The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-20
DASHING OFFENSIVE
WORK IN THE SECOND.
However, the Most Marked
Improvement in the Earl
ham Team Was in Its De-
fenSive Work.
(By Tort.)
EarIham, 80; Wittenberg, 5.

ease 'JuTQdy dlteIuoou dI hClu liCio
by a core of 80 to 8. So improved
was the Earlham play that it was diff
ficult to recognize them as the team
which went down to defeat at the
hands of Miami a week ago. In the
first half the Lutherans succeeded in
holding the Quakers to six points, but
the Wittenberg defense was aided ma
terially by the constant fumbling of
the Earlham backs. In the second
half the Quakers overcame this de-
feet in their dashing offensive work
and rolled up twenty-four more points
against the demoralized Lutherans.
The most marked improvement in the
Earlham eleven was its defensive play.
The Quaker line, held like stone
wall, and the second line of defense
gave the forwards brilliant support. In
the second half Wittenberg made it's
one touchdown, taking the ball over
the Quaker goal line by series of for
ward passes. This touchdown came
after the Quakers had scored twelve
points. Earlham then braced and
played their opponents off their feet.
Offensive Play MARRIED.
AS has been stated the offensive play
of the Quakers in the first half was
marred by continual and inexcusable
fumbling. One touchdown was made
by the Quakers in this half, but two
or three more touchdowns could have
been made had the Earlham backs
been able to hold onto the elusive ball.
In this half the ball was in Witten-
berg territory exclusively, the Quaker
goal never being threatened, thanks to
the fast defensive work of Coach Wallis
understudies. The Quaker forwards
charged we'll, while the tackling was
hard and accurate. Hancock and
White at ends, broke up all the flank
movements of the Lutherans, but were
slow getting down the field under
punts. Another improvement in the
Quaker play that brought joy to the
rooters, was the punting of Wann and
the goal kicking of White, who took
advantage of every opportunity pre-
scented him in this line of activities
Happy" Wann played a dashing
game at full back, tearing through the
Lutheran line for repeated gains, while
Harrell, Geyer and Brunner also played
brilliant offensive games. Elliott at
quarter seems to be the pick of Coach
wallis material for this position. His
fumbling of punts in the first half was
the only drawback to his play.
Right Off the Reel.
The Quaker's one touchdown in the
first half came right off the reel. After
Wittenberg had tried the Quaker line
unsuccessfully, the ball was punted
Earlham, by Wann's line bucking, and
end dashes by Harrell and Geyer, sent
the ball over in Geyer's hands. White
kicked an easy goal. Toward the close
of the half White tried a drop kick
from Wittenberg's 80 yard line, but it
fell short. The half closed with the
ball on Wittenberg's II yard line
Earlham g. Wittenberg. 0.
In the second half after an exchange
of punts Earlham forced Wittenberg to
its one yard line. Wittenberg punted
out, but the Quakers damned then
back again yard by yard until Harrell
went over for a touchdown. White
kicked goal. Earlham II, Wittenberg
O. After an exchange Of punts the
Lutherans got possession of the ball
and began new offensive tactics-ad
vancing the ball on forward passes. BY
this style of play the Lutherans took
tie ball to the Quaker three yard line
Earlham's line for the one and only
Lutheran touchdown. Earlham -
W .ttenberg .. Kurtz failed to kick
goal. Earlham. after this surprise
braced, and On a spectacular fake
play Wann went thirty yards for a
touchdown. White kicked goal
Earlham Is, Wittenberg 5.
Some Effective Plays.
Hancock secured the ball on a foo
zled forward pass by Wittenberg and
ran twenty-five yards. Thistlethwaite
then went through the Lutheran line
ten yards and Drummer went over fol-
a touchdown. White kicked goal
Earlham "a, Wittenberg ). Witten
berg and Earlham exchanged punts
and then Wittenberg made another I'm.
successful attempt at a forward pass
wann capturing the ball. End dash
es and a pretty forward pass executed
by the Quakers, put the ball again in
striking distance of the Lutheran goal
and Thistlethwaite was sent over for
the fifth and final touchdown. White
kicked goal. Earlham 80. Wittenberg