Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-13
Hampton Athletics Beat Locals In
First Football Match.
ONE TOUCHDOWN ON fluKE.
Both Teams Made tumble After
tumble, But the Newport News
Boys Excelled in the clumsy jug,
sIins-A Few Redeemins Features.

OF the Newport football eleven by the
team Of the Hampton Athletic Asso-
citation at Riverview park yesterday
afternoon by the score of S to 0. The
locals played a game that was strong
at times but not consistent. Tumble
after tumble was made by both teams.
the local eleven eXcelling in the pig
skin Juggling contest. A few brilliant
tackles and n or two line bucks or
end spurts were the only redeeming
features to the ragged contest, which
was witnessed by several hundred en-
thusiastic rooters from this city,
Hampton and For: Monroe.
About fifteen minutes after the local
squad had reached the bali ground.
tho Hampton eleven, with its coming.
ont Of rOotcrs arrived on the scene
and the team soon got down TO prelim.
mary practice before the game. 1t is
said that the "Crabtown" men out
weighed the locals by ten pounds to
the man.
Manager Harry II. Holt. OF the
''""'ptOh 'Noihf az DuIlOllltU Oily
Monroe. Steinle and : ~Lindeburgh,
three of the fastest players OH the
strong Fort Monroe team, and showed
them in the game against the local
team yesterday. Without the three ar.
tillerymcn, the Hampton aggrega-
ton would have stood but little show
against the local team, II rs it was
they won the game on u fiukc.
The First Half.
The first half opened with Joe Cur
It's kicking to the Hampton eleven,
which was defending the south goal.
Byrd received the kick, advancing the
ball four yards. On the second scrim-
mage after the first down, Monroe
fumbled the ball and Lyons dropped
on 1t. within ten yards of the Hampton
goal. The local rooters felt sure thct
the locals would score easily but on
the c down, someone Numbered
and out bounced the leather, which c..
Curtis dropped on and Hampton was
cut of danger. Hampton failed 20
gain in W downs and Monroe kicked
the ball out, but Robinson fumbled the
catch and Steinle got the ball. Hamr.
ton failed to gain in the next two
downs and Monroe attempted the
kick again. The throw from center
was bad and he fumbled, but recov-
cred the leather quickly and, circled
left end Tor fifteen yards, putting the
ball on Hampton's thirty-yard line.
During the remainder of the half
neither side did muc ground gaining
and when the half ended Hampton
had the ball on It's %forty-yard line.
Second Half.
In the second half both teams put
in several new players. Lindeburgh,
who was substituted for Johnson. on
the Hampton line kicked Off for his
team at the opening Of the half. Rob-
inson fumbled the kick. and the
leather bounded across the goal line.
Robinson recovered II and was downed
by Steinle behind the goal. The ball was
then taken to the local cleven's TWEEN
ty-fiye yard line, where Curtis punted
to Henshaw, who fumbled. then re-
covered, losing ten yards. After two
downs, Lindcburgh kicked to Curtis,
who fumbled. recovered and was
downed in his tracks by Henshaw.
After a short scrimmagc Joe Curtis
punted, Byrd fumbled and Carol got
tho %Eig-sRih.
On the first down. with the ball in
Newport News possession, someone
fumbled the pig-skin and It bounded
out of tho scrimmagc into the waiting
arms of Tony" Mcnroc, who ran for.
ty yards for The only touchdown Of
the, game. Carol could have gotten
Monroe when he started on the. run.
but he failed in the tackle. giving the
runner a clear. field. Monroe missed
tho Kick to goal. Score: Hampton, 5;
Newport News. ..
Nothing But FumbIcs.
Lindeburgh then Kicked off from
center to field to Forsythc, who gain.
J ed ten yards. After a short s,ccrim-
mage. Monroe got the ball on a FUN
bic and when The Hamptonians faileI
to gain In two downs Richardson at.
tempted to kick goal, but the Kick was
blocked and after Carol had fumbled..
Burns dropped on the bali. Hampton
thcn gained ten Yards on criss.cross
line bucks, carrying tho ball to the
locals ffteen-yard line. .Onithc next
down, the locals were penalizcd for
oftsldc play. but they soon got the
ball on n tumble and shut Hampton
from u score Robinson gained three
yards on end run and in the next
scrlmmago the locals fnmbled and
&. Curtis carried tho ball over the