Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-25
NUMEROUS PLAYERS INJURED
Gordon Robinson Had Bone in Shout.
der Broken and Almost Every Man
in the Game Was More or Less seri-
ously Hurt.

casino gridiron yesterday afternoon by
the score of G,to O. The contest was
last anu furious from the start to fin
ish and every inch of ground covered
was stubbornly contested by each
team. The sailors outweighed the
locals considerably, but in spite of that
the homo team made repeated gains
against them and had all the better
OF the game from the opening of the
first half until the referees whistle
put an end to the conflict. A crowd OF
about two hundred people, including
large number of officers and men from
the coast defense squadron, anchored
in the harbor, saw the game from the
side lines and considerable roofing"
was done by the supporters of both
elevens.
Brutal Contest.
Tho game was undoubtedly one of
the most brutal ever seen on the Ca
sno gridiron. Almost at every down
some player was more or less seriously
injured and when the contest ended
there was scarcely n warrior on the
field who did not show some mark of
tho battle, while several had TO retire
from the game because of serious i'll
juries.
Gordon Robinson, the locals star
left end, had bone in his right Shout
der broken about the middle of the
llrst half and was compelled to retire
from the match. but not until after he
had already scored the only touchdown
of the game. Curtis, Sutton and
Williie were also slightly injured
about the body and almost all of the
home players had bruises and cuts on
their faces.
kutz, Of the sailor eleven, was
knocked unconscious twice during the
game and although he stuck to the
play for long time he was
finally forced to retire from the match
as was Miller and JambOr. A number
of the tars were bruised and cut about
the body and face, but they were not
done up quite as bad as the locals.
The Game Opens.
The game opened at exactly $3.50
O'Clock, when Curtis kicked off to the
Florida team defending the south goal.
Devine missed the catch and the leath-
CT rolled backward toward the sailors
goal until Miller fell on it on the 20
yard line. The sailors then tried
plunging against the locals, but they
failed to gain the required five yards
and the ball went over Curtis
then gave the leather to Robinson
who circled left end for 10 yards and
touchdown, the first and only one of
the game. Curtis kicked a difficult
goal and the score was: Newport
News, G; Florida, 0. Time of play,
two minutes.
The sailors then kicked the leather
to the locals from the center Of the
field and after receiving the leather
Robinson lost it when tackled and De
vine got it on the 30-yard line. After
House, Miller and Kutz had. carried
the bali nine yards they failed to make
the required five yards in the next
three downs and the leather went
over
During the remainder of the first
half the playing was about equal, each
team making several fumbles and ex-
changing punts. Sutton, Wilkie and
Curtis played the star game for the
home team and House, Kutz and Mil
Ter did the best work for the tars.
When the half ended the ball was in
the sailors possession on their own
20-yard line.
Second Half.
The second half opened with the
sailors kicking off to the locals. SUIT
ton got the ball and ran % yards to
the 40-yard line, where it passed over
to the sailors on the third down.
After the second down House punt
cd and Eddins got the leather on the
3o-yard line. Sutton went two yards
and Curtis went 10 yards and Kutz
was knocked unconscious when he
tackled the runner. Kilkie went ten
yards, then Florida was penalized five
yards for off-side play
On the next three downs the locals
failed to gain and the leather went
over. House and Miller went two
yards each and the locals were then
penalizcd five yards for off-side play.
After two more downs Waterman got
the ball on a tumble.
Then the leather went back ana
forth. each side resorUng to punts
several times.y Whenatile game finally
ended tho leather was in the Florida's
possession on its 30-yard line.
1870 How,They Lined.up.
The following was the lineup of the
two elevens:
Newport News. Florida.
Robinson-Payne -. ... ). Meyers
-5.}Nt Lett End.
Manfalconc ............ :. .Escarrcaz
Left Tackle.
Bashford ........ .Featherstone
Left Guard
Lyons .......!. Linard
ii1 Center.
waterman ......... ....... Segard
Right Guard.
Eddins ........ ......Th errall
- Right Tackle.
Curtis-Walton ............... Devine
Right End.
SuTIiS-0edTS .JnmDOr
Left Half Back.
Sutton.Sears .......... Skinner-Miller
Right Half Back.
BettS ........ House