The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-11-15

OF nearly equal interest and as stub
bornly contested as the Wittenberg-
Bellefontaine game of several seasons
ago was the football game played here
Friday afternoon at Washington av-
enue gridiron. The opposing elevens
were those of the local and Marysville
High Schools. At the end of 80 min
utes' hard play the whistle of Referee
johnson West called the battling youths
from the field with neither team hav-
ing scored. The locals were crippled
by center Kalb and end Wallace being
out of the game and were considerably
outweighted, the average weight of
the Marysville team being nearly 16O
pounds. Notwithstanding these odds
the Bellefontalne team played the
strongest game, being in possession of
the ball the greater portion of each
half. But rwice did Msrysville nave
the bail in Bellefontaine territory and
on neither occasion were the visitors
able to advance it far enough to place
the Bsllefontaine goal line in danger.
In the frat half of the game each
team scored nearly even honors in the
matter of advancing the ball At no
time was there any great danger of
the line Of either team being crossed.
Fairly in the second half Bellefontaine,
through a series of end runs in which
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much to do and by gains made by full
back Sterling. who was twice sent
through the line, advanced the ball to
within half foot of Marysville'e line
where it was lost on tumble, quarter
Belser failing to connect with the oval
when it was snapped by center West
Marysville after securing possession of
the pigskin had succeeded in carrying
it to the center of the field when the
game came to an end.
Bellefontaine made nearly all its
gains by end runs and half Cook prov
ed the star ground gamer. His work
when carrying the ball was highly SEN
sational Marysville made no gain
whatever by end runs being content
to force the ball down the field by
straight line bucks. In this batterine
process full back Murphy, a former
Bellefontaine boy. was usually given
the ball and he proved the star ground
gamer for the visitors He was right
in the game all the time. Had 1t mo-
been for mis- clever work Bellefontain'
would have scored one if not two toucl
downs as twice half Cook, when carry
ling the ball, had clear field befor'
him with the exception of Murphy.
End Wallace, of the locals, suffering
from bruises sustained in the DeGrai
and Kenton games, went into tn
game when almost unable to NOV
his left shoulder. arm and leg. 81
played the first half but found it neces
sary to retire early in the closin
half. King took his place.
During the play much time wa
taken out by reason of players bein
injured and ON the whole the game wa
somewhat rough. Some little slug
ging was in evidence.
A fair sized crowd witnessed th
contest and found it worth the while.
Gus Bonno. of Cincinnati. WI
, pitched for the Urbana ball team dul
ing the season of 1908. will play wit
the Indianapolis team next season.
: Bert Dennis, of Columbus, formerl
: a local ball player, and who for II
r past two seasons has been the blond
{ centerfieIder of the champion F
, Wayne team of the Central League.
to manage the Grand Rapids Centr
league team next season