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