The Free lance. (State College, Pa.) 1887-1904, November 01, 1893, Image 15

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    fraternities, and as far as possible they were made
to feel entirely at home, every attention being
shown them. Monday morning brought a day
that seemed anxious to make up for Saturday's
behavior. It was brisk and bracing with very lit
tle wind and a cloudless sky, perfect football
weather. A special train was run frOm Bellefonte
arriving at r. 30 and leaving at 4.20. The game
was the occasion for the informal opening of the
new grand stand as it was the first match game
played here this season. General and Mrs. Bea
ver were among its occupants and enjoyed the
game greatly.
Western University appeared on the field first
and were heartily cheered. Then our boys came
running from the main building and received an
ovation. After a shalt preliminary practice, Ha.
ley won the toss and chose the ball, opponents
choosing the west goal to defend. Owing to a
bad fumble, the flying wedge was a failure, and
our boys became slightly demoralized, quickly
losing the ball and being forced back to our 3o
yard line. Here we obtained the • ball on a kick,
and then John White took it well out of danger
by a fine 3o yard run, asssisted by very poor inter
ference. Haley smashed .the line for 8 yards
more ; but short dashes followed, and the ball was
lost on a fumble, at our opponents' 45 yard line.
Mac Niel made a neat 4 yards, and Boden 5 ;
but the former and Neall were downed in their
tracks for losses, and Boden kicked, Atherton
catching and making 5 yards. IL ley bucked the
line for 5 yards, and short dashes by Dowler, Stuart,
Atherton and Harris netted to yards, Haley ad
ding 8 more through the centre. Stuart then
kicked, and Boden catching gained 3 yards.
Mac Niel made a pretty run of zo yards, and after
a short dash by Boden, Neall made 15 more un
assisted, only to lose the ball on the line up by a
fumble, Dowler falling on it. Our boys could
not gain so Stuart kicked, Boden again catching
and making 15 yards. MacNiel' failed to gain,
and Boden kicked, Stuart getting the ball on the
bounce, and by clever dodging quickly getting
THE FREE LANCE.
into his interference and making a magnificent
7o yard run for a' touchdown. This was the
star play of the game both individually and in in
terference, and the crowd presented an almost in
describable scene for a minute or two. Atherton
kicked the goal.
W. U. P's., V was quickly broken by Hoskins
and only one yard was made. Boden made
3 yards, but the ball waslost on a loss by Mac Mel.
Haley in turn lost 3 yards, and Harris failed to
gain ; so Stuart kicked, Boden catching and
gaining to before being downed. The latter
kicked, and Stuart caught also making to yards.
Then Haley added 4, Stuart 4, White 8, and so
on with short dashes till White made 15 round
the end with good interference, going out of
bounds. Good gains by Haley, Dowler, White
and Stuart brought the ball to within 2 yards of
the goal line, and Haley smashed through for a
touchdown. Atherton goal. An exchange of
kicks with the ball in our possession at the cen
tre. was all that could be accomplished till time
was called. Score 12-0
In the opening of the second half Neall lost 4
yards in the V and Marshall 4on the end. Bod
en then kicked and McCaskey dropped on the
ball. Stuart made 15 yards through the line and
followed it up with a kick, \lake tackling Boden
in his tracks back of the centte. Boden kicked
poorly owing to Fisher and Dowler breaking
through, and Price dropped on the ball out of
bounds; but it was our ball as Price was offside.
.Haley and Stuart made 31 yards, and Dowler
6; but McCaskey fumbled, and White could not
regain the lost ground, Stuart punting and Dow
ler tackling Rose well back. Mac Niel gained 8
yards but couldn't advance next time. Boden
then made 2 but was hurt, and Marchand dropped
back from tackle to full, putting Dubarre in guard
and Hill in Marchand's place. Marchand kicked,
and Fiscus got the ball outside on McCaskey's
fumble. The ball quickly went to us on 4 downs,
Stuart kicking and Rose being downed with the
ball on his 20 yard line. Marchand kicked high