Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-21
SAINTS CRUSHED
BY OCCIDENTAL
WINNERS EXHIBIT STARTLING
FORM REVERSAL
Catholics Score First and Seem to
Have Game Cinched, When Pres
byterians Begin Terrific
Playing

The ST. Vincent eleven was showed
under by a score of "a to 6 by the
doughty warriors of Occidental on the
Highland Park campus yesterday after
noon. and the showing probably gives
the relative merits of the two teams.
Occidental displayed an utter reversal
of form from the game contested with
high school on Saturday and although
the play put up by both teams was at
times ragged in the extreme, the High
land Park men outplayed their oppo-
nents at every stage after the first ten
minutes, during which time the st.
Vincents made touchdown and ap-
peared likely to take the game by
reason of the weak resistance of Mer-
rill's men.
The scoring of the Saints seemed to
put new life into the Occidental hosts
and after the second kick off there was
nothing to the game but a rapid sue
cession of long end runs by the 'Dentals
and line crushing exhibition in which
the st. Vincents came out at second
place.
The game throughout was replete
with fumbles that marred the result
and both elevens We're guilty of the
trick Neither line at times seemed
able to prevent the opposing forwards
that the ball went flying from the back
before he had obtained a start
The weak showing of the men from
Grand avenue was a complete surprise
to those who had anticipated victory
for Haggerty's men on the form dis
played by the contending teams in ths
games with the high school.
When st. Vincents caused the academ-
les to give way before the onslaughts
of her backs and won by a touchdown
in a game of straight football, interest
centered in the game that Occidental
would put up against the high school,
and in the result, which was tie.
High school forced the Occidentals to
a desperate defense to prevent a touch
down and the outlook on form was in
favor of st. VinCents. Yesterday S
game, however went to Occidental
without fiuke work and the game was
won on it's merits.
A. Merrill, at right end for Occident-
ais. played the spectacular game of
the day and time and again his long
end runs netted gains that placed his
team within hailing distance of the
goal.
Clark. at full, and Northcross. right
half, made the most consistent ground
for the Occidentals at sheer football,
with Andreas of the st. Vincents do
ing the same work for his team.
Weiman and Petty, on formation
that battered the Vincent line with a
regularity, wore it down to pretense
at defense before the first half ended.
Spaulding at quarter handled his men
in far better style than during the high
school game and found the weak spots
of his opponents line with an effective
result.
The st. Vincent men were drawn in
on fake plays and the end runs of the
| Occidental backs that brought the ball
over yards of territory We're disastrous
bucks from the twenty or twenty-five
yard line carried the skin across for
| the ever present touchdown.
! The st. Vincent team started like
winners and went through the orange
| and yellow line for long gains during
the initial stages of the first half Sew
en- minutes after the call of time, when
| Acker, Andreas and Cunningham had
| carried the ball forty yards into the Oc-
cidental territory by straight line bucks
Phelps nabbed the ball and ran forty
| yards for a touchdown. Occidental
braced and came back with a rush that
swept the Saints off their feet.
During the last half the st. Vim
cents braced and held Merrills mer
from a touchdown in several instances
on the five and six yard line.
| Spaulding lost a score by tripping
! Mcdonald, the st. Vincent quarter, as
he was in the act of tackling b. Mer-
rill, who had gotten away from the
| scrimmage and was speeding with q
| clear field for a touchdown.
Stuart, captain of Haggerty's eleven
did not enter the game and few min
utes after the start Acker was carried
from the gridiron with bad leg. Be
fore the struggle ended a practically new
team was on the field and, although
they fought to the last, it was of nc
avail against the Occidentals.
Mcdonald and Seeiy, who were al
quarter during the fray, played as
pluclky a game as was exhibited during
! the day and the tackling of the former
| bordered on a reckless order that LEM
zest to his play. Peck, who tool
! Stuart's place at center, succeeded il
getting over the Occidental line and il
several instances broke the pay of tht
Park men.
Weiman kicked to Acker who re
turned fifteen yards out of bounds. An
dreas fumbled and the ball went to Oc
cidental. Cark and Weiman failed t
make their ground and the leather
crossed to st. Vincents on downs.
i Acker made five through left tackl,
and found an opening for more. Acker
Campbell and Wilhoit gained twent!
on the left wing and st. Vincents wal
penalized fifteen yards for holding.