The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-27
ShOrtrfdge Backs and Tackles Tore
Through the Opposing Team for
Substantial Gains.
BRILLIANT PLAYS IN CONTEST
MKINNEY RETURNED A KICKOFF
FOR A TOUCHDOWN.
Clark, Gipe, Schoen and COnnors Best
Ground Gainers-What the Off,
cials and Coaches Say.

Shortrldge, Is; framing School, u
Second Half
Shortridge. SO; Training School. o.
Final Score
Shortridge, 81; Training School. o.
With the most decisive score ever recorded
in local high school game Shortridge
yesterday afternoon defeated the Manual
Training School eleven by total of 81 to
0. From the call of play in the first half
until the finish of the game in the second
half, the sturdy young athletes of the North
side school showed their superior offense
and defense and at no time was the out
come of the contest in doubt While the
sanguine supporters of the Training School
had hoped for a low score they realized that
the blue and white was far superior to the
red and white after the first five min
utes had been played. 1t was largely
case of thoroughly trained lot of young
athletes possessing thorough knowledge
of the game meeting lot of young play
ers who were much lighter and possessed
grit, but lacked the brilliant team work and
aggressiveness of their opponents.
Shortridge would not think of accepting
defeat and the blue and white players de-
clared they would play the entire game with
the intention of wiping out the biggest de-
feat that M. T. II. S. ever gave S. II. s.
Training School played with logged deter
mination, but the red and white was out
classed in every department of the game.
The coaching of Rebel and Miller showed
In the work Of M. T. H. s., but the general
ship and offensive and defensive work
played little part In Training Schools work.
The boys showed more spirit than has
been displayed in any game this season,
but try as hard as they could their efforts
to break up the interference formed by
Shortridge on nearly every play or to hold
the blue and white lie seemed futile.
The best team won. The most sanguine
expectations of Shortridge supporters never
hoped for such decisive score. They had
been led to believe that Training School had
acquired phenomenal speed, had developed
perfect interference and the defense had
been improved hundred per cent. under
the coaching of Rebel and Miller. 1t was
these reports that led Coach Brewer, Cap
tain Clark and the members of the team
to believe that it would require their best
efforts to land victory. The blue and
whites best efforts were used throughout
the great gridiron struggle and because the
team did not weaken the big score was reg
istered.
IDEAL FOOTBALL DAY.
| 1t was an ideal day for a fast football
battle. Although a trife too cold for the
comfort of the spectators, the chilly at
mosphere compelled the players to work
| fast Football knows no weather, and the
! followers of the two schools care little
whether the thermometer registers below
the freezing point, if a driving rain makes
the day disagreeable or If few inches of
snow covers the ground. 1t is all the same
| to football enthusiasts and the cold wave
yesterday did not chill the ardor of the
| students and alumni of either school.
| The largest crowd that ever gathered
at football game in indianapolis wit
messed the two high school elevens battle
advance guard gathered at Washington
Park The west beachers the choice seats
| for witnessing the game. had been di-
| yided equally between Shortridge and
! Training School The most enthusiastic
rooters of the two schools occupied the
seats, but those who could not be accom-
| the grand stand. Tier upon tier of bright
young faces filled the stand and the bleach
| ers before the game was called. Huge
worn by the followers of M. T. H. S.
while the Shortridge boys and girls were
decorated with the blue and white of the
| North Side school. Every student wore
the colors, while many carried small ban
| ners with the insignia of one of the schools
| and large pennants and banners fluttered
| in the breeze from the top of the bleachers
and in the stands.
| Before the contest the red and white
| contingent was as happy as those who
wore the blue and white. Songs were sung
and yells given at short intervals Girls
| and young women were in the majority and
| they showed more enthusiasm than the
| boys and young men. A merry war Of yells
was carried on in the stand between a
| crowd of Shortridge girls and a crowd from
| the Training School. There was no show
| of rowdyism by the students of either
red and white lads accepted their defeat
philosophically and even good naturedly
M. T. H. S. YELLS WERE FEEBLE
The bleachers and grandstand rooters
presented an odd scene as the game pro-
| gressed. After Shortridge had scored the
first touchdown and those familiar with
the game realized that the Training School
was outclassed, the girls and boys wear
ing the red and white tried to display en-
thusiasm. but they made a feeble effort.
The blow was too hard to bear. Whenever
Training School made a stand the red and
white supporters would cheer the team.
but the Shortridge supporters became so
| enthusiastic and cheered so often that the
| yells of Training School could not be
! heard.
his blue and white warriors on the field
| When the players appeared deafening
cheers were given by the blue and white
| followers. With the players was little
| John Clemens Mccullough, the three-year-
old son of John s. Mccullough playing the
| part of the blue and white mascot Master
Mccullough was attired in a white sweater
and white jersey pants, and a silk IS" in
blue was worked on his sweater. He is a
| candidate for quarter back on the Short
ridge team of 1915. The team was ap-
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