Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-11-21
VARSITY SCRUBS ARE
TOO MUCH FOR THE
MENAUL BOYS
j, N, M, Second Team Wins
from Mission School in
Warmly Contested Game at
Traction Park Yesterday,

The second Varsity eleven proved
itself an aggressive aggregation Of
football players at Fraction park yes
terday afternoon when it worsted the
Menaul school team by the convince
ing score of II to 0. The l.. y. NJ.
freshmen showed wonderful improve
ment in team worn and individual
playing over their work OF two weeks
ago when they were worsted by the
High school. Johnnie Emmons, Var
sitY %fullbaCk, managed his men like
a veteran and by constant encourage
ment succeeded in developing some
flashy tackling, concentrated and ag-
gressive offensive work and a stone
wall defense. The Menaul boys We're
badly handicapped by the poor work
of Bernal at quarterback, who was
slow and awkward in giving signals.
In fact, Bernal was to a great extent
responsible for Menauls failure to
score on forward passes and punts
he was very slow, frequently making
a forward throw in such a manner
that it was easily intercepted by the
ever-alert scrubs. Gladding, left end
for the Varsity, succeeded in blocking
a forward pass. gaining possession Of
the ball and running fifty yards for a
touchdown. This spectacular stunt
was the high light OF h game. The
Varsity failed to Kick goal on Glad
ding's down. The other touchdown
for the l.. y. NJ. boys was made after
a hard fight up the field, during
which the Menauls held their oppon-
ents for downs. The freshmen kept
plunging through the line and making
sharp end runs. however, until they
had carried tho BAH over tiee goal
line. Varsity kicked the goal, net
ting six points. which, together with
the Gladding touchdown. made the
score II to o at the end OF the first
half.
The second half was fought out
with the odds hou ever for both
sides. no points being made by either
eleven. In the latter half the Menaul
boys displayed considerable more en-
durance power, but because of lack
of team work were unable to get away
with anything that looked like a
touchdown or even a safety.
The game yesterday vas quito well
played and the small crowd Of fans
which witnessed it were well salts
f'od.
with some good coaching and much
practice the Menaul eleven will de-
velop into a first class aggregation,
having quite "A few good players
among them. Hiner at left half for
the mission school boys was a WHIT
wind and when it was his turn to
carry the ball he certainly carried at.
hitting the Varsity line numerous
times Tor substantial gains.
The Varsity men showed plainly
that they were in the game for all
they were worth and several of the
men VINO played yesterday will doubt
less be members of the first Varsity
team next season, The lineup for
the contest yesterday follows:
Varsity-Ccnter. Roldt. left guard,
Midget. left tackle, Lindsey, left
end. Gladding; right guard and quar-
terback. Yrissari; right tackle, Marsh;
right end, Scder, Silva. quarterback
and right guard, Snera; left half,
smith: right half, IAN American"
Miller: fullback. Johnnie" Emmons.
Menaul-Centcr. Lucero, left guard.
Montana left tackle. Garcia; left end,
Candelaria: right guard. Padilla. right
tackle. VaIverde. right End. Rodri-
guez: quarterback. Bernal. left half.
Hiner: right half, Martinez. fullback.
Green.
Umpire. Fisher. referee, McBirnie;
timekeepers, Allen and Ross.