The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-24

~ a. without permitting the enemy to
score, the Newark Academy football team
finally met its Waterloo yesterday, and
Coach Mayser, the Napoleon" of the
aaeasdemy forces res had to see his n litele army
Morris Park. the conquerors Were the
sturdy lads of Stevens Preparatory School.
of Hoboken, and the casualties were 10 to
II was a defeat. but not a rout. The
wearers of the red and black were out
weighed, but not outelassed. Their defeat
was only a turn in the fortunes Of foot
ball, for at the end of the fray the in
vaders led by only a four-point margin.
The stevens boys had to work like Tro-
jams to land the victory. That they sue
ceeded was due principally to the indi-
vidual work Of Cooke, a Newark boy, who
scored a touchdown on a run OF sixty
yards, and was a tower of strength In the
back field. Captain Schutze and Callahan
also did valiant work for the victors.
Many hair-raising plays We're exhibited
stage of the game could one decide the
victor. Even IN the last minute and a half
Of play the game was In doubt. At the
kickoff, after Stevens's last. touchdown,
which won the game. Captain Hathaway
of the Newark Academy sent the crowd
wild by making two sensational runs, one
of forty yards and one of thirty five,
landing The ball on Stevens's twenty-five
yard line when time was called. Time
after time A.. Bissell would plunge tackle
through tackle for ten and ffteen-yard
gains. Stager and Hill tore off seven and
eight yards ht a time through Stevens's
%1S0-pound line. and around the ends. But
Stevens won by brilliant individual work.
Hill kicked off for Newark Academy to
Callahan. who ran the ball back to the
Stevens 25-yard line. Cooke started things
yards. SchutZe, who could not be kept
out of the games despite his injuries, made
1t first down. Ackerman gaines five yards
through left tackle. On the next two p avs
Cooke made it first down. Ackerman add
ed two yards, and then Cooke attempted
n forward pass, but big Beger was in the
way, aud captured the ball for the Acad-
envy. On two line plunges Stager gained
first down, a delayed pass. with Hill car
rying the ball. netted seven. and Stager
made 1t first down. Hathaway was thrower
for a loss, and Newark decided to kick.
Hin kicked out of bounds to Cooke on
Stevens's 20-yard line. After trying 10
gain through the Academy's line, Cooke
Newark's 35-yard line. After a series OF
fumbles Hill fell on the pigskin for the
Academy. Weeks and Stager gained ten
yards between them. Hill worked the de-
layed pass for twelve yards, and then
Hathaway was nailed by Cooke for a loss.
Hill made II first down. Stager tore up
the 4 line FOR Sr.t a d siXvyard gain ,dr sf a9thaT Sag
gained four yards, Cooke broke through
and blocked an attempted forward pass.
Gathering up, the ball, he went tearing
down the field. shaking off man after man
who attempted In vain TO stop him. Sixty
five yards he ran, painting the pigskln in
back of Newark's goal line for the first
time in three years and a half. He missed
an easy goal. Score-Stevens, 5; Newark
Academy, 0.
Cooke Kicked off to Bissell. who ran forty
yards through n broken field. Stager
ploughed up the 1S0-yard line for twelve
yards. Hathaway made three yards around
left end. and Hill added eight, Stager six,
and Hin made the first down again. Hnl
Hathaway failed TO gain through the same
place. With the ball ON Stevens's 1O-yafd
line, Stager gained two yards and Bissell
held Newark for downs. After two @ne
%plunges. which resulted in a loss Of two
yards, Cooke pnnted high, and after a gen
eral mixup, Newark Academy finally Sc
cured the ball. Hathaway and Stager
failed to gain. Hill attempted a drop
kick from Stevens's 3O-yard line, but failed
to send the ball in the right direction.
ball back seven yards, but time was called
before the teams hau lined up again.
The second Hail.
With the score 0 to D against them, New
ark Academy started the second half with
VIM anu snap. Hin received Cookies KICK
and ran the ball back TO hls own 5O-yard
line. On the next play he added nVe yards
to this. and Stager made 1t nrst uoWn.
After a series OF line plunges by Hlli,
Stager and Hathaway, Weeks broke loose
and, ran thirty yards through the stevens
team before being downed by Cooke.
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Then the giant, Addison Bissell, was
pushed over from The 15-yard line for a
touchdown. Hill kicked the goal, putting
Academy ahead by one point.
Hill kicked off to Callahan. Stevens
worked the ball down the field. Newark
held them for downs on Stevens's 45-yard
line. Cooke punted In back of Newark's
goal line. Hathaway kicked out TO Petit
bone. who placed the ball on Academys
35-yard line. a forward pass failed to
gain for Stevens, NeYark getting the ball.
Stevens succeeded IN holding Newark for
downs and rushed the ball up to Academys
2-yard line Here The Academy boys held
like Il stone wall and received the ball
eighteen inches from their gonl. They
punted out of danger, but Stevens soon
brought the ball back TO Newark's 1-yard
line. Here Cooke made an attempt to cross
the Newark boys goal line on IN end run.
He found this impossible, so he threw
the ball over the line to Callahan, who
was waiting for the ball should Cooke fail
to gain his distance. This play defeated
the Newark team. Cooke missed the goal.
Although there was but a minute and
~forty-hve seconds to play, the Newark
boys did not lose hope. Captain Hathaway
secured the ball on the kickoff, and
ran forty-hve yards through the Stevens
warriors, placing the ball at midfield. On
the next play he added thirty-five yards
more. time being called before another
charge could be made.
The lineup:
Newark Academy. Stevens Prep.
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