The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-01
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HOPES FADED
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EarIham College DecisiveIy
Defeated by Butler
Saturday.
SPANKED QUAkERS 81 TO O.
iRvINGTON TEAM oUTcLASSED
EARLHAM IN ALL DEPART
MENTS OF THE GAME-VlSlT-
oRS SHOWED SPEED.
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BY Tort.

BY Tort.
arlham's hopes of winning the sec
ondary state football championship
went up in smoke yesterday afternoon
when Butler turned the unexpected
and spanked the astonished Quakers,
81 to 0. Only once was the Butler
goal line threatened, at the close OF
the first half. and what is more, But
Ter outclassed and outplayed Earlham
in every department of the game.
The Quaker defense was but tissue
paper to the dashing, scrappy and
speedy Irvington backs. On the other.
hand the Butler line and ends played
such Il brilliant game that not only
was their defense impregnable, but
time and time again they broke
through the Earlham forwards, smash
ing to atoms the Quaker offensive
formations.
It is true that Earlham was handi-
capped greatly by the absence of the
two regular ends, CASTOR and Han
cock, and the back field was weakened
by the crippled condition OF Captain
Harrell. but had the Quakers had
their full strength in the field 1t is
extremely doubtful if the outcome OF
the game would have been materially
changed.
Butler repeatedly worked the for
ward pass with machine-like precision
and for substantial gains. The Earl
ham defense was completely at sea
when it came to solving this mode OF
attack Buffers progress toward the
T7arlham goal was materially assisted
by the long, accurate punts of Thomas.
The Butler ends would go down the
field like a fash under these kicks,
and would nail the player who receiv-
cd the ball before he had taken
stride. Butler would then hold the
Quakers for downs or get the ball on
an awkward forward pass, then re-
sumo their Journey to a touchdown.
The bright particular stars for But
Ter were Eldridge and Stiffler at ends,
Right Tackle Thomas, Halfback Greer
and Quarterback Mckay, who oper-
ated his team like a bolt of lightning,
and who made his forward passes with
the precision OF machine. Not only
did he pass beautifully. but there was
always Butler man at the right spot
to receive the pass.
The first half closed with the score
80 to 0. The last three minutes OF
play the Quakers made desperate
rally and fought the ball down to But
ler's ten yard line. Coach Vail then
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Ruick penalized Earlham five yards
for his action. Earlham then braced
and by Captain HarrelPs brilliant
work carried the ball 10 Buffers three
ward line where the Iryington eleven
held for downs.
Second Half.
in the second half after ten min
utes of hard fighting and considerable
punting Butler made a lucky touch
down. White of Earlham in punting
booted the ball into one OF his own
ilen. The ball rolled back of Earl
hams goal line. where a Butler man
fell on it, Five minutes later by
series of brilliant end runs and for
ward passes Thomas carried the ball
over tie line for Buffers last touch
down. The work of Referee Ruick
and Umpire Endsley caused oonsid
cradle dissatisfaction to both teams.
summary:
Earlham Butler
Reagan ................. Eldridge
l!aworth, Bebae
Left End
Walthal Lindley ........ Thomas
Left Tackle.
Swain Observation-Disclosures. Batten
Left Guard.
Stanley .....s..... Hartley
Center.
Lewis, walthal .......:..... Grouse
Right Guard.
Johnson ..........t.... Leukhart
Right Tackle.
Furnass ..............., Stiffler
Right. End.
c. Jones, Hill. ............ Mckay
Quarter.
>. Jones ....-... Greer
Left Half
Harrell, Haworth.. CARROT Townsend
Right Half
White -...........,. -....... Stewart
Full
Time OF halves--s5 minutes each.
Touchdowns-McKay 2, Stiffler, Leuk.
hart and Thomas. Safety-Greer.
Goals from observation-disclosures 4
Referee-Ruick of Yale Umpire
Endsley of Purdue.