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Volume xlvti.Delphi, Indiana, ThtjrsiONE DOZEN TO NOTHINGTHAT WAS THE SCORE OF THE FOOT BALL GAME.Aitlca and Delphi Meet on the Grid-Iron— The Visitors Como by Special Train and In Full Confidence of Victory, bnt the Delphi Athletes Win the Day—A 8plec did Game and a Glorious Triumph,Last Thursday was a glorious day for the foot ball enthusiasts of Delphi. It was their red letter day, in fact, and business was generally suspended. Men, women and children, the sporting fraternity and the church deacons, aa well as a number of the pastors, all turned “rooters” and mingled in their enthusiasm over the game of foot ball between the Attica and Delphi teams.Attica’s team arrived in Delphi on a special train a little before twelve o’clock. They were accompanied by a brass band and about 125 citizens of Attica. It was a splendid delegation, composed of merchants, clerks, artisans and retired farmers. A number of them were accompanied by ladies. They were met at the station byrepresentatives of the Delphi team and all marched up town together. The band, under the leadership of Charles Loeb, headed the procession. In the line were many faces familiar to every one who visits Attica,, and many have visited Delphi before. There were Will Lippold, Jim Hildebrand, Clarence Case, Will Cunningham, Ed Foster, Ed Connell, Bane Orr, Will Finfrook, Dr. Morrisand others. In the afternoon the Knights of Pythias band of this city joined the crowd and acted as an escort in the march to the fair ground, where the great battle was to take place. Already there were several hundred people on the grounds and they continued to pourin until the game was called at three o’clock.It was probably the largest crowd that ever witnessed a ball game in Delphi. There was some delay owing to protests on the part of Attica against the “line np” of the Delphi team. Attica had strength-her line by including the noted tackle, Deardorf, formerly of the Pnrdne team, but now a member of the Indianapolis light artillery team. Their reac on for doing this was that the captain of their team was disabled and could not play. Deardorf had played with them before but does not come under the head of home talent. The Delphi boys found tne same excuse, which was even emphasized, in the fact that Wason is nurBing a broken ankle while Rhine and two or three more of our best players bad been retired from the team for the season on account of disabilities received in line of battle. Acting on this Delphi secured the services of Kirchoff, formerly of Pnrdue, and who is considered a good match for Deardorf. These players had met before and when Deardorf beheld his old rival he trembled.The first half of the game started out rather lively. Attica kicked off and Delphi fumbled tne ball. Deardorf got it and started on an open field but was soon brought to grass by Dunbeck with a gain of only fifteen yards. They were held there until Delphi got the bah on downs.After some short sharp plays Delphi got the ball to Attica’s twenty yard line where a long play followed. The monotony was broken by Lynch getting the ball on a fumble and assisted by Gresham’s interference made a grand dash for twenty yards. Dunbeck’s good tackles were a prominent feature of the game uutil iu a very rough play through the center he and Warwick came together in a head-end collision resulting in a severe soalp wound for Dunbeck and the loss of two front teeth by Warwick. Dunbeck retired from theThe ball was returned to center The Attica News of Friday con* and Attica again kicked off. Tyler tains some very unfortunate references fumbled and a succession of kicks to the game and the experience of followed. Attica made a splendid the Attica team and their friends on kick which sent the ball flying down the occasion of their visit to this city, the field towards Delphi's goal but Among other things it was charged the omnipresent Gresham was on by the Neics.hand, made a fair catch and punted First, that Delphi imported play* it back and Warwick got it. A de- era to strengthen their team, termined struggle began here, Attica Second, that as soon as the game repeatedly repulsing the Delphi was started two of our men laid down team. Three downs and not a gain, on a false plea of injuries and that Lynch received the ball, climbed up Yonkers and Richards, of LaFayette, on the heads of the pushing mass were then substituted, where Kirchoff laid his big hands on Third, that the Delphi team failed him and pulled him bodily over the to meet them at the train and extend ] line. It was a brilliant play not- the courtesies to whioh they were ' withstanding the ball was lost. Attics jnstly entitled. fdid some clever work here and the Fourth, that they were allowed to 1 ball was slowly pushed back and was ^hustle” for their own meals and that i on their forty-five yard line when our team had not even arranged for { time was called. On the