The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-11-26
|ELY WINS FOOTBALL GAME FROM M'C|LL
BEFORE BIG CROWD AT EAST ELY PARK
cold AND WINDY BUT SPECTATORS ENJOYED THE GAME JUST THE SAME
'Rah, rah, rah, Ely, Ely.

hdn, ran, ran, E-l-y, Ely.
Let the band play, let the sun
shine; let the merry bells peal, for
Ely won the football game-clouds
and sorrow for McGill.
'Rah, 'rah, 'rah.
A brilliant game, well contested
and we'll won. Ely brought to the
field Drawn, skill and experience. The
team work of the McGill boys was
excellent. There was better indi-
vidual work in the ranks of Ely;
McGill worked better together, but
Ely had stone wall in front of it's
goal. McGill battered against the
wall with spirit, courage and dash,
but Ely was impenetrable, and the
boys from the smelter town failed to
score. Ely scored goal and
touchdown; score, Ely II, McGill 0.
A brilliant audience assembled to
witness the game. Something in the
air had foretold that the game was
to be one of blood, and the crowds
came from Ruth, Kimberly, from Nc
Gill, from East Ely, from Ward,
Cherry Creek, and from old Ely.
PEELED, and the joy of the occasion
was dimmed only by the wind and
clouds. The grandstand was wav-
ing mass Of color, the ladies vieing
one with the other In the display of
the milliners' and the modistes'
glory. The sight was one to inspire
the players to more valiant deeds
than those of the football field, but
the heroes of the gridiron and the
pigskin were good enough for their
fair admirers. And they were he
roes worth while as were the fair
ones of the gentle audience worth
while. Down ON the sidelines the
harder sex were busy and enthus-
iastic scrapping, fighting the battles
of their college days over with every
punt and run. and glorious tackle.
1t was good enough playing for
any college game and the last half
was worthy the emulation of any
players. 1t was a game in which the
enthusiasm was never lacking, where
the spirit of the game was never
wanting. 1t was game noted
throughout for the sportsmanlike
work of the players. There was
never a bit of unfair work through
out the two halves. No higher COM
pliment could be paid to the men of
both teams. Ely won the game but
McGill lost nothing in the losing. All
honor to both teams, and all credit
to the district.
A high wind spoiled more than one
play, scattering to fragments many
a noble punt. But this was as fair
to one side as to the other. The
first half was all Ely's. Herbst, Ely's
80 hon on1x ho! urifh
a coating of adamant, and what
backing he had! No wonder the
lighter boys of McGill were beaten
back. Plate was a wonderful sur
prise, and it would have been much
worse for McGill had he not been in
jured and retired in the second half.
What a wonder that man must have
been his halycon days. Then there
was Neil McGill and Watson, and
there were many others. Everybody
was on his merit and everybody was
full of ginger.
In the second half neither scored,
and there was where the heart of
McGill was broken. Twice during
that half they had the ball up close
to the line of Ely, and twice were
they driven back after the most
fierce and stubborn fighting. There
was no passing the Gibraltar of Ely,
and beautiful playing and finesse
were of no avail. 1t was Ely's day
and Ely's game, and when time was
called for the second half. old Ely
was far, far, from the danger line,
and all the honors lay with the Ely
team. But it was close call. Nc
Gill had the ball dangerously close
when Ely got the pigskin, and kicked
it out into the field, and kicked the
hopes of McGill with it.
Nothing short of a return match
will satisfy the pleased audience, and
game will mean still great |
er crowd than that which viewed the
greatest, cleanest and most sports |
game that has ever been wit |
messed in the sage-brush state.
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