Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-06
castaways Kick Off


The game started with the Castaways
kicking off to the Stanford team. Mitchell
caught the ball and ran it in for about
twenty yards, where it was scrummed,
the Castaways heeling the ball out to
their backs who took it down the field
in quick rushes to within few yards of
the Stanford back line.
The Stanford team then heeled out the
ball to their backs, who slowly worked
it back to the middle of<the field. Then
came the exciting event of the game.
Pat Higgins got hold of the ball and ran
down the field, lodging the Stanford
backs who could not get hold of the
speedy little sprinter. Higgins landed
the ball back of the goal posts for the
first try of the game and the supporters
of the local team in the audience went
wild With excitement, while Coach Presley
on the side lines began to look up and
take notice.
Lull kicked for goal, but failed to
convert the tryvAnd the score stood 8 to
o in favor of the local team. Then the
University men began to work and sew
eral times they got the ball down near
the Castaways back field, but each time
it was punted to safety by the local
backhelders Galley did most of the punt
ing and goal kicking for the Castaways
and he always booted safely and could
be relied on.
Finally Koerner, captain of the Stan
ford team, got away with the ball and
placed it behind the bars of the Castaway
goal posts. Kenney Fenton kicked safely
and the score stood to 8, favor of the
Cardinal team. Time was called shortly
after this pay.
During the first part of the second half
the players on both sides warmed UP and
for while there was some real Rugby
u-L. haer 20 oIra
up as the players rushed the ball down
the field, passing it from one to another
and back again. Stanford scored an
other try, carrying the ball from the
Castaway 25 yard line to around the
Castaway goal. This was the most In
teresting play OF the entire game, the
ball being passed to all the Stanford
backs in turn as the runners were tackled
and finally as the last man went down be-
fore the Castaway onslaught the pall was
started back to the same players who had
handled 1t before. The pigskin passed six
players in rapid succession before Craw-
ford finally caught it and carried 1t over
the line for another touch down for STAN
ford
Locals Brace UP
The the Castaways took a brace and
for a while kept the ball down in the ter
ritory of the Stanford goal. They were
given a penalty kick for off side play
only a short distance from the Stanford
cross sticks, but Castaway player mad
vertently touched the ball to the ground
while getting ready for the kick and the
stanford players jumped on the pigskin.
The referee was called up and the
point explained to him and he de-
clared the kick forfeited. The ball was
scrummed. the Stanford team getting
away with 1t and footing 1t to safety.
Gradually the Castaways worked the
ball back near the Stanford goal and
finally Pat Higgins slipped away with the
ball and by cleverly lodging the Stan
ford back fielder scored the second touch
down for his team
This time Galley kicked goal and was
successful. The score at this point of the
game stood 10 to in favor of the north
ern team.
After several minutes Of sluggish play