Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-21
Local and Hampton nigh School
Boys OH Checkerboard.
Girl ENTHUSIASTS on HAND
Fair "Rooters" Gathered at Riverview
to Cheer Their Favorites-C!ean
Played and Fast Game in Which
Speed Counted Against Weight.


game, in which speed and science
were pltted against strength and
weight. the light eleven of the local
High school and the Hampton Higa
school football team battled to a draw
on the Riverview checkerboard ycstcr-
day afternoon, neither side being able
to score single poin; during the
game. The speed of the local team
proved more than match for the
weight Of the Hampton eleven, which
was Outclassed at almost every stage
of the game. Twice the local school
boys had the pig-skin within striking
distance of Hampton's goal, but fate
decreed that they should not score.
FOR the first chance was thrown away
by an oif-side play and the second by
a piece CT bad judgment ,vnen, with
only one yard To gain on the thirl
down, Curtis attempted II drop kick for
goal from the twentyyard line. It
!, was pretty kick, but the wind de-
Elected the leather and it landed, off
the goal posts.
Only once did the Hampton eleven
have chance to score, when by
straight lire bucking they carried the
ball thirty yards to the local eleven's
ten-yard line. At that point, however.
the locals took n brace and held the
Hamptonians for three downs without
Il yard of gain Just as the ball went
over to Newport News, the time was
called on the half by Professor Du-
trow The Hampton boys claimed that
the time was not up, but after some
discussion 10
half.
School Girl Rooters.
Gathered on the side lines surround,
ing the scene of the battle were about
hundred enthusiastic school girls
from the local and Hampton High
schools, as well as several hundred
men and boys. The girls wore their
respective school coors and their root.
ing was one of the features of the day
Every brilliant play or sensational
! tackle evoked storm of applause
from the fair football enthusiasts. The
blue and gold of the local High school
predomnated. After the game was
over the local school girls almost went
wild with joy, for Hampton had failed
to score. when almost everyone be.
lieved that the local school boys would
, fall an easy victim against the weight.
, Conspicuous among the heavy players
on the Hampton eleven was Professor
Wright, tall, heavy built man. who
had donned a football suit to play
with the boys.
Game Opened Well.
The first half opened with Hampton
kicking to the locals. Hughes receiv4
ed the leather, advancing twenty
yards. BY hard line bucks and short
! end runs the locals advanced the ball
to the center of the field, where they
lost it on downs. The Hampton eleven
! then slowly carried it back down the
field, with the locals strenuously con.
testing every inch of the ground. The
big full-hack made most of Hamp.
tons gains. but after taking the bail
to the ten-yard line, he was held for
two downs without n gain and on the
third the ball went over as time was
| called on the half
Second Half.
In the second half the locals had all
the better of the game ana ;wice they
carried the ball to within striking dis
lance of Hamptons goal only to loose
It. Kahrick's thirty-yard run-up
of a punt and the line bncling of
Frank Curtis and Percy Hamilton
were the features of the second half.
Hancock Hamilton, the plncky little
local quarterback. PLAYED brilliant
game, but was seriously handicapped
at the opening of the game when he
hnh his left shoulder wrenched
The following was the lineup of the
teams:
Newport News II. S. Hampton II. s
>Bouchnrd .......... Sag,lca. Taylor
.f.
Hughes Observation-Disclosures. Barney
Left tackle
Perkins Observation-Disclosures. Gosney
Left guard.
Boiling Wood
p. Hamilton. Gray ..... Norris
Right guard.
Murray Sinclair
Right tackle.
Hudson Ransom
Right end
ii. Hamilton ...... Tignor
Quarterback
h"pilck ............... Brown
Left half-back.
Eray. p. Hamilton ... Bentley
Right halfback.
Curtis ......... Wright
Full-back.
Time Of halves. Is and 90 minutes.
Umpire, Charles Lohmann, of this city.
Referee. Mr.. Frank C. l.arabce. of
Phoebus. Timekeepers, Professor
iontrcw, CT the local High school, and
| MT. Tyler Lawson, of Hampton.
By an agreement between the mana
gers OF the two teams the local High
school was allowed 10 play three boys
1 not students in the school and Homn
ION was allowed TO play Professor
wright, teacher in the Hampton
High school