Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-11-13
Y, NJ. c. A. HOLDS
CONWAY HALL, 90
Teams Evenly Matched and Both Put
Up Stubborn Fight--Large
Crowd Sees Game

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The Y. NJ. G. A. football team went
M against the strong team from Con-
way Hall, the Dickinson College pre-
paritory school at Carlisle yesterday
afternoon on the local ground and
played them to a standstill. The game
from football standpoint was devoid
of much interest There were few
plays that appealed even to the spec
tator.
Everyone expected that the Carlisle
boys would win in a walkover and
were surprised when the game ended
with the score TO 0. It there would
have been any betting the odds would
have favored the the visitors. The
game showed that with practice. in
order to develop team work the local
boys would be able to go up against
most anything of their class and win
out. Indiv dual members of the Y.
M. C. A. team did good work but when
it came TO advancing the ball they are
not good ground gamers, especially
when they bucked the center. Conway
Hall was weak in the offensive play
and the home boys were able to keep
them from making much ground at
any one time.
During the first half the home team
got the raw end of the deal, being pen
allied time and time again for from
five to twenty-five yards for some
cause or other. The referee who is
the coach of the Hall boys found many
excuses for giving his team either
ground or the ball. ANY one who
knows anything about Dickinson ath-
letic tactics is familiar with their
method of winning. For 20 years they
have had reputation for dirty work
The team. in this instance must have
credit FOR putting up a clean game
There was very little roughness and
the call of Water was not heard.
The game started at 3 o'clock. Con-
way Hall won the toss and defended
the North goal giving the Y. NJ. G. A.
the kick off. The ball went well in
to the visitors territory and on the
second down they were thrown for a
loss. On the next down, they lost the
ball on forward pass to Bitner who
made a good gain Y. NJ. G.. A. lost
the ball on an attempt at a forward
pass. Gerhardt regained the ball
from the Hall boys on another for
ward pass. The home boys lost the
ball and when Conway attempted
another forward pass down in the
home boys territory, Chambers caught
the ball and went through the Hall
boys line for gain of 40 yards. The
half ended with the ball about the
center of the field.
Score, Conway Hall, O.; Y.M.C.A., 0.
Second Half.
During the early part of the half the
ball went to the home teams five yard
line on plunges and a run of % yards
by Hannis. Here Conway secured
the ball and was forced to kick and
the Y. NJ. c. A carried the ball TO the
center of the field. Again the ball was
forced down to the five yard line by
forward pass to Roush and 1t
looked as if there would be a touch
down for the locals but the visitors
carried the ball back into their oppon-
ents territory and few minutes later
time was called with the ball on Y. NJ.
c. AS 25-yard line.
Score, Conway Hall, O; Y.M.C.A., 0.
In the first half the visitors had
some advantage and the ball was in
the center of the field. In the second
half the home boys seemed to be out
playing the visitors and kept the ball
in Conway's territory most of the time
The teams were evenly matched, with
science and team work favoring the
visitors.