Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-10-04
A. & N. DEFEATED
AUSTIN COLLEGE
FARMERS ouTwEloHED, OUT.
. PLAYED AND oUTcLAssEp
VISITING TEAM IN EVERY
PARTICULAR.
CAPT. HAMILTON THE STAR
A. and N. Has Splendid Material and
VIII Develop Strongest Team for
L''.

A and NJ. College opened what prom
Ises to be tne most successful football
season OF her history by defeating
Austin College OF Sherman by a score
Of II 10 o. The visitors were totally
ouiclassod In weight. their average be-
ing scarcely 16O while A. and VI win
80 close 20 $50. Althor n the work
was rather ragged A. and MS. back
field Is showing up very well indeed,
and Hamilton Is starring as usual.
Twice be booted the ball over the bar,
and once ran with Il fifty yards for a
touchdown The other touchdown
c;me after hard bucking. the visitors
fumbling the ball on their own ten
yard line. The Austin College bunch
are neryy and put up n great defense.
but were no match for the fast and
heavy defenders OF the Crimson and
White. They could not stop the run.
ners when they tackled and could not
form their plays on their offense be.
fore their Interference was broken.
Their only long gains were on forward
passes which they handled nicely
Each team put in several subs. A. and
NJ. replacing : OF their regulars and
Austin College three. The new men
showed up splendidly. The star Of the
game was Hamilton whose wonderful
drop kicking and fast runs around the
end created a continuous sensation.
Mcdonald at quarter was also fast and
effective in the second half. Taylor
showed up well at half. and the entire
! line had little trouble holding. Rugel
carried the bali nicely but was all TO
the bad on returning punts. the A. c.
ends getting him In his tracks A. and
NJ. was also weak on end. the men
going down slowly on punts and fail
ing TO block their opposing ends Find
ing that they could not form their In
reference against A. and NJ. the visit.
ors resorted largely TO kicking and
forward passes. Mcdaniel at quarter
was fast and punted well. Gillespie
and Moore. both very light men. star.
red at ends. and Mebane broke through
A. and Ms big line more than once
at one time blocking one OF Hamilton's
drop kicks. and another tackling the
runner for a loss. A. and ~ did very
little with a. C's line. making first
down only twice through them. Their
ground gaining plays we're largely
Quick formation half around end. and
quarter runs with strong inside In
reference. Taken all around. the Wis.
itors were outclasscd in weight and
speed A. and NJ. has abundant mate
rial and with hard practice and good
training should take the scalps OF
their old rivals the University. Their
chief weakness Is in their defense on
kicks and forward passes. and on end
work
The game was caNed at 4:O5. A.
and NJ. received the kick defending the
east goal Hamilton took the hall but
was downed within five yards. A. and
VI. kicked and Mcdaniel was downed
before he was fairly started. For
nearly fifteen minutes. the game was
largely n punting duel. At one time
Hamilton booted the ball fully seventy
yards A. and NJ. tried one forward
pass but the ball hit the ground and
they were penalized. Mcdonald tried
bucking game In the center field.
and after carrying IL about twenty
yards. A. and NJ. was held for downs.
At this juncture II seemed as II the
game would be close. as the A. C's.
ends were getting into the game and
getting the runners behind the line.
But within five minutes OF the close OF
the first half. Hamilton took the ball
on A. C's fifty yard line. and behind
magnificent interference. went down
the field for a touchdown Goal was
kicked, BY outpunting A. C.. A. and
NJ. worked the ball down within kick
ing distance and hamilton sent one
high over the bar for n field goal. The
half ended without further scoring.
In the second half. after about five
minutes Of play. A. and NJ. got posses
sion OF the ball. and on half back
runs around the end, drove the visit.
ors to their ten yard line where sue.
cessive bucks put the ball over. Rugel
going for touchdown over center and
guard. A. and NJ chose to punt out
] and Mcdonald failed 20 make the