Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-22
Indians VanIy Trying to Throw Berkeley Play


) Indians Vainly Trying to
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work of the Berkeley men. Not fast,
with the exception Of Snedigar, who
circled the Indians ends for good gains,
the team was machine-like in the pre-
cision with which 1t hit the Sherman
line.
Force at tackle was host in himself
and on tackle back plays made consist
ent gains. kittrelle at end ran into
every play and jumped into the inter-
ference in telling fashion.
Coaches of Different Temperament
The difference in composure of the
coaches as they watched the play stood
in relief against the play of the field.
Knibbs and Griffin, taciturn to de-
gree stood on the side lines and watched
the game without an outward intlma-
ton as to their feeling at the progress
of the game.
Hempel, on the contrary. was a bun
die of nerves and ran along the lines
exhibiting a marked interest in every
play of the day.
The second half opened with a sensa-
tional run by Sperry, who covered forty
yards after receiving the ball on the
kick off. Dodging in and out, he was
clear with the exception of one Indian
player and as he hesitated in an attempt
to avoid the tackle, he was captured
from the rear.
The play was one of the best during
the game, and displayed the fact that
the big fullback can play the field game
as we'll as the line hurdling act.
The ball went to the Sherman ten
yard line and place kick was blocked,
Kennedy, right end of the Indians, fall
ing on the ball. 1t soon went over on
downs and another touchdown resulted
After the last half had been on but a
few minutes several Berkeley substi-
tutes were sent in by Knibbs, Wharton
Stanton, formerly of Los Angeles
among the number. Wharton, at full
took Sperry's place.
Story of the First Half
Elliott kicked off for Berkeley, send
ing the ball high in the air to the In
dians' five-yard line, where Tories
smothered it and bucked back ten
yards through the Berkeley eleven be-
fore being downed.
Like a flash the teams lined up and
the Indians called for the punt forma-
ton. The Berkeley aggregation failed
to appreciate the fact that Neafus,
the cleverest field captain in the
south, was running the Indian team,
and the ends came in in an effort to
buck through the line and block the
kick.
Neafus received the bail, stopped as
though about to kick, and then, swing
ing the oval to his arm, circled the
ends as they closed In and dashed for
the side line on one of his famous
quarterback plays.
Running low and Strengthening out
the tackles with the straight arm as
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redskins carried the ball twenty
yards, making the longest run of the
day for the Indians.
Then the Indians for the first time
realized that they were up against 1t,
Little Bullock, at quarter, glanced
quickly at the line in front of him.
He noticed Stern, the big right
guard, crouched in position, and two
feet further along the line Force wait
ed the play. He thought he had found
hole where speed would carry his
Tories Hammers Line
The play went true. Tories, ham
mering into the line with the entire
weight of the back field behind him.
but he had reckoned without taking
the captain of the Berkeley eleven into
consideration, and as Sunny Jim
Force smashed into that line buck the
Indians went right and left and their
interference scattered.
The play had been stopped. 1t was
the old favorite and ground gamer for
the redskins, and it had been stopped
without an inch of gain and the In
dians lost heart
Again the bucks were hurled with
terrific force against the opposite side
Of the line and Neafus dropped in
his tracks without a gain.
Neafus punted twenty yards only
The crash into the Berkeley line had
hurt the plucky kicker, and only the
pure, clean grit of his football train
ing kept him at his work.
Elliott received the kick near the
center of the field and was downed in
his tracks. Then came the cruel, crush
| ing weight of the Berkeley's backs, the
| weight and muscle which kept the
! braves in distress throughout the
| game.
! The ball was sent to Sperry, Berke-
ley's fullback, and with straight line
interference he bucked center for three
yards. The Indians were given nc
| chance to recover, and again Sperry
was bucked through the center for an
other three yards. Snedigar, at right
half. hit through tackle for another
\ yard, and then Mead was given the
ball for a cross-buck.
He failed, and Sperry hurdled the
line for three yards. Mead and Snedi.
gar went through the Indian tackles
for two yards each and on the next
down the Indians held their position.
Sperry Hurdles
Sperry hurdled and bucked the In.
dian line for several good, successive
gains, sending the ball to the seven
teen-yard line, where the Shermans
were penalized five yards for off-sidt
play. This was the only penalty of the
game, as both aggregations played
straight, clean football and the referee
and umpire were not required to war;
the players.