Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-21
NO MATCH FOR THE BLUFFS TEAM
Atlantic High School Eleven Showed
Under by 40 to q.

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Under by 40 to q.
Council Bluffs High school foot ball team
took the aggregation of longhairs from At
lantic into camp yesterday after
noon at the Field Club park to
the tune of 40 to 0. The odd
figure In the sum is due to the desire of
give a little artistic punting in the shape
of pretty drop kick goal from the field.
This closed the decidedly one-sded contest
amid the wild shouts of the wearers of the
red and blue, while the Atlantic boys stood
still and watched the star fullback add five
more to the already immense score OF their
opponents.
Yesterdays game was one repetition of
long runs, aided by fine interference. Line
bucking was done almost perfectly, and the
stratagem that the Council Bluffs boys have
up their sleeves was hardly called into use.
They. are keeping 1t there for their Thanks
giving struggle with Red Oak, which game
has now become a regular fixed event in
the sporting life of the Montgomery county
metropolis.
Council Bluffs started the ball ard made
good advance on the kickoff Atlantic
made fair showing in the first few rushes
but was forced to kick after making about
seven yards. Pellet sent the ball to the
left side, and by some good running Hully
recovered 1t for the visitors. Atlantic was
soon held on downs and then the fun began.
The home team worked its ends for two
long runs. Pardy took the ball twenty-fi five
yards and the balance of the distance, about
thirty yards, was made by Hutchinson for
touchdown. Stewart failed at goal
Score, 4 to 0.
Atlantcs kickoff was cut down by a good
advance by Pardy. Large gains by Dates
man, Stewart and II. Pardy brought the ball
within twenty yards of goal. VIII Pardy
was sent around for that distance and the
second score r. Daley promptly kicked
goal. Score, 10 to 0.
Stewart gobbled Atlantic's kickoff on the
dead run and ploughed through the field
for twenty-five yards A few of the custom
ary long plunges landed Mathers, after a
tweLty-yard run, within two fleet of the
goal. Stewart was sent through, with Ma
theirs encircling his waist. like a shot r.
Daley kicked goal Score, 16 to 0.
Stewart again caught the kickoff and made
good advance before tackled. Mathers
gobbled up two and a half chalk marks,
when Hutchinson followed with a break
through the line in the center of the field
He had been practically stopped. but the
line in front suddenly gave way and a
big opening left the field clear in front
He was soon headed by Mathers and II.
Daley, and they guarded him to a com
Portable seat between the goal posts. r.
DALEY kicked goal. Score. 22 to o. Time
was then called on the first half.
Inc second half started the Council Bluffs
boys after century OF scores All the Wis.
itors did was to kick off and make a few
desperate efforts to stop the Council BLUFFS
runs and plunges. Many run of the field
was spoiled by Pellet, Atlantic's fullback.
He hardly missed a tackle and kept the
score against his team down at a dozen
points. AS the home team were tearing
down the field around Mathers for ther
first score In the second half he pluckily
broke through strong interference and
tackled the runner on the ten-yard line.
Hutchinson took the ball here and crossed
the line. Daley missed goal. Score, 26 to D.
The kickoff was all Atlantic could get.
They never once held Council Bluffs Oh
downs. Gains by Mathers. w. Daley, Knox,
H. Pardy Hutchinson, w. Pardy landed
another score Daley kicked goal. Score,
80 to o. This performance was only varied
once, when Mathers punted for about forty
yards. which was cut down by q good run