Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-05
NORTHERNERS DO
BRILLIANT WORK
BELMONT WINS PRAISE OF
SPECTATORS
Local Eleven Forced to Utmost TO
Defeat Their Plucky Opponents.
Miller the Bright star Of
the Contest

and white men had kept the high school
bleachers in a turmoil of anxiety as
to Just what would be the ultimate
outcome of the battle which was rag
ing with thrilling intensity on the field
below.
High school won. and with straight
football at that, but Belmonts strong
game made the outcome uncertain until
the last half. and with her defensive
strength weakening before the plunges
of Smith, Mast and Mitchell the north
erners, forwards began to give way and
stubborny fighting for every inch were
forced across their own line for the
only touchdown Of the day. and as
Mast made the final effort, landing the
ball over the line, shouts of triumph
went laundering across the field from
the blue and white beachers.
There was a mighty reckoning before
Belmont was finally forced to give in,
and the superb playing of the upstate
lads won nothing but praise from the
crowd that witnessed the game.
MIIer's Work the Feature
AS predicted. after the practice of
the Belmonts on Friday evening, the
punting of Miller proved a stumbling
block to the high school men, and the
magnificent driving work of the right
half saved his team from at least two
touchdowns which must have inevita-
bly, resulted before the powerful
plunges of the local backs and the line
tearing operations of Roesch's for
wards.
The high school beachers cheered
time and again in recognition of the
clever work of the northern back and
as the ball went twisting and writhing
through the air for forty or fifty yards
the Belmont men were down the field
like a flash. preventing in nearly every
instance much of a run in
The Belmont tacklers displayed rare
ability in mailing their man, and that
feature stood out as the prettiest part
of their play
The high school men put UP a great
game and not for a moment did they
falter as the ball went vanishing over
the chalk lines with discouraging per-
sistency before the kicking appendage
of Miller.
Makes Place Kick
Miller also displayed an aptitude for
the place kick proposition and made
the only score of the day for his eleven
by sending a pretty shot over the goal
posts for the four points that blotted
out a whitewash.
The Belmont men showed that they
have received the coaching that is re-
sponsible for the open dashing games
of the east and displayed a knowledge
of the technical points that exceeded
that of the high school Hnen.
Fatal fumbling marred what was
otherwise an ideal game, and the high
school men were the losers by the
misplay. Excuse may stand for several
of the errors, as the sizzling pyrotech-
MICS that the Belmont kicker sent spin
ming through the air toward the wait
ing back men were something foreign
to anything that the locals have been
up against, and as the swirling ball
eluded the grasp of the high school
men and went rolling along The ground,
a diving northerner generally gained
possession.
These were not only occasions of
fumbles however, and Roesch'S men
were not sure of themselves at any
stage of the game, and the stone wall
defense of the line was the saving fac
tor that snatched defeat from the mis-
takes of the backs.
With the bleachers shouting "hold
that line" the blue and white respond
ed in stirring fashion and in two in
stances, with one or two feet between
them and their own goal line, the Bel
mont men were stopped in their tracks
and the ball went flying away from the
danger mark.
Show Good Team Work
The commendable feature Of the local
play, in addition to the sparkling indi-
Vdual work, was the manner in which
the high school aggregation worked to-
gether. Not a yard was lost by slow
ness in showing or dragging a player
over for the last possible inch of gain,
and at times the way in which the
man with the ball whirled out of the
scrimmage made 1t appear as though
the old-time revolving wedge was be-
ing used. 1t was nothing more nor
less than a fight to the ditch for the
scanty foot or inch that was wanted
and the result told in the final score.
Demens made one Of the best gains
of the season when he literally picked
w. Mast from his feet at the beginning
OF the first half and carried him clear
of the pile for gain that resulted in
thirty-five yards.
The forwards of Belmont were out
weighed by the high school line men
and the difference in weight probably
figured in the score, although without
the fumbling the high school men
would have been another touchdown to
the good in any event
The Belmont back field did not sup
port their line men, playing so high
that they were in most instances un-
able to be of any value when it came
to stopping the rushes of the high
school.
The change which Roesch expert
mented with yesterday worked like a
charm. and a new half back of promis-
ing ability made his first try at the
position. Smith, who played left half
showed that he has the making of a
good ground gamer and shone with
brlliancy in the hard-fought contest.
Smith was equal to any defense that
the Belmonts could offer, and brought
the spectators to their feet by a 55-yard
run In the last half. Mast seemed
proof against the use that was made
of him and although called upon time
after time i'm rapid succession to gain
the needed yard appeared to be capa-
BILE OF going the limit.
Mitchell at guard was through the
Belmont forwards with the snap of the
ball and foiled more than one play of
the northern backs.
Badger. the big red-haired right
guard of the Belmont eleven, is easily
the strongest lineman Of the team and
did the best defensive work of the day
for Belmont.
Are True Blue Sportsmen
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