The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-11-01

20 yard line. This was the only point
Of vantage the visitors could take to
keep off touchdown by the Paducah
aggregation.
The game was full of fast playing,
while 1t lasted, but arguing was the
chief feature, occurring after nearly
every other play. A small crowd of
fans turned out to see the contest,
while the weather would have been
better for baseball. Nevertheless the
Tigers gave the locals a run for their
money and outplayed them when it
came to team work. Paducahs
strength lay in heavy mass plays, the
locals making a ten-yard gain at one
time by this resort.
First Half.
Play was called shortly after
O'Clock and Carterville kicked off,
Paducah defending the east goal.
Jones, Paducahs left half, received
the ball and gained Is yards. Fiji
teen more yards were made by a for
ward pass to Dunbar when the game
was delayed by one of the Carter
vile men being injured. He recov-
cred and the game went on. Padu-
cab had the ball and tried an end
run but gained nothing. The same
trick again failed and Luftenburg
tried a punt, the Tigers getting pos
session of the ball. Then the locals
made a slim gain and the Tigers
failed to advance after a run around
right end. Then the visitors punted
to the ten yard line and Paducah re-
ceiyed the ball, making a good gain
by a mass play. The locals forced
themselves TO the 20 yard mark by
another mass play, retaining the ball.
A run around left end by Reeder
failed to gain and Luftenburg missed
a good opportunity for a punt by his
slowness. Carterville got the ball
just as Luftenburg was about to
kick, forcing the locals back almost
TO the goal. By a good mass play
the Tigers forced a touchdown Z min
.utes after the game started. Walker
made a pretty goal kick, making the
score 6 to o in favor of the Tigers.
Then Paducah kicked of. the Tig-
ers defending the east goal. One of
the Tigers grabbed the ball just of
the goal line and held 1t. A heavy
mass play by Paducah forced the Tig-
ers back almost on the line and the
only way the visitors saw to prevent
a touchdown BY the locals was a
safety" play, which was neatly
made. This counted points for Pa
ducah and Carterville took the ball at
the 25 yard line. In a mass play
the Tigers kept the ball and followed
with left end pass, gaining 20 yards
on the locals. The visitors still held
the ball and made small gains by end
runs and masses. They lost the ball,
but made 10 more yards and Padu-
cab tried a mass play with no gain.
After failing on right end run, the
Tigers tried forward pass and
Floyd Walker received the ball,
making n touchdown. which was de-
clared Illegal on account of the visit
ors being of side. Umpire Elliott
blew his whistle just as the pass was
being made. but the Tigers did not
stop until Walker carried the ball
to the goal. After a long argument
the Tigers were penalized five yards
and went back So yards from their
goal. Then the visitors tried a right
end run and they were prevented
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sensational tackle made by Jones.
after the Tigers had gained 20 yards.
Paducah massed and Carterville got
the bali The same thing again was
no gain for either side and the Tigers
tried fake" play. resulting in no
gain whatever. Paducah got the ball
in the tussle and by three successive
mass plays gained 10 yards. A
heavier mass play by the locals
gained 10 more yards at once. In
another mass play the locals were
penalized for an offside play. In the
melee one of the Tigers received a
stiff blow on the jaw that laid him up
several minutes, delaying the game.
Carterville took the bail and tried
mass play twice. Still holding the
ball they punted and gained 80 yards.
Paducah recovering the pigskln. Pa
ducah recovered 90 yards by a for
ward pass to Reeder but was pen
allied. II being an incomplete for
ward pass. Failing on a left end run
the locals punted and gained 80
yards. Then Carterville got the ball
and advanced 90 yards on a forward
pass. Time was called
After a conference the Tigers
agreed to play the second half with
out an intermission, on account of
little time to catch their train home.
Second Half.
Paducah kicked Off, the visitors de-
Tending the east goal again. The
Tigers got the ball and held 1t at the
90 yard line. They tried two sue
cessive mass plays, but neither side
gained. Carterville then punted for
Is yards when Bishop ran through
the line and touched the ball before
it hit the ground An argument fol-
lowed. resulting in the Tigers refus-
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