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THE TROJANS DOWNED.
THE GREEKS VICTORIOUS BY THE SCORE OF
SIX TO POUR.
Tkoy, Asia Minor, Nov. 29, Soo H. C (Special to
the Nehraskan). The great event of the season, the
annual Thanksgiving foot ball game between the
Greek and Trojan universities took place on Ilium
field to-day. This was the tenth annual game and was
looked forward to with much more interest than any
preceding one, since each eleven has been defeated by
the other four times, and one game was a tic.
Both teams were in the pink of condition. They
have been in severe training for the past three hundred
years and the effects were plainly visible when they
entered the field. The weather was perfect and the
crowd the largest that
any previous game
had yet attracted. All
the seats were sold
and many could not
be admitted. Those
who were turned
away sought an ele
vated position on Ml.
Ida and from there
watched the game.
The Greek follow
ing was enormous. A
one-fare rate had been
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cursion steamer on the
ajax as center, rush. Athenian line came to
the Trojan shores loaded down with their fair co-eds.
They came prepared to have lots of fun and to make
more noise. The famous Arcs who is noted for his
vocal powers, was leader of the ''yelling." They had
several choice selections of yells with which they rent
the atmosphere at frequent intervals.
Their colors, scarlet and cream, were everywhere
displayed. The ships were decorated with them, the
chariots covered, while the old gold of the Trojans was
equally as plentiful.
All the Trojans were confident of success. The fa
mous half-back, Aeneas had fully recovered from the
injuries which he received in a practice game, while
Hcctcr had not received a strain in the whole season's
work and was by far the best man on the team.
The Greek team had suffered a split in their ranks.
It seems that Capt. Agamemnon had stolen a march on
Achilles, who had "scratched the slate" first and ex
pected the honor of escorting the fair Briseis to the
game. Accordingly
when the captain got
ahead of him, he went
off in a sulky mood, re
fusing to be reconciled,
telling, the captain that
he would have to put a
substitute in his place
Patrochlus was finally
decided upon to fill his
place, so after he had paris tackles manei.au.s.
borrowed Achilles sweater appeared ready for the fray.
The game was scheduled to be played promptly at
3 o'clock. At 2:45 tnc Grecian eleven entered the field.
Their appearance was the signal for a wild outburst
from their adherents who were seated together on the
north side line. Five minutes later the Troins ap
peared, who were also applauded.
The teams spread about over the liold and engaged
in the usual preliminaries of passing the ball to each
other niul warming up for the fray. Meanwhile the
captains were scrapping over the selection of an umpire
and referee. Finally Zeus was selected for referee,
Apollo for umpire and Hera and Aphrodite linesmen.
This is the way they lined up.
GREEKS. TROJANS.
Diomede 1.. it randoms.
Meriones i t Hippothoos.
Idoineneus 1.. 0 Glaukos.
Ajax c Sarpedon.
Sthenelos R. a l'aledomos.
Euripolos R. t Akamos.
Enyalos R. E Reisoos.
Odysseus J. 11 Odios.
Achilles 1,. .11 n Aeneas.
Agamemnon R. 11. 11 Hector.
Menelaus i'. 11 Paris.
Substitutes for the Greeks, Patrochlus, Dtores, Meager,
Thoar, Tlepolemes; for Trojans, Xanthos, Asios, Kuph-
emos, Antphos, Mesthles. Coachers, Nestor and Priam.
Agamemnon won the toss and took the west goal with
a slight advantage in the wind. Paris starts the game
by kicking off for thirty-five yards. The ball was
caught by Menelaus who made a good run but was
downed by Paris. The fall was a severe one and Paris
sustained a fracture of his collar bone. He was taken
from the field, assisted by the linesman ,and Diores
was substituted.
Agamemnon claims that the game should be forfe'ted
because the linesman, Aphrodite, was plainly favoring
the Trojans, but Zeus decided that the game should
continue. The Greeks now have the ball twenty yards
from the center. On the next play it is passed to Aga
memnon, who makes a good gain. Diomede then
takes the ball and makes a bcautiiul end run of fifteen
yards. Three more times he takes the ball from five
to ten yards. His strength seems to be superhuman,
as his rushes cannot be stopped. After advancing the
ball to the Trojans' twenty-five-yard line he is downed
by Pandoros, who slugs him in the face, in plain sight.
The umpire of course does not see it, but Diomede,
after his three minutes' time is up, returns to the strug
gle. The next play results in Pandy getting laid out,
as Diomede runs into him so hard. He is forcced to
leave the field and Asios is put in his place.
men mere is some
more kicking on the
linesman's dec i s i o n s,'
whom Diomede strikes
in the face. He is
pulled away b y the
members of the team,
and a scrap is avoided.
The Trojans try to
have him ruled off the
field, but they can't do
it. The ball is now on
the Trojans' twen t y -yard
line, when they se
cure it on clowns, men hhiwmti
there is a surprise for hector makes an end run.
the Greeks. The first play is a neatly executed end
run by Hector, which nets twenty-five yards. Hector
bucks the line for ten more and Aeneas makes a gain of
five yards around the right end. The Greeks are be
ginning to get scared, and so one of their men is con
veniently laid out, and they call time. This was merely
a bluff to get a chance to send for Achilles, but he
still remains obdurate.