The St. Louis Republic., 1904-10-30
Myrtle and Maroon Lose Contest
to Lone Star Eleven,
% to O.
LINE PLAY FEATURE OF GAME.
Tactics Net Visitors Most of Their
Gains and They Are Able to
Smash Locals Center at
Nearly Every Trial.

outweighed by about ten pounds to
the man, Washington University went
down to defeat at the hands OF the Uni
versity of Texas at the Worlds Fair
Stadium yesterday afternoon, and when
the whistle blew for the end Of the game
the score stood q to 0 in favor Of the
Lone Star players.
The game was well played. considering
the way they stacked up against each
other. Texas's heavy attack was too
much for the local boys. although the lat
ter played well and were fast.
Texas used many plays that went
straight through the W. q. line and
netted goodly gains.
Watson. Henrickson. Robinson and
Householder. who played the back posi-
tions for the Lone Star team. won much
applause for their work. In most cases
where they received the ball It meant to
make the necessary distance. and several
times they kept the linesmen running
after them.
Crisp. Baker and Smith. the backs OF
the local team, did good work, although
the Interference made for them was not
good. Smith was not in the best Of con-
dition, and after he had been injured
about the head was compelled to retire
In favor OF Fritz Lehman, who played
well. considering the fact that It was the
first time he was in the game since tie
beginning OF the season.
The kicking Of Crisp was also good. and
whenever he booted the skin it meant to
go to safe territory, although he nuked
on an attempt to kick goal from the forty
yard line.
ROBINSON MAKES TUMBLE.
After the ball had been put in play.
Texas brought the skin straight down
the field to the ffteen-yard line, and it
looked as though a touchdown would be
made in short order. The skin was passed
to Robinson. and he fumbled. the ball
going into .Washington's hands.
game to Watson at the Vineyard line. He
returned to the twenty-yard line. Scar
borough rushed four and Robinson hurdled
advanced fifteen yards on the next three
plays.
Henrickson then made an end run which
gained ten yards. Watson made two and
Henrtckson advanced fifteen more.
Robinson then fumbled the ball on the
flfteen-yari line and Smith came back for
five yards. Baker returned with the same
distance.
Crisp. on an attempted kick. fumbled
the ball. but fell on It. Stuttle then lost
the skin on bad pass to .Masterson. ".
U. was penalized five yards for an onside
Watson was held. but Henrickson, Rob
inson and Prendergast each made gains of
three yards on the next plays. Prender-
gast, on the next formation. brought the
ball to the five-yard line.
Watson was sent over the line for the
first touchdown, after they again lined up.
The team had PLAYED nys minutes when
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Watson licked or to Washer. Crisp
made two yards and on the next play furn-
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The local team then worked the ball to
the forty-yard line. but were held on two
downs Crisp then tried a place kick. but
the ,ball went wide.
WATSON KICKED GOAL.
= Watson again kicked Oh. and his team
mates worked the ball down the Held.
gaining five. ten and fifteen yards at q
time. when at the nfteen-yad line ball
was passed to Scarborough. and he scored
the second touchdown. Watson soon
kicked the goal, and the score was II to O.
SHUTTLE received the ball from Watson on
yard line washington gained eleven yards
on five plays, but Stuttie lost nine yards.
Crisp. Kicked, and Watson returned one.
Jones made run Of eighteen yards. but
ping.
Texas brought the bali to the fifteen
yard line. and the half ended with the ball
this close to Washington's goal.
At the beginning Of the second half
Watson kicked to Smith at the ten-yard
line. but returned fifteen. Washington
held the bali for only short while and
was forced to kick. Texas then made
series Of large gains which brought them
to the seven-yard line. Robinson scored
and Watson kicked the goal. making the
score II.
After Texas received the kick they
brought the ball to Washington's forty
I'VE gard line.
Smith caught the ball from the long
kick and, with good interference, scored.
The last score was made few minutes
before the call Of the game. when Robert
son ran behind the posts from the twen-
ty-yard line. Watson kicked goal.
Shortly before this score. Crisp in at
tempting to kick, allowed the ball to
shoot low and the skin went behind the.
bars, Watson scoring touchdown!
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