The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-18
PaWtucket Holds |ntersChooI Champion.
ship Another Year.
British Sailor Won Fight but Opponent
Not Champion Of Navy.

The championship OF the interscholastic
league has been settled for the year 1905
and the Pawtucket team again wears the
palm OF victory. The best and most deci-
sive battle OF the season for the school
teams OF the state was played yesterday
afternoon at Andrews Field before a vast
concourse Of screaming. yelling. dancing
handwriting girls and boys and men and
women who were once students at one or
the other OF the schools interested direct
ly In the struggle.
Those OF the crowd who were not alum
nj OF the schools had their favorites Sc
lected for the games and they were on
hand to do the necessary roofing. And TO
Judge by the noise that was made they
rooted to the best OF their ability. Root
as they would. however. the followers or
the Hope High school team could not
make their teams win and as has been
the case for four or five years past Paw
the championship flag.
1t was a magnificent struggle for the
two teams, however. one against odds
that could not be overcome. Pawtucket
had the heavier men In the game trained
to an edge while Hope had the lighter
team and the men seemed not 10 be so
well trained. Taken all In all IL was the
best game or football that has been seen
among the school this season and though
defeated Hope deserves great credit for
the game played and TO have lost by so
slight a score In the face OF the odds is
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Pawtucket won the championship, and
for the reason that IL was the champion
ship that was at stake. the defeat was all
the more unfortunate for the losers but
In winning the game Pawtucket had TO
tight her hest and contest for every inch
Of the ground over which they Travelled
for each touchdown.
Pawtucket used an open style OF play
and had a versatile attack that was hard
20 keep up with. The line plays were few,
however. showing that when IL came to
hat style OF a game Hope was the equal
n not the peer OF the visitors. Pawtuck-
cts backfeld is a fast aggregation and
the four men worked together so well
that many OF the plays were smothered
long enough for considerable gains before
the Hope players could fathom them and
stop the rurner.
The fact that Hope was playing against
odds made the one great play OF that
team, from which the touchdown was
made. n thing long TO be Remembered by
the followers. II was made on a tumble
but the long run almost the length OF the
field brought every person on the field to
his or her feet. screaming and dancing
with delight and intense excitement.
Pawtucket KICKED off and after two
tries took the ball from the home team
on downs near the centre OF the field.
with end plays. tackle over back and de-
layed passes Hope was driven back TO the
hve-yard line. from ~where Rankine on a
tsckle-back play carried the ball over for
the first touchdown.
Hope kicked TO Pawtucket. which rush
ed the ball to opponents S5-yard line.
Here a tumble gays Hope the opportunity
OF the game. and they scored their only
touchdown. They also failed to kick the
goal and the score was tied.
Receiving the ball on the kick-or Paw
tucket. by magnificent rushes. carried it
20 Hopes 25-yard line.
Pawtucket repeated It's work I'm the first
part OF the second half. receiving the bali
on the kickoff and hushing il to the cen
tire. Here II was penaiized 20 yards for
holding, but a fake punt by Aspinwall
and end run by Phinney gave Pawtucket
the necessary distance for first down.
Hammond circled the end for 20 yards.
Aspinwall added 10 more and Rankine
carried the ball 10 Hopes one-yard line,
from whence Aspinwall was pushed over
for the third score. The goal was missed.
Hope rallied here and tried to rush the
ball down the field but there was not
time enough and the game ended. score
Is 10 &.
PAWTUCKET. HOPE STREET.
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