Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-11-30
DANVILLE D
BLOOMSBURY D

Probably the most interesting anC
best played game OF foot ball eve
witnessed in Danville was played a
DsWitt'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 gridiron is very truthfully
shown in the tie score of 90. Ii
foot ball experience and in weight the
visitors easily led the local eleven, but
in all around playing, in determine
tion and in pluck and endurance the
Dauville boys outshone their oppon'
ents. AS in the game with the Wat
| sontown High School of several weeks
ago. the strength of the Bloomsbury
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 reputation
for honest athletics.
One of the visiting towers of strength
was Claud Mausteller a six -footer and
an amateur boxer of some ability, who
has served in the United States Army
in tie Philippines. Another, kid"
Wilbur, son of Professor Wilbur,o of the
Bloomsbury Normal School, a graduate
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 7th. Another, but what's
the use, they couldn't win anyhow.
AS has already been stated several
times this season the members of the
Dsnville team are all pupils in good
standing in the Danyille High School.
The above is all set forth not as the
lamentation of poor loser, but to
show what superb and spectacular
playing the DanvilIe team put up and
to make it clear that a glorious victory
was gained, the score to the contrary
notWlthstandlng.
The game from start to finish was
beautiful to watch. Bloomsbury de-
equally determined defense were re-
markabe in High School foot ball.
lie 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 Danville'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 Is 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.
Here change was made in the
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 OF its feet. Steadily
and surely they advanced. smashing
and scattering their opponents, until
past tho middle of the field, when the |
time keepers whistle ended the con
test.
Captain Morris Dreifuss added fresh |
laurels to his already heavy crown, by |
his spectacular line plunging and |
tscklipg. To 60 on into a resume Of |
the individual abilities of the team |
would be to commend in unmeasured |
terms the playing of each.