The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-11-07
SHAWNEE WINS
ON A FLUKE
LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL MEETS DE-
FEAT BY ONE TOUCH DOWN IN
FRIDAYS GAME.

In one of the best games Ardmore
high school has ever payed, the Shaw
nee high school won Friday by the
close margin OF to 0. The visiting
team was confidently expecting a sure
victory, with a score in their favor of
so or 40 to 0. They We're so much
heavier than the Ardmore boys that
they were not even expecting the game
to be interesting. 1t turned out that
our boys had grit and stayed with the
game to the end. Shawnees one
touchdown came in the second quar-
ter when their end recovered a long
punt on bound, and with a clear Ee'u
before him ran across the line. 1t
was mere luck, but luck counts much
under the new rules. Ardmore seem
ed to have made the evening touch
down when Freeman received a for
ward pass on bound and went across
the goa, line. but this was not counte d
because of the technically OF the
ball having struck the ground before
he had touched it. Thus all Ardmore's
cheering and shouting at the turn the
game seemed to have taken was sill
enced. when the ball was called back
and put into play from its Original
position.
Four quarters were play; Ardmore
receiving the first kickoff. The feat
ures of the first quarter were the fine
end run Of Banks which gained forty
Yards for Ardmore and the no ding fo~
downs when Shawnee was, at first
down, WITHIN two yards of Ardmore S
goal. In fact, this showed up Ard
mores strength better than anything
else in the whole game.
During the second quarter, the
teams seemed about evenly matched,
the playing being not far from the
center of the field; except that 1t was
in this quarter that Shawnee made q
/ beautiful long punt which WiIlams
for Ardmore failed to cover, and the
swift Shawnee right end caught 1t on
the bound and went over for the only
score of the game.
The third quarter showed some nne
football, but ended without scoring
No time after the second quarter was
/ the Ardmore goal in very great dang
en-. Though Shawnee worked some fine
long forward passes, there was always
one or more of the swif,-footed little
Ardmore payers there to down the
runner usually in his tracks.
The fourth quarter seemed, as has
| been the case in every other game
/ this season. that it would prove Ard
more's chance. Twice Shawnee's goal
/ seemed in imminent danger, and once
/ Freeman carried the ball over, but
being called back, the game drifted
back toward the middle OF the field,
and the game ended without further
scoring.
Ardmores line showed strong from
| beginning to end, no substanua'
gains being made through it. The
! back-feld too showed a good deal more
strength than hitherto. Fonyille, at
center. showed some of the best form
ever seen in a game at Ardmore.
/ Banks and Johnson also showed
strong. p. and c. Nelson both show
ed splendid form. In truth, every man
on the line could we'll be mentioned
favorably.
On.y twelve men played in the game
for Ardmore, no one being hurt. The
line-up was: Williams, Sturgeon, Pitt
man. Holland, Fonville, Bow, c. Nell
son, p. Nelson, Freeman, Banks, An
ierson, Johnson.
The Shawnee lineup was Fauble, s..
Leachman, r. Leachman, Larson, ROE
berson, Higgins, Bocher. Evans, DOW
new. Maxwell, Wilson, 10y, Davis.
The game was clean throughout, mo-
slusging or roughness. The Shawnee
team is a gentlemanly set of fellows,
and have the true sportmanship-lKe
spirit. They are fighting for the sta'e
championship and say they rate Okla
homa City as their most dangerous
riyals TO the claim. Oklahoma CITY
scored twice against them and they
made two touchdowns In return
Against Ardmore, however, Shawnee
scored but once, and their coach
thinks Ardmore has fighting chance
for the state championship.
More of the business men OF the
town were out to see Fridays game
than ever before, and It is hoped these
cames viii be well patronized by the
city. Certainly far the best school
sririt ever seen at ArdmOTe was eX-