Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-13
HIGH SCHOOL
is DEFEAT TED
HOLD UNIVERSITY DOWN TO A
LONE TOUCHDOWN
Props Put Up Star Game, While
Holmes Pupils Show Lack of
Training In Open For
nations

Injurious to high school football players II
was not noticeable In the game between
Los Angeles high and the University OF
Southern California yesterday afternoon
The preps succeeded In holding the var
sity down to a single touchdown and
goal. and but for very clever ruse play
on the part of the Methodists the score
would have been a tie.
The university was stronger than the
blue and white In center buclxing and the
preps were unable to get through the
defense of the MethouIsLs, but did some
pretty work In tackling and end runs.
Barryman at quarter for high proved that
he is one of the fastest at that position
In the south and was continually getting
away with the leather to good advar-
tage.
Holmes aggregation played the header
game, but that is to be expected, as they
had the advantage in age and expert
ence.
Play in Detail
The varsity kicked off and high school
started aggressively with a double at
tempt for end runs. Gained 10 yards.
High kicked to the 30-yard line and the
Methodists carried the leather in for Is
yards. u. S. C. trie,. for a fake kick,
but the preps got the ball on offside play
and gained 10 yards on tackle buck.
Bergman added another 15 with sprint
around the Methodist end. U. S. C.
brought their superior defense into ac-
ton and stopped further advance.
High kicked and downed the leather in
it's tracks. The college team netted IL
on an end run and tackle buck. They
kicked and l.. A. fumbled, but retained
the pigskin and tried tackle and center
bucks with yards gain. High punted
and kept the leather on Methodist fum-
BILE, gaining yards on left end sprint
They were held for two downs and tried
for field goal.
u. s. C. fumbied behind the posts and
high gained possession of the pigskin and
got free kick. Rushed it for yards. but
the collegiates forced them back to
original position. u. S. c.. kicked and
their full juggled the ball out of bounds,
where it was awarded to high.
The first forward pass was tried. but
the ball fell into the possession of the
Methodists. Varsity repeatedly attacked
the prep line and made considerable gain
with center bucks. The ball was nut into
open play again on the Methodists' punt
and high got it after tumble. They
tried tackle and end bucks In vain and
got the oval again on an out of bound
punt
Finally high forced the varsity back for
5 yards advantage with the first close
formation gain to their credit.
High kicked and downed before any
advance could be made by the varsity
U. S. c. broke away onf a fake buck
in close formation and stole thirty yards
before Bergman could put a stop to
the charge on the ten-yard line. Skinner
punted and High carried the oval back
for a long run of twenty-five yards.
Second Half
U. S. C. scored on the recovery of
Highs kick after a tumble. Taylor
grabbed the oval after bobbling it on
the ten-yard line and punted back to
Bridwell who was alone and without
opposition on the twenty-yard line Not
a high school man impeded his flight as
he made the eighty-yard race to touch
down. and the unusual play completely
bewildered the preps. The goal was
kicked successfully.
High started desperately and tried
bucks. end runs and punts without gain.
They recovered and played more ag-
gressively after the downs. The varsity
was unable to negotiate a tackle around
the left end, but gained five yards with
their old standby, the close formation
center bucks.
u. S. c. kicked and Brant stopped
High before any gain could be made.
The Methodsts again resorted to close
mass play and netted twenty yards by
center rushing. Brant commenced to
show signs of fatigue and injury, but
stayed gamely at his position. High
kicked and stopped the varsity without
advance.
The University punted and the preps
got the oval out of bounds. Bergman
was injured in the mass play and Louie
Cass was put in his place. High COM
menced to show remarkable agility and
made fifteen yards on a tackle and ten
more on center buck, and forced the
Methodists to the twenty-yard line. They
tried place kick, but it was blocked
and held for downs.
High made good headway with fake
punt and close formation bucking, but
were penalized for offside play. The oval
was returned to twenty-yard line High
met with failure in their second forward
pass and the Methodists got the leather.
High pushed them back for loss of seven
yards and punted and returned the ball
after tumble by the college men.
The preps took their,turn at repeated
advance. They tried for field goal but
failed and retaliated by carrying the
varsity back twenty yards after Skinner
took a free kick
High lost possession of the oval after
a wild scramble and the University tried
a quarterback kick. The teams ex-
changed punts.
A college and prep man were each
injured in the following mass play and
Walker was forced to retire to the lini-
ment booth. Chamberlain took up Ahe
right guard duties. Cass skirted the
Methodist wing for twenty yards from
the ten-yard line. The remainder of the
half belonged to anybody and both the
varsity and the high school had a good
representation in the argument.
One criticism of the college team is the
lack of unity in open formation. The
near vicinity of the oval was the scene
of activity, while the rest of the eleven
acted as spectators. Several possible
gains were lost through this deficiency
in the coaching of Holmes pupils.
The Lineup
u. S. C. HIGH SCHOOL
Krahl Silent
Runyon. ...l.g.................. Grim
Stookie r.g.-............ Walker
IYro1If re<ts,.