El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-11-06
DEMING LOSES TO
HIGH SCHOOL TEAM
Institute Team Defeats Ft.
Bliss Soldiers in Prelim-
mary Game Saturday

A football double header was played
Saturday afternoon on the Washington
park gridiron, the FL Paso High school
VS. the Deming High school. and a
preliminary game between the local
Military institute and the Fort Bliss
team. Both games were shut outs, the
High school winning by a score OF
so to O. and the Institute winning over
the soldiers by 80 to O.
The High SchOOl-Deming Game
High school 60, Deming o.
The High school had things its way
from beginning to end in the game
with Demlng, and scored at Will only
falling to score in the second quarter
Had the first teams played the game
through, the score might have been
spelled with three numerals, but coach
COldWeu allowed the second team to
play the greater part of the game. At
any rate, captain Burch of the local
team lost the toss, and kicked off to
the Deming team, defending the south
goal Grady kicked off to the five
yard line, the ball being returned 10
yards, where Deming lost the ball on
downs.
During the first four minutes of play
Lyman. WOrthingtOn and Shea had
each rambled across the Deming goal
and the quarter ended with the BAN
in the Deming territory, with the
High school leading is to o. The
quarter was featured by long end runs
forward pass to Lyman and L. Shea,
while the line easily made holes for
the backs and put up an excellent stone
wall against U1e opposing players The
entire second quarter was played by
the second team, but the only reason
for the lack of the required number
Of tOuchdOwns was that the team was
a little too over confident but Il neld
the Deming players on the defence
all the time.
The Second Quarter.
In the second quarter the veterans
came back, and started the ball rolling,
and swept the New Mexico boys off
their feet, and the first touch down
Of the quarter was one Of the slick
est plays ever pulled off here. With
the ball in the hands Of the High
school on the Deming three yard line,
both teams braced up for a grand
smash for a line buck, the ball was
snapped, and the Deming players dived
against the local line but Fassett the
High school quarter back had wandered
off, and Shea passed the ball to him,
and without any opposition whatever.
Fassett laid the ball across the line.
On the second kick off. the High
school took the ball down the field
on long forward passes. and a tackle
run by Burch, and on the Deming ten
yard line, White for the High school
plOWed through the Deming line for the
fifth touchdown, after an exchange of
punts following the third kick off
full back WOrthingtOn again hit the
line which seemed to shrink I'D before
him, and he scored The second team
was again put in, but failed to score,
the quarter ended with the score OF
SO to 0, in favor Of the High school
Fourth Quarter.
At the sound of the referees whistle
in the fourth quarter the boys of the
Orange and Black started the pig skin
down the field, and two forward passes
one line buck, and two end runs
brought the ball to the Deming five
yard line. and q pass to Shea made the
score ~ to O. COldwell again put In
the seond team, and the veteran ma
chinery was put in the shade Reed
after returning the Deming kick of
80 yards, brought the ball on a pick
up to the Deming 20 yard line where
| Rice passed the bau to Walker who
1 slipped around the left end with a life
size picture Of touchdown. Score
] IS to o.
Reed again starred on the next kicE
I off when a Deming man caught the
[ ball. but Reed hit him like an engine
| recovered the tumble. and ambled 81
Yards for the ninth touchdown Score
/ 81 to o. It was at this stage of the
game that Deming gave up the fight
and Pug" Morris showing that ht
! had no hard feelings. took the bal
and gallOped across the line for the
| last touchdown as the referees whistle
I blew. Score so to O.
The High school has now won three
I and lost two games.
Soldiers vs. Cadets.
The first game Of the double header