Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-12
LOSE HARD GAME
GaIlaudet Goes Down Before
St. Johns.
THE SCORE IS 10 TO 0
Kendall Green Eleven Crippled by
Having Best Men Out
of Game.
Special Dispatch to TIE Star.


ANNAPOLIS. Md. November IA
large crowd. many students and alumni
coming over IN a scid special train from
Washington. saw the crippled Gallaudet
College eleven fighting the fast st John $
aggregation to the last ditch, only to
succuinb to the cadets savage attacks in
the second half of the foot ball game be
tween the two od-ime rivals: the home
team winning by is to q.
st. Johns failed to score in tho first
two periods. although It threatened erin
plsd GaIlaudct's goal half a dozen times.
only TO lose tho pisskin on downs or In
completed forward passes, the Washing
ton colleGians putting UP their famous
spirited defense i'll spite of their crippled
condition and ST Johns advantage in
weight and great speed
The visitors We're without tho services
of their brilliant players. Halfbacks Gas
sen ard Jacobson and Right End RoI.S-
well,whle Capt. Rattists started the game
in the third quarter only to be carried
off the field with u now injury. The great
Indian end had not fully recovered from
his old injury. and naturally was un-
able to do what he usually could do IN
bis famous forward pass work and broke Ell
held running. Left Tackle NJ er. the
giant groundgainer and great player OIL
forward PASSES. played only part of the
game on account of Old injury. The
huT ard Blues we'll known trick plays
iaiied utterly owing to the slippery field
ana crippled conditlon of the team
he cadets were unable to score until
the third quarter. When they held Gal
laudet for downs IN mdheld, after Roll
er great liils plungcs secured two sue
cesSlve new downs Tor the visitors from
tTh!iitudets oo-ydrd line. A forward pass
Melville to Thompson, netted - yards tor
St. Jonl y. TWO line IIunges We're stop
ped and forward pass from placeme ut
Kick formation. Mellon TO Clayton went
10 yardS, and for the first touchdown
Claude kicked perfect goal OF Melville
punt out.
The home team got blocked punt in
the fourth quarter, and Mellon plunged
through the weakened Galiaudet line
thrice for second touchdown, Claude
again kicking pretty goal. The last
touchdown was made by Wilson, who
ca ught Rollers punt from tIaliatiot s
goal line. and made a sensational 80 yard
run after the Washington collegians held
the cadets for downs twice on their J
and yard lines.
The best performers for the losers " ere
Quartz rback Moore, who made two long
runs. each for ~ yards, and Roller who
plunged through the strong ST Johu's
line repeatedly and played a brilliant de
fensive game. The whole GaIaudet team
put up superb defense under adverse
circumstances. and won tho admiration
of the immense crowd present for their
gameneSs in spite OF their light weight
and crippled condition
Mellon work at flIIlback was easily
the feature for St. Johns as he had
peculiar way of revolving through the
line on his plunges. although he was
often stopped in his tracks by the savage
Gallaudet defense Thompson and Claude
At the respective ends strcaked through
the field under puntS like chain lightning
The lineup: