The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-11-20
CARLETON is SANTA CLAUS
Methodists Pin Sixteen Points on the
Normal Christmas Tree.

Cape Girardcau Normal put the
soft pedal on Carlcton's pigskin AS
pirations last Saturday and forced
the Mcthodists to eat crow to the
ditty Of lG to 10. It was pianisSi
mo game, save for the few moments
when Brannun or Pipkin stepped on
the hard pedal and played football
like Herr Wagner making music for
the Nalkeric dance.
Carleton had eleven stars In the
game. ll-count emil. But, sori-
ously, there was not II man on the
team who didn't play football right
up to the notch. The deterrent fca-
ture Was the fact that NO two of the
eleven played football at the same
time. When Brannon took n notion
to eat the Cape alive, the other ten
Methodists picked daisies.
OF course, Referee Hope had some
thing to do with it. In fact, Ref
cree Hope always issues state
ment just before the game opens
that he "roally isn't up to date on
the football rules, but will do the
best he can" If he overlooked any
thing for the NOrmuls last Satur-
day, that something was flying
mighty high.
Umpire Medley, of Jackson, who
became referee during the second
half was absolutely neutral as far
as his feeling in the matter was con
corned, but anyone who has seen
the Cape Normal rooters in action
chances on giving the Normals the
worst Of any sort Of decision.
Hence, Carleton protited nothing
by Normal's otr-sidc and illegal
playing during TIA" second half.
1t was grab game, and Coach
Courlcaux, the leader Of the Normal
team, has the best pair Of grabbing
hooks ever seen on IA southeast
Missouri football team. /! the Nor
nal cares for her reputation on the
athletic field, if she hopes to keep
her skirts clean in this respect, the
sooner CourlcauX is shipped to some
football haven like the \. :. O. Of
Kirksvillr, tn" less spots there will
he ON her raimcut. Like Coach
Wells, Of last years fame, the Nor
mails present "Athlotic Director"
sees red, green, pink and blue, as is
necessary, hut If u pure white light
ever crossed his vision last Satur-
day, assurcdly he closed his eyes
Immediately. Threats. bruw-bcat-
ing and coercion Of officials by the
sheer force of hostil" ruOtcrs ON the
sidc-Iinc, and on the field Of play,
will win games. But it will serious.
ly an =, future schedules and bring
do"n upon an institution Of other
wi" si'.ticas reputation the censurc
and condemnation of all persons
who believe in and patrouizc sport
only ms long as IL Is free from all
such tactics as marked the game at
Cape Girarde0u.
Carleton should have won the
game regardless Of whatever unfair
treatment she received Mt tn" hands
of her advcrsarics. 70 nm observer
who knows the game, it is easy to
estimate that Carleton is at least 30
points better than the Normal, but
the elements which contributed To
the defeat of the Mcthudists were
such that the game might well have
been 20 to u in favor of the Normal
and still have been no credit to the
winners.
Up in North Missouri, where foot
ball developed early ut such schools
rs Westminster, William Jewell,
Central, Wentworth, Missouri Uni
vcrsity, Missouri Valley, \. :. o.,
Tarkio and others, gaines which be-
came known as grabs" were of
frequent occurrence. Two weeks
before Thanksgiving in lSIS, Central
played Missouri Valley at Marshall
under lust such circumstance a., AT
Cape tiirardcau last Saturday. / hc
scor" was 3G /" q in favor of Mis-
souri, Valley. On Thanksgiving the |
same teams played at Faycttr, tine |
home Of the Central team. The /
scor" was - to u in favor Of Com /
traI There's difference Of - |
points, but no one VIII" knew foot /
ball ever marvell"d at how it hap /
pened.
The story Of the Reconsideration /
game is sad tale. 1t opened well /.
for the Mcthpdists, although few |
minutes after the beginning of play |
Normal got the ball on n fumblcd |
punt near the Carleton goal. How. |
ever. Carleton held for downs and |
puutcd out of danger. Then on p |
tumble in midficld Forster secured /
the ball and ran for touchdown. /
Nations missed goal and the score /
was to 0 in favor of Carleton.