The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-07
FORWARD PASS USED TO
GOOD PURPOSE BY COLIfG|ANS
Light AaIfbacks 60 Through
the Heavy Llne-. .Marestetter
Is a Star

| tiullnB HeF ll2nI nallDdckS
through the heavy line OF their op-
ponents, dashins around ends, work
| Ing the forward pass for repeated
gains and recovering punt after punt
the Methodist university outplayed
the Central state normal school IN
every department of the game Fri.
day afternoon, vim ne by the score
OF to 6. The locals " re outweighd
an average Of 20 popads A safety
was scored by the MethOdists in the
first quarter Coleman went over for
touchdown in the fourth ana Cen
tral scored her lone touchdown with
only two minutes left in which to
play, when Gray, scooping a blocked
attempt at placement goal raced 80
yards through a clear field.
Showers in the early part of the
afternoon made the grid ron a little
heavy during the first quarter, but
for the remainder Of the game the
going was fast and plays could be
executed with snap.
outside the brilliant work Of the
backfield, and ends, the aggressive
taclling OF Marestetter was fea-
ture, the big Methodist tackle plow-
ing through the oppos mg line time
after time and ackling the runner be-
fore he could get clear OF the ends.
ihen, too. he was close to The ends
on every punt. and more than once
hurled the receiver to the ground be
fore he could move out Of his tracks.
He will be candidate for the all
state tackle this season.
WhfIn tha Ioanl. pap,fad tha half
forward with success, they were
equally successful on defense The
plunging plays OF the heavy Central |
backs rarely made headway through |
the light Methodist line, and Horn |
and Stevenson kept the end runs |
blocked n 50 that the visitors made |
first downs only six times duriHg the
game
Forward Pass Works Well
II was another victory for the for
ward pass and kicking game adyo-
Gated by Coach Shira of the colleg-
Ians Most Of the long gains were
made by these plays, and the catch
Of an onside Kick by Tasgart which
placed the ball with n striking dis
Lanee and made two touchdowns pos
slble, CAME as d surprise to those
who had not seen a letter received
4 few days ago from the rules com
nittee stating such play to be
egal
M. Z. Q won the toss and elected
o kick to Central defending the
forth goal. Cosner booted the ball
'cross the goal line and it was put
n play by scr mmage at the twenty
i've yard mark freedman was CIV
en the ban ana sent at the line but
salned only one yard. Robinson
hen tried the other side with the
same result and McPheeters punted
OTaggart who returned to the cen
er Of the field Coleman was shot
1T the line and made yards. Bal
enger went through the same hole
mother yards and Coleman added
around the end. A tumble by Bal
enger, which was recovered by Tag
sart, lost yards, forward pass to
iorn went wild and be ng within
5 yards Of the goal Cosuer at
empted placement kick The bali
vent wide. The remainder OF the
luarter was spent in fighting in Cen {
raj territory asVe for one play when
'reedman went around left end for {
dash Of 35 yards down the side
inc, oaly TO be brought crashing L
own BY Taggart in spectacular
ackle when he seemed sure of a !
ouchdown A few minutes later IA
onward pass was made to steven
lon of the collegians who had clear \
cid To goal, but he dropped the ball {
he quarter ended with the bail in
possession OF NJ Y 0. on Ceutrals
orty-iiye yard line
,oiaaused by Grounds. ]
Forward passes to Horn for gains
/ Is to 25 yards carried the BAH 10
ftihin five yards oil Centrars line
when Coleman was shot through ID
ext the side line on delayed pass k
nd crossed the goal A confusion c
f the old baseball lime Ines of the v
ridiron which had been partly OBJ b
terated by the rain, caused him to
e brought back Referee Winslow It
eclarins be had gone out of bounds. z
hose who were at the spot declar
d he was more than yard in This
lay being mad on the third down,
be ball was given to Central who :
licked To the forty-fNe yard line.
'osner punted back. Whistler fun
liag the bail on the five yard line {
ed Horn downed bin back OF the (;
oal for safety. Z
The ball was put in play BY scrim-
lage AT the twenty-five yard lints