The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-10-25
MAYFIELD'S SIDE
The Monitor Claims Paducah is
Dirty"
Gives Mayfeld's Side of the Foot.
ball Controversy.

The May6eld Monitor says of the foot
ball game here Saturday which broke up
H. row:
"The MayGeld football team, under
the authority and direction Of West Ken
lucky College. went to Paducah Satur-
day morning to play the High School
team of that place in the afternoon. On
arriving at Paducah our team was the
subject Of much derision from the sup
poriers Of the team at that place. owing
to the fact that the determination TO
win was in the face of every Mayfield man
and the Paducah team then commenced
to cry that they were all boys, and that
our team was too large for them. Two
OF our players were informed by the
friends and chum of the Paducah coach
twho was also a friend and fellow work
man Of our playersl that the Paducah
team averaged $50 pounds. Our boys
said nothing but sawed wood, and APP
peared with their regular team on the
field at the appointed hour
Imagine their surprise when they
found that the Paducah management
in order 10 have a chance 20 cry baby.
like. had put out team OF boys averag-
ing few pounds less than our boys.
Capt. Nichols then generously. and in
order 10 even matters, took two OF our
largest players out, and put in two boys
thereby evening matters. After shorten
ing the half fully five minutes from the
time agreed ON and calling time for the
irteImission between the two halves, the
Paducah management added two large
men, and asked us 10 take out another
large man, and put in boy. This our
captain refused TO do, and the game end.
e. in squabble Then Paducah refused
TO fulfill their agreement to pay May
field full railroad expenses, S3I5 being
duc 20 buy tickets back home. Thus
Paducah kept up the reputation she has
OF treating visiting players dirty. The
game was played in the first half only,
the score standing " to 0. 4 touch
down was made three minutes after play
started by Beadles. who got the ball on
tumble and ran about 50 yards for "A
touchdown. Bradford later skirted left
end for a touchdown, after running over
several girls and other spectators, and
Guiding the grasp Of several husky by
ISLANDERS. who had no connection with the
game, but crowded on the field TO help
Paducah II dirty work was needed. The
boys had Paducah at their mercy despite
the fact that the umpire, Paducah pro-
I, ssor, worked against them. When time
was called FIVE minutes early in the first
half our team had the ball ON Paducah's
two yard line, with an easy thing for
another touchdown and goal.
AT no time during the game was the
ball in Mayfeld's territory.
"A return game is TO be arranged for
here, il possible, to mop up again.
The Mayfeld Messenger said;
The home boys were too stout for
the city team and allowed it the honor
of carrying OFF the proverbial goose egg.
There were eleven line up ON each side;
the Paducah team averaged l2S pounds,
making total Of l,4OS pounds of goose
egg material that did its best to defeat
the youths from Maydeld but thy
couldn't do the work. The Mayfield
eleven had an average weight Of 1870,
making total of l.430 pounds which did
the work ~ beautifully for school boys
Of old Paduke There WIS only a differ
cncc in weight OF % pounds, but these
few pounds bore down mighty heavy on
the Paducah kids. The Paducah team
had all the encouragement of many fair
maidcns at the park, but our boys were
undaunted and went after the city boys
in great shape. as the above result clear
ly shows"
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