Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-12-17
GREAT FOOTBALL
GAME YESTERDAY
THE ALLEGED CHAMPIONS FROM
e. PAso WENT DOWN lN DC.
FEAT BEFORE THE TRUE CHAM.
FIONa.
-IIom Monlag-. naIg CIulon }

Football enthusiasm n Albuquerque
reached Sos zenith yesterday when
Munteumcrys Athletics tnmplod the
crimson and black of 20 poso into the
sodden noid of Athletic park. defeat
ing enc Texans hy the sweeping score
ui 90 tot
Thlrymnuto halves were played
and there was mo- time in the hour of
strenuous sport. limo smashing punt
ina and aprinUnR what little of ihc
latter the muddy doId permitted was
fhe hluD and tho whites goal in dan
ger % was AlbuluorQuo's game from
start tO nnlah and this was as much
evident tu the players as the spocta-
tors after the nrst ten minutes play
Although El paso had the best OF the
weight hy at least ten pounds ON an
average to the man and the heavy
field was Ideal Tor weight ana adverse
fn dexieriiy and snr.ntng. they never
had chance 90 win. NOT even SCORE.
Ta,s a,tr uut sracrelcd and they
Nere out played 40 every stage of the
Same and the best team woa.
% WAS convlnclhlo evidence that
meat and Drawn and bone. with hluH
talk. Is not thc whole thing in foot
bail
The hall wss snapped at o'clock
aud between 800 and 500 people wit.
messed o. Tho Texans drew che Kick
on and of course they selected the
wind The ball landed in Quarterback
scuitis right wing and be- was duwued
on va paao's 15 yard line ny stronu
uus work the ball was pushed through
f1r two touchdowns and from III
plso'a t5 yard line 90 was carried tC
Albuouor0ues rosl bv sorios Of for
nation rlavs snudwichcd with end
runs aud capped hy n brilliant end
run f1r ~ Yards Anderson went
through ruarl and tackle Tor 8 yard.
and fhrn In tho same place AGAIN foI
Crnfrhinn was pushed through iul
Hi Anderson went around right emo
for 5a Creighton around Che lCfi iOI
Anderson crrpi through again fn
af. av'shor ailc' bot Muntgumor,
made 3 wards 0p icf end ana Audcr
SON went through for B. st3mm wal
pushed through for s yards, and An
dUu1r and Creighton took z each onl
CrrIrhfOn again for iih yards Scott
was g'Fon tho holl and boo the quarter
back play oft the season passed
yards to the loft and scampored O.
yurd- across the line Cor r. touchdown
Anderson failed 90 Kick goal Tho lrs
half waB half over aud tho score O
% lea favor OF Albuquerque
A great cheer Of applause won't al
from the side lines and the Athletic
boz their glec asa a iig ON the green
Albuquerque Kicked on and dowucO
o. nn Fl Pasos 30 yard line while ID
on n tumble and then followed su,
rrss'un nf rrvcrscs for both teams in
BAH remaining BOO El pnso's npld nu
IuE iho time these changes were of
curing Albuquerque Eraduuu
worked INC ball down the field A
ihp aU yard limo Swlshcr made pref
tt run around tho right end Tor
touchdown. Anderson again failed D
Coo Rich on Cor goal and the score wa
ln tp % Iu favor of Albuquerque nur
us th.s half g. Stroud. OBJ paso's hI
Iun tackle received strained nip an
retired In favor uf ChoatH in the so,
ond hHf 90 paE1 also dropped palliai
af right end Tor sterling ON the A
Luguer1ue eleven. Mitchell substitute
Brown ~ center and lutor in th
rRmc. the last ten minutes of plal
Montgomery succeeded Anderson d
fuilhack and Flukp went o. half baCl
Second Hail.
Albuquerque kicked IN and the ha
rolled untouched across Che goal lIn,
Tean picked 90 up bat did n,
know what tu DO with it Instead ,
making % touchhaCk he called
dead aud tho referee called b. doaD
and thon chrlstoned 10 something els
The grievance was finally settled an
El PasD Kicked the bah from the q
ward line Albuquerque secured %
the 55 yard line Anderson wei
through Tor ~ Yards Small for go
Albuquerque was ponailTpd 3 yards 10
Illegal formation The BAN went oy,
and tl paaO was held for downs I'M
uIgskln was ON lfl pasOs go yard llis
Anderson made yards around lo
end. hC failed o. second time. hi
sfsmm got around the right end q
Is yards. Holman tried the same Ca
tics Tor ana Anderson huCked on
line for 2is Albuquerque was agaI
ponallyod for illegal formation IN
bail changed hands several times A
huauerquo secured 10 ON the % yal
lIuc and failed on drop kick Thcl
waa another succession of kicks nr
open plays and plenty of sironuoi
PLAYING hur neither team wgs able
score The half clusod with the ha
ln AlbuQucruur's possession near On
center of the field % was the har
cst game over Witnessed on the loc
gridirnn and those who missed
missed some good sport However n
profits were not large. the Alhuqug
quo boys felt well repaid lu glory, q
o. settled upon them the uudiBput,
championship of tho southwest
Tho El pnan boys returned hon
last night probably dreaming OF VIII
might have boon and the special q
tour of the southwest which has like
gone gllmmer.nE
Lieutenant nannemlllor of 20
bliss. refereed the contest. VILLA
Mason, of Albuquerque. acting as ui
pire Tho teams lines were as follow
Alhuourr1U. Position El va.
Holman ...... l.. T.. ......... Bat
ORTIZ ........... D.. q. ........ 6irol
Creighton ......L T.. T........ Cardou0
Mitchell ........ C........ Scnncp
Small ........ r. T........ ioal'
Wagner ...... a. G...., Waltha
Stamm ....... r. e.. sterling. q
Scott ........... .......t laugh
Montgomery tC A. He Strol