Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1907-10-31
Victory At Bowling Green.

fiOpkinsviiie High School is COM
ing to Bowling Green with the ex-
pectation of taking the Odgen scalp
into camp, but they will be a sorely
disappointed bunch when they return
home" said one of the morning
papers of the Park City. To tell the
truth it did look little that way
when the team first lined up, but the
High School boys were just provoked
enough at their poor work at Pa
ducah to play hard. That is exactly
what they did. They went into the
game with a determination to carry
home the victory and show that they
do know how to play foot ball.
Capt. Breathitt won the toss and
received the kickoff. This was just
as it should be. Cravens was sent
through for 10 yds on the first buck.
Such work put the High School on
their metal and they showed fine
team work. Tichenor, Earle, Cravens
and Meacham alternated in carrying
the ball and all the gains were con-
sistent. The backs did not have to
buck the line alone but hit it in
bunch and the college boys were
slowly forced backward. The entire
half was played in Ogden territory.
End runs did not net much gain.
Line plunges worked well. The
High School put up a swell offensive
game. Ogden lacked team work.
There was no united effort on their
part, but there was some good in
dividual playing. High School tried
several toward passes andlwhile they
were passed we'll and received, the
gain was not sufficient for this play.
Ogden tried to run the ends but
Capt. Breathitt and Dabney were too
much for them. Time and again
these little fellows would dump plays
which looked too large for big Earle.
At no time could the college lads
skirt the High School ends. Earle
back of the line played like a veter-
an. Tichenor as defensive tackle
surprised many. Rubb at center
passed the ball without fault. The
half ended 90.
Second half. High School again
received the ball. Theirsgains were
as consistent as before. They were
no more called "Lunatics.''
Ogden had nothing to cheer for.
By Meacham's superb kicking High
School rushed the ball Edown Hthe
field and secured a tumble. Capt.
Breathitt kicked a beautiful field
goal. Then matters frightened up
considerably the boys kicked at every
opportunity. They finally worked
the ball to their opponents 80 yds.
line when Meacham, the star High
School back, made a beautiful run
through broken field for touch
down. There was just one minute
to play and in this time High School
came very near making a second
touch down. Score go"
There are a number Of comments
that might be made about the High
School team 1t is quiet evident
that they receive little support from
town. Bowling Green cleared ex-
penses. At Madisonville the High
School team cleared $1,000 on their
game. When High School brings
team here it is almost forgone
conclusion that they will come out
in the hole. They should not be.
Our boys compare favorably with
those of any school at which they
have been. In fact they seem to have
something in their favor. Yet we
are una BILE to stir up enough enthus-
iasm to bring teams of our class and
have big odds to play against.
Nevertheless, wherever they have
been they have always been COM
mended for their pluck and know
ledge of the game. The boys are
going to have some foreign teams
here shortly and it seems that the
expenses ought to be forthcoming
from some source. The boys are
willing to work. All they wish
is support.
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