The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-05
HAMILTON ELEVEN
BEATS WESTERNERS
BY A SINGLE POINT
Scoring Bee at Start Enables
Local SchoOlbOys to Gain
13 to 12 Victory.
EAST AURORA RALLIES
A LITTLE TOO LATE

With our thousand shivering specta-
tors hooking on. the eleven of the Ham
ilton Institute triumphed over tho TaSe
Aurora Oll) High School team yes
terday in the International football game
Mt Washington Park. The sore was 10
to t.. Had Quarterback Babcock of tho
Western eleven used a little more judE-
ment, however. in the last few minutes
of play gloom instead of Joy might
have lowered over the Hamilton institu-
ton last night
With the backieid working in perfect
harmony and smashing their way ut Will
through the Hamilton limo In the art
quarter the East Aurora lads worked
the ball down to within ten yards of tho
Hamilton line and n touchdown meant
victory. On two drives tho ball was
advanced to the C yard marx. Instead
Of trying two more line smashes in an
effort TO gain the necessary two yards
for another first down. Baboock called
Frank Hanny back for a kick from
placement. 1t was blocked II Centre
Peters of Hamilton pounced on the pig
skin and with Il IS yard run, brought
the ball awav from the danger o
Then wisely LAME Crovat, the HamA-
ton quarterback. dravied his signals a.
the remaining seconds OF play licked by.
Hamilton scored all of its thirteen
points in the first four minute oil the
game. AL For1nosa for Hamilton kicked
Off. The East Aurora lads rushed for
the ball with "a tumble resulting and
Hamilton recovering the pigskin twenty
eight yards from the goal line. 4 tor
! ward pass, entirely acTos the width Of
the field. Crovat to Formosa, was made
successfully and tho latter stepped
across the line for tho first touchdown.
Crovat then proceeded TO kick tho ball
between the uprlghts.
For1nosa again kicked off. tho ball
resting with East Aurora on its own 81
yard mark. Frank Hanny was called
back from the line and he booted the
ball to Crovat, who ran the bail a
eighty-ive yards for a touchdown while
still winded from his sprint, Crovat Wa
called upon to kick another goal from
touchdown but failed. In making nd
SIS yard run Crovat evaded every ono o
the East Aurora players.
The second quarter had been undo
way but a short time when East Auror;
made its first touchdown. Starting Wit
a forward pass. Bab,ock 10 Hlnny. for
- 20 yard pain and followed closely b,
u sprint through "A hrokrn field Tor al
other twenty-four yards by Hancock, in
t.'rmInglcd with a few small gains by al
of the hacktic)d men. East Aurora
worked the bail down 20 within ~,
yards OF the Hamilton line. Pike, tho
fullback, ploughed through for one yard
and then oGrady CARVED the ball over
Hanny missed IN his attempt for the ad-
ditional point.
Play was resumed and the East Au-
rora backs again began 90 make COT
Sistent gains ON line smasahes, o'';rady.
BabcuGk, Gometer and Pike c=irrying
with the ball. OGrady broke loose anG
got aiound right end for twenty-seveu
yards, beins doNrcd six yards from In,
line. Pike was called upoa three times
in succession, with the ball on the laSt
down resting hut six inches from the
line. Babcock then went over. Hanny
kicked out. but OGrady missed an easy
catcs., spelling the chances for a goal.
1t was straight line buckinG in the
third period. with only one or two
forward passes being attempted. Early
in the fourth soSs!o, liunny u7ed II So<i
from placement from tho 40 yard Lne
II was a fno kick, but sailed just. out
side Of tho goal posts. Throughout the
remainder OF the quarter East Aurora
had all the better OF play, making con
sistent gains on straight football
The outstanding stars OF the day were
Cruyat. Fornosl u Cam tor IIamil
ton. and O'Grady, Pike, Babcock and
Hanny for East Aurora. Tho lineup
Hamilton. Positions. last Aurora.
Cam. ......... Left rrd..,... Strvprsou
MoGraw. ......l@ft tackle. ........ Rislcy
Merrell. ........Left guard. ...,.. .Mar,v
peters. .......t. tth'ie .ts...r. Matthews
DArgsh ...... Right guard. ..Stamm
Parkes...,,,. Right IL. k.e........ Bake
Moran. ....,... Right 'ut .ttaun.
crovat....... Quarterback .Rtheocs
Formosa. .....l.cff htlfhtCk. ,.... D'GrttE
Ciapp Right hllfbA,k Slate
Stackpo.e ,..... Fll.nt,k ........fi
Scorr-tl 9n"'on lHsti;4-,a 8 tds
| Aurora lIEh school. o.. Vu~utudoWus
Formosa. Ctovtf. Bihcock. GRADY. Goals
from toucnI1tvu-CIu,af. Substitutes
w .on for SttI spoil. Eastman for Peters
Peters Tor cam, for Hamilton, CorWIn To-
slater, GroIn"lor Tor Corwiu Tor Ems
Aurora. kr-trrrr-OKespu. Ifhigh. lfn-
plr,-Fult1. Btugr. man. Thorpe