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D\reAn audience of five hundred witnessed the first foot ball contest between the Dayton ana Cluoin-nati High Schools. The visitors were attired in an all white uniform, andthe home team in red caps, darksuits with bright blue stockings. At half-past 2 o’clock the players were ranged in line in front of the grand stand, when Colonel Anderson, on behalf of the young ladies of Hughes High School, presented two elegant silk flags to the Hughesboys, making at the same time a fitting speech. One of the colors was a handsome Atner-can flag, and the other a flag of white silk, with red border and yellow fringe. In the center was the letter H.It was apparent from the beginning that the visitors were overmatched, the superior training of the home team making them almost invincible. With the advantage in weight, height, age and strength, the result was not surprising, and to these they combiued the ability to raise the ball In the air when they kicked It, as well as having the fleetest runners.The Dayton boys, it roust be said, did well under tho circumstances, Until two weeks ago they had not had any practice and knew nothing of rules until a few days ago. With the experience gained yesterday they will make a hard struggle on the next occasion, as was shown from the faot that their play grew much better as the game jkrogrepsed, “touchdowns’* on the part of tho Cincinnatis being harder to accomplish the second hour than the first. Their goal keepers were towers of strength, and on more than one occasion they by wonderful efforts prevented the opponents from scoring. Deserving of special mention among the Daytooians were Shafer, Feiclit and James Fields, a colored lad, who was the hardest kicker on the side.When the game opened the boys got to work with a’will, and toi a very few minutes throe touchdowns went to the credit of Cincinnati, another tnat was made by Procter being disallowed. Daring the first hour nearly all the play was at the north end of the field, in dangerous proximitv to the Dayton goal lines. Three times the ball was kicked over the cross-bar, and on several occasions was a goal saved by good keeping. Once, and once only during the game, the white suits worked the ball up to the Cincinnati line, and it was only by a misfortune that they failed to score a touch-down; one foot more in distance would have secured it.When intermission was called the points had been made by Foraker, F. K. Hill, Ray, Mallon and Clerihew in the order named.Positions were again taken for the fray, and within two minutes of the “kiok ofT' Clerihew soured a point, and was followed almost immediately by Kemper with another.Hill came next with a single, and then Rav kicked a goal that was decided a point. Kemper now scored another of his easy points, and when the ball again wont to the field there was some of the tallest kind of scrummaging, until finally Mont Hill kicked an undisputed goal, making tho total figures 13. J. E. Conn added four more by another goal. Roth followed suit and the singles made by Rotb and Burgoyne end-nri the crcniA ttH f Vi a A/viro PinninnaH OA* Haw.gT(ht]rlt;nA1Wtvhici01AlCiTlt;
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Cincinnati Commercial
Cincinnati, Ohio, US
Sun, Nov 09, 1879
Page 6
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