Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-26
INDIANS IS;
UNIVERSITY D
HEMPEL'S BRAVES WIN I'M
PRESSlVELY
ochoas Superb Defensive Work Tor
Coach Holmes Eleven Proves
the Feature Of a Hard
Contest

In q stubbOrly 1ouBnI CoHtSs1 'S
Sherman Indian football eleven defeat
cd the University of Southern Cslifor-
MIA team yesterday afternoon by a
SCORE of is TO on the Fiesta park
gridiron.
Those who had expected to see the
Indians roll UP an overwhelming score
we're disappointed The university
men in the first half menaced the red
skins line and for time seemed ike
lv to score against Hempel's men. The
Indians did not play with the snap
and dash that has marked their pre-
vious appearances in Los Angeles, ana
the fact that they had returned from
a long and tedious trip to the north
showed in yesterdays exhibition. Their
line, which as q rule fights to the last
ditch. in many instances gave way
before the university men without the
hruising struggle which is usually en-
countered by an opposing offense
ochoa the Star
The defensive play Of full back
Ochoa for the u. S. c. team was the
feature of the day, and the big fellow
proved a tower Of strength in stop
ping the rushes of the Indians. Time
and again he braced himself against
the struggling scrimmage pile and the
mass heaved back for an Indian loss.
His defensive work was the best
shown by a local back in the south
this season, and on the offense he got
through the redskins forwards In
whirlwind fashion for some of the long
est gains of the day
Haigler at center for the university
was also strong at the defensive game
N1.A1 1nc
work of the afternoon for the Method
ist team.
Kicks Field Goal
A we'll placed field goal by Neaphus
resulted in the first score of the day,
coming after the Indians had captured
the ball on the U. S. G. forty-yard
line and by decisive line bucking, car
ried the leather to the twenty-three-
yard line. Here Neaphus on fake
kick lost a yard but moment later
from the twenty-five-yard line sent the
ball skimming between the goal posts
for four points. Neaphus' attempt at
fake kicking was something of bun
gle from the fact that the Indian quar-
ter gave away his play by his position.
The ball was thrown back and the man
on. the ground lay to the left OF the
oval, necessitating a left foot drive
should the goal be made. Neaphus is
right foot kicker and as he sped away
for the U. S. G. left end the major
portion Of the university defense was
ready for him and Neaphus went back
for a loss.
with the ball few feet from the
side lines and on the twenty-five-yard
line, he planted his toe for the goal.
7or Hold Near Goal
After the field goal the u. S. G. men
came back strong and when the In
l,o icba fha hall tn the fWO-
yard line, the left wing of the varsity
team was equal to the occasion, and
on the third down the reds were
thrown back for the loss of the ball.
Ochoa punted to Tories and the little
half when violently tackled by Elliott
let the ball slip from him as he went
down and out of the game. Another
brave fell on the ball, however. and
the Indians again started for the goal
posts only to meet with resistance
that stopped them on the flfteen-yard
line.
1t was then that the university war
riors showed their ability at the Of
fensive game, and before the Shermans
were able to stop the onward march
the ball was on the Riverside fifteen
yard line. Throughout the travel Of
the u. S. G. contingent the Indian line
up did not play in the fashion of their
Berkeley game and the secondary de-
lSIlSe WdS SetllSu upOll W otOP thS
plays.
Shoulder was back in the line again
and, was the bolster of the forwards
At offense he made the most consistent
gains of the day for the Indians, get
ting past the U. S. c. men for yards at
q time.
H' Between End and Tackle
Both teams were after the spot be-
tween the opposing end and tackle, and
the braves had a formation that in
most instances shut the university ends
out Of the play The Indian center was
a pregnable spot for Holmes men and
Ochoa was sent through repeatedly
for five and six yard gains. Off the
tackles they were not as successful and
with the exception of a few attempts
to circle the ends, they hit the center
of the Indian line.
Ochoa, in the first half, was appar-
emily overworked, and as the whistle
blew he sank exhausted in the center
of the field. At the beginning OF the
second half Coach Holmes endeavored
to keep him out of the game, but there
was no denying the hard-working back
who continued to smash at the Indian
defense.
Neaphus and Ochoa did the punting
during the. game. and the Indians got
away with the best of the proposition.
sochoa's longest punt went only thirty
five yards aid most Of them were for
twent's, or twenty-five. .Jeaphus was
not IL. the best of form, though his
twisters were good for thirty-five or
forty yards.
The u. s. G. team undoubtedly suf-
fered by the absence of Chester Haig-
Ter from the back field during the
first half, for in the latter part of the
game when the big line-bucker went
in, he did effective work. His fumbling
was costly. however, and four times he
got through the line
Jack White and Burek played a
plucky game In the back field. and the
former was the only man to circle the
indian end. Burek brought of one OF
the most sensational plays OF the day
in the first half when the Indians
had kicked off after Neaphus field
goal. on the second play he broke
through tie Indian left ing and ran
twentyrseven yards before he was
tackled by. Neaphus from behind. Bu-