The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-11-16
C. B. C. GIVES ROLLA
BATTLE that WINS
Shut-Out Is Prevented Only by
Timely Score of the Visitors
at Close of Game.
PRUGH INJURED IN FIRST HALF.
Defense of the Miners Seriously
Weakened by the Enforced
Retirement of Their
Plunging Fullback.

In the most bitterly contested %gridiron
battle that has been fought in St. Louis
this year, Doctor Todd's snappy Christian
Brothers College eleven, patched up with
substitutes and outweighed by at least eight
pounds to the man, defeated the beefy team
from the Missouri School of Mines yesterday
afternoon at c. B. C. campus by d score OF
U to 5.
Under cover Of darkness in the second
half, the Miners pushed the ball down the
field, and two minutes before the call OF
time Right Half Back Heck was rammed
through the Brothers line for a touchdown
that saved the visitors from a shut-out
Todd's warriors scored twice within. the
first ten minutes of play in the second half:
FEATURES ans same and the NE crowd Of Zoo persons was
treated to the sight of two OF the lonses5
runs that have been made on a local held
the detects in the c. 3. G line and Cancelled
the difference in weight between the teams
Both teams were able to gain snort dis
tances on mass plays, but in running the
ends and in the kicking department, Todd's
Juveniles outciassed the Miners. However;
victory until after Jimmy Riordan added
8 points to the score by kicking a goal from
the twsnty-ysrd nne; ,,a Tong
were made possible by excellent interior
ence. After two minutes of play in the
worked by c. BIC, and the following fifty
yard sprint for a touchdown by Long
brought the widest applause from the c.
more spectacular. but less successful. He
skirted the Miners right end and made a
dash of seventy-three yards before he was
PRUGH IS INJURED.
With three of his best men watching the
game from the side lines. Doctor Todd took
anything but a cheerful view of G. B. C;'s
prospects before the game started, but he
was not the only one In hard luck, for be-
fore the end Of the first half the Miners
-y4.- rranLAr0I Ok nAr can't nv the InGG n r
Prugh, their piunging half back and one
of the best ground-gainers in Missouri.
ram. prus and Was ba p assd Is holes q su IN the V G. s. 9.
line at the start, until the Brothers were
backed up to within four yards Of their
FOR a touchdown. the Rolla men lost both
Prugh and the pigskln. A forward pass by
GREGORY resulted In a penalty OF FIVE yards
and the transfer of the ball to c. b. {.
When the first scrimmage was over Prugh
was rolling about in pain.
eliminated him as q factor in the game. His
and one of the fingers torn loose. Weeping
game, the big fellow was assisted from the
What was the Miners loss created new
hope for c. B. c. Captain Gregory OF the
Rolla team took Prugh's place and sent one
of his end men to quarter. After that the
p Prnefhs t feeire otre e1 t0S Was sg reduced aai' to Almost
nothing except in the closing moments OF
the second half, when. with desperate ener-
gy, they fought their way slowly down the
field for the saving touchdown.
GOOD GAINS AROUND THE END.
Neither team had a decided advantage
a Miaers pr msde W sssir c0 %nIsht co to quit on m nss
plays, but utterly failed to run the ends for
material gains. Their line he'd we'll, and
Todd's men wasted little time on it. End
plays Melted Captain Jackson's men their
good gains.
There was much punting, but in this de-
M rfn,anf Dsardan hal Hhn Ano< - tHA ~
changes. Gregory booted the leather for
good distance. but it was always returned.
The work Of the G. B. c. ends was a
sensational fashion and generally tackled
their men as soon as he caught the ball.
Riordan showed his superior ability in the
kicking line by lifting his punts high in the
down.
cess OF his close-formation plays as a child
with a stick of candy. The Cote Brilliante
team sprang a bewildering variety of plays
on the Miners and the formations were
puzzlers. The Miners tried but few fake
plays and were unsuccessful In most of
them, frequent changing of quarter backs
was fumbled often.
Ereqaent changes were made in the
constantly. Mertens was laid out on the
second play and forced to retire. Substi-
tutes were sent in and the line was shifted
formed wei at the tackles. The latter has
learned to use his weight and took the
ball for several gains. He played hard, but
seemed inclined to lay out too much.
HASTEDT UNABLE TO PLAY.
The back field was crippled by the absence
who acts as field general. With Hastedt
running the game, the Brothers would have
surely scored at least five more points.
bles.
with Hastedt in the game. Riordan is
more effective. for, in passing and handling
the ball for place kicks. the little fellow is
very sktiiful- AT one stage Of the game
handling of the ball A high pass by Rob-
erts and g mum by Foley spoiled the play.
the ball instead Ct kicking. The distance
was easy for him. and but for the poor
handling Of the ball he probably would