The Baltimore County union, the Towson news., 1909-10-16
WEIGHT TOLD THE TALE.
TOwsOn Was Badly Battered,
But Hung to Their OppOn-
ents Like a Flea to
a Dogs Back.

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Those who accompanied the football
warriors to Walbrook last Saturday ex-
pecting the Towson lads to trounce their
friends at that place to fare-youw
were disappointed; but when one con-
siders that the locals were outweighed at
least 25 pounds to the man and that for
the first ten minutes of play the battle
waged with honors even, they should
feel proud that such good showing was
made. Walbrook won 16 to 0; but this
is football and not baseball, so imagine
your feelings # the Little Mans" clan
had had enough sand in their gizzards
to tackle the Detroit Tigers and had held
them to a score of to 0. This is about
the correct comparison, and as there
were but three touchdowns scored by
their far heavier antagonists, these three
scores could be compared to three runs
in baseball game. ''Well, that's not
SO worse" you'll admit, and if you had
witnessed the action you'll agree it was
Jim dandy at every stage until, after
being battered from one end of the field
to the other by the three hefty backs
-Seiber, Thompson and Steinbach,
averaging in weight not less than $50
pounds-the much lighter boys from the
land of politics, just two minutes before
time would have been called, threw up
the sponge for the reason that they had
used all their substitutes, and not for
the reason, as stated by one of the Bal
timore papers, that they mad had all the
grit suuashed out of them. If ever a
team showed pluck, individually or
collectively, it was shown by Towson,
whether the ball was on their one-yald
line or in mid field. On several occas-
ions when Walbrook's heavy back-field
whirled around Towson's ends, or came
ploughing through their line, a Towson
man would be hurled from their padded
thighs like flies being switched from a
cows flank, only to return the very
next minute with flying tackle with
better results. Such grit has never been
shown since Noah was kid.
On one occasion B. Bruff was knocked
galley-we by Seiber and Thompson as
they rounded one of the ends as one
man; Tarbert made try and managed
to hold to one of the battering knees,
and when they were finally stopped by
the third tackler, Tarbert was on the
under side and came up with badly
torn ligament in his left arm. Frequently
when Towson had the ball they made the
hearts of the Walbrook rooters lie still
with fear = but fortunately for the
owners these necessary organs got back
to business again. When Wallace High,
the wiry little quarter, barked his final
signal the backs were right there with
lowered heads like human catapult,
but the line was so heavy and the oppos-
ing backs so strong near the ends that
they were finally worn down, and to-
ward the latter part of the second half
were so far gone that it was almost i'm
possible to do anything at all in the way
of advancing the ball on rushes. The
forward pass and on-side kick were
resorted to several times successfully, but
these two plays cannot be worked to ad-
vantage if frequently used, and so when
the score reached the 16 mark and every
man on the team had had the breath
beaten out of him a dozen times they
quit from. sheer exhaustion. When
Fox's fast squad goes against lighter
team there's goin to be something
doin'.
Walbrook's scores were made by
Seiber with touchdown after the first
II minutes of play, but he failed to kick
goal from an easy angle. Towson then
rushed the ball down the field and hopes
ran high, but when their opponents 40
ward line had been crossed and the ball
still going time was called for the first
half.
The second half began with Seiber
kicking off to Towson's 10-yard line, the
ball being run up to about the 80 mark /,
where it was lost on an on-side kick.
Towson was then showing signs of
weakening, which was taken advantage
of by Walbrook, who battered their op-
ponent's line almost out of existence.
The gains were small, but they told on
Towson's strength, and the ball was
finally pushed over the line for the Sec
ond touchdown after five minutes of
play, Steinbach taking it, Seiber again
failed at goal.
On the next kickoff to Walbrook they
were downed near their goal line and
started kicking game. After an ex-
change of perhaps dozen kicks the
ball was down on Towson's 30-yard line,
from where it was rushed for the third
touchdown, when Seiber succeeded in
putting it between the poles for an extra
point, making it Is. About three min
utes remained to be played, and all hope
of victory, or even scoring, being lost,
the managers agreed to call the game off,
and a sigh of relief went up from all
present. The lineup:
Walbrook Position TOwson
Richards. ..........L Left end. Tarbert. Edelen
Barker...... .....Left tackle ......... Halbert
G. Jessop
Hall ..............L Left guard. Green
Messersmith -. Center. .......-.. .:.: Cole
Weems, Adams. Right guard. ........ Callahan
Robinson. ...... Right tackle. Carey
Robb.. ..............R Right end. Corrie, Smith
Lowe. Quarterback. k............ High
Seiber. Left halfback. ....... B. Brutf
Steinbach. Right halfback. 49,. II. Brufr