The Socorro chieftain. [volume] (Socorro, N.M.) 1902-1959, 1908-11-21
Between Agricultural College and
School Of Mines Team Resulted
in Victory for Former.
The SCORE STOOD 80 TO 10
But the School of Mines Team De
serve Great Credit for the Show
ing They Made.

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on the fair grounds in tins city
last Saturday afternoon between
the Agricultural College and
School of Mines teams resulted
in a victory for the visitors by a
score of 80 to 10. The local
team played so plucky a game,
however, and did So much bet
ter than either their supporters
or their opponents expected them
TO do that as far as its effect
upon their own spirits was con-
cerned their decisive defeat had
all the effect of victory.
A member of the visiting team
complimented the local players
by saying that the first half of
Saturdays'S game was the hard
est half they had ever played.
This can readily be believed in
the light of the fact that for full
ly twenty-five minutes of the
thirty minutes of the first half
neither team was able to score.
But at that late stage of the half
the visitors by continued hard
rushing of the School of Mines
line succeeded in driving it back
to the goal line and making a
touchdown. At the close of the
first half the score stood g to 0
in favor of the Agricultural Col
lege players.
The second half was another
story. 1t was then that the SUI
perior training and skill of the
visitors showed itself, though it
was then, too, that the local
team succeeded in carrying the
ball past their opponents line for
two touchdowns. The play was
the same in both cases. A dou-
BILE pass puzzled the visitors and
the ball landed in the hands of
Boright, who escorted it safely
to the opponents goal for a score
of five in each instance. 1t was
at those moments that Socorro's
rooters yelled and cheered as
they never yelled and cheered
before. One of the opposing
team tried to catch Boright after
he had gotten a clear start, but
it is doubtful whether there is a
biped without feathers in all
New Mexico who can do that.
1t was the hard pounding by the
College team that did the busi-
ness in this half. Almost every
time the two lines rushed to-
gether the Agriculturists would
gain ground and five times
they succeeded in carrying the
ball past the School of Mines
goal.
1t was a clean game from start
to finish. Every man on the
gridiron played fair and accept
ed the decisions and the bumps
that came to him without a MUIR
mur. In fact, it was absolutely
cheering to see the royal good
fellowship that manifested itself
between the members OF the rival
teams. The Agricultural Col
lege team is composed of husky,
manly young fellows whom it is
a pleasure 10 meet under any cir
cumstances, and they made
friends and admirers of every
body in Socorro. May they
come again and stay longer but
not play football quite so we'll.
The School of Mines eleven
undertook to maintain Socorro's
enviable reputation for hospital
ity, and the many genuine ex-
pressions of appreciation on part
of the visitors indicated that the
effort was successful. The kind
assistance of some of the citizens
of Socorro made successful en-
tertainment much easier than il
would have been otherwise.
One feature of the entertain
ment of the visitors was a dance
given in their honor in the opera
house Saturday evening. Hon.
w. E. Martin kindly consented
to act as master of ceremonies
on this occasion and any body
who has ever seen Mr.. Martin
act in that capacity knows that
nothing that he could do to con-
tribute to the general good time
was left undone. Mr.. Martins
brief but happy speech of well
come to the guests ofsthe even
ing was answered by them with
an enthusiastic college yell fol
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