Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-20
81. vncenl's Football Players Wo's'
The SIKH Company.
BOTH SIDES F;GnT SIUBa05nIY
Locals CutpIayed the Visitors Through
out, Keeping Their Goal Out Of
Danger AIways-hamilton, at Quar-
ter Back. the Star Performer.

s. Niucrnrs speedy football war
riilS defeated the cl ven OF tn" Sixth
Compan: {. asst Artillery. OF Fort
Monroe, Oh the Casino grjdlron yes
20. all Of the points being registered
in tn" first half on 4 touchdown and
a safely. Having played to a no.
SCor" draw her" several weeks ago,
each team went into the fray with
a grim determine ion 10 win and as
the rcaul, ;he fair sized crowd in at
tendance was treated to a fast ami
stubDornly contested battle.
The locals outplay"d the soldiers
at every Point. their defensive work
being especially good In fact only
once during the entire game did III"
soldiers succeed in making a first
dCwn. that coming from forward
pass frCm George 20 Dunn, tn" latter
gaining - yards. 4, no time In
either half was the 81. Vincent goal
lin" in danger. and most of III" time
the oval was in the soldiers terri
tory.
Hamilton the Star.
Hancock Hamilton. the clever hi
he quarterback of ,hC s.. EinccntS
eleven. was easily tn" star Of the
game. After TWO minutes OF play
in the first half Ii" ran back punt
- Yards through half the. soldier
team. carrying the ball to the sol
diers' one yard line. where Forrest
Sutton was showed over the line for
the only touchdown Of The game.
Hamiton's run was on" of The most
. p. r:acular seen here this season and
he was loudly applauded ly tn"
crowd Throughout ,he game he
handled all Ct tn" punts well running
them back ten and 10 yards every
time. Also he made several sood
gains on quart, rhack runs, and on
or" occasion but for interference"
from his own players he would have
scored a seconI touchdown.
Silverman and George did the best
work for the soldiers while Charlie
and Forrest Sutton, Noble. Burns
and Payne distinguished themselves
in defensive work FIR the locals.
Argument Over Safety.
The scoring CT the safety caused
long argument and for several
minutes the soldiers threatened to
leave The field if tn" safety was de-
clarod by Referee Spencer. HaIll-
ton booted the ball to George on IN"
soldiers T. yard line and tn" soldier
fumblcI the ball. The St Vincent
ends were clus, upon him and in at
tempting to pick up the oval George
kicked it behind the goal posts.
where he fCn On it. The soldiers
commended that this was touchback
a. George was not showed over tn"
line while carrying the ball. Finally
the soldiers were convinced by IN"
rules thar it was safety and play
>aS resumed.
w the second half neither side
were able TO max" any appr' clable
gains. the locals keeping the ball in
the soldiers territory until the last
two minutes of play, when fnmbi""
punls allowed the visitors 20 aivanc"
the lcathtr TO the locals 40 yard line
before the game ended.
How the terms lineup:
st. Vincent's % Sixth Company to)
Position.
PAYNE iB"nsOn' Dunn.
Right End
Cochran AlicrsOn.
Right Tackle.
Burns (Ncble) McCabe.
Right Guard.
Waterman Uurns, Grlgsby.
Center
Hudrins Brennan.
left Guard.
Noble ,GOOdcI BaXlS
Left Tackle.
Malon"y ""S""'
Left End
Hamilton george.
Quarterback.
G. Su,'on Bras.
Right Halfback
r. Sutton Stevens
Left Ha'fback
Monfalconc Si!vermah.
FuIlhack
TouChdown-F. Sutton Referee
John Spencer Newport News. IN