last down reduced hotel rates. cHull was severely crushed and had Fifth, that they were allowed to t to retire. walk to the grounds, a mile and a iThe second half was started with half. ca kick-off by Delphi which was In answer to these chargee in the tIicrKtcaught by Deardorf who tried a! News, Manager Wason, of the Delphi return kick bnt was blocked by team, furnishes the Journal theLynch. The ball was downed od following statement:Attica’s twenty yard line. Attica The Delphi team being crippled by the dls-got two yards on a fumble. They I abilities of Rhine, Wason and oi her players, held it without gain in three downs knowing that Attica intended playing I y and then resorted to a punt but it Deardorf and possibly others neitheramateur* lawent backwards and Attica’s fullback ”or »'ien*s of A«ioa; ‘“vt“8 Klrcho,t »d I, „ ... , a i:„» I two others to participate In the game on the I ■fell on it ten yards behind the line- cond|tloD that J ttlc, L,ult;iea In her “line up' I !the next pl®y Warwick was player8 not belonging to her home team. When badly crushed but bis nerve held Attica entered only Leardorf Delphi Insisted him up and he resumed his place in I oniy on one outside player, which was conced-the line. A few minutes later he ed. Both Deardorf and Kirchoff are members was badly crushed again and picked I of the same team at Indianapolis. Both have Up bleeding profusely at the moutb. played regularly in Purdue. One is as much a I 8 But he rallied again and a wave Of professional at the other and If Delphi secured I Henthusiasm swept over the rooters the better ^yer of the two that wa9 her *°°d when he took his position in the line. f0^tune* ...... lt;a ^ n kn * .. Second, as to the injuries received by Dun-1Delphi made another ga n on and KIrahlt; Dunbeck was not only severe-next down hd then Gresham tried but lt;janjrerougiy injured at the beginning of the center. He was brought to a I game anlt;i was ordered by two physicians I stop, when a great big hand reached j to leave the grounds. He was not even ptr-1 ® Over the heads of all, caught him up I mitted to witness the game. He has since I 8 by the shoulders, palled him through been confined to his home. Klrsh was so Be- J the surging crowd and literally I vereiy injured th*t he will not be able to play f carried him to Attica’s five yard line, again this season. In neither case was the t Here the straggle was hard and man who wa8 substituted superior to the man | cfurious and the bail was lost to Attica w^os® p,acei i _ ^ 3 •__-v____ i As to the third charge, the K. or P. bandOnly a yard from the goa . of Delphi was engaged three days previous toThe most exciting play Of ^ the j thegameto meet the Attica team and theirfrienrfs and esoort them to the grounds. We were given no formal notice of the time when they would reach be. e, but one of the Atticapapers, I believe ibe Evening News, statedafternoon was coming now. Attica punted the ball for twenty five yards and Gresham downed it. Kirsch took it four yards and then Lynchworked the end for three. Kirchoff that they would arrive at 1:30. Acting on this walked through the line for five Our band was engaged for that time. We yards more and Warwick rushed the learned latein the foren°on that they would centnr fonr yards and Ives followed behe,re befoM’twelve and we had a number offor two in the same place. Warwick ^ prlt;‘sent 10 meet them but no formalthen went wound the end stopping As the fourth charge a ha„ me was in Deardorf 8 arms two yards from I gecured at the Ioaa hotel for the team and a the goal line. The line was quickly two-third rate for other visitors. The conformed and the ball snapped to I tract was the same as when our team played Kirchoff who jumped back to the I at Atiloa, the losiog team was guaranteed its five yard line to get a start, and as I expense °r forty per cent, of the receipts, he hit the line there was a pile up As forty per cent, of the receipts was more and he was beneath. Then there than suffi Ment to meet the expensesthe Atticawas an upheaval and the earth toara choae the Percenta*e and *a,d trembled. The giant Kirchoff slow- Ap'““lhe flflh eharM, the vl8ltor8 werejy - j Struggling mass that J a;iowelt;j to march to the grounds just as we had piled upon him ana slipped like I did ourselves and juat as we, as visitors, did an eei from under them. Thtn like j at Attica and the distance was no greater. As a snake be wormed himself forward I to the attempt of the Attica News to stir upa3Vgame and his place was taken by aWarwick did not stop to look for his teeth but took his placesubstitute.in the line and was shortly after seen to take Ives down the line for a thirty-five yard sprint. The gameafter everyone though; the play was done and put the ball down across the line. The crowd went wild. “Willie,” big as he was, was lifted on the shoulders of the crowd and carried about the field like the hero that he was. Then the ball was slowly