The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-13
EAST PROVIDENCE o. HOPE o

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The first football game in the Inter
scholastic league series between Hope
High and East ProvIdence ended in
draw. The Hope team had the beef. but
the East Providence boys made up for
that by their speed
East Providence took the toss and the
east goal. Bourne kicked off for East
Providence, aud Wilson, receiving the ball
on Hopes 20-yard line ran II back eight
yards. Wilson and Marsh were tried for
no gain, but on the next play East Provi
dence was penalized 10 yards for offside
work. Nisbet dropped back as II for a
kick. but he made a forward pass 10
Riley on right end. which netted about
10 yards.
Wilson made eight through centre and
Nisbet followed with 1ve yards more on a
tackle formation. Wilson bucked centre
for three yards and O'Gorman placed II
on East Providence's 20-yard line.
Dyer started off with five yards on
quarterback run. Bourne hit left tackle
for eight yards and on the next play
made FIVE more Dyer then skirted right
end and made the most spectacular run
Of the game to Hopes f0-yard line. where
he was tackled by Mccartney. Bourne
was tried on two line pucks but did not
kick, which went wide
Nisbet kicked out for Hope from the
25-yard line. williams advanced the ball
three yards. but on the next play Bourne.
tho East Providence fullback. hurdled
right guard. and his side was penalized
10 yards. Lewis got five yards, but IL
was third down with about IL yards TO
go. so Bourne punted TO Marsh in the
middle Of the field
Delay in getting the signals off prob
ably prevented the East Providence team
from scoring, and before the next play
could be gotten in motion. time was called
for the first half. Score-East Provi-
dence 0. Hope o.
EAST PROV. HOPE HIGH.
Roe, l. e.................... G., Kilton
Braman l. t................l l., Brennan
Noonan, Britton, ]. g.......l g., Andrews
McCoart, c.....,..-.....'.'c., Makepedce
McKenna, +. g........r g., Nisbet (Capt)
McKenna. r. g....,......,r, G.. Banigan
Woodward. r. t......r. t., Nisbet (CaptD
Silva. r. e.....................r O., Rlley
DYER q. b,.........-.q. b., Mccartney
Lewis l. n. b.............l n. b., Marsh
Williams, r. h. b....................
..........r. h. b., O'Gorman. Millard
Bourne (Capt), Z. b.........f. b., Wilson
Score-East Providence 0, Hope High 0.
Referee-Densmore Of Brown. Umpire
Ellis OF brown. hedu AH"sHldu -Iobah
OF East Providence Linesmen-Salisbury
of Hope and Perkins Of East Providence
Time-15 minute halves.
CLASSICAL HIGH, s; CRANSTON
HIGH, o.
Classical high school defeated Cranston
high Yesterday afternoon at the latters
grounds by n score OF 10 o. The game
was entirely free from slugging and un-
fair tactics throughout but was charac-
terized at times by considerable fumbling
In this respect. Classical was the chief
offender.
The features OF the game were the
line plunging OF Osler, Flynn. Newall and
Burton OF Classical and the all-round
good playing OF Hull OF Cranston. The
work OF Aldrich al quarterback and Smith
and Webb at halfback was also good.
During the game Cranston worked the
forward pass three times. each time for
n gain OF from eight to ten yards.
The lineup was az follows:
CLASSICAL. CRANSTON.
Burton. l. e.....................r. e., Danser
A. Corp (Captain). ]. t......".r. l., Jordan
c. Corp, ]. g.....................r. e, Brown
Stricken, c.........................c Crandall
Metclaf. r. g.................l e. Bdbington
Feeney, r. t.......................l l., PIERCE
Newell, r. e................l O., Scattergood
Mcguire. Grandlund, q. BID. b., Aldrich
Osler, !. h. h.................r. h. b, smith
Cairns. T. b............f. b., Hull Captain
Flynn. r. h. b................L n. o., Webb
Score-Classical high s, Cranston high o
Touchdown-Osler. Goal from touchdown
-Newall Referee-Seidler Umpire-Cleve-
land. Llnesmen-w Webster -ef -cransteR aHs-
West OF Classical, Time-li-minute