Carlisle at Cincinnati

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  The Saint Paul globe, St. Paul, Minn., November 26, 1897, page 5

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  0UT-PLAYED BY nDIANs. Final Score at Cincinnati Ten to SGthfnw. CINCINNATI. Nov. 25.-The Thanks giving game Of football here was play ed in a drenching rain. Over 5000 peo pie saw the contest, which started at 2:30, the Indians taking the west goal and the ball Bemus Pierce kicked off to the University Of Cincinnati ten yard line to Neimau, who returned it twenty yards CINCINNATI started with rush ard gained steadily until the BALL was fumbled and an Indian fell on it. Mcfarland was given the ball and gained thirty yards around the right end, ard was dOwned by N’.iman Matoxsn and Mcfarland bucked for gains each time, and Mcfarland was then pushed over for touchdown. Hudson kicked a goal. The ball was brought to the center of the field, and Rayle, for Cincinnati. kicked IF to Carlisle’s ffteen-yard line and Miller returned it ten yards. Miller fumbled. and Knapp, of the University of Cincinnati. fell on the ball. The University of Cincinnati then punted, Carlisle returning the ball by steady playing to Cincinnati territory. Me token was finally pushed across the line for a touchdown. Hudson failed t. kick goal First half score, Carlisle 10. University of Cincinnati 0. RayIe kicked off tayCarlisle’s twenty ward line Carlisle failed to make very much gain. but Hudson finally made fifteen yards Both teams resorted to punting, and the ball was kept in the air. Cincinnati getting the ball on downs, started with a rush for Car isles goal, advancing to the ten-yard line. where it was lost on downs. Mcfarland went around the right end for twenty-five yards, and Metoxen and Jameson (who took Miller’s place at right half, Miller being badly in ture6 made steady gains on the bucks. Hudson dropped back for drop kick, hut if was blocked, and the Cincinnatis got the ball, making good gains. Time was called with the ball on Gin cinnati’s thirty-yard line. The final score was: Carlisle, 10; University of Cincinnati, 0. Most of the time of the last half was taken up with fighting.

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  The Wichita daily eagle, November 26, 1897, page 1

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  Umpire-Heffslfinger Yale. Referee-Wrenn, Harvard. CARLISLE. 10; CINCINNATI, 0. Cincinnati. Nov. 25.-The football game between the Carlisle Indians and the University OF Cincinnati was played today in drenching rain. The red men won by score of10to 0. and at no time was the contest in doubt. There were over $500 spectators. The Indians scored two touchdowns. by Mcfarland and Metoxen- Hudson kicked one goal, ana missed one Mcfarland. Miller and Me token played a brilliant game All the scoring was done in she frs; half Most OF the time OF the last half was taken up with a fight. STANFORD, 90; CALIFORNIA. 0. San Francisco. Nov. 25.-Sanford defeated University or California. - TO o. The superiority OF the winning team

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  The Salt Lake herald, Salt Lake City [Utah], November 26, 1897, page 3

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  INDIANS AT CINCINNATI. Red Men Got Everything-No Time Was Game In Doubt. Cincinnati, Nov 25-The football game between the Carlisle Indians and the university of Cincinnati was played today in a drenching rain. The red men won by a score of 10 to 0 and at no time was the contest in doubt There were over 5000 spectators. The In dams scored two touchdowns, by Nc Farland and Metoxen. Hudson kicked one goal and missed one. Mcfarland and Metoxen played a brilliant game All the scoring was done in the first half. Most of the time of the last half Was taken UP with a fight.

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  Marietta daily leader, Marietta, Ohio, November 27, 1897, page 2

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  Cincinnati VS.. Carlisle. The Carlisle Indian football team de. feated Cincinnati on Thanksgiving Day by score of 10 to 0. They received about the same treatment accorded Marietta two years ego, but were bigger and stronger and better able to stand the pounding.

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Carlisle leads 4–⁠0 in four meetings, counting the two since this game.