Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-24
INDIANS WIN IN A
DESPERATE GAME
Carlisle Superior to Chicago in
Almost Every Department.
Western Hopes Blasted.

Steffen, quarterback on the nome teaHi'
scored for Chicago by a drop-kick from
the 3O-yard line.
In almost every department of the game,
especially in line play. the Indians had
the better of their rivals. Chicago, having
won the championship of the conference
colleges of the middle west. was expected
to give the eastern players the hardest
kind Of battle. But these hopes were
proven vain. The speedy attack which had
swept aside other western teams was
guards and tackles. The Chicago ends
were outSprinted and often completely
boxed in. and the Maroon backfleld had no
chance to get started on the long twisting,
lodging runs which have made the play
ers noted in this section.
Mount Pleasant Not Playing.
The Carlisle team was without the serv-
ices of Mount Pleasant. the spectacular
quarterback, whose work has bothered
Harvard. Pennsylvania and Princeton. A
broken thumb, received in the Minnesota
game kept him on the side lines. But at
that he was scarcely missed. Balenti and
Island ran the play without a hitch and
the accurate kicking of Houser. coupled
with his slashing runs and line plunglng.
made up for the ground-gaining and Scor-
lnR dDlnIleS OF lne regular quar- In.
Houser. in fact, was a whole team In
himself. Backed. up by impregnable in
reference, he carried the ball twq-thirds
of the time in the Indian attack. and sell
dom failed to gain ground. Aiken and Lit
tie Boy opened up great gaps for him be-
tween Jones and Anderson, and on dashes
around the end Hendricks and Exendine
put the opposing Chicago men out OF the
play with an ease that was startling to
the adherents of the local eleven. Houser' s
rvvsxL l., f<N
Three times he negotiated goals from
placement with Balenti holding the ball.
AS many more attempts were missed, but
mainly because Doseff. who was the only
Chicago line man to outplay his opponent,
managed to wriggle through in time to
hurry the kick.
$4,000 Spectators.
Perfect weather brought out q, 900 foot
ball enthusiasts to watch the game. The
great stands on Marshall Field augment
ed by standing-room platforms /at either
end Of the field. were packed to capacity
and thousands Of others fringed the side
lines, peering through the wire netting
which separated players from spectators
Naturally three-fourths of the crowd dis
played the Chicago maroon, but scattered
through the throng were thousands OF
Carlisle partisans decorated with the gold
and crimson of the visitors. Despite the
outcome of the game the Chicago stu.
dents held a prolonged celebration after
the contest, the cheers and songs being
in praise Of Coach Stage and the players
who had won the sectional championship
Chicago won the toss and sent the In
dams to the south goal with a slight
wind in their faces. Houser's kick-off
went for a touchback and the resulting
return from the 25-yard line gave the
visitors an early chance to display their
attack. The first two plays were stopped
to the accompaniment of deafening cheers
from the student sections.
Also the Indians suffered in the first
half dozen penalties for holding. and a
forward pass. which Gardner threw wild,
hit the ground forcing the ball back to
the Indians 40-yard line. Gardner was
badly hurt at this juncture, but refused
to quit and hobbled back into the line.
A punt gave Chicago a chance to dis
play its attack, but the Indian ends and
tackles gave an example of the stuff that
was in them by forcing a return punt.
Steffen kicked so yards to Houser, who
eluded Hewitt and behind fine interfer-
ence came back 45 yards. A fumbled for
when De Tray slipped past Lubo for 20
yards the stands turned into flashing
masses Of maroon. Four punts were ex-
changed. Steffen's final effort being short
and Balenti started to hammer the Chi
cago line.
Carlisle Scores.
Houser was the man called upon and
he broke through to the Chicago 25-yard
line, Steffen downing him. Two plays gave
a bare yards. but again it was Houser,
and a first down resulted The Chicago
line stiffened here but the big fullback
dropped back and with Gardner holding
the ball kicked an easy goal from place
ment. Score: Carlisle, 4; Chicago. 0.
After the score the home eleven played
faster; but the failure of the Chicago
third of another series of punts, put the
ball on the Chicago 37-yard line in the
Indians possession. Gardeners fourth at
tempt at forward pass, like its prede-
cessor. hit the ground and Houser kicked
to Steffen, who was downed in his tracks
on the Chicago 15-yard line.
A forward pass to De Tray gained Is
yards. but an attempt to duplicate the
play went wrong and the ground was lost.
Steffen's punt was blocked and Wauseka
fell on the ball. Carlisle could not pierce
the Chicago defense. but Houser could
and did kick another field goal the count
being then 8 to o.
After the next kick off Chicago. aided
by a penalty of fifteen yards. managed to
keep the bali within Carisle's territory
A quarterback run from a forward pass
formation gave the locals twenty yards
more, but with their goal line threatened
the red mems defense became adamant
Steffen tried drop kick, but missed It,
and for the rest of the half neither goal
line was threatened seriously A fumbled
forward pass which Hewitt missed and
another which Payne caught forced the
home players back home again, but
Houser missed the field goal because of
Doseff's brilliant charge.
The first period had effectually awakened
the Chicago partisans The ball had been
kept in the home teams territory four
fifths of the time, and the only ray of
hope was the ability of the Chicago de-
Tense to break up the forward pass for
nation of the Indians. Both teams had
tried the play repeatedly, the Indians
using a long pass from a kicking forma-
ton, while most of Chicago's attempts
were short losses over the ends. Quar-
terback runs. double passes and plays in
which tackle was pulled back or sent
across to the opposite side had been used
by both teams with varying success, but
in individual play the Carlisle men had
outclassed their opponents.
If Chicago had any idea Of rushing the
Indians off their feet in the second half
the dream was soon dispelled.
Fast as their play was the Carlisle at
tack was much swifter Soon after the
kickoff forward pass to De Tray gain
ed twenty-five yards but Lubo stopped
the next play and Aiken blocked the punt
giving the ball to the Indians in the CEN
ter of the field. Four plays took it to