The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-10-23
MIAMI WAS EASY
FOR VINITA HIGH
Local High School Boys win From
the Mining Camp Team to the
Tune Of 50 to
From saturdays Daily.

Yesterdays game while Il was onesided
was filled with brilliant plays that made
il an interesting exhibition, and the COM
paratively small crowd along the side
lines were given ample opportunity %
cheer, The whole back field Of the VIZ
nita team played like veterans. The
brilliant runs Of the halves and quarter
back and the great line plunses of
fullhack Billingslea were JOY to the
lovers Of great college game
At the beginning Of the game when
the two teams lined up and the larger
boys Of Miami loomed up beside the
Vinita boys many predicted that the
locals would be given the tussle Of their
lives. and when on the first scrimmage
Vinita was forced 60 kick. and Wright
made the only bad punt in the game, and
the ball went to the visitors in Ninita's
territory several means went up from the
side lines but this soon changed TO
cheer. Vinita again got the bali near the
center of the field and after several nice
ly executed plays, Lionbcrger the sturdy
left half Of the locals went across the
goal for the first touchdown. Billlngslea
kicked perfect goal Score Vinita 8
Miami o.
After being penalized for missed
forward pass, Captain Franklin carried
the ball around left end for IS yards, and
quarterback Smith got away with beau
tiful quarterback run, and again crossed
the enemies Goal. BillingsIea again
kicked the oval over the cross bar for
second goal Score Vinita IL TO Miami Q.
After another lively scrimmage Vinita
resorted to punting and Wright displayed
unusual headwork in making one punt
for IS yards. The Vinita center snapped
the ball back to Wright who took plenty
Of time, but just as q Miami end jumped
for him he side stepped and sent the oval
flying through the air to be recovered by
Fred Smith. who again crossed the goal
for touchdown. For the third time
Bihinesea kicked goal Score Vinita Is.
Miami o.
Smith secured the ball on the kickoff
and ran back twenty yards right through
the Miami team. The ball here was fun-
bed in passing to Wright, but the sturdy
half recovered the ball and gained fifteen
yards on the play Lionberger made q
brilliant end run for forty yards. IN which
his team mates gave perfect interference.
Billineslea was then sent through shs
line for another touchdown. This time
the attempt at goal failed and the referee
sounded the whistle for the end Of the
first half. Score Vinita %. Miami D
vinita defended the west goal At the
beginning Of the second half Smith se-
cured the bali on the kickoff and made .
thirty yard run through the Miami team
Wright started around right end with
clear field but tripped. with gain Of
five yards. Smith made another great
quarterback run Of thirty yards, but was
downed on the visitors five yard line.
Wright went through right tackle for an
other touchdown. Billingslea missed the
try for goal. Score vinita % Miami o.
Miami kicked to vinita. The two teams
lined up for scrimmage near the center
Of the field and Wright punted the ball
across the opponents goal Deck securing
the ball for touchdown The try for
goal missed. Score Vinita SO, Miami O..
In the next scrimmaee Vinita secured
the ball on her 5 yard line LionbergeT
went around the end for five yards.
Guards Elliott and Chatterton here left
the game and two lighter men we're sub
sututed. The Miami team took brace
and held for two downs. Then tho VI
nlta team executed the most perfect for.
ward pass ever seen here. Wright passed the
!, ball thIrtyfsve yards to Deck who caught It
. and crossed the line for another touch
down. Capt. Franklin missed the goal.
|. Score vinita S8. Miami @.
/. After another series Of brilliant plays
e Billineslea broke through the line Of the
s visitors and ran thirty yards fof 8 touch-
9 down The try for goal failed. Score
! vinita As. Miami 0.
: vinita kicked to Miami and The two
5 teams Iined up for scrimmage on Miamis
) twenty-five yard line. sweem fambled
!. and Wright fell on the bal. Capt. Frank
. lin. for vinlta. went through the line iol
n fifteen yards. and minute later b. 3
: brilliant end run crossed the goal for ths
, ninth touchdown. Franklin missed is
y the try for goal Score Vinisa As. Miami
o.
? Miami kicked 70 vinita. Smith caught
the kick and ran ten yards. Wright wen'
around right end for IS yards Lion.
berger again got away for forty yaF1
I run but was pulled down eighteen yordi
from the coveted goal Then Ross Harris
! Who had been substituted for Deck CARR
4 ed the ball around right end for sood
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