The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-25
.MAYFIELD FELL EASY
VICTIM TO CAIRO
LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL ELEVEN
PLAYED THE WIND OUT OF
THE kENTucklANS IN FOOT
BALL GAME, WINNING BY A
SCORE OF II TO 0.

SCORE OF II TO 0.
Yesterday was an ideal football
day and the annual Thanksgiving
game at Sportsman park attracted
a large crowd of pigskin enthusiasts.
The rivals for honors on gridiron
were the teams of the Cairo high
school and Mayfleld College Of May
field. Ky, and had the visitors quar-
terback displayed little more grit
and played the game out, it would
probably rank as one of the best con
tests OF that kind ever pulled off on
the local gridiron.
The two teams were evenly match
ed in weight and after the 90 game
played at Mayfield a few weeks ago,
each was determined to carry off the
honors The superior team work,
speed and excellent interference of
the local team won and after they
had placed the ball behind Mayfleld' S
goal post three times and were walk.
ing down the field for a third. the
visitors quarterback got his breath
knocked ouI in a fierce scrimmage
and was apparently in bad shape.
The visitors. having no substitute
quarterback. refused to play the game
out, ana II was awarded to Cairo by
the score then standing, II to 0.
Time was called AT 3;15. Cairo
kicked off to Mayiield, who advanced
the bali to their 20 yord line BY
series Of line bucks they managed to
make first touchdown two or three
times, when Cairo got the bali on
tumble Cairo failed to make the re-
luired five yards Both teams held
'or downs. Cairo regained the BAN
and hammered the left wing of May
ield's line repeatedly for short gains
Wood circled the visitors left end for
! fifteen yard run, Alexander then
vent through right tackle for TWEEN.
y yard run and a touchdown. Steinel
clicked a pretty goal. Score Cairo G.
dayfiell 0.
Mayiield kicked of to Cairo. w.
-angar advancing the pigskin to the
70 yard line. The local eleven go
'usy and advanced the bali steadily
Town the field to Na se-as % yard
inc. where Sheehan, Galro's left
nard, behind good interference. cir.
LED the Visitors right end for
steinel kicked an easy
oal Score Caira .. Mayfeld 0.
VIII Langan WIS sent 10 the bench,
'wohoda taking his place, and COIN
DING ~ to take the latter's place at
eft emil.
Cairo kicked off to Mayfield who
the ball, Glenn tackling the
nan on their one yard tine. Glenn
ustained badly wrenched shoulder
a this scrimmage and Ned Langan
'as sent in 10 take his place at right
nd
Mayiie!d was Obliged 20 pant But.
er getting the ball on the visitors 90
ard line and advancing it 10 yards.
he Csiro backs hammered Mayfeld's
Inc for short gains. Swoboda carry.
ng the ball over for the third touch.
own, Steinel missed goal, owing TO
he difficult angie of the kick. Score.
afro H. Mayiield. 0.
Mayfield kicked off to Cairo. Hack
y advancing the ball nearly to the
enter Of the field behind excellent
Interference The local team was
Walking steadily down the field for
another touchdown when time was
,alled for the first half.
In the second half Mayfeld kicked
III to Cairo. Ned Langan on Cairo's
70 yard line. He ran the ball back Is
'ards. The locals hammered the Wis
tors line and got around their ends
or short gains until the ball rested
IN Mayh fields 50 yard line. where
Nichols the Mayfeld quarterback
had his breath knocked out and seem.
I'd TO he badly hurt Five minutes had
been , aged on the second half and
The Mavfield team refused to play the
game ont, saying they had no substi
tute quarterback. As soon as the
game was awarded to Cairo. the May
Held quarterback, who had been IN
such awful misery, came to life sud.
denly and walked TO the street ear as
big as life, no more injured than the
rest of the players. He lacked grit.
The final score was. Cairo II. MAY.
field 10
Following was the line up:
caro- r. Mayfeld-
shnnhau