The Socorro chieftain., 1908-10-31
Between Agricultural College and
School Of Mines Results in
Victory for the Former.
LOSERS ARE ALSO WINNERS
The Return Game Will BE Played
in socorro about Middle
of November.

~ hAoN ohAN W AVOhOaAA
which the School of Mines team
has taken part this season was
played against the Agricultural
College team at Las Cruces last
Saturday. The School of Mines
team suffered decisive defeat,
but they take the defeat in ex-
actly the right spirit and are de-
termined to show their opponents
that they can do better next
time. The best feature of the
situation is that the very best of
good fellowship now prevails be-
tween the two teams, so that
when the College team comes to
Socorro for the return game,
about two weeks hence, they may
expect rousing reception and
jolly good time.
The following account of Sat-
urday's game Is contributed TO
the Chieftain by one of the
School of Mines eleven:
The football team of the
School of Mines played its initial
game of the season against the
Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege, at Mesilla Park, last Satur-
day. The field was fast, though
somewhat dusty, and the con-
test called at o'clock, was wit
messed by numerous football en-
thuSiasts from both Socorro and
Las Cruces.
Owing to the late opening of
the Mining School, due to the in
tervention of the Socorro County
Fair and Carnival, the "Engin-
GERS" were somewhat handi-
capped by a lack of adequate
team practice, but the game was
hotly contested through both
halves and, although Socorro lost
by a good margin, the team
thinks it has gained sufficient ex-
perience to enable it to check the
victorious career of the "Agricul-
turiSts" when they come here
shortly for the return battle.
From the spectators viewpoint,
perhaps the most noticeable fea-
ture of the game was the exam
pie of clean sportsmanship set by
both teams, for contentious
pickering" and brutal football"
were indeed unknown quantities.
The officials, Messrs. Z. ID. and
l.. w. Case, V. Keys, J. h. Bur
key, and j. j. Grieb, were also
courteous and competent, and
their rulings were accepted with
out question.
Upon their return from Me-
silla the Socorroites expressed
themselves as highly pleased
with the reception accorded them
there, claiming that as host and
entertainer the student body of
the Agricultural College is with
out a peer. So when the Farm
er" boys come to Socorro they
may expect rousing apprecia-
tion of collegiate goodfellowship
and athletic cleanliness"
To show that the School of
Mines team were winners as we'll
as losers, the following is quoted
from letter written by young
man at Las Cruces to a member
of his family:
1T was a nice clean game.
There was not one bit Of squab-
bling by either side. The Col
lege made ten points that didn't
count because of fouls made by
some of our fellows, but there
wasn't a word said about il when
the decision was made. The
School of Mines fellows couldn't
have done more good for them
selves or for their school it they
were TO win one hundred games
than they did by losing this one
game in the spirit that they did.
They went away from here hav-
ing a reputation, not as good
football players. but as the most
gentlemanly set of fellows ever
entertained here.
I'VE didn't put them off at
some hotel, but took them to our
rooms with US and fixed up extra
beds for them. We had them all
eat at the dormitory with US and
showed them a good time. an
certainly going to the School o
Mines next year"