The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-11-23

Foot Ball

fhs puleh feek teIIAnd.

i%Hns nuttimrl
when the Reverend Mr. Mills secur
"a a brother minister 70 deliver The
usutl Sunday sermon % hla country
chn,re.the Rates we're Kind 90 Central.
With his mind freed from all thoughts
~ nnrstlysH aud ''iastly's' tho Rover.
rnd Mr.. Mills concentrated his logic
upon foot ball. II he can preach Or
|he can sprlnt--bnt there ~ no need
Tor comparisons, and the score Of ak
testlBes eloQuentiy 10 Mr. Mills as a
sprinter.
Rev. Mr. Mills was prominent IN
the game, once. and once only. In
about eight minutes Of play In the first
hnlf. Penn had tho bail on tho one.
yprd line for Central. II was given
10 Cook for the touchdown. but IN the
&c; jDimage, under the pile. the ball
was fumbled---cr Eto.ai, with twenty.
one men struggling In a writhlng heap,
Reverend Mr.. Mills seized opportunity
by the forelock, and hlked down the
field for 1903 yards to touchdown.
There was no stopping tho gentleman.
either. Penn couldn't sprint with that
lad and Mills planted the leather be.
tween the posts. A neat goal turned
the sixth point in exactly eight min
utes.
Then the CentralIsts stood pat
Their tactics were those OF obstruct-
ionists.' In the play which followed,
after almost every Bcrimmage the
Dutch laid out full time, obviously
playing for time. The starch was taxi.
en- out OF the Quakers by the fuke
touchdown, and kept out by Farmers
ruling the bali over TO Pella when Ia
lusky's men had braced and sent the
ball back TO the 10-yard line on Pella
territory.
Disheartened as Captain Hinshaw's
men we're an the result OF tho dull
awakening from their dream OF over
confidence, they were superior TO the
Centralistg. Repeatedly the Dutch
were held or forced 10 punt while tho
puntIng was frequent on the Penn
side, the Quakers were held but once.
Martin closed the first half with a
brilliant run for forty yards on a dou.
bic cross run. He duplicated II for
twenty-five later
The second half was disgusting.
Bound TO obstruct the game until dark.
mess stopped the play and 10 stand pat
on what they had, the Pella lads laid
out after every gcrimmage. For VIC
latiOn OF scrimmage rules they were
penallzed repeatedly by Referee Jones
and each penalty brought shrieking
abuse from the side lines and from the
players. Coach Cayanaugfi led In the
abuse and In an insane and outrage
GUS coaching from the side lines told
his men they didn't have 70 stand for
| f." His abuse extended not
only 70 the oskaloosa officials, but to
George Gaass, Pclla's own. The rag
chewing" became so violent and 80
fragrant as TO be simply disgusting, and
the game resolved itself into an OK
hibition Of rowdyisn, largely upon the
part Of Pella, although some oskaloo-
sans we're concerned, and the sports
mans spirit OF foot ball was seen only
In Captain Hinshaw, one or two OF his
men and the officials.
The oskaloosa players, too, were al
fault, picking flaws In Referee Far.
mer'g DECISIONS and methods during
the first half, some Of them In a spirit
that sowed the seeds for tho PelIs
rowdyism that followed.
Pella finally won its point. with
Penn making great gains upon the 10
cal team, Rev. Barton, VINO captains
the organization, complained OF dark
ness. Five more minutes was agreed
too an compromise, and the officials
ATTEMPTED TO force men 10 play excep,
when time out was necessary, but ex
cept in two instances Pella took fun
time after every play. The game was
finally called with the ball within 10
yards Of the Pella line.
Captain Hinsfaw and Billy" Martin
were the only consistent gamers for
Penn and were but lily backed BY the
rest OF the team. Martin was ruled
on the field for alleged Toughness Dy
Gaass during the latter part For the
Dutch, Jadergtrom, Johnson, Barton
and Barnett were excellent men.
The teams lined up thus:
Penn. Central.
Boyle....,.L r.. n. u. Carris and
Jadcrgtrom
Else......"L 7. H. T""".. Gan