Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-12-08

w NAos GU y ''"' 'llS A"R solliO
was on. The fist quarter only
straight TO t bah VS. t'ied
with neither side gaining an
advantage, the quarter ending
with the uall in the center Of
the field. The second quarter
was decidedly in Mo. Valleys
favor. The locals by old fash
Toned foot ball forced the ball
within three feet of Woodbine's
goal and lost it on down by a
margin o. only two inches.
Wood ind licked the ball out
o. dang.. and the Valleys
chance of scoring seemed to
have gone glimmering, but
by the end of the half Mo. Val
ley had again forced the ball to
Wocde.ine's Is I'd line when
time was called.
The second half had hardly
opened when Woodbine kicked
o Fensler who fumbled it or
is own five yard line, Wood
zine falling on the bali. Here's
where the locals demonstrated
heir strength. Three tines
he heavy Wondh'ne hack field
led to force the ball that Eve
ards but when their three
rails were up If vas fcur
hey had advar ceH hut ~,
ards When Greek n Get.
Creek" is no cnmpa,i., n ~ th.
way those two lin. $ came to
gether. They would hit rea,
up and the ball would stop ex
actly whe~o it started. Some
Vt the spectators are still try
ing to regain their breath af-
Ter holding it so long. After
regaining the ball Cooke step
ped back for a punt but in
place of doing it as every che
thought, he tucked it lovingly
under his arm and started for
Woodbine's goal. BY the time
Woodbine had awakened to the
fact he hadn't punted, as all
4ile rules in the book say he
should have done, he was half
way across the field and, but
for the interference of the
crowd, no doubt would have
made a touch down, but he fin
ally came to earth at the CEN
ter of the field. Until the end
of the third quarter both teams
see-sawed back and forth across
the center of the field with no
pe rceptible advantage to either
side.
The fourth quarter opened
with the bal in Mo. Valleys
possession, but thew SON hae
TO punt and as Woodbine coul0
10 nothing with It, they soon
punted to the Valley. The 10
Gals here made up their mind
to score and by straight foot
ball carried the ball to Wood.
bine's Is yd line. AS there were
only three minutes more to
play, a forward pass was sig
nailed, Cooke to Jones. Just
as Cook raised his arm to throw
the ball, he was tackled ard
1.-THE ball knocked out of his
hands but here the luck broke
in Mo. Valleys favor and as
Cooke turned to see who was
so rude as to bump into him,
the ball bounced gracefully in
Ito his arms and away he
went and the whole Woodbine
team after him. He was tack
led on the five yard line but
with a last supreme effort he
threw himself forward and
rolled, slid and skated across
the goal line for a touchdown.
Then the tumult broke loose.
The kick out was unsuccess-
full and the timekeepers called
lone more minute to p'ay so
Woodbine quit.
The game was we'll PLAYED
throughout but the Mo Valley
boys had the best of the argu-
ment all the way through
Wood Dine out-weighed our boys
Is lbs to the man but team
work won out over weight.
FOOT BALL NOTES.
The Logan High School foot
ball team carried Cooke off the
field on their shoulders.
The Mo Valley managemei t
stated they had never enjoyed
better treatment than the town
people of Logan gave them.
The linemen of the local team
deserve great credit for their
work. The backaeld gets the
spectacular playing but It'll