Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-22
LOST
TO FRANKLIN
v eight Of The Visitors Proved
too Much for The Fighter
Men of Athletics.
FINAL SCORE WAS 10 70 q
Team From the United States Re-
ceiving Ship outweighed the Hamp-
tonians by at Least 20 Pounds and
They Used Their Strength in
Ploughing the Locals Lines.

small crowd of football enthusi-
asts saw the Hampton Athletic asso-
citation team go down to defeat before
the eleven from the United States re.
ceivi0g ship Franklin on Riverview
Park yesterday afternoon. The sail
ors were simply the masters Of the
game from start TO finish, for their
weight made it impossible for Hamp.
ton to do no more than hold them
down to three touchdowns and one
goal-lG
Hampton worked hard in an uphill
hght. 1t was grit ami nerve pltted
against science and weight and
science and weight naturally won.
There is no denying the TACT that
rranklin averaged at least twenty
pounds more than the Hamptonians
Inc game was marked by consider
able wrangiing during the first half
Alter ploughing the line for some
time, Franklin sent Alcorn. who tins
the scales at 233 pounds. over Hamp.
TONS goal line. and Magurn kicked a
pretty goal. Franklin scored again in
the first half, but missed goal. retir,
ing the side with score standing II 10
u in the sailors favor.
Inc second half opened more prom!
ising for the Hamptonians, but worl,
as hard as they might the locals found
that the terrible lines of the sailors
were almost impregnable. In fact, thu
Hamptonians decided to fight to keen
the score from going higher and only
once did the Franklns cross the 10.
Gals goal line in the twelve minutes
consumed in the last half of the fight,
In this attempt another goal was miss.
ed and the contest ended with the
score 10 to @.
For Hampton. Curtis. Henshaw.
Moore and Chisman played good
game and the tacklng of Henshaw
was probably the feature for the 10.
Gals.
Several of the players were slightly
injured. Two of the men from Frank.
lid received cuts over the eye, while
.Chisman received cut on the LID.
Franklins bucking the line and
hurdling were features of the game
for the visitors.
Old Point College.
Without an exception the finest
game played on the college campus
this year was the contest between
Norfolk Academy and Old Point Com.
fort college Friday afternoon. Both
teams were in the pink of condition,
and showed the result of thorough
practice. The Academy eleven aver.
aged about five pounds more than the
College boys.
Norfolk securing the kick, the Old
Point boys made several fruitless at
tempts through center End plays
were then resorted to with good of.
feet. Slowly but surely they carried
the ball to within four yards of the
goal posts, only to be checked at the
last pinch. Gadol, the college. quarter.
then sent the pig-skin whizzing over
The goal line, scoring the first and onl,
points in the game
In the second half the Norfolkians
duplicated the trick, but had the mis-.
fortune to loose the ball on downs
within three yards Of victory. The col
iogians advanced the ball sixty.fiye
yards when time was called, leaving
he score to in favor of the locals
Daily, one of the college backs, slipped
twice when touchdowns were newt.
able, as a clear field prevailed. A re-
turn game will be played between the
s''o institutions on Lafayette Field,
f,:r.olk, November 1.