Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-24
SAINTS DEFEAT
use. ELEVEN
WINNERS SAFETY IN LATTER
HALF TAKES CONTEST
ToRTEZ STARS FOR GRAND
AVENUE INSTITUTION
Paulen Carries Plgskin Forty Yards
Down Opponents Field for Los
er's Only Touchdown-Re-
suit Unexpected
St. vlncents, 8; U. S. c., 6

games of the season the 81. vincent
college defeated the University of
Southern California yesterday after
noon on Bovard field by a score OF
to 6. The game was a hard struggle
from the first whistle, both teams pc
ing compelled to punt again and again,
not being able to make the required
gains.
In bucking the line and in all the
close formation plays the Saints were
decidedly superior to the Methodists,
the latter excelling more in the open
style of play The Saints punter,
Neighbors. had the better of it in most
of the punts, getting them higher in
the air than did Paulen or Declus Tor
the Methodists. although the latter
made some pretty kicks for MS team.
U. S. C. suffered little hard luck
in the first of the first half by having
Hall. their fullback, get knocked out.
After fierce scrimmage early In this
half. Hall, who had been in the thick
of the play, suddenly threw up his
hands, staggered to the side lines and
dropped to the ground. Manning was
sent in to fill his place and finished the
game for the Methodists.
Saints Kick Off
The Saints kicked off to the Method
lists The latter failed to gain on their
first down and lost the ball on the
second on a tumble. This gave the
Saints the ball on the Methodists' 20
yard line. They bucked 1t down for
few yards and were penalized for
hurdling and were forced to KICK.
Ickes fumbled the KICK, but Declus
recovered it.
The university team was again un-
able tom axe any headway against the
Saints, and Paulen punted to Tortez'
The latter was tackled almost in his
tracks by Wirsching, who all through
this half got down we'll under the punts
and was generally sure on his tackles.
u. S. C. held the Saints for downs put
lost the ball en- their first down on a
tumble. The ball was in the Saints
position on their opponents 25-yard
line. A forward pass failed to gain
them anything, and Neighbors attempt
ed a place kick, which was, however,
blocked, although the Saints recovered
the ball with gain of about ten yards.
From there on the Saints bucked up
the field, finally sending RAIDER across
for the first touchdown. Neighbors
kicked the goal
Hall Leaves Game
Decius kicked off to Casey. who ran
the ball in ten yards before being
stopped. They failed TO make any gain
IN TWO uOWIlSs DO 1NCiSAAOCAo hnAN-ASN
Decius, who raced up the field for fif-
teen yards. On the next down this
same player went through the Saints
line for five yards The Saints held
their opponents after this, and Paulen
kicked to Tortez. The Saints could not
make yards, so punted again to lckes,
who fumbled, the ball being recovered
by Hill with loss of some forty yards
to the Methodists. At this point Full
back Hall had to be taken out of the
Decius punted back out of danger
and the Saints began to carry the ball
down the field on tackle bucks. Their
interference was excellent, and often
the only way they could be stopped was
by one of the Methodists running in
from behind and tackling the runner.
Finally the university line held and
Neighbors was forced to punt to Ickes.
The Methodists could not gain on bucks,
but Ickes made thirty yards on fake
trick, which was one of the sn1oothest
trick plays pulled off during the game.
A penalty of three yards added
little to the distance gained for the
university, but they were unable TO
gain further and had to kick. Tortez
fumbled this punt. The Saints recoy-
cred, but were forced to kick at once.
Paulen received the kick on the 35-yard
line and ran it in for a touchdown
through a scattered Held, setting lue
Methodists side of the bleachers wild
with joy. Decius kicked the goal.
Tied In First Half
The Saints kicked off to the Metho-
dists who, unable to make gains, kicked
to Tortez. The latter fumbled the kick,
and Hill recovered the ball for the
Methodists with a gain of nearly fifty
wards The university was again forced
to punt to Tortez, who was dropped in
his tracks by Wirsching. Geller here
took Hills place at left end. The Saints
bucked the ball from the 3O-yard line
when the half ended. Score, 6 to 6.
Second Half
Wallace was sent in to left half at
the beginning Of this half and Geller
switched to right, retiring Wirsching
Decius kicked off to the Saints, but the
ball was called back and the Methodists
penalized fifteen yards for not report
ing to the referee before kicking. The
Saints successfully bucked for ten
yards and were then held for downs
Paulen punts to e. Murrey, who
fumbled 1t but recovered. A fake punt
by the Saints failed to gain anything
for them, and they punted to Ickes
Paulen returned the kick, which E.
Murrey fumbled, and 1t was the Metho-
dists ball on the 40-yard line.
A forward pass to the right end
failed to connect and the University
was penalized Is yards. Decius punted
we'll UP the field to within the ten
yard line Neighbors returned the
punt and 1t was the University's ball
on the 30-yard line. Paulen attempted
a place kick but failed, the ball going
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