The Washington times., 1912-10-26
ISLE RECORD
GOES FAR BACK
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

Perhaps the most picturesque foot
representing the Carlisle Indian School.
About them are grouped all those child
hood stories we have learned from
earliest days. The Carlisle players are
generally flilblooded Indians, strong,
active. playing the white mans game
as II has been improved from the old
time game that Pontiac's warriors
played.
For several years Carlisle elevens
were looked upon more or less as a
circus attraction. They played the Sec
ond class teams in Pennsylvania with
out making much OF noise. They al
ways visited Philadelphia, and always
received a trouncing to the tune of
childish alleged Indian calls from the
paleface throngs in the stands. In 'a5
Penn defeated them, Sc to 0; Yale, Is
to 0; Navy, "a to 0, and Bucknell. Is 20 4.
In '95 Bemus Pierce. a huge guard,
was the only Indian player to receive
more than passing notice from the
coaches, players, and followers OF the
big teams of the East. Pierce was one
of the greatest performers Carlisle eyer
had, but he had the weaknesses Of all
heady as his white opponents.
Play Stronger Teams.
In SO, though, Carlisle booked games
with the big Four" playing faie'
Princeton, Harvard, and Pennsylvania.
That eleven mad four great players IN
Jonas Metoxen. fullDack; Frank Cayou'
a haIfback, and the two Pierce broth
ers, guards. Princeton won, Y TO b;
Yale, l. to 0, and Penn, y to 0. Harvard
swamped them, A to 0. but the Redmen
had been worked too hard. and unable
10 stand the heavy attack of Norman
Cabots OUTFIT.
The following year was another ban
ner year for the Indians, thougn thelr
heaoy work and poor taekling. That
year Frank Hudson broke INTO the
iimelighht with his great dropkicking;
This squat little lad could could KICK x neni neru
ditions. They didn't play Harvard IN
%. but Princeton defeated them, u
pAt New Haven they threw a scare
into the Ellis, losing by score of "a
10 O. Pennsylvania won, ~ to 10. and
Brown nosed out ahead of them, IL to
IL. That team had Edward Rogers, lat
two years later picked by Walter Camp
for his All-America eleven; Frank
Cayou, a great running halfback; Mar
tin Wheelock and both Pierces.
Have Great Year.
Hudson was captain In 'sS and he
led q great eleven upon the field, al
waps allowing for the simple football
played by the aborogines. Redwater,
Bemus Pierce, Cayou, and Hudson were
. the stars. Harvard just barely won. IL
to s: Yale was victorious, Is to 9, and
Cornell, % to 6. Williams was beaten,
II to g. Late in the season the Redmen
burst upon the West. defeating Illinois,
In 'ss CARLISLE had made name for
on Camps All-America. Wheeiock
made the second team ana Hudson the
third. indicating the strength OF the
team which won from Penn, l6 to s.
and completely smothered Columbia, AZ
TO Q. after Columbia had beaten Yale.
Carlisle came into this section in 1900,
defeating Virginia, 16 to 2. Rogers was
captain of that team which tired rapid
ly before the ferocious tackleback plays
of Yale and Harvard. The Indians out
played Harvard with puzzling line
shift for half tho contest at Cambridge
but was finally beaten, II to 5.
: ~ Johnson's Running.
The wonderful running Of johnson,
the Indian quarterback, featured the
Carlisle season of 1901. particularly In
the Penn game, won by the Quakers.
1G to H. Glenn S. Warner coached that
team and provided II with many double
passes and crisscross plays that kept
an opponents on the watch from the
fhst whistle. Martin Wheelock's great
work at tackle was commended by all
who saw him in the big games.
Georgctown met the Indians the fol-
lowing season. being defeated q to O.
Virginia won from that Indian eleven,
to 5 In fiercely contended struggle
AT Charlottesville. However, George
town consoed itself with the knowledge
dinns. 10 to g. and Penn, 5 to
In s@ johnson was placed on Camps