Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-03
FIRST INTERCOLLEGIATE GAME
OF SEASON
SPECTACULAR LONG RUNS FEAT.
URE CONTEST
Wieman Proves Tower of Strength to
Occidental Freshmen, Who Send
CIaremont Home Defeated
After Stubborn Game
oxy Freshies, t2; Pomona Freshles, 8

day afternoon on Baer field to the
tune of 12 to 6. At the end of the
first half things looked good for the
Claremont men, but when Rummy
Dubois tore through the opposing
field for sixty-fve yards for a touch
down and Bradbeer kicked goal things
took a different aspect.
For Pomona Barnes, Spurgen and
/ Crawford did the best work. Spurgeon
played fast heady game for the
sage brush men. making many gaiHs
| on quarterback runs. Barnes, on the
defensive, was exceptionally good,
tearing through the Oxy interference
| and getting his man time after time.
! Crawford at times played spectacular
| ball, tackling low and hard and run
ming we'll with the ball.
On the other hand, the Oxy boys
ran their interference well, and the
! backs followed it well. If Rummy
Dubois and a few others had not been
in the Pomona line the visitors might
| have gone back to Pomona rejoicing,
| instead of otherwise. Such a game
| fightfight has never been seen put up
by two freshman teams in the south
| before. The field was rather slippery,
and the players had hard time keep
| ing on their feet. The ball of course
was very slippery and but few for
ward passes We're tried but those that
We're tried proved in most cases sue
cessful.
At the end of the first half the score
stood to 0 in favor of Pomona. and
| things were taking dreary aspect for
the baby tigers. But when the Oxy
| freshmen started out in the second
half Pomona was taken off its guard
from the first play, Weiman tearing
through a broken field for thirty
yards Weimans punting was good.
| He booted the oval for fifty yards
time after time. Bradbeer proved ex-
ceedingly fast at half, while Gould
played. we'll at end. Smart played
well at tackle, tearing great holes in
Several men who participated in the
| freshman game will undoubtedly be
seen in the varsity lineup of the two
| institutions later in the season. Among
these are Spurgeon. Crawford, Barnes
and Miller, with Pomona, and Wei
man, Smart, Gould and Du Bois OF
| Occidental. This new material in the
two southern colleges will undoubted-
ly make some of the old men go some
to hold down their positions.
Play in Detail
Drury Weiman kicked off for the
Occidental, Barnes returning the ball
| LOT lllG6A ydlhos ISAiSfo W. N~N
right end for ten yards. Spurgeon
tried a quarterback kick. which Wei
man intercepted. Bradbeer made ten
yards on an end run. Bucklen lost
the ball on a tumble, Nye recovering
it. Pomona fumbled the ball, but re-
covered it, again. Another quarter
back play was tried and failed. Oxy
held for downs, Weiman punting for
forty yards Spurgeon finally engi-
neered a quarterback kick which
| proved successful, Pomona gaining
! twenty yards on it. Spurgeon tried
place, but the ball went wide of the
goal posts. Oxy scrimmaged from the
! twenty line, Weiman re-
turning the ball back into the field for
ten wards on a screen play. Oxy was
again forced to punt. Barnes receiving
the oval and running it back for four
yards. ..,
mass of the game, but lost the ball on
a. tumble in the next play. Oxy held
for downs, Weiman punting. Barnes
ran the punt back for ten yards. Rice
again gained another ten on the other
! side by a tackle buck. Occidental re-
ceived the ball on a forward pass. the
| hall being intercepted by Welman.
| Oxv lost the ball on downs, Pomona
getting the ball and running the ball
| down the field within three yards OF
the goal line. Crawford being pulled
from the line and making the first
touchdown for Pomona on straight
tackle buck. Spurgeon kicked goal.
I on the KICKOFF Bradbeer was downed
in his tracks. Seay was put in the
Mace of Osborn at left end for OXy-
! accidental held and Weiman punted.
On a. tumble Seay got the ball. Brad
beer, however, proved to nave an uh-
Iuckv streak and lost the ball on a
| 10 TIJntin0,
Weiman running in the ball for ten
wards. Coach Stanton was warned for
Coaching from the side lines. Pomona
being penalized fifteen yards. OXy
again held for downs. Spurgeon punts,
! Dubois returning the ball for twenty
wards in a spectacular run. OXy tried
! a place kick but failed Time was
called for the first half. Score-Pomo-
ma, 6; Oxy, 0.
Second Half
Sturgeon kicked off, Weiman receiv-
| ing the ball and returning the ball Tor
thirty yards. Bradbeer gained three
yards on a line buck. Occidentay fresh-
| men were again held for downs and
Weiman was forced to kick, Bradbeer
recovering the ball and OXy gaining
fifteen yards. Dubois gains five yards
on a quarterback run. OXy held tor
| downs, Weiman making a beautiful
punt for fifty yards. Spurgeon returned
with a punt for thirty-five yards. Du-
Bois caught the ball and made one or
| the most spectacular runs ever seen
| in the south. For sixtyfive yards he
lodged and Straightforward himself to-
ward the goal for a touchdown. Brad
| beer kicked goal. Score, &c,
Weiman kicked off to Miller, who re-
| turned the ball seven yards, and Smart
| grabbed an attempted quarterback by
Spurgeon. Dubois gained ten yards on
| a quarter back run. Weiman again
| punted. Gould intercepted a forward
pass, Weiman following with four yards
on a. buck through center OXy tried
place kick, but it was blocked, Dubois
| gathering the ball he had attempted to
| flick and running through a broken
for the second touchdown for the OXy
babes. Dubois kicked goal. Score,
12-6.
| tried the quarterback kick which he
used so much throughout the contest,
but Weidman received it. Oxy tried
place kick but failed. Pomona made
successful quarterback kick. Pomona
held for downs, Spurgeon kicking and
DUBOIS running 1t in for twenty yards.
| Oxy punted, Bradbeer again getting the
bali on a tumble by Miller. Bucklen
made fifteen around left end. Blee was
taken out, Brier taking his place. once
more Oxy tried a place, but again this
method failed, and Pomona punted out
from the twenty-five yard line, Wei
man returning the ball for ten yards.
Occidental punted, Spurgeor 'aoeivinG