Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-15
OCCIDENTAL IS
UNABLE To SCORE
HIGH SCHOOL HOLDS COLLEGE
TEAM TO TIE
Presbyterlans Fall to Show Expected
Strength and Their Opponents De-
velop Surprisingly Since Their
Last Game


by the grueling contest with st. Vim
cents a week ago, the Los Angeles high
school football team put up magnl-
'f1cent exhibition against Occidental yes
lterday, and while unable to score on
the collegians, prevented the Presby-
lterlans from doing any better
The game was an open one ana
Iabounded in pretty plays that Kept the
crowd on edge throughout the TWO
'hfteen-minute halves.
A free-for-all fracas added to the
general excitement in the second half
when Holland was tackled by Bell Oh
the Occidental eleven as he was bring
ing the ball on the field after Weiman
had kicked out of bounds.
Holland responded with blow in the
face, which precipitated fight then
and there. Referee Treager ordered
both men from the field and the root
lers Of either side cheered Justify for
their respective heroes as they took
their places on the side lines.
Occidental was weak on the defensive
and while gaining more actual ground
than High by straight-line bucking,
was a disappointment to those expect
ing a strong game by the collegians
after several weeks practice and en-
tered the contest with the men in good
physical condition.
Petty and Wieman put up corking
good game and the latter's punting
in the last half did much toward saw
ing the Occidentaps line from being
crossed for a touchdown.
Petty doomed above the high school
men and was able to make the best
gains of the day through the high
school forwards.
The remainder Of the Occidental eleven
seemed to be in hopeless confusion
as far as team work was concerned
and were literally swept off their feet
by the fast lineup of their opponents,
who were handled in university style
by the quarterbacks, who appeared to
have an insight to the weak places in
the line, and numerous times Mast
went over and Dehms plunged through
the big forwards for gains that were
consistent from the time the plays were
started.
Occidental's greatest weakness lay
in the inability to enter a formation
in an effective manner and as a result
the high school line men were through
and upon them before the play had
been well started.
MerriIPs Run
A. Merrill of the Highland Park team
played in midseason form and his
thirty-yard run through the scattered
field under the bleachers just before
time was called stood out as one of
the spectacular plays of game filed
with short, thrilling gains.
High school profited by the st. Vim
cents game and did not waste strength
on the heavy forwards of the Occi-
dentaIs. Early in the contest DemenS
sent the leather whilring into Occi-
dental territory and thereafter punt
ing saved the strength of the academ-
tcs. Demens had the advantage in the
first half, as the wind was at the high
schools back, but in the second half
Weiman gave a pretty exhibition of
sending spirals for thirty-five and forty
yards into high school ground. AS a
rule Demens' punts were in the right
direction and averaged a good thirty
five or forty yards.
Whit and Gus Mast, with Hutchins,
put up the most spectacular play of
the high school squad, though her line
men were equal to holding the heavy
backs of the Presbyterian eleven long
enough in either half to prevent
touchdown.
Walker was in his stumbling block
form again, but in more than one in
stance gave Petty and Weiman ground
by playing too high. Toward the end
OF the game ne settled down and
DlOChtl lle pays ulTGclHu at MN.
Perhaps the most open play of the
day occurred after Weimans attempt
at a place kick, when the ball failed
to go between the posts. w. Mast
received the skin and went through a
scattered field for thirty yards before
the Occidentals could stop him.
With the Highland park men making
the greatest gains by sheer line buck
ing, the high school players ran back
In 4c 1FN al, 4
gains of the tackles spirals. The in
terference formed in an instant, and
in one or two instances took the form
of the old wedge that worked havoc
with tacklers three years ago.
Berryman's Showing
Bergman, who entered the game as
a substitute for Holland In the first
half, had the crowd with him in short
order, for despite his inexperience he
showed a level head in directing the
team and tackled Hagern1an after a
fifteen-yard run around high schools
right end during the last Of the half
with a jolt that caused the wiry run
ner to tumble the ball.
Occidental put in an early appear-
ance and appeared husky and in fine
fettle, two large squads going in op-
posite directions for signal practice.
High school arrived late and went
through one or two formations with
out the snap that marked their en-
trance on the previous Saturday. Ho-
land was on the side Ines and the
crowd was looking for a slaughter Of
the innoCents.
Hagerman kicked off for Occidental,
and with a quick squirt w. Mast ran it
in fifteen yards. He followed it up with
two bucks for ten yards, and then
fumbled Occidental falling on the ball
Occidental lost on bucks by B. Mer-
rill and Weiman and the leather went
over. Mast and Demens tried the
tackles and lost on downs Northcross
made a pretty slip around the left end
but attempted line bucks put the ball
in the high schools hands. Demens
made two and Occidental was pena-
lized five yards for offside play. After
an exchange of bunts, Occidental
brought off a quarterback kick, and
Weiman and Petty went through
Walker, who was playing high Good
win tackled Northcross in good style
as he attempted to circle the high
schools right end.
Dumb PIavind