carried back and Ives again kicked goal.Score, 12 to 0.Time, twelve minntes.It was now conceded that Delphi had won the game but Attica struggled manfully to the end.taI3altv1nIt;FBii83hhtosbfeeling t etween the Attica and Delphi foot ball teams and their frlen ls respectively, it 11 will fait because I have talked with a sufficient S number oi the Attioa team and with their p friends who vistled Delphi with them to know that they neither shared nor endorsed the views expressed by the reporter of the News.Delphi Opera House.a8Ct(hprogressed with a hard struggleDelphi’s /lineon Attica’s ground. A/oipm o / in was impregnable as the visitors soon realized, and they resorted to plays around the end. Attica’s players tried this first at one end and then at the other but they made but little progress. Warwick as left half was playing effectively both ends. The ball exchanged hands twice on downs on Attica’s thirty yard line. On a fumble Delphi took the ball to Attica’s ten yard line and lost it. Attica get it back through Delphi’s center and made a gain of ten yards and then made an off aide pla^ which Gresham calleddown and the resulting decision gave Delphi ten yards. Here the hometeam held the visitors for four downs until Kirchoff brought the ball within two yards of AUica’a goal line( Then, amid the enthusiastic yells of tbecrowd, Warwick made the touch down.Score, 4 to 0.Then Ives kicked goal.“ , 6 to 0.firsttwenty-two minute*By request of many citizens the A first musical recital November 19th, c by the Knights of Pythias cornet band, will be repeated Monday even-She I ing, November 30th, assisted by the I h caught the ball when Delphi kicked Vitale Musical Goncert company, one nit off and brought it to the thirty night only. Prof. L. Vitale, of Na- 8' yard line in Delphi’s field. Here the pies, Italy, assisted by his daughters, teams lined up and Attica went Misses Louisa and Ross. Prof. L. n around the end for ten yards. It Vitale, violin virtuoso. M’bs Louisa e-was a magnificent play and aroused Vitale, violinist, guitarist and reciter, y a fresh Bpark of energy. Attica lost Miss Rosa Vitale, vocalist and aocom-111 a good man on the next down and a panist.substitute with a great big jolly front The professor will perform on a * took his place. Oar team got the violin with a single string some ■ h ball and Lynch made a great sprint features whioh no other violinist oan around the end for twenty yards, and on four strings, for he imitates the Warwick tried the same caper around mandolin, Ante, and plays two distinct 18‘ the other end but met Deardorf and parts at the same time. Upon fonr r1 Johnson. The ball was taken baok I strings he will produce the effect of 6 and forth across the field but never three or four performers. He can clt; got dangerously near to Delphi’s also imitate on his violin many differ* 81 goal. Deardorf made a brilliant ent instruments and the voices of I punt. The ball sailed through the various animalB. «air towards Delphi’s goal line but it Many duets are played by the pro “ dropped in Gresham’s arms. He I fessor and his daughter. He will M? was all by his little lone self, and as hold one end of the violin and his i t* the mob swept toward him he shook daughter the other. They will each |01 his foot and the hall shot over the use a bow on the same strings and field like a meteor. Warwick slipped finger on the same neck, at the same ® down on it five yards behind the I time. “point from where it had been punted by Deardorf. At the olose of thesctoThis Is What Confident* Does.game the ball stood on Attica’s forty-five yard line, the score being the circumference of a full moon to an even dozen in favor of “us.”It is Bta' ed that General Manager Ramsey, of the Wabash, is so much ^ encouraged with the business out- ‘ “The crowd * marched baok to town I !°°k. th.“ h? wi,J 800,1 Pi806 8 00,1behind both bands. It was in the main a jolly, good natured crowd. With few exceptions the Attica “rooters” took their defeat in good grace. They were a broad- minded, jolly lot of fellows and Delphi will always be glad to welcome them no matter what may be the make np of their foot ball team or oars.«1ercIt was generally conceded that the teams of list ThtThursday, so far as the home talent wae concerned, were well matched. The difference in the teams was just about measured bythe importing of Kirchoff over Deardorf, and!tract for twenty new locomotive* This is a new departure for the Wabash which has for many years built its own engines and has turned out of its shops some very superior |Klocomotives.plt; thnH«U-Vln«r.Olyde Hall and Pearl Vrney, both «v of Burlington, were united in mar* 1* riage on Tuesday of this week by 40 ’Squire Ooeter. JSotlr the bride and1 IVto tham «ordi*l gr»»ttog od good 11,SMRM^Ikf ■
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Delphi Journal
Delphi, Indiana, US
Thu, Nov 26, 1896
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