Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-11-11
LEWISTON NORMAL
PLAYED TO STANDSTILL
Pullman High School, Overcoming
Heavy Odds, Holds Lewiston
Normal Football Team to Tie

Outweighed at least ten pounds to
the man, but displaying grit and
! gameness that win, the Pullman
high school football champions last
! Saturday held the husky team from
| the Lewiston Normal school to an
/ to II score. 1t was one of the
most interesting games from the
spectators standpoint ever played in
| Pullman, and the way the Pullman
lads bowled over the heavyweights
from across the line or opened great
| holes in their much-touted stone
WALL brought joy to the hearts of
the loyal fans who had journed to
Rogers Field to witness the COM
| bat.
1t was a case of weight and expert
euce against grit and wisdom, and,
although the score does not show an
advantage one way or the other, the
concensus of opinion of those who
saw the contest was that the latter
had the best of the argument. The
Normal team has been playing such
teams as Whitman college and the
Nez Perez Indians and their showing
had led the local fans to believe that
the best the light Pullman team
could do would be to hold the score
below the twenty mark. Moss, GAN
non and WeXler, the mainstays of
the Pullman team, were injured dur
ing the game and replaced by less eX-
pierenced men, but the substitutes
played like veterans and only the SUI
penor weight of the visitors saved
them a defeat. The local boys re-
peatedly made end runs for big
gains, while the Normal team gained
on line plunges and old style foot
ball.
Early in the game Pullman scored
what was thought to be a safety, but
which was not allowed by the referee.
Again the high school team got with
in striking distance of the goal and
Moss tried a drop kick, which failed
by but a few inches. The Normal
then scored touchdown on a clever
double-pass to ClaypoOI, who crossed
the line after a brilliant lodging run
OF 80 yards. Goal was kicked
Pullman plunged down the field soon
after for a touchdown, the Lewiston
line being unable to hold. Moss
kicked goal, tying the score, 6 to 6.
In the second quarter the Normal
team scored a second touchdown on
another fake play and long run by
Claypool, but the Lewiston quarter
back failed to kick goal. The first
half ended with the score II to 6 in
LeWiston's favor, after Moss had
been injured and taken from the
game. He was replaced by Hill.
In the second half the local boys
came back strong and forced their
heavier opponents down almost to
the goal line, but lost the ball on a
tumble. Soon after this they gained
the whole length of the field on line
plunges and on the courtyard line the
line-men opened another hole for
WeXler to plunge through and score
a touchdown for Pullman. Henry
failed at try for goal.
The weight of the Lewiston team
soon began to tell and in the third
period Cannon was taken from the
game with an injured leg. In the
next period Wexler, the Pullman full
back, was also injured. No more
scoring was done and the game end
ed with the score tied.
The Lewiston team offered a big
guarantee fer a return game in
Lewiston on Thanksgiving day, but
the team has 4 game scheduled with
Occur d'Alene high school on that
day.