Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-08

kicked goal from the field. Score, Is
to in favor of Philadelphia.
Phillies Start Again.
The play after this was mostly in the
middle of the field until the Philadei-
phians started going again and carried
the ball IS yards for touchdown I'm
seven rushes and three forward passes.
Hogy scored the touchdown. Reed kicking
difficult goal. The score was made
several minutes before the call of time
and the ball was being exchanged in
punts when the half closed.
Second Half.
At the beginning of the second half sew.
eral substitutions were made by both
elevens. the changes being mostly made
in the two lines. From the moment the
ball was kicked off the Washington
eleven assumed the defensive and booted
the leather into their opponents territory
every time they came in possession of it.
Up through the middle of the half both
teams played good foot ball, and the
Washington defense was most creditable.
Time after time they recovered the
leather within their 30-yard line by either
holding for downs or breaking up the
forward passes which were worked
against them SO successfully in the first
half.
Twice the Philadelphians brought the
pigskin to the local boys 1 and 2 yard
line. where they held like stone wall
and gained possession of the leather each
time. On both occasions 1t was booted
out of dancer only to be hurtled down
the field again by the Philadelphia backs
and ends. The strain of the defense was
too much for Washington, and a little
after the middle of the half they seemed
to weaken. They were unable to stand
the baitering. and eventually two touch
downs were made in quick succession by
their opponents on straight foot ball.
pushed over the line and Reed kicking
both goals.
Locals Weaken.
With these two touchdownS against
them. making the score SO to in favor
of Philadelphia, the heart seemed to be
taken out of the home youths, and
though they fought hard at times, they
either seemed unable to stop the on
slaughts or didn't try to equal their work
during the middle of the game. Three
more touchdowns were made, one a run
from a kickoff across the goal line by
Fritz and the others by substantial runs
on the part of Briggs and Berg. Reed.
the captain of the team. kicked all of the
goals, the final score being 81 to 4.
The particular stars of the game were
Craig. Yeager, Reed. Macy, WALTON.
Briggs. Fritz and Quirck for Philadelphia
and McKeever, SpranSy, Rollins and
Witten for Washington.
The lineup:
Philadelphia. Positions. Washington
Craig, Greenwell. Left end. Rollins
Yeager. Left tackle. Lancaster
(Cooms.)
Dillon, Dick. Left guard. Wi,ten
Reed tcapt.D. Center .Morseli
ichten, Wallace. %. Right guard. .viptop. Stack
(Hodgkins)
Walton ..... Right tackle. Spranay
Observation-Disclosures. Right end. Howard. 10 liDs
Marshall Briggs. ;. Quarterb K Mckeever (capt.D
Fritz. Left halfback. .G.spp
Cuirck Berg. ...... Right halfback. Mcdonald
Menefee, Hamilton Fullback Tucker
Referee-Mr. Houston OF Dickinson. Umpire
Mr. Wilkes Of University Of Pennsylvania. Time
keepers--Mr Hendrie OF Washington and Mr..
Smith of Philadelphia Chief linesman--Mr. Fo-
Law Of Wa shfnyton Time OF halyes-30 m1nute1.