Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-02
SAILORS MEET
LAND DISASTER
JACKlES ARE NO MATCH FOR
ALL-STARS
Aeker Runs Length OF Field for !
Touchdown in Game Marked
by Strong Individual
Play

The football team of the torpedo boat
Paul Jones and the All-Star aggrega-
ton yesterday buried gridiron maneu-
vers until another season rolls around,
when the jaclSies suffered q land defeat
by score of 2S to 0.
The game was not much Of a football
exhibition, the tars being no match for
the picked eleven and the latter lack
ing the teamwork necessary for con-
sistent play. Individuality was the
prominent factor of the game and most
of the scoring resulted from long runs
that came with but slight interference
as an aid.
Acker got away with the sensational
feature of the day when he secured the
ball on the kickoff near the All-Star
ten-yard line and galloped across the
intervening distance for a touchdown,
evidently with his fingers crossed, as
the sailors allowed him to cover the
ground without Offering much opposi-
tion.
bill" Traeger was out to show how
it used to be done ages back and man
aged to last through the game, con-
tributing four points by a well di-
rected place kick that shot across from
the thirty-yard line.
The All-Star back field was changed
for nearly every different play. Traeger
went in at fullback, but played both
half positions and right tackle before
the performance was over. Acker and
Mitchell took turns at changing to full
when Traeger went in the line With
all the experimenting, however, the
skim milk aggregation was not to be
denied, and Individually the members
OF the team played fast ball.
Sailors Never Dangerous
The sailors were never dangerously
near their opponents goal, though in
one instance they came close enough to
attempt a place kick that was blocked
before it had a chance to rise from the
ground. AT only one stage of the game
and that toward the close of the last
half were they able to make their dis
tance. With four or five yards to gain
on the last down they rarely punted.
For the sailors Hughes offered the
strongest resistance and blocked some
of the All-Star plays in decisive fashion
Cunningham received an injury about
the head in the last half and was
obliged to leave the field.
Traeger kicked off for the Stars, and
the Navy. after making an Intellectual
attempt to advance the ball. fumbled.
Cunningham recovering the oval. On
the second play Stan Mitchell skirted
the Sailors left end for eighteen yards
and a touchdown. Roesch missed goal.
Cox kicked off again and Acker re-
turned the ball to the forty-yard line.
The jackes held for downs on the fifty
yard line, but lost on the next three
plays. Traeger Acker and Stan Mitchell
ploughed steadily through and aided
by quarterback run of Roesch,
brought the ball to the thirty-yard line,
where Stan Mitchell on cross buck.
carried the ball over for a second
touchdown. Traeger kicked goal.
Acker's Long Run
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immediately after the following kick
the ten-yard line and ran straight
through the scattered field for touch
down. Traeger kicked goal
Cox booted off to NJ Mitchell, who
came back eight yards. Roesch made
five yards on qual terback run around
the sailors left end. Acker lunged
through for five more and rindell
made fifteen off the end, the ball being
brought back and the Stars penalized
fifteen yards for holding. The Los
Angeles eleven fulnbled near the thirty
yard lin. and the tars recovered the
ball, attempting a place kick from the
twenty -eight-yard line. The kick was
blocked and Cunningham regained it
for the All-Stars. The half ended with
the ball on the Los Angeles forty-five-
yard line
Second Half
Traeger's place kick and a safety
netted the SIX points which were added
in the final half. The Stars began to
tire along toward the latter part of
the game and the tars for the first
time in the game were able to make
their distance, holding the ball in one
instance until twenty yards had been
covered
Hughes kicked off to NJ. Mitchell, who
darted in thirty-five yards before he
was downed. Stan Mitchell tore through
the governments left wing twenty
yards. Traeger made one yard over
center. Traeger kicked thirty-five
yards to the tars' fifteen-yard line and
the sailors in turn sent the leather
whirling back into All-Star territory.
The locals worked the ball to the
fifty-yard line and the defensive work
of Hughes for the sailors was largely
instrumental in making the pace Il
slow one for Traeger and his men,
On the fifty-yard line Traeger kicked
to Cox. who touched the ball as it
went over his head and rolled back of
the goal posts. He was downed back
of the line for safety.
Traeger Place Kicks
Cox punted from the twenty-five-yard
line and Roesch made a pretty run
back to the forty-yard line. Hughes
SLOppSu oldll MITCHELL IOr Il loss as ne
attempted to circle the end and Roesch
was thrown back by Cox for another
loss. The All-Stars succeeded in carry
ing the ball to the thirty-yard line from
where Traeger successfully placed the
ball for four points.
The Navy kicked off and Traeger
punted from the twenty -flve-yard line.
An exchange of punts followed and
when the AllStars fumbled on the
Navy's twenty-yard line the sailors
took brace and gained twenty yards
before being forced to punt.
Just as the whistle blew Crindell had
sprinted from the thirty-fve-yard line
and placed the ball behind the posts
for what was supposedly another touch
down. The officials were not sure
whether the touchdown should be al
lowed AMI no one seemed anxious to
raise any argument.
Touchdowns-S. Mitchell, Q; Acker. 1
Goals from field-Traeger, 1. Goals
from ouchdown-Traeger, 2. Referee
IIaggerty. Umpire-Demens. Length
of halves-Twenty minutes
The line-up
Sailors. All stars.
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