The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-12-04
Riile-Meeksr Foo, Ban Game

Rifle-Meeker Foot Ball Game
Rifle was smothered by = scorsof
- to o on her own field. It was Al
ideal day for playing, Mseker snd
Rife High Schools fought thstr
Turkey Day." aridiron battle. Rtfie
averaged about seven pounds Jsss
than Meeker. Tho play Of Mssksr
compared with that Of Rifle was last.
Meeker had variety Of plays, good
team work and splendid interference
at times. After . few minntse Ct
signal practice in which both teams
INDUCED the captains were called ~
gether by the referees. A coin glistr
ened In the air and Rifle woR tAe
toss. Rifle chose to receive the kick
OF. s
Phelps kicked of to Rifles y
yard line, Amerman receiving the
kick, was -dowasd before he 'Uoe8
advance the ball, on q line btSk
Hickman gained yards, Bushsy
made around end and then Hick-
man panted the leather falling In H.
Dudley's arms on Rifles rs yard line |;
here this human pile driver bssan 70
race down the field, and almost uu-
aided he plowed through Rides
tacklers to Is yard run for touch
down, one and half minutes after
play had begun. Phelps failed to kick
goal.
Rife kicked OF to Meeker's Is yard
line, G. Hes caught the pigskin and
with it q splendid array of interior
ence formed by Oldland. Miller and
H. Dudley raced IS yards for the
second touch down. Phelps failed U
kick goal.
Rifle again kicked of TO Meekss.
After few end runs and line buckf
a forward pass was executed by Old
land and @. lies which netted 20
yards; then on a series Of end runs
Oldland went over for the third touch
down. Phelps kicked goal. ~
Meeker kicked to Rifle, who lost
the ball on downs, Meeker getting u
on Rifles 40 yard line. Rife was'ofl
side, penalixed Is yards; on = SERTED
OF line bucks Davis was sent ovst
for . touch down. Phelps kicked gosh
Rifle kicked to Meeker and III
q line smash H. Dudley made 4
yards, Brown made through DonAt
Davis 4 through Lashbaugh; them n
Dudley took the leather 10 yards ~
. touch down around L. e. Tii63
ended here.
Alter . rest II rs minutes piay W1s'
resumed. Rifle here substituted
halfback and the game started. !
Rifle kicked to Meeker, Hes made
8 yards around r. e. Davis on a
tandem made 3, H. Dudley on line
smash through Densmore made 8
yards, Oldland then made 8 yards on
an end run, R. Dudley made yards,
then Brown on q straight buck car
ried the oval over for n touch down.
Phelps kicked goal.
Meeker kicked to Rifle but they
soon was forced to punt; on play
through the line Sheridan and
Phelps held and Rifle failed to gain.
They punted, Oldland received the
leather returned 1t 8 yards; on y
forward pass Rife received the ball
and on the first play Phelps tackeled
Bushey SO hard that he dropped the
ball, r. Dudley falling on the bound
ing oval; then on n series of silent
signals Oldland behind good inter-
ference on a quarter back run, ran
over for another touch down. Meeker
failed to kick goal.
Rifle kicked to Meeker, Meeker
was penalized and now tried for
Princeton but ball was blocked. Rife
recovering the leather. they i'm
mediately punted to Oldiand who re-
turned the ball five yards. Then the
final march down the field was be-
gun, Davis, Brown, Oldland, Phelps
and Dudleys In turn carryingthe ball
for gains from 8 to 8 yards just rs
time was called II. Dudley was sent
over for the last touch down. Meeker
did not try for the goal.
Score-Meeker 4S, Rife o.
For Meeker: Oldland, Davis,
Phelps H. and R. Dudley, Brown
and lies, played . fine game at ad-
vancing the ball. Meeker's line held
like . stone wall.
Bushey, Amerman, Taughenbaugh
and Hickman played best for Rifle.
Following Is the line up:
MEEKER RIFLE
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