.
Then, by series Of line plunges by
laubenstein, Gill and Carr the bail was
carried over by Gill J. Gill missed a
hard goal Time was up for the first
hall.
Second Half.
Seminary kicked off to Tigers, Carr
receiving tile ball and advancing fifteen
yards, where he Slipped and fell. Then
by hard playing AMI straight football.
Tigers scored the second touchdown, Gill
going over for his second touchdown. J.
Gill kicked a difficult goal. Score, Tigers
II, Seminary 0. Bucklnnnon kicked Of
to Tigers, Carr receiving the ball, and by
the finest interference ever seen on the
airgrcqnds. Carried the ball forty yards,
where Frame, by dirty trick, trippel
Carr. Here unfortunate accident hap
Penrl to Nulberau, the Tigers quarter.
back who had his nose broken. rhomp.
sonywcnt to right guard and Hess in
Lan5crstcin's place, Lobby going to
quarterback. Then, by hard football
Carr took it over for The third touch.
down.
IMc twenty-minute halves.
Umpire, Cunningham, Of Washington
s Lee.
l;e.crce, Satbers, Of W. ". II.
Lirmen, 'l5eugl,ner and Bycr
Ti;sc&cepers, Smith and Brown.
The line,up was as follows:
,lgcrs-,Iacl<son, center; Hess and
Thompson, right guard; .Ntchison, right
tackle; Orr, right end; Rapp, left guard;
Kane, left tackle; J. Gill; left end; Aiul
herln and Lobby, quarterback; Lob5s
and Hess, right half; Carr, left half;
I. Gill, full back.
Buclhannon- johnson, center; Dclar.
right guard; Casio, right tackle; II.
Frame, right end; Hickman, left guard;
Lynci, left tackle; Wilson, left end;
g. Frame, quarterback; sharps, right
half; NIearns, left half; Wright, full
back.
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