Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-10-09
DEFIANCE WINS OVER
ST. MARY'S ELEVEN
Seventh Ward-Parkside Game
Not Played Duo to Mis-
understanding.

Saturdays Seventh Ward Parkside
game will very likely go to Parkside
by forfeit, through fake phone call.
In one OF the greatest games staged
on a local gridron. the lightning De-
nance combination came through with
q grand finale in the battle with the
81. Marys Cats" by giving the East
Siders a Q to 0 defeat at Second and
du Pont streets on Saturday.
Both teams had struggled vainly for
three periods for a score and 1t twas
not until the final period that the
West Side Bulldogs came through
with a rush. A field goal and a touch
down gave them the game.
To Lex Gillespie goes a large share
OF the Tenth Warders' victory. The
big Defiance backfield star broke the
long scoreless tie by dropping a pref
~ field goal from the 2S-yard line
towards the close OF the game. This
was the turning point, for q few mo-
ments later he intercepted forward
pass on his own 60-yard line, after
the Saints had started an aerial attack
IN their last effort to score. The East
Siders had advanced the ball 80 yards
on three successful passes and looked
like they might score. Gllespies
work in intercepting the pass halted
the advance and by steady line plung-
es the bali was advanced 10 the %
yard line again.
Gill and Nolan were St. Mary's de-
fensive dependables. The line-up:
cI DEFIANCE Co, CO. .n ST. MARf's Moran SSl
Frey ... left tackle. Conley
(Fallers)
o'Brien left gusrd......... Green
hose ...center'''.... hutchinson
Ford right guard. ........... GIN
Savage. right tackle. Schwartz
'esiwick fright nd'.......... Nolan
Mcconnell left haifback. :. p Kemske
c,,..,,. .,r [Housentousier,
SCORE BY PERioDs,.
s. en Mar s..::.: :.:. Q 9 9 sLs
summary: Neutrality-suspicious.. Goal
from dela--Gnlespie. Referee-Dunn
ponohue. Timcrs-fiance and Mcbride
Time OF periods-12 minutes.
The Seventh Ward Park side foot
ball game was not played Saturday
Que TO misunderstanding or probably
joke on the part OF some one. The
joke is not very funny TO the Seventh
Ward team and fans as Il may cos;
them n game in the Wilmington Asso-
citation standing. At $50 o'clock. the
Seventh Ward players were in their
club house. preparing 20 so to Rock
ford Park for the game. At that time
II was raining pretty hard and a
phone call came IN for Manager Fer
eIson. The Seventh Ward manager
was informed that the caller was
'phonins for Manager Evans OF Park
side, and asked II il would be agree
eble 10 Seventh Ward to postpone the
game az the rain would naturally have
some effect on the grounds and keep
the teams from playing first class
ball. The Seventh Ward manager ask
ed his men what they thought Of the
proposition and they agreed to post
rome the game, and the caller wa,
SO notified.
The players then changed to civilian
clothes and went TO see the Defiance
ST. Mary's game While at Secont
and du Pont. they were informe,
that the Parkside team was a
Rockford Park waiting for them. TIL
Seventh Warders cannot understan.
why anyone would want to play sucl
joke on them and want 1t under
stood that they were anxious for IN
game and that II Is not their custom
TO forfeit games in any sport.
The matter will no doubt be dis
cus.ed al the next meeting of tn
association.