The San Francisco call., 1910-11-06
LOWELL Defeated
BY 3 TO | SCORE
Close Game Is Terminated by
Try 8f End of Hard
Struggle
VictOrs' Strong Defensive Work
Offsets Speed of Their
Sturdy Opponents

A single score won the local high
school Rugby football championship for
Mission yesterday on the Preside field
from Lowell. It came along in the sec
ond half, when the spectators were be-
ginning TO look for a no score game.
Mission put the ball over the line, and
It was carried by Myers, VINO proved
TO be the particular individual star of
the game. Final score. 8 to O.
It was 2 bitter defeat for the Lowell
ites to suffer They played gallantly
in the opening half, and in fact it
looked as If they had an edge on the
Nissionites However. the warm belt
boys proved the stronger in the second
half and showed more pepper and cour-
age. They fought harder as the battle
progressed and they played a stronger
game in the last part Of the game than
did Lowell
In the opening half the play was
divided. Lowell was faster and its
backs. proved speedier than the Mission
backs. Several times they put through
some passing rushes which were well
executed, but Mission was playing
strong defensive game and managed
TO hold Lowell down. though the Sutter
street team threatened to score several
times
There was one noticeable superiority
shown by Mission Collectively the
winners proved better punters than the
Lowell squad. and considerable ground
was gained at this style OF play The
opening half of the game was notice
ably free from infringements OF the
rules. and Referee Cameron was not
called upon TO interfere with the play
The game was interesting throughout
AS was predicted, the game proved
close and exciting. The difference be-
tween the teams was very slight
Mission proved a bit stronger in the
second half, which stood it in good
stead.
Missions forwards showed 10 be a BIT
stronger than the opposition. Myers
was tower Of strength. He was In
the play all the time and was one OF
Missions best ground gamers. Way
1nire was back In the game and his as
Sistance was felt. He kicked well.
The second half opened with Lowell
rushing the ball down the field to
within 2 few yards Of Missions goal
Il looked as # Lowell would score, but
Mission put up stronger defense
There was some hard playing at this
close to Missions goal for several min
Otes. but the LOwellites were unable tc
rush the bah over the line.
Mission worked the ball up the field
and commenced to show its strength
from this time on. The Lowell boy:
were apparently getting tired, as theil
opponents seemed to have but little
trouble in keeping the ball in Lowelfs
territory during the last part of the
game.
The ball was within 15 yards Of Low
ellis goal when the winning play was
made. While the oval was in oper
play Myers broke through the opposi-
tion's line and carried the sphere over
for the only try OF the game. Mission
was threa tening after Myers had scored
but was unable to make any more
points. Waymire tried TO convert on d
difficult kick and failed
The game was unusually clean. but
warmly contested. Esola and Tufts
played q good game for the losers. The
former was in many plays and put up {
star game The lineups of the teams
follow.
Mission-Niillington wing forward: Skelly
AIasterson. front row: Vinegar. t5uerln. second
row: Meyers Lally. Lean. third TOW; McAIurty
halfback: Wavmire. inside hve-eighths: Stafford
outside fve-eichths; Hoell. left wing three=qusr
1ers: Middleton. center; BalHdini or Armstrong
right wing Bell. fuilback
Iowell-Ssthan. wing forward; Butler anC
Naggs front row: Somers. side rank. Dinkel
spiel side rank; Marwedel. rear rank; Bell
block: Kneass, rear rank; Gordon. halfback; Par
ker inside fve-eighths; Tufts, outside i've
elghths: Fsola center three-Quarters; Smythe
wing three quarters; Ransohof, center three
quarters; Heacock, fu4back-