Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-17

The Boise high school football team,
indicated this year, returned last
night victorious champions, having de-
feated Weiser high school, its last
rival in the southwestern Idaho inter-
scholastic league. yesterday afternoon
at Weiser by a score Of &c to Z, there
by winning the 1912 league football
pennant. The gridiron battle was Tie
hardest in the history of the local
championship team and not until the
last quarter was Boise safe from de-
feat. Coach Worthwine's team will
meet the winners Of the southeastern
interscholastic league championship,
still to be decided, to play of the
championship Of southern Idaho, prob
ably Thanksgiving day in this city.
When the local victors stepped Off
the train at the Oregon Short Line
depot last night the players were
swarmed upon by enthusiastic support
ers. including students who gave them
a rousing welcome.
Alexander the Star.
Yesterdays game was featured by
hard, straight football and sensational
forward passes. The spectacular play
of the championship exhibition was
the 70-yard run by Alexander on a
triple pass in which he secured the
pigskin and sprinting almost the entire
length OF the field evaded the Weiser
players and planted the ball between
the goal posts.
Weiser kicked to Boise when the
first quarter opened. BY line bucking
Boise. carried the ball to the middle
Of the gridiron but was stopped and
forced to punt. The Boise line stiff
ened and held Weiser like a stone
wall, Boise securing the ball on downs.
A series of forward passes worked the
ball down to Weiser's 20-yard line and
second later Horrie went over weis-
er's goal line for the first touchdown
on cleverly handled forward pass
delivered to him by Quarterback
Brown. An attempt to kick, the goal
failed. The score, Boise 6, Weiser O.
End Of quarter.
Weiser braced in the second mar
ter and contested every inch OF ground
Securing the ball it was rushed nv
Weiser to Bosses 10-yard line but
there Boise stiffened, held for downs
and punted to midfield In the last
the half Horrie received another for.
ward pass and went over for the sec
ond touchdown. Boise failed to kick
the goal Score, Boise ~, weiser 0.
Wsissr Scores.
Boise found weiser fighting desper-
ately in the next quarter, the third
and opening one Of the second half.
Persistently calling for forward passes
Weiser carried the ball to Boise's 90
yard line, bucked the line and then
on forward pass by Captain Locey
to Al Safer. secured touchdown and
kicked goal. Score. Boise ~, Weiser 7. |
On the next play Quarterback Brown |
OF Boise called for trick play and
a triple pass was executed, Alexan-
der receiving the ball and circling
Weiser's end for a touchdown sprint
ing 70 yards to Weiser's goal. Boise
kicked tho goal. Score. Boise 10,
Weiser Z.
In the last quarter Boise scored its
final touchdown. weiser rushed the
ball into Boise territory tc the s5-yard
line and attempted drop kick. Three
Boise players ripped through the
Weiser line and Nourse blocked the
kick. while Alexander secured the ball
and with splendid interference by Hor-
RE went through the weiser team for
p dong run and touchdown. Boise
kicked the goal. Final score, Boise 2s.J
Weiser 7.
The southeastern irterscholastic |
will be played or this
week. and the winner will come TO
Boise probably Thanksgiving day to
play Off the southern Idaho champion
ship game.
~oA-
ChannAA