Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-18
THROOP SCORED
GREAT VICTORY
DEFEATS HIGH SCHOOL BY A
SCORE OF 10 T06
Stan MitcheIps Place Kick from the
Forty-two Yard Line Is the
Feature of Thrilling
Contest

For the first time in ten years the Los
Angeles High school team went down
to defeat before the crack Throop
eleven at Fiesta park yesterday after
noon by score of 10 to 6.
The game was a beauty, and numer-
Gus hair-raising plays were pulled OIL
by both teams, and the crowd OF some
600 rooters were brought to their feet
time after time when some pigskln
warrior made a sensational dash or
plunge.
Punting abounded and this opened
the game to such an extent that the
spectators really saw the contest as II
should have been played according 10
the new rules. Forward passes, trick
plays and headwork by both teams
a game that will long be remembered
by all who saw it, and one that VIII pe
talked of in years to come.
Coach Roesch did wonders with the
material he had in hand and turned
out the real championship winners OF
Southern California. and it is to Shorty
that we must hand the laurels OF
Throop's great victory. High played
great game, but at no time during the
battle did they have the better of Capt.
Lees Pasadena winners. The playing
of Tyler, the crack end of Throop, was
the feature of the day. ,
Time after time that speedy little
man was mixed in some wonderful
play. He was in every scrimmage and
it was always Tyler who was on the
ball when a tumble occurred or when
he had to cut off touchdown with one
of his fierce flying tackles. second
star was Stan Mitchell 1t was stan
who scored the beautiful place kick
from the 42-yard line at a difficult an
gle which netted his team their hrst
four points. Everyone in the grand
stand responded with rOusing cheer
when the ball sailed over Throop
goal posts, and Stan was fairly swept
off his feet with the congratulations
he received for his wonderful bit OF
work.
Where the surprise of the day came
to view was in little Brown. the man
at the wheel for Throop eleven. Such
wonderful headwork and defensive
playing were never before seen on the
local gridiron. 1t was Brown who STOP
ped sure touchdown by making a
flying tackle when three High players
came at him and he the only one to
prevent the scoring of the blue and
white player. His work was great. He
is truly a wonder for his weight and
size. And let us state that the two big
husky tackles of Throop, Cass and
Vaunt had the greater part of the
work thrown upon them when they car
ried the ball to High schools 7-yard
line, and then ii was Stoney who
brought the ThrOop followers to then
feet by carrying the oval over the line
for the first touchdown just three min
utes after the game started.
Stoney had the better of Mitchell on
every exchange Of punts, gaining from
10 to 10 yards on each exchange. Will
son and Reilly were directly RESPONSE
BILE for Throop's second touchdown with
the able help of Frank Cass. The
whole Throop team seemed to know
where each man should be, and re-
sponded TO the signals with a spirit
that has never before been seen on the
local field. Their condition was mar
yelous; they played the entire game
without changing their line up. Big
| Walker OF High and Powers did great
work for the blue and white eleven.
The Game
| Throop won the toss and chose the
north goal with the wind against them
and on the kickoff the fake kick by
| Wakeham was picked up by Cass, who
ran at Highs 25-yard line before he
was downed On tandem plays Cass
| and Vaunt carried the ball to Highs z