Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-12-01
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BLOOMSBURY 0

Probably the most interesting ant
best played game Of foot ball eve
witnessed in Dsnville was played al
DeWitt's Park Saturday afternoon be
tween the Danville High School clever
and the team representing the Blooms
burg High School.
| The prowess of the teams
on the Rridiron is very truthfully
shown in the tie score of 90. Ii
foot ball experience and in weight tht
visitors easily led the local eleven, but
in all around playing, in determine
tion and in pluck and endurance the
Danville boys outshone their oppon
ents. AS in the game with the Wat
sontown High School Of several weeks
ago, the strength Of the Bloomsburg
team was greatly augmented by the
addition Of several ringers, whose pre-
sence on the team, however, added
nothing, either to the visitors side OF
the tally sheet or to their repu tation
for honest athletics.
One Of the visiting towers of strength
was Claud Mausteller a six. .footer and
an amateur boxer of some ability, " ho
has served in the United States Army
in the Philippines. Another, "Kid''
Wilbur, son of Professor Wilbur, of the
Bloomsbury Normal School, a gradu ate
and ex-foot ball player of the Normal
and Dickinson College. Wilbur played
on the Williamsport High School team
when they defeated the Normal on
November 9TH. Another. but what g
the use, they couldn't win anyhow.
As has already been stated several
times this season the members of the
Danville team are all pupils in good
standing in the Danville High School,
The above is all set forth not as the
lamentation of poor loser, but to
show what superb and spectacular
playing the Danville team put up and
to make it clear that a glorious victory
was gained, the score to the contrary
Notwithstanding.
The game from start to finish was
beautiful to watch. Bloomsburg's de-
termined onslaughts and Danville's s
equally determined defense were re.
markable in High School foot ball.
Tie second half especially was absorb
ing to the spectators. Gnere being a
great deal Of open play. Danville kick
ed off and bloomsbury, showing bet.
ter form than any time during the
game. advanced the ball to Dsnville's
10 yard line. where they were held for
downs. Dreifuss punted. and Blooms.
burg, with the ball again in her pos
session, once more started on the slow
march toward the coveted goal, only
to be held again ON Danville's 10 yard
line. Dreifuss again punted and
Bloomsbury returned the kick. Anoth.
er Interchange of kicks left Danville
in possession OF the ball, but danger
ously near the goal line.
standing Of the teams. Bloomsbury,
worn out by the grinding assaults that
had twice enabled them to carry the
ball underneath the shadow of DAN
ville's goal posts, was now put upon
the defensive, and the Danville boys.
equally worn. but with courage rising
as strength ebbed. started upon SER
les of line plunges that fairly took the
Bloomsbury team OIL its feet. Steadily
aud surely they advanced. smashing
and scattering their opponents, until
past the middle of the field, when the
time keepers whistle ended the con.
test.
Captain Morris Dreifuss added fresh
laurt Is to his already heavy crown, by
his spectacular line plunging and
taoklirg. To 90 on into a resume of
the individual abilities of the team
would be to commend in unmeasured
terms the playing of each.
The liue-up:
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