tier engagement. The F. and M. boys were un willing to raise their guarantee, and so the game was played in Pittsburg. It was a fortunate and politic move as we were enabled to just clear ex penses. The game was very well attended, between 5000 and 6000 people lining the ropes. The pa- pers speak of it as a pretty, clean, manly game. There was absolutely no slugging on either side, and everybody seems pleased with the play. Otir boys were deprived of the services of Atherton and Dowler. Thomas occupied Atherton's place, and Hildebrand played Dowler's position for the first half, followed by J. G. Dunsmore for the sec ond half. Our fellows did not put up their usual tight, snappy game and accordingly lost the ball three times within the P. A. C's 5 yard line during the second half. The course of the ball was as follows. Pittsburg won the toss and chose the ball, Proc tor making 3 yards on the V. cus made 12 around right end being brought down by Stuart. Two attempts at the line failed and Brown punted to our zo yard line, Stuart catching and making 12 yards before being downed. Haley then bucked the line for two gains of 3 and 5 yards, and White made 7 around the end. Short dashes by Thomas and Haley were followed by a pretty to yards by White, and then Haley, Stuart, Har ris and Thomas carried the ball to the five yard line. Haley went over for the touchdown in two more rushes. Time 7 minutes. Stuart kicked the goal. P. A. C. tried the flying wedge but only made five. They failed to gain and Brown punted 3o yards. McCaskey caught and by a brilliant run made 27 yards before he was downed. Haley made 7 more round the end, and the next play took the ball eight yards into P. A. C. territory. Pittsburg took a brace here and hold our men for four downs, but they immediate ly lost the ball on a fumble on their 35 yard line. Sharp dashes forced the ball to their 20 yard line, and White added Jo around the end. We lost THE FREE LANCE. 3 yards on an attempt to buck the centre, but the next dash regained the distance, and then White by a long run across the field went to within two yards of the line. Thomas made the necessary distance after two ineffectual dashes. Stuart kicked the goal. The Pittsburg boys braced up remarkably, and made 9 yards on the V. They succeeded in forc ing the ball to near our 3o yard line but lost it there. White, Haley, Thomas and Harris took the ball down to Pittsburg's 3o yard line. There we lost 6 yards, and, not being able to recover the lost ground, Stuart punted 3o yards almost to the line. Brown made a feint at catching the ball, but allowed it to roll over the line. One of our men, thinking he had touched it, dropped on it and was declared off-side. The P. A. C's. brought it out to their 25 yard line and tried one dash but time was up for the first half. Score P. S. C. 12, P. A. C. o. In the second half our boys did not put up as tight a game. Three times they were inside the Pittsburg's 5 yard line on first down and failed to make the necessary distance. Hildebrand was laid off and J. Dunsmore took his place. It was our ball to start with, and White made a pretty 15 yards on .the flying V. Sharp dashes took the ball down to within a foot of the P. A. C. line. Here we lost the ball, and Fiscus skirt • ed our end for a good 23 yards. The Pittsburg men could not keep the ball, and our boys again took it down almost to the line with a rush only to lose it on Thomas' fumble. Martin made 5 and followed it up with 22 more around our left end. The 'ball went to us on their 45 yard line, and again we forced it down the field. White made a fine 15 to the boundary. Coming in, Thomas made 7 and 5, and White another 5 after we had lost 5 on a foul. Short dashes brought the ball down almost to the line again, when another miserable fumble oc curred, and the Pittsburg men took the ball again. Several punts, some sharp dashes and a fumble or two kept the ball between their 4o and 20 yard
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