Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-12-24
IL PASO CLAIMS
FOOTBALL GAME
PRESS or THAT CITY GIVE PREF.
VOICED REPORTS OF DISGRACE
Ful CONTEST.

All .Hl E Peso upWeuuuprH claim
hat i. AuluDrmp foot bail team
was hCa,1 u .Hu rtmr PLAYED ln tina
city laHI sunday UurD Be- what tho
News Hn1
The tuu H. Rmu Yesterday or
Athletic pan. between AIuurrtGuc
and kl faFu ..tm# resulted boo com
plDf" victory .H. .Hp local ,pum Tho
score WAS o o. H boo favor of EI paso /
The game wac aUHUH. ANS anurnI
brilliant feature. HH.H .IH,.. BE- .. aiII
.udu.E.nE boo HluuU.. .uat unUg /.
WurrUl the uIDurIr. Uf Hr lnmU
However, AInupu' 5000. wen. away
WINGED NAT they .UH uu sci fHe|
earth even ~ they UH ..N
The Herald Says ul .p wm.
ON account eft dnrhu .Hr contest
fur ihn Frdirun supremacy uf Ur.
southwest a' Ainlrilt park SUNDAY
afternoon waF terminated before iH.|
close ui Che second nnlf a Uuu.IU
between players and official. regard.
iuF "a ruu tho length Of thC hUH fIr 70
touchdown by The locals. exhausted
The remaining moments ~ au after.
noon boz which splendid playing and
1ltrrnotod with wordy disputes
lu order Goo compromise the dffUr.
once OF opinion existing between nod.
opposing teams. the umpire rofrrD
aud head uncsm8u by a vote of two
90 one, decided Too favor Oi tho b. iu
stead of The lu tu % score which was
claimed Dog thp locals. The umpire.
an Albuquerque man, declared. huIOr.
IhD head IIupsWlu was brought Iu fu
cast Zoo decisive vote. that the game
was forfeited iN the Duke liiy nrgrr.
cation. iic WAS oFcrruIUd hy Ihu two
other officials
The play which brought hD contest
i1 O. premature close followed 70 bril-
IHu rum h' MoniEum'ry of ihe Duke
Cit, team Breaking away FROM tha
locals. Dee carried mo bah $50 yards
placing 10 uu Che lu yard Iun Here
'n' authorities disagreed AInugurr
Huu maintained That lhu umpire blew
hIs whistle and ihr runner called
down The WrpIH denied Char either
was done The nHN being us ihpy
claim mot dead. Hu El fnHu player
seized To- and. Iu Che confusion. rp
turned II 'hr tn'ifr length OF ihD uDd
U'hnIint Do "'Nrru thD goals Tor 20
touchdown
hN nIu'I OF iND umpire ihN ball WAS
returned. lN' sun wac sinking be-
hIud IhD mountains hH thc two spec
Il'uI1i runs were made. lnt decision
ui lhr umpire brought out hu instant
hnH unanimous protest uu tho part
OF ,h' spectators sWarWinr on ,nc
hDid. ihDN ragged about tho officials
ana the players. Rrrc-iri attempts
| were MADE ln restore order and io
/ clear ihc held The crowd was utter
! l1 unmanHFelhle Neither team would
I agree io decision which favored th0
! opposing team, and there wac no pros
] poet of o. renewal ~ playing with mo
imperfect discipline existing m th,
team. where every man pleaded DID
own cause
Gradually thD argument grew hotter
ana more hot with much repetition
Iui iiH arguments each sii' stood firm
N upon The grounds already laid down
poo favor uf decision in iis favor lm
pIrr Billy Mason. OF ths hlbuqurruu,
contingent declared the game forfeit
ga iD the visitors. Lieut. nunnemlller
ih" referee Who represented El PaEo
declared ihlH ruIinF unlnHified AT
lot ihr uihDiaiH aui most ui ihe player.
TOOK hand Boo tho argument FINALS
| o. was agreed 200 submit the matter
Tor decision i1 thg head IurHman
since There was mo- prospect of agree
Went between thu umpire aud referee
who held views dinmDtrIcally opposed
| The head ingEmun was summoned 90
cati ihe decisive vote. lie agreed wlti
ihe referee that the wistst coura'
would hn iu call th' game On un ac
count of darkness. regarding the Gina
run ou me part uf che EI fasu GIlyeu
ha though Do nad never been made
One of the largest crowds that ha.
ever attended O. foot ball game iu tbi
Ict} Witnessed che contest. OWNS %
inc strength or the opposinE teams
coupled viii mo intense fenling o
rivalry
Throughout ino match was CLOSELY
and holly contested Ia the hfsi bal
neither team scored but the Athloiic
plainly uutplhyed tho visitors. ln th'
second half El faHu easily run up
. touchdown boo the hfHt frW minutes %
play They gave promise ui repeating
iho irick, hut failed to make the lat
few yards ana the BAN fcN Into thi
hands oi the Albuquerque team. From
mat Time ON what ADVANTAGE iher'
was in position on ne Erldiron an