Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-06
|. A. HIGH WINS;
STATE CHAMPION
Local Eleven Outplays Team from
North and Cinches Its Claim to
Highest Honors in
Prepdom
BY CHESTER LAWRENCE
Los Angeles High 8, Alameda S

Los Angeles High 8, Alameda 5
Before a crowd of about 5000 per-
Before a crowd of about 5000 per-
school eleven defeated the Alameda
high school team at Fiesta park by
the score of to 5, and won the high
school state championship. Ted Cess
Ter, who played left end on the local
team, was easily the hero of the game.
His brilliant punting and clever head
work on the field made the two place
kicks possible which Decius converted
into goals.
During the early part of the game
the local team played a brilliant game,
literally swept the visitors off their
feet, and nine minutes after the game
had begun Decius booted the pigskin
over the bar for the first place kick
and score of the game.
This was accomplished by one of the
neatest double passes that has been
pulled off at Fiesta park this season.
Captain Cass received the ball, and
after running the necessary legal dis
lance, passed the sphere to Decius, who
threw to Geissler. Ted sent an on
side kick over the line to Cass, who
made fifteen yards. Another onside
kick by Cass was received by Geissler,
who ran forty yards to the 20-yard
line. Decius dropped back to the 20
yard line for a place kick and made
the score with ease.
For the Alameda team Captain Kiser
made the most gains. Playing right
half, he brought the crowd to its feet
many times with his excellent tackling.
and 1t is due mainly to his efforts that
the local teams score was not much
larger Gelderman did the punting for
the visitors but clearly was outclassed
by Geissler. Geldermans punts were
too high and short to be of much as
sistance to his team. The northernerS
lost heart in the second half after the
Los Angeles team had scored its sec
ond place kick.
Skinner was substituted In the sec
end half for Mcguire of the high school
team and showed to advantage many
times. The right side of Los Angeles
around the right end that Alameda
succeeded in making the greatest gains.
Kiser for the Alameda team made
the only touchdown of the game in the
first half for his team, after the Wis
itors had gained twenty yards by a
well executed forward pass, Graft to
E. Buzzone. This found the ball on
high schools 1O-yard line on the first
down, and behind excellent interfer-
ence Kiser carried the ball between the
goal posts. He failed to kick the goal
and the score stood: Alameda high
school 8, Los Angeles high school 4.
Game in Detail
Gelderman kicked off for Alameda to
Decius, who received the ball on his
5-yard line and ran with it to the cen
ter of the field. Wingett went through
the visitors life for one yard. Cess
Ter made fifteen yards on onside kick,
and the local team was penalized fff-
teen yards for holding. Geissler punt
ID 20 rf a who
was downed in his tracks by Grimm.
Alameda made eight yards around
high schools right end. Kiser went
through left tackle for a yard and Gel
derman punted to Decius. Wingett
went through center for two yards and
Cass sent an onside kick to Geissler'
who made q 40-yard gain. Cass tried
quarterback run to get within booting
distance of the goal. Decius succeeded
in a place kick from the 26-yard line.
Score: Los Angeles high school 4, Ala
media high school 0.
Kiser kicked off for Alameda to De-
cius, who received the ball on his
twenty-five yards. After two unsuc-
cessful line bucks Geissler punted to c.
Baum, who was tackled on the spot
by Grimm.
Alameda was penalized fifteen yards
for holding on the first down Colder
man punteu TO LASS, WHO Illdue d gam
of four yards. Decius could not gain
on a right end run and Geissler punted
Graft received the punt for Alameda,
but was unable to make Roadway on
account of Grimm, who tackled neatly.
Bush passed the ball to Graft, who
threw to e. Bruzzone for a successful
forward pass which netted the visitors
fifteen yards. Kiser carried the ball
over the line on the next play on a
run around high schools left end from
the 10-yard line. Score: Alameda 5,
Los Angeles 4.
Decius kicked off for a touchback
Alameda had free kick from the %
yard line. Geissler received the ball
and reached the center of the field be-
fore being tackled by Seigfried. Decius
sent an onside kick to Geissler, which
was intercepted by Kiser, and Alameda
held the ball Gelderman punted high
and Decius caught the ball on Alame-
da's 40-yard line and carried 1t to the
25-yard line. Decius and Cass dropped
back for a place kick from the 26-yard
line just as the whistle blew to end the
first half.
Second Half
High school kicked off at the begin
ming of the second half to Alameda,