Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-04
GORTON'S CREW
PLAYS SLOvENLY
COACH FAR FROM PLEASED
WITH SHOWING
WHITTIER BEATEN 80 TO o IN
POOR CONTEST
State School Boys Acted as If They
Never Had Read Rules of Game.
Presbyterians Faulty in
Handling Ball
BY II. HAMMOND BEALL

Slovenly football marked the victory
of the Occidental varsity over the
Whittier state school by the score of
so to 0 at Whittier yesterday, and despite
the decisive victory scored by mis- men
Coach Gorton was disheartened and
disgusted with the style of play shown
in the contest
Fumbling, frequent dropping of the
| ball and poor passing characterized the
Presbyterans' work, but as for the
| Whittier boys, their playing would in
dicate that they never had seen the
1908 rule book, tor when the "OXy' ends
and halves would make double passes
the Whittier lads would threaten to
leave the field, declaring such actions
to be illegal.
The one live spot in the game came
at the beginning of the second half,
when Thomson, receiving the ball after
a kickout from the twenty-five yard
| line, following a missed field goal by
| Wieman, shaking off six Whittier tack
! lers, ran the whole length of the field
for touchdown.
The first blood was drawn after VIE
man, falling on a goal from placement,
allowed Whittier to kick in from the
twenty-five yard line, and Thomson,
the giant Garvanza full, ran the ball
in thirty yards, and Collins followed
with an end run of thirty yards more
to touch.
"Oxy" scored again in the first half
after bucking the length of the field.
and were held for downs on Whittier's
flve-yard line. An effort to punt by
Whittier fooled, and Landreth, secur-
ing the ball, was dragged over the line
by Conrad.
Following Thomson's sensational
touchdown at the beginning of the Sec
ond half, Thomas ran the ball back
dc he
o. C. fullback got loose on tackle
buck for twenty more, and three more
bucks by Collins, Thomson and John
son placed the spheroid past the goal
posts, Johnson scoring the touchdown.
The final score succeeded the next
kickoff in short order. Whittier was
held for downs and forced to punt.
Thomas ran in thirty yards, and the
three backs, with three bucks, put the
ball over once more. Thomson again
taking touchdown honors. Just as VIE
man was kicking the goal the final
whistle blew.
Captain Wieman and Fullback Thom-
son were the stars of the game. The
former. although insure in his goals
from placement, followed each touch
down with a clean goal kick, while
plunging and long runs through scat
tered field, really deserves premier hon.
ors. The lirfeup:
WHITTIER
OCCIDENTAL. STATE SCHOOL,
NWieman. ..........r g. l........... Garrett
McDermitt. .......r. I. l............ Euchre
Smart Kellogg. ....r e. l......... ,Berraris
conrad. -.......'s.. c. 's'''.'s''' 'Houerlso
II. Thomson. g. r............Cl .Closky
Patterson. .........L t. r............. ORTIZ
Landreth-W. Thomson. i. e. r.....J. Roderigo
Thomas. ........... q. b. ........ .Sullasson
Collins. ...........r. h. l............ Flores
johnson. ..........L h. r........... .Segilla
f. Thomson. ....... (. h. ............ Ryall
Length of halves 25 minutes. Referee,
Gorton Umpire Fahey.
Touchdowns-Collins. johnson Landreth
F. Thomson ca. Goals-Wieman 80.
Timers. McKenny and Lafferty. Head
linesman. Harrigsn.
The elevens of the California Military
academy and Santa Monica high school
will get together next Saturday for the
first game of football in the beach city.
The high school lads will outweigh the
soldiers and are expected to outplay
them, as they have had more practice
and have several Southern California
crack players on their squad. AT some
future date the soldiers will meet Hol-
lywood and Long Beach high schools.
Billy Hemrod. the crack Pomona
two-miler and miller who graduated
from Pomona college last year, is at