The Saint Paul globe., 1904-10-29
CENTRAL EASILY WINS
FROM MECHANIC ARTS
Heavier Team Rolls Up Large
Score-Second Team De-
feats Humboldt


Mechanic Arts football team met with
a crushing defeat at the hands of Central
High yesterday afternoon at Lexington
park. Central proved too heavy for the
lighter Mechanic Arts team and the re-
suit was procession up and down the
field until Central had rolled up score
of 64 to 0 and then the game was called
seven minutes before time was up on
account of darkness. This score beats all
previous records of high scores against
Mechanic Arts. Never before has Central
been able to come anywhere near yes
terday's result
Central's playing yesterday afternoon
puts the team among the first in the race
for championship honors in the Inter
scholastic association. Up to this time
the real condition of the team was un-
known. but after this game with the
Mechanics it will have to be admitted
that Central certainly has got a footpall
team that plays good football: The line
was like an impenetrable wall on the
defense, and on the offenSe they simply
charged low and made holes at will.
So strong was the line that Mechanics,
with all their vim and push, We're only
able to make first down four times
Mechanics were only able to hold Central
once. Although meeting with defeat the
Mechanic boys put up plucky game ana
fought every inch of the way. They
tie until time was called and their root
ers cheered them just as much as If they
had won. For Mechanics Mcclure and
Stevens at ends played hard and sue
ceeded in stopping many end runs which
looked as if they were going to be turned
into touchdownS. RoSneSS and Gray at
tackles received the heavy onslaught of
CentraFs cross-tackle play. Most of the
line plungeS were made through the
tackles and gradually the heavier weight
and hard hitting began to tell on them and
they were unable to down the Central
men although clinging to their legs. In
the nrSt half RoSneSS succeeded in break
ing through and On many occasions was
successful in breaking up the plays. john
stiff game, but were no match
for their heavy opponents. Freedman at
center held his own with Lawler, the
Central center, and was in every play.
The back field, consisting of Hinckley,
Erdahl and Jensen, played fast and hard.
but found that they were unable to make
any effective gains through Central s
heavy line. Kellihef at quarter played a
he was the only one between CentraF $
fast backs and the goal and each time he
succeeded in landing his man.
Every one of CentraPs players played
star game. Each one seemed to play as
if everything depended on him, and it was
this hard. determined work that gave
them SO large a victory. McGregOr ana
Pettijohu at ends were not boxed in once
and were able to gain their distance when
ever given the ball. McGregOr made hne
runs of from 10 to 20 yards. MeCfee ana
Clark at tackles, showed up as was ex-
pected, by playing an extra good game.
There was no surer ground gamer on the
Central eleven than MeCree. He was
given the ball time after time on cross
tackle plays and not once did he fail to
gain. Knocke and Ellison, at guards, We're
the cause of many gains, as they made
plenty of large holes for the backs. Law
Ter. at center, was ever noticeable through
his diving over the opposing center ana
causing the quarterback to tumble.
HorWitz Fitzsimons and Olund, in the
back field were conspicuous with their
line plunges and long end runs, many Of
which were turned into touchdownS. Clay
ton, at quarter, played his usual good
game and succeeded in making many long
| runs.
The preliminary game was very in
teresting one. Centrafs second team de-
feated Humboldt by a score Of q to 8.
Humboldt succeeded in making their
touchdowns in the first two minutes OF
play on a long run by Fullback Lehman. .
After that they were unable to gain: but
made Central fight for every inch of
ground gained.
The second team played fast game,
especially in the back field. watson at
fuIIback and McGlogan at right half hit
the line hard, and did most of the ground
gaining. Crooks, at left half, made some
long end runs of from 20 to 40 yards.
Stowell, at quarter. ran the team well
and was sure gamer on quarterback
runs.
The attendance was the largest in the
history of High school football in this city,
fully 200 students and parents turning
out to see the game.
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