Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-11-27
" S. c. COMPLETES FOOT
BALL SEASON WITH VICTORY
Wins Annual Thanksgiving Day Game
With Whitman by Score of 4 to O.

The sons of Marcus met the State
College football eleven in a fast and
scrappy game on Rogers field Thurs
dav afternoon. and at the close of 7C
minutes of fast playing the score
stood 4 to 0 in favor of W.S.C. The
winning points were made by a place
kick from Whitman's % yard line,
and to Joe Halm's right foot W.S.C.
in large measure owes the victroy.
A feature of the game that de-
serves honorable mention were the
penalties which ex-Coach Johnnie
Bender, referee. charged up to WIS.
C. From this source the grangers
lost from 95 to 100 yards of territory,
being penalized nine times. Repeat
edly they were set back when within
Whitman's danger line Once when
Ine w ~ eleNeI Was IuSlllHS IlS
ball down the field at from five to ten
yards per play, and were on Whit
mans five yard line. they were set
back matter of 25 yards.
Bender in all his work with the
local college team this year has been
absolutely fair. Whether or not his
judgment was good in all cases yes
terday cannot be determined by any
expression of opinion from the play
ers, for they refuse to say a word
about it. On the field, however, there
was a show of considerable dissatis-
faction.
Another unusual thing about the
game was the spirit of aggressive de-
termination which continued through
out the game. Each team was sure it
could win. Considerable kicking was
done, but not as extensively as was
true of the Idaho game. Each team
felt able to make yardage against the
other. and in many instances fought
for yardage rather than to kick. Many
very close decisions were made, which
undoubtedly put the ability of the
officials to very severe test.
In the first eight minutes of play,
Whitman, by means of several penal
ties inflicted upon W.S.C., succeeded
in getting down in the neighborhood
of W.S.C..'s 25 yard line. They did
poor kicking, and were poor at the
forward pass, and lost the ball. Hahn
punted to the middle of the field. and
W.S.C. recovered the ball. By A
series of fierce line and end plays, W..
sc. took the ball twenty yards
through the Whitman landscape, and
brought up on the missionaries &c
yard line, and here the grangers were
penalized Is yards by Bender.
There was an exchange of punts,
some fumbling due to the muddy field,
and W. S. C. finally secured the ball
on Whitman's 55 yard line. By a
long end run by Cheeley, and kick
byH aim the ball was taken to the 25
yard line. Whitman secured the ball,
and made ar end run for five yards,
and then were held. Bassett for Whit
man punted, Cheeley returning the
ball. A forward pass followed, in
which the local team gained five
yards. The half closed with the bal
nearly in the center of the field, hav.
Ing been in W.S.C. territory the
greater part of the half.
The second half opened with a rush,
and after an exchange of puntsW. sc.
look possession of the ball, and in six
'een plays had reached Whitman's SIX
yard line. Here the W.S.C. clever
was penailzed fifteen yards for hold
'ng' The local team then worked the
Oali out into the field on Whitman
-yard line, and Hahn kicked from
placement for four points.
During the remaider of the game, il