The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1907-11-16
SCHOOLBOYS
in DRAWN
GAME, 90
MOntclair High and Stevens
Eleven Play Each Other
TO Standstill.

Stevens Preparatory School. of Hoboken,
which has lowered the colors Of many a
strong eleven this season, met foe worthy
of its steel in the Montclair High School
team yesterday at Hoboken. 1t was
game of the New Jersey Interscholastic
League championship series, and after the
smoke OF battle had drifted away the re-
suit was a draw. Neither side had scored.
Cook kicked off for Stevens and Ward
brought the ball back about fifteen yards
Montclair could not gain and Wilson
punted. Stevens had better luck, making
five yards through the line. Cook began
to try smashing tactics but the visitors
held bravely. and the Hoboken boys, In
turn. had TO kick. Saxby was driven
through Stevonss line successfully, and it
appeared at first that he would be able
to get over the line. the field being nearly
clear for him. Cook, however, managed
TO get to the flying runner and stopped
him after he had made about fifteen yards.
Two attempts at end resulted In no gain,
and Montnlair kicked. A forward pass
gave Stevens about twenty yards, but
Montclair again braced and the next at
tempt resulted in a loss of five yards for
Montclair. An end run was attempted,
but Bonnell got to The runner before he
had been able to get start. Stevens
kicked the ball across Montclair's goal
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Stevens attempted an end run, but it re-
suited in loss of five yards. forward
pass went wrong and the home team was
Denalized fifteen yards. Stevens then
/ kicked and Saxby got the ball. He got
eight yards through the line on the first
try and Ward got ten around the end.
For offside play however Montcair was
penallzed fifteen yards. Montclnlr then
punted. and Stevens returned the ball.
Montclalr could not gain materially. and a
kick was again resorted to. The Hoboken
| lads then attempted forward pass. but
the ball was lost on a tumble. Ward
dropped on the ball and was slightly in
jured, but was soon able to resume. Mont
clair soon had to kick again. and Cook re-
ceived the BALL He was downed In his
tracks by Johnson. forward pass re-
| suited In Stevens gaining fifteen yards.
and the ball was finally forced to within
| fifteen yards OF the Montclair goal The
| visitors thea braced and forced the Ste
vens boys back They finally got the ban
| on downs and Immediately Kicked. Ste
Vens tried goal from the field but failed,
| and the kick was returned by the visitors
/ Just as time was called.
In the second half Montclair kicked of
and Stevens received the ball Cook
rushed through tackle on the first try for
eight yards, but failed to gain on a play
around end. Stevens tried a forward pass,
but 1t went wrong, and Montclair got the
ball, the home team being penalzed fifteen
yards. Montclair then tried forward pass,
bur lost the ball. Stevens could not gasn
and had to kick. This sort of playing was
kept up for some time, the ball changing
hands continually. Montclair finally sue
ceeded In making consecutive gains and
forced Stevens down to its two-foot line,
| only to be held for downs. Stevens kicked
| Immediately. but the punt was low and
| Montclair received the ball with but few
yards TO go. AT this interesting stage the
| signal WAS given denotng the end of the
game. The lineup and summary
Stevens School. Montclair Fl. s.