The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-11-06
WILSON WAS WHOLE SHOW

Yesterday afternoon the Butler
College team of indianapolis, met
Left End Laurence and Quarterback
Wilson, of Earlham College on Reid
| field and defeated these two plucky
players by the score of 2S to s.
| There were nine others on the field
wearing the black Earlham varsity
jerseys, but they might as Well not
have been. The individual work of
the two players mentioned has new
er been equaled in this city Twice
Wilson, by hair-raising end runs,
carried the ball to the Butler five
yard line and there turned it over
to the trusty Laurence. who is turn
booted it over the goal posts The
eight points scored by tie Quakers
were made by two goals Of the clever
little left end. As for Wilson it
can be said that it was not his fault
| that the Earlham score was not larg-
| er. Becoming Disguised with his as
sistants in the offensive department
| early in the game, the star little
quarter decided to constitute him.
self as the offensive wing Of the
Quaker aggregation and it proved
to be most offensive-to Butler
Time and time again Wilson would
carry the leather for twenty any
thirty yard runs, three times taking
it to the Butler five yard line, but
when he would call on the other
three Earlham backs to take the
ball over the line they failed to make
good and Butler would capture the
ball on downs. Laurence punting
also saved the team from verse de
feat than they received.
As to the general work of the two
teams it can be said that the Qual>
err defense was the weaker Of the
two-not much. however, and thai,
the all-around offensive work Of the
| Capital City team was vastly su-
perior to their opponents. The
Earlham line was lighter than But
ler's, which was a big handicap to
the local men, though most of the
Butler line attacks could have been
repulscd haa The QuaEer line men
received them playing low instead Of
belt uprighi.
The first half CD ned with Earl
ham kicking off to Butler, on the
latter's second play Kingsbury. by Il
trick. circled Earlham's left flank
and ran thirty-tive yards for touch
down. Kingsbury attempted goal
but failed. Score Butler ). Earl
ham O. Butler then kicked off to
Eallham and five minutes later
Laurence, standing on the enemy's
twenty-five yard line kicked a .pi'
from placement, making the score
5 TO 4 in Buffers favor. Earlham
kicked to Butler and in mid-field
held for downs. Then Wilson be-
,, gan his great offensive work. BY
runs varying from thirty to ten
| yards at a clip, he rushed the ball
to Buffers half yard line and it
looked to the crowd like an Earl
ham victory, but when Butler held
for downs and Kingsbury punted
out OF danger these hopes were soon
dispelled. Wilson handled the punt
and rushed it back twenty wards.
then on a quarterback play. took
the ball To Buffers six ward line,
where the Irvingtonians rallied and
held three times against Earlham S
| desperate attempt 10 reach the COW
eted goal line.
On Buffers first play Heintz on a
quarterback run. cleared tie Quaker
defense and with no one 10 hinder
i'm, but Wilson satratej down The
open field like scared rabbit, aft
Ter a spectacular dash of thirty
yards he came in contact with the