The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-12-01
IT WAS GREAT VICTORY
Last Game Of sessoa Won ~ Trinity
Over Austin College Eleven.

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In spite OF the biting wind that
came whistling across the campus
from the icebergs of The FAR north.
the largest crowd that ever witness
ed football game on tile local grid
iron was ont YESTERDAY afternoon to
see the last game OF the season play
/ ed between Trinity University and
Austin College
The visiting team arrived yester-
tday afternoon at 1890 on a special
train over the Katy. accompanied by
about two hundred Austin College
students and citizens OF sherman.
There were a large number Of young
ladies with the Sherman party.
The game was called at five min
utes past four O'Clock, and when the
first kick was made each side of the
gridiron was lined with enthusiastic
lovers OF football Tas visitors con
i gregated on one side of the grounds
and at the beginning Of the game
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thing terrific Trinity kicked off
and the ball was received by Austin
College on the 10-yard line A gain
of fifteen yards was made Austin
College tried Trinity's line bur could
not gain. Failing to 80 through the
line two end runs we're made Trim
ity then took bah on downs The
home team made constant gains an
til the ball was on the 3-yard line.
At this critical point the ball was
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| This play was greeted By deafening
cheers from the Sherman delegation.
| Austin College could not force Trim
| ity's line for gains and was forced
To Kick the ball Trinity received
| the ball and began hammering the
Austin College line with telling ef-
feet When the ball had been ad-
yanced to the 25-yard line DicEey
| Went through Austin Colleges for
nation for touchdown Goal was
kicked, making the score 10 q.
The second touchdown was made by
| Bone. who buckea the line fer 2
dash of IS Yards. Hardin made a
safe kick over the bar and between
| the goal posts. The third touchdown
was captured by Dtckey after the bali
had been in play five minutes At
the end Of the first half the score
stood Waxahachie is. Austin Col
lege o.
The playing in the second half
was almost a repetition OF the first
half. Three touchdowns were made
by Trinity. but on account or the
| darkness each goal was missed
Several feature plays were made
by The home team. Dickey was good
as ground gamer and Bone was
best ar line breaker Hood aud
Sims played fine ends This was
Sims first game and be made a
splendid showing Burks played his
second game and took two touch
| downs IA the second half Berry
bearing and Jenkins gave Austin
Colleges line a tussel for their mon
ey Bob White was an excellent
quarter The two men most dreaded
by Austin College we're Hardin and
| Orr who did excellent work from
start 70 finish The star Of The Aus
tin College team was Jones. the cap
| tain Several men. mostly Austin
College players. were hurt. bur none
received serious injuries. The Aus
tin College boys are a set OF manly
fellows and are well up on the game.
The Sherman people appeared TO
enjoy the game as much as the home
enthusiasts, and in spite of Austin
Colleges defeat they left for home
with colors flying and singing col
lege songs with great zest
One of he special features OF the
game was a battle OF colors between
the Trinity and Austin College stu
dents