The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-11-01
DEFEAT
EASTERN COLLECT
1t Was a Fast and Snap
Ply Gridiron Contest
THE SCORE WAS 2 TO 4

me Game Was the Noz,
10 the Spectators Of ANY c
ased Here This Season-A Great
Number Of Open PLAYS Pulled or
by Both EIeyens.
III d last, snappy game Of football
yesterday afternoon A. & NJ defeated
Eastern College,, of virgins nv tbo
score OF % to O. The game was the
'o0t interesting to the spectators OF
"ns prayed on III local grounds this
season. by reason of the great num-
Der OF open plays pulled off by both
teams. Coach Simmons, of Davidson
,ollese' who was the referee of the
same, kept the players constantly on
the Jump, and proved himself a most
excellent official, because Of his fair
ness and thorough knowledge Of the
new rules.
IN the first quarter Eastern kicked
on TO A. Il M. the ball being received
by Stafford. who returned it 10 Yards
Robertson added Is yards OH a de-
iaed pass through the line, and Cool
got . more by the same route. A. &
M. falled to gain on second down,
and Cool punted 40 yards to Cooper.
who gained 4. Davis bumped Rou-
ford for a loss of 2 yards; then East
ern lost 5 yards on a fake play, and
punted to Cool. Cool and Stafford
failed to gain. and Cool booted to
who was nailed by Seifert
on the spot Cooper gained 5 yards,
Spencer 2. and Eastern punted to
Stafford, who returned Is with the
leather. Robertson tore off 10 yards
through the line, Cool Is, Robertson
4 n a~0S- w.. IL
then 5 for the first touchdown. Sci
fert kicked goal. Eastern again
kicked off to A. e NJ, and the ball is
received by Stafford, who took Is
yards. Cool punted 40 yards and Sci
fert recovered the bali. A forward
pass to Seifert nets % yards and is
followed by a few good gains by Rob-
ertson and Cool. but time Is up with
the ball on Eastern's 10-yard line.
In the second quarter, after a 90
and a S yard gain by Robertson. Sci
fert receives a forward pass and SCOTS
across the goal line for the second
touchdown. but fails to add his goal.
After the next kickoff to A. q NJ
they rush the ball to Fastern's 5-yard
line by n series of forward passes and
a Coward run bv Robertson, but East
crn s~tiffens and holds for downs in
the shadow of their goal. Eastern
punts out of danger, and, after q gam
of 10 and Is yards by Cool ana Won
Eherstein. the quarter ends with the
ball on Fastern's 20-yard line.
In the third period Won Eberstein
added another touchdown. for which
Stafford kicked goal. The rest Of the
quarter was spent by A. & NJ. in ex-
perimentin@ with forward passes,
most Of which were failures. Eastern
failed to max gains Of any conse-
ruence IN this period, as we'll as al
anv time of the game.
During the fourth quarter the
teams were more evenly matcheh.
A.. & M. substituting Sherman, Brown,
Clark and Sarratt for Se1fert, DAVIS
prav and Cool. Robertson pulled OF
the star trick Of the game by doing
= beautiful bit of broken field run
ning. shaking off and dodglng his
+acklers and covering 35 yards for a
touchdown ~
eastern College showed surprising
strength in the pinches, often hoioln"
A g. M for downs when q less strong
score Spencer and Norris did notice.
AMI good work for the visitors, both
Of them showing flashes Of great play
ing at times. They We're never aoIe
TO gain however, to the extern OF
threatening a score against me drhh-
org The A. & NJ. back field. as a
whole. did star work. and In the me
c1nnn PRAY and Floyd shone con
spicuously. x 90. Eastern
College. o.
Lineup: ~ oo,+ar.
I.ar loft end: Hayden. left guard;
Norr;s Cant. left tackle; Carroil
r,oh+ end: Bell. right guard; Ross
Is ~ tickle. Cooper, right haifoack;
r nford left h~alfback: Spencer, full
back; Hamilton. Quarterback Davis
A. & M.-Rray; center g narld1
Brown left s erd; 1 seifert. sherman,
r1sbt end; Floyd, right guard; Glenn,
r right tackle; Won Ehsrstsin; rickt
half: Cool, surratt. left naifoac
~fulIback; Sta1ord' e'N .