Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-11-28
QUAKERS BOW TO
0. H. S. RESERVES
SECONDS or LOCAL INsrITu.
TloN TRouNcE oskALoosA
PLAYERS ON MUDDY FIELD.
LINE BUCKS A FEATURE
Losers Were Unable to Stop tho
Fierce Pushes of the ottumwa
5aeks Score Was
is TO 0.

16 to 0 tells the story OF the game
yesterday between the Ottumwa Re-
serves and Oska!oosa high and as in
the first contest the locals came out
at the big end of the horn. The game
was played In field Of mud and had
1t not been for this condition of grid
iron the score would have undoubted-
~ been doubled The o. H. s. midgets
were unable to use many of their trick
plays and forward passes which were
largely instrumental in rolling up a
large score last Saturday, but were
compelled to use line smashes and end
runs.
The star playing for Ottumwa was
| done by the team as whole, although
! the work of Box on delayed passes and
Epps and Foster on line bucks was
especially noticeable. The line put up
a splendid defense and in an emerg-
ency never failed to hold. Little left
end Smith for Osky played an excel
lent game, making tackle after tackle
In the open field.
| Considering the fact that the Oska-
ioosa team was composed largely Of
nrst team players or subs, the Re.
serves are to be congratulated for
| ehASii piaS
How Points Were Scored.
| Foster made two OF the touohdowns
and Captain Epps the third. All three
were made on line bucks. two in the
flrst half and the other in the last ses-
sion. Stutsn,an kicked off for Ottum-
wa, Osky returning the oval ten yards.
On the next play they fumbled and
Wilkinson fell on the ball. The bail
was steadily advanced down the field
and when within three yards to cover
Foster was pushed over on a right
| guard buck for the first touchdown.
The kiclout failed.
Ottumwa again booted the leather to
Osky, Russell returning but a short
distance. They advanced the pieskin
to the middle OF the gridiron and there
were held for downs. The ball changed
hands back and forth for short tima.
until the locals finally swept it down
the field IN succession Of end runs
and delayed passes, and Foster once
more went over for O tally WillSin.
son was unable to kick goal On ac
count of the strong wind and the diff
ficu!t angle at which the ball was
place
| SN"t'Aai"e hlShSu W NISRE WIG
fumbled and the half ended with the
oval in possession of o. H. S. on the
thirty yard line.
Foster received the ball on the kick
off at the opening of the second hall
and returned it twenty yards. Enc
bucks brought the sphere to the
center Of the gridiron where Osky tool
brace and held the locals for downs
They, however, were unable to gair
through the line and were forced te
punt Stutsman got the ball on tn.
forty yard line. A short kick put thu
ball in Oskaloosa's possession in the
middle Of the field They were soor
held for downs and Ottumwa started
on a steady march up the gridiron
Stutsman made five yards on tackl,
around. Epps and Wilkinson eacf
made five yards on left tackle bucks
Box made a twenty-five yard gain on ;
delayed pass and Epps carried tn.
ball over for a touchdown. Wil1inso,
booted the ball over the bar maxim;
the score 16 to 0.
The last half lasted but fiftee1
minutes and ended soon after Oska
loosa kicked off with Ottumwa in pos
session of the oval on Oskys thirt,
yard line.