The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-11-26

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diets and the citizens of Roswell, tle
game between the A. & NJ. College of
Las Cruces and the n. NJ. NJ. |. of
Roswell. came 10 a close with a score
of "a to in favor of tne y. NJ. VI. /.
Three touch downs by Baird. two by
Higgins and one by Bunting, with
four goals kicked by Staines did the
work: three touch downs and two
goals on each half.
A. a. NJ. being her dreaded ami, ev-
er before. victorious foe, the y. Nj. NJ.
I. went into the game with some te-
merity, but with every nerve strung
TO the utmost. The A. & NJ. boys nav
ing arrived the day before and hav-
ing roamed in the Barracks with tae
boys. had personally met and made
friends with the cadets, so there was
the best OF spirit existing between
the two teams. with nothing but
aealthy college rivalry between them.
The spirit of iLsmanliness was
displayed throughout the game, no
slugging and very few differences oc-
curing between the players.
The game was called at 2:30 with
MIR. C. ID Case of Las Cruces as I'm
pire, Mr.. II. NJ. Dow as Referee anil
Mr.. Nesbit as field referee. A. & NJ.
College won the toss and gave the
kick to the Institute. Capt. Baird
kicked to 10 yard line, and in spite
OF TWO 1ncS because OF IOTNdTu pass
failures, the ball was kept in A. & NJ
territory for the first seven minutes,
when Bunting crossed the goal line.
8 aines failed TO kick goal for Insti-
tufe.
A. & NJ. next kicked the ball, which
was caught and carried by Higgins
to so yard line. On the third down
Higgins kicked which resulted in
touch back for Cruces The ball be-
-. al . fn.a a
forward pass was taken for 15 yeards
by A. & MS right end. Cruces next
forward pass failed, and they made
a kick which was caught by Higgins.
Next down Kilburn carried the ball
90 yards. followed by Higgins for 10
yards, Baird for 10 yards and Baird
for touch down. Staines kicked goal.
On kick of by A. & NJ. ball crossed
goal line anil touch back was made
on % yard line, Higgins made dash
for 30 yards. followed in next down
by Baird through center for 10 yards.
The ball was passed to kilburn two
consecutive times now. ale making z
his usual 10 yards in the first, and
pulling off his old trick of fooling his
opponents and getting away with the
ball on the second pass, but A. & NJ. s
Quarter having anticipated this move
" .
only. In turn Higgins, carried the
pig skin for 30 yards more. But the
ball was lost in the next down by
tumble and Cruces right end came
very near getting away, when Rig
gins the sprinter. brought him down.
The ball was not successfully lost
by both teams. Rowley, however,
broke this game up by recovering a.
G. Ms forward passrs. whereupon
Bunting carried the ball to within one
yard of Cruces goal. and Baird did
tile touchdown stunt, wlile Staines
furnished the supplementary goal
kick.
The remaining five minutes of the
first half was taken up by unsuccess-
full efforts on the part of A. & NJ. to
make forward passes, and the usual
gain on the side of the Institute, with
no more scoring. Staines here pulled
of one of the star plays of the game
by evading Cruces defense and tack
ling her right end just in the act of
tossing the ball for forward pass.
thereby losing 10 yards for Cruces.
During the intermission between
halves the cadets, with joined hands
marched over the field, giving their
yells in the widest ecstacy.
The first touch down in the second
nalf was made in four and one-Aali
minutes The downs were successful
ly made as follows: Rigging gaining
yards. Higgins Is yeards. Baird 1C
yards. Kilburn 10 yards, Bunting IL
yards. Kilburn 10 yards, Higgins IL
= yards. Bunting yards. Bunting
yards. Baird touchdown. No catchs
plays were tried. just old time al
yances through the line and emf runs
being made. Two more touch down:
were made in tais half after which
Stai7es kicked goal
II was a game OF steady team worl
for the Institute from one end to ths
other. Few spectacular plays wer,
made. on the other hand they wer,
complete masters throughout th'
game.
The A. & NJ boys proved the ver.
opposite. being especially fine II