Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-09-30
ST. JOHNS WINS.
Football Season Inaugurated Today
AT The College.
THE SCORE IL TO 3.
ROckhill Plays A Plucky Game Locals
Have Good Team.

Local football was inaugurated for
the season of 1911 this morning, when
st. Johns won from Rockhill Col
lege in fast and interesting game
for so early in the season, the score
being IL to 3.
There was some fumbling and a
number of penalties were inflicted,
as might have been expected so early
in the season, but on the whole the
work of the local collegians was
promising. The backfeld is fast and
experienced, and while the usual lack
of weight is manifested in the line,
there are a number of strong men
there, and the forwards are well bal
anced.
The visitors put up very creditable
game and held st. Johns without
score in the first two periods of the
game. In Fuccy and Muller, they had
two excellent running backs, and their
line was about as heavy as that of St.
Johns. Fuccy also kicked fairly
well, but did not equal Clayton in this
particular. st. Johns would probably
have scored in the second quarter, if
they had done more kicking, instead
of rushing for one or two downs and
running chances of a tumble, which
occurred several times.
st. Johns kicked off against the
wind, and after Rockhill had tried end
runs with but slight gains, Fuccy kick
ed, and penalty gave them the ball
on their 45-yard line, affording an
other opportunity for a punt, which
sent the ball we'll into St. Johns ter
ritory. After short gains by the local
backs, Mellon ran over left guard for
twenty-five yards, and Wilson follow
ed with ten, placing the ball on Rock
hills 20-yard line, where time was
called for the quarter.
1t was anticipated that St. John S
would score promptly in the next per-
iod, but two plays were smeared, and
Fuccy recovered the ball on an at
tempt for kick for goal from place
ment. He ran to Rockhill's 20-yard
line, and shortly after kicked to
mid-field. Clayton ran ten yards,
but fumbled and Thompson recovered
| the ball. After several short gains,
Clayton kicked and Thompson re-
line, but st. Johns was not able to
force the ball over the line before
time for the quarter was called.
1t had been pretty clear through
the opening portion of the game
that st. Johns was the better team,
and when the last half of the game
began its friends called loudly for the
team to score. However, the opening
was inauspicious. Rockhill kicked off
to St. Johns 15-yard line, where Mel
Ion fumbled, and the visitors recovered
the ball. Failing to gain, Fuccy
tried drop for goal, but kicked poor
lY and Clayton punted on the first
lineup. 1t was a splendid one, long
and low, and was recovered by Rock
hill on its own 25-yard line. Fuccy
returned to Clayton at mid-field. After
several short gains a forward pass
was made from Clayton to Thompson
The latter carried the ball over but
fumbledbut WEIGH was on the spot
and fell on the ball for the first touch
down. Mellon kicked the goal.
The last quarter was interesting anC
hard-fought, and the play on which
St. Johns scored was the most bril-.
liant piece of work of the game. Mel
Ion recovered the ball on a forward
pass from Wilson, jumping into tn
air and making a beautiful catcl
while turning, and ran thirty yard
for a touchdown. He also kicked tn
goal. Just before time was called
Fuccy saved his team white-wasl
by lifting niece drop for goal fror
the 20-yard line.
The game served to give the friend
of St. Johns hopes for a successfU
season, and to point out the wea
spots. Excellent work was done fo
so early In the season, and the back
field was fast and played well togethe
for so early in the season. Thompso
played particularly clever game q
left end, Clayton punted well and mad
| some good gains, though Mellon ws