The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-11-10
Astoria Wins
At Football
A Hard Contest Wased on Local
Grounds Between Home
Team and llwaco.

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Team and llwaco.
The football game Sunday, played
between the nwaco and Astoria teams,
was attended by a good sized crowd
that evinced marked enthusiasm
throughout .he contest, The game was
the hardest fought contest yet seen On
an Astoria field. The score can hard
IN be said TO tell the relative merits OF
the two searts. Throughout the entire
game the ball was in llwaco's terri
tory and a large part Of the time within
the 30 yard line. Astorias goal was
never in danger and unlucky fumbles
deprived the home team OF large
score.
GAME IN DETAIL.
Ilwaco wins the toss and chooses the
south goal. Astoria kicks to the 1--WE
ward line where Tallant downs the
man In his tracks. Astoria fails to
make the necessary Ave yards and
hunted to the 10 yard line. Stockton
making the catch and bringing It back
10 yards. Barker makes six yards over
right tackle. Knutsen failed to gain
over the left side: Barker makes two
yards around right end, Knutsen makes
first down. Graham made a pretty
run OF Is yards and ball was in Ilwaco's
five yard line. Knutsen goes straight
through for two yards. Barker goes
over tackle for one yard and the Dali
was on Ilwaco's two yard line, Astoria
leaving one more chance to carry II
across. Sutton takes the ball from
tackles back position for a straight
punre. fumbles, ball rolls over the goal
line and an Ilwaco man falls on It,
making n .ouchback, robbing Astoria
Of a score when a touch down seemed
inevitable. The bail was brought out
IN the os yard line, Ilwaco choosing TO
putting it into play by scrimmage
rather than to kicking out. AT thls
| point Ilwaco showed greater dash than
at any other period of the game. Sea-
borg rlunges over right tackle for two
wards, Payne goes through Gamrnal FOR
four yards. making first down for IL
| waco. Colbert makes four yards
| around wadel and Payne slasheS
through Minard for 10 more. Astoria
takes a brace and holds for down. AS
toria's ball in Ilwacos IS yard line.
Knutsen circles left end for six yards,
Barker repeats the performance on the
| other side for five more stockton
| makes a quarter back run OF four
wards and Knutsen pounds Wilson FOR
four more. Barker on a straight buck
makes 10 yards when time is called
| with the ball IA yards from llwaco
goal and Astoria working desperately
for a touchdown. Score, 90.
Second half opens with Ilwaco kick
ing to Astoria. Knutsen returns .
Yards, Tallant goes through the veteran
Wilson for five yards, and duplicates
the performance in the next play. IL
waco's line stiffens. Barker and Knutsen
fail 10 negotiate the necessary yardage
and Tallant punted 40 yards to llwaco'
| 70 ward line. Ilwaco was held for
downs. the pigskin passing over to AS
toria. Graham skirted the right end
for 25 yards, bringing the ball tollWaco
five ward line. Tallant smashes
through the left side of the line Tor the
only score of me game. Barker KICKS
the goal, making 1t Astoria 6, 1lwaeo o.
Astoria kicks to Ilwaco, Payne bring
ing it back 10 yards to the 25 yard hne'
Ilwaco was again able to pierce AS
toria's line and punted 80 yards 70
stockton who vas downed for Joss.
Astoria's backs hurled themselves
against Ilwaco.s $ line in vain, and tai
lant hunted out of grounds at Ilwaco
| 20 ward line. Ilwaco returns punt to
middle of field. Here the time keepers
gave the usual warning that there was
but FIVE minutes more to play. Tallant
bv a succession Of line smashing plum
ges carried the ball to Ilwacos 10 yard
line where Astoria lost by luckless
| tumble. Ilwaco punting out Of bounds
at the 25 yard line. Astoria againt TOOK
I'D the march toward Ilwaco's goal by
a series Of seven masses in tackle ano
straight bucks. On their two yard line
Ilwaco by a wonderful display Of plusk
held and forced the aggressive Astorians
to surrender the oval. Ilwaco puntec
but Sutton broke through, blocking the
punt, Seaborg, however, falling on thu
ball for gain Of two yards for Ilwaco
Payne again tries Gammal for six yards
and ball went to Astoria on tumble
Knutsen makes FIVE yards over tackle
Barker on straight plunge nets foul
more, but before another play could b.
attempted time was called. the bal
being in Astoria's possession in IL
waco's 10 yard line.
LINE UP.
Astoria llWacC
| Beyas ,.,......,... c ..........,.B. GOlC
Goddard ......l. e. ........ Emery
i Gammal ............r. g....... Cradle
Sutton ...........l. |. t. ....... Wilson
| Minard .., r. t. ...... J. Gol(