Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-08
With HONOpS EVEN
Franklin Sailors and Locals on
Checkerboard Again.
NEITHER SIDE COLD SCORE
eluejackets Still Had Advantage in
Weight, But Home Boys Had Been
Strengthened Since inc Last Game.
"old Timers" in Good Trim.

The Newport News football eleven
aud the team Of the United States re-
ceiving ship Franklin fought to n tie
on the Casino checkcrbuard Yesterday
afternoon not a single point bein1
scored during the contest which was
one of the fastest ami hardest fought
seen here this season. The sailor S
outweighed the locals about five
pounds to the man and they seemed
TO gain more ground than the locals.
but whenever the tars had the leather
within striking distance of the goal
he home team took a brace and receive.
ed the leather on downs. Then the.
pig-skin would be carried back acros :.
the chalk marks out OF danger
crowd of about 800 people wits
messed the game ANA they yelled them,i
selves hoarsc roofing for their favoritc:
teams and players. Just before the
contest opened small squad of sailor.
rooters gathered around the side lines
gave the famous navy yell: "N-N-N-N,
A-A-A-A VV-N-N Y-Y-Y.Y. Navy,,r,
The local roOters responded with
cheers for The home team and the bat
tie was on.
WI us dk fldlI.
Joe Curtis was seen ut halfback Tor
the locals yesterday for the first tim q
and he played Il great game, both in:
carrying the piyskin and tacklinps
Robinson played star game at Left
end and in the second half Harry Par,
ker, one Of he odd timers" coveredi
himself with honors by his good woritt
ON right end Sutton played har;l.
game Dan Waterman and Gulicll werGl
IN the game Yesterday ana theri
strengthened the locals considerably.
For the sailors Brick. Founder ami
| Acorn were easily the stars, their work
being of the first order, both on the. de-.
tense and onense Quigley and Fan.
nigan also played good ball
Locals Win Toss.
Newport News won the toss ana
| chose to defend the west goal. Frank.
lin kicked off and after the leather
was rumbled, Lyons gathered it In and
went 20 yards through the Franklin
team, carrying the ball to the sailors
i5-yard line. On the next down the
| locals lost the leather on a tumble on
the 50-yard line.
| After being penaliZed for an off-sile
play the tars carried the ball to the
locals 3O-yard line by end runs
and line plunges. On the first down NJ
the 30-yard line Curtis threw
Quigley hard, causing him 10 tumble
the leather and Sutton got it, After
two downs Sears threw bad to Curtis
and QuiSlcy rolled On the pigskin on
the 3O-yard line. The locals then took
n brace and held for downs, taking tn"
leather on the 35-yard line. by steady
line plungcs and end runs Curtis, Srt-
ton and Belts carried the ball to Frank
)lin's i0yard line and the half ended.
Score: Newport News, .; Frank
lin, o.
/ Second Half.
Newport News kicked to Franklin in
the second half and Parker downed
Brick on the 20-yard line. BY line
plunges and short end runs the sailors
carried the ball TO the locals 4O-yar.i
line, where they lost it on downs Al
ter one down Sutton lost the ball ana
Schmidt got it. Alcorn was thrown by
Curtis for five-yard loss and Owens
was thrown by Parker for 10.yartl
loss and the tars were forced to boo;
the leather on the third down Scar,
fumbled the kick, recovered and was
downed on the 15-yard line. After two
downs without gain Curtis punted and
Robinson downed Flanagan in his
tracks. After the tars gained five
yards the locals held them for downs
Robinson, Curtis. Belts and Sutton
then carried the ball to the sailors ic
yard line by end runs and line plunges
and the half ended
After the game cheers were Civ
by the locals for the Franklin team
and sailors returned the complimen;
with three rousing cheers and the
navy yell.
How Thew Lined lin