Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-11-24
ST. JOHNS VS.. HOPKINS.
LOCAL c0LLEGIANS WIN OVER
OLD RIVALS.
The Score Was Small But Enough
to Make St. Johns Boys
Happy-CrOwd Saw
The Game.
A SAFETY BY THE HOME TEAM
TELLS THE TALE.

St. Johns won u remarkable i. and
unexpected victory from its old rival,
Johns Hopkins, here this morning,
the score being to 0, the points be-
ing represented by safety scored
against Johns Hopkins in the first
half. The play, as Referee Hanon
saw il, occurred when st. John s
was attempting n field goal.
Chesney stood directly under the
goal and the ball came staight between
the poles, but below the cross bar.
He stepped foot or two forward to
catch the ball and fumbled it to
some extent, at the same time stepping
behind the line and touching the ball
down. There was some dispute over
the decision but later ii was general
ly acknowledged by those thoroughly
understanding the play that the offi-
cial's decision was correct
Hopkins lost by not taking the full
advantage of the strong wind behind
them in the second half, as st. John S
had done in the first. In the early
part of the game Hopkins. using
Webb, Hart and Michael as ground
gamers, made first down repeatedly
while st. Johns was able to make
distance only as the half closed. How
ever, Capt. Stevens punted magnif-
GENTLY and, with the wind behind the
ball, sixty yards or more were fire.
quently covered, the ball going over
the heads of the Hopkins backs.
When the ball was recovered, Bowen
and Brady, the swift st. Johns
ends, were generally on the man and
had him in his footprints.
In this manner the ball was kept
in Hopkins territory the whole first
half and few minutes before its
close, Stevens tried for a field goal.
II went low and Chesney scored the
safety by catching the ball, stepping
back of the goal line and touching
the ball down. After the ball was
punted out by Hopkins, st. John S
did its first regular groundgaining oi
the dav and with Anderson carrying
the ball on nearly every play, brought
the ball to Hopkins five yard line,
where time was called.
Hopkins had rushed the ball bach
towards midfield time after time in
the first half, only to lose the ball anC
have ii punted near to its own goa
line or into touch and so consistent
had been the gaining of Michael
Webb and Hart that it was though
that the visitors would surely score il
the second half with the advantage o
the strong wind. However, Hopkin:
| lost its chances of winning by its fail.
ure-to punt in 1.-THE early part of TIN
half and this. coupled with the quicl
work of Bowen and other st. john
players in recovering the ball, earned
| the victory for the local collegians.
The half had decidedly a st. John
color. st. Johns kicked of and afte
a short gain or two, Michael returned
After two plays had been tried with
out decided gain, Stevens punted ans
| the ball bounded over Chesney's heas
and was. recovered by Bowen on Hop
kins' 30-yard line. This put the bal
in possession..of the collegians in thei
opponent territory and it remained
there during the half except for brie
period. Hopkins several times mad
| the mistake of failing to kick when
short gain was needed to save tn
ball and. failing to gain it, lost tn
ball. ST. Johns also recovered tn
ball on several OF its kicks. thu
keeping the ball away from its owl
section.
stevens. the ST. Johns captain
who had played an excellent game
was compelled to drop out early il
/: the second half and. warields. wa