The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-05
BLIND BOYS PLAY
HARD FOOTBALL
Despite Handicap Team Made
Game Fight Against Those
Who Could See.
RUSHED AND KICKED WELL
Tandem Play Was a Favorite.
Some OF Their Tackles Bordered
On the Marvellous.
tspecial 10 rhe 1'imcs.nisratch.)

III Especial TO The Tmcs-Dispatch)
IA LOUISVILLE. KY, November A.
II Eleven blind boys, representatives Of the
kentucky Institute FOR The Blind, con-
E tested with the Crescent hill eleven, mado
f ~ OF boys who reside in Crescent Hill.
4 ]te game was as rough and FIERCE as the
+. usual run OF football games. The score.
q 10 0 in favor OF Crescent Hill, does
not represent the respective merits Of
The two teams. Although handicapped by
{ sightless eyes, The boys OF the institute
eleven executed. with almost the succeSs
cf their normally sensed opponents, mass
plays. line backs, end runs and even fake
& plays. II was u remarkable sight to
Sra. how the blind boys went into the
H me. They played so well and SO or
Derry that chance spectators could
scarcely be induced to believe that the
I players In the green jerseys were blind.
The rules of the game We're somewhat
4 ns,dtfied. The ball used was the asso-
alton sphere, instead of the Rugby oval.
s FMS change was made because the blind
b9ys have to be guided almost entirely
by hearing, and would be ut serious dis
! ;t,ll antagc if the oval, which bounds
( r'ost erraticallT, were used. The goal
4 ssioNing feature of the regular game was
i abandoned. and the quarterback OF the
& opposing team was required TO call
"Pags.' when he made the signal for
the bali 10 be put in motion. This was
done so rs 10 give the blind boys the
signal to charge. In other respects the
game was not different from that play
Il ed by college e.evens
C,nptain Short. Of the blind boys, Won
< toss and chose the kickoff. The instant
Is the signal to play was given he ran lor-
ward and raised the ball In the AIR. ~
was caught by member OF the other
a team, and he, with his mates arounua
& him, charged down the field toward inc
d institute goal.
C;uided by the sound Of the trampling
feet the blind players threw themselves
Z jrf front Of the moving mass and ell
fcctuallv broke it. The man with the bail
| ATTEMPTED to escape around the end, but
4 was followed by Smith. the blind quar-
] te.back, whose quick ears had detected
!; his movement Smith Intercepted the
4 fll.ing runner and after getting close
Il enough leapcd and tackled him in the
\ most approved fashion. The two teams
I then lined Up i'll the center of nc iield'
i III. blind boys being led into position
9s,N- Ire officials or arranging themselves
Z. ~ calling to others OIL the team
3 t,resccnti Hill attempted to gam by
4 ,p,,,'siir tile line but was met WIN
i ~ s,c.."all resistance.
rg,,rv Blind bo; II the '"nn, was N
stt,s,J 81 i.;la.$ 'i.llos, y 80 liz hoia
4.a,t,l. and those iehihl plunge with MI
.Ef.S, wo'~ht in the dlre1icH 81 w,
Y ga md, Nv
,.,WS witf sco'l tHes lnied indlscrlin'hh'o-
:, /. iI.nr each c9'i"..&
Crescent Hill TOOK ahTantasc OF Tie
hll,d llayersy md gained y touchdown
rs y long md run. III wns in thn' WAY
that all tho scores wcro madH. E'ch
ts.ne the nan With the ball was pursued
to the goal line by boys vii " sigh'less
eyes and groriae; hands;
When thc blind boys had the ball the
story was different. On the kick OF they
listened in,ently for the thump of the
rgll whcni struck the ground and in
staEtly spl1lnG in that direction. In the
scrin1magcs the institute boys were at
their best. After the kick off following
Crescent Hills first touchdown the. OPP
posing PLAYERS lined up near the centre
r IN p. r ON called Smith. the blind
quarter back. Then he shouted PAST
end gave the ball TO Captain Short who
plunged intei fhe line, turning his back
ms he reaptcF"it: He was followed close
Is by A. Short right half back and
Perkins. left half back who had follow
cd with their hands on his shoulders.
When the blind tandem hit the line all
pushed and pulled with utmost strength.