score fourteen to nothing. This was the final score. Only once was State's goal threatened, and throughout the game it was evident that the college team was superior in every way. The teams lined up as follows: P. A. C. POSITION. P. S. C. Heppenstall left end Harris. Malliet left tackle J. G. Dinsmore. Wagner left guard Fisher. Read center Hoskins. Lalus right guard _ _ Scott. Trees right tickle J. A. Dunmore. Lomax 1 right end Curtin. Steen . . 1 Roderick quarter......... .......... McCloskey. Brown right half back Robison. McNiel left halt back Suter. Dußarry.... . full back ...... Atherton. Stua rt. Touchdowns; Atherton, Robison. Kicked goal from touchdowns, Atherton 2. Safety, Brown. Ref. eree, Dr. Proctor. Umpire, B. J. Haley. Linemen, C. M. Thompson and Martin. Time, thirty•ffve min ute halves. Sophomore vs. Freshmen. The annual Sophomore-Freshman game, to de cide whether or not the latter should carry canes, was played in a drizzling rain on the afternoon of Dec. Bth. The field could not have been in worse shape. Here and there were pools of water, or mud of the consistency of cream, and tilt se seemed to be the favorite places in which to throw the runners. After a few rushes it was impossible to distinguish one player from another. All were covered with a coating of clay from the tips of the topmost hairs of their heads down to the toes of their shoes. At the end of the first half Miller looked very much like a stubby hair pin, while the Freshman center resembled a good sized brick plant on wheels. Although the day was very un favorable, neither side allowed their ardor to be dampened and played with a great deal of vim. The game was played almost entirely in the Freshman territory. Dunsmore put up'the game of the day. He broke through the Freshman line repeatedly, and seldom failed to gain. Dar ragh played a pluckygame, and the Freshmen af ter repeated trials, gave up trying to gain through THE FREE LANCE. him. Robison's touchdown speaks for him, and in fact, the whole team, for all played a good game. Walker's plunges into the center were hard to check backed as he was by the entire eleven. The Freshmen backs are capable of do• ing good work, but had few chances to distin guish themselves. Diehl seemed to make the best gains. Their interference 'was good and the line played well although it seemed to have holes sufficiently large for a Sophomore to pass through. After four attempts by first one team and then the other to kick-off properly, the ball was finally put in play by '97 whose kick-off was caught by Diehl for a run of ten yards. Rice's gain of yard is followed by no gain. The Freshmen are here given to yards for an off-side play. Curtin gains i yard and Diehl follows with a run of 3 yards when he is forced outside. This gain was made by pretending to kick and instead McChes ney made a long pass to Diehl. The ball goes to '97, and Robison after running 5 yards is forced outside. Robison fails to gain and Dunsmore makes r yard when the ball goes to '9B. The Freshmen lose in two successive rushes, and then are given To yards for an off side play. After a 6 yard gain by Rice, a t yard one by McChesney and a no gain by Diehl, the ball goes to '97. Robison makes a gain of two yards and is fol lowed by Dunsmore for zo yards when the ball is knocked out of his hands,. and Walker, catching, runs 5 yards when he is forced outside. Walker's run was not allowed as the ball bounced forward to him. Robison makes zo yards, Dunsmore 5, and %%Talker r. Dunsmore fails to gain, and Robison makes 2 yards and the ball goes to '9B. McChesney makes 3 yards, followed by a no gain. McChesney fails to kick and '97 gets the ball. Robison after a run of five yards makes a touch down. The ball was so coated with mud that no one was surprised when Thompson failed to kick the goal. Score 4-o. The Freshman kick-off is caught by Walker for 15 yards. After good gains by Robison, Walker, Dunsmore and Sellers, '97 loses 5 yards on a
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