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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 1, 1902)
14 THE BATTALION. guards right and guards left formations took the ball rapidly down the field to with in three 3 7 ards of Texas’ goal, when Texas braced, and though A. & M. had but six inches to gain on third down, she failed to make it and the ball went to Texas on downs. Jackson punted thirty yards and then oc curred one of the most spectacular plays of the day. Beilharz, A. & M.’s 133-pound quarter back, caught the ball, dodged ’Varsity’s fleet ends, and sped up the field. A heavy ’Varsity line man tackled him, but Beilharz threw him off, turned a complete somer sault and lit running, gaining, before he was downed, twenty yards. With two more plays we were on Texas’ 5-yard line and this time pushed Hope over for the first touchdown. A. & M. rooters-were wild with delight. ’Varsity’s were correspondingly chagrined but still cheered on their champions, though the “On to Victory, Texas!” sounded rather melancholy beside the ringing yells, of A. & M. Deware missed an easy goal which left the score 5 to 0. The remainder of the first half was dis tinguished by a few end runs on the part of A. & M. Carpenter made eleven yards around ’Varsity’s left end and soon after Blake skirted her right end for fifteen yards. Time was called with the ball in the pos session of A. & M. on her 30-yard line. The second half began by Texas kicking off to A. &. M., who immediately tried the new formation which, to judge from the looks of the ’Varsity players, and the gains made, was n*w indeed. By alternating this- open formation with guards back, A. & M. forced the ball stead ily down the field and dragged Davis over for a touchdown in just eleven minutes. ’Midst the cheers of A. & M. and the groans of Texas, Deware kicked a very difficult goal, making the score 11 to 0. Texas did some good line-bucking in this half, making first down three times, but the fakes which they had learned from the Indians and fondly hoped to practice on A. & M., failed utterly. No matter which end they tried, either Sterns or Carpenter was right there to throw them for a loss. The game was called four minutes before time on account of darkness, but it is not probable that either side would have scored again had it been finished. At the last blast of the referee’s whistle the A. & M. supporters, with the wildest enthusiasm, rushed on the field and bore off the victorious team on their shoulders. It was indeed a great day for A. & M. Many a true heart that has been torn with pain, known only to those who have seen their football idols crushed beneath the stigma of defeat, will now beat high with joy, and the spark of hope that linger ed so long in many a loyal breast will now burst into a flame of delightful realization. We have conquered the ’Varsity. Length of halves, 35 minutes. Referee, Caswell, of Vanderbilt. Umpire, Wester- man, of Add-Ran. The team—Worthing, Benjamin, Neff, Simpson, Hope, Sterns, Carpenter, Blake. Deware, Davis, Beilharz, Pirie, Riden- hower. Thos. W. Blake, Jr., captain; J. . E. Platt, coach; W. B. Philpott, manager. The football season of 1902 was opened