The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-11-29
Visitors Proved Easy Pickin' for
the Champs Who Present
Them q Goose Egg in
Thursdays Game
CHICKASHA'S GOAL
NEVER IN DANGER
big s"WaIlace Plays Stellar Part
and Gowdy Makes Long
Runs and SchIotterbeck
Wins Favor

Playing steady consistent football
and meyer allowing their opponents is
set within striking distance Of the
goal, the chickasha champs defeated
Lexington high school on the Unlyers.
ity park BFidiron, Thursday afternnoE.
45 70 2. The entire game was played
~ q disadvantage 70 both teams on
account Of q sweeping south wind that
practically put out Of commission ali
forward passes ana kicks and chilled
the bones of the rather small crowd
on the sidelnes.
The Lexington squad was an exs
tremely heavy bunch, outweghing the
locals several pounds 10 the man and
in the opening moments of play they
stopped the terrific line pIunges and
nipped the endeayors Of the Chlckasha
backs to circle the ends. Each team
was held for downs, twice before the
first touchdown came. when schlot-
terbech tore through the Lexington
line from the three yard line after i3
minutes Of play The major part cf
the scoring came IN the second period.
during which time me BAH vas almost
continually III chickasha'a possession,
and the purple and gold went over for
four touehdoans
Lexington played comparatively
clean game and at times showed a Ger.
tain amount Of class. but their rallies
We're Of short duration ard they could
never advance the ball within striking
distance Of chlckasha's goal line. Mer.
titi ~ halt for the visitors showed the
best form, while much credit is due
to "Big Wallace, who proved 10 be
the mainstay Of the chickasha line
and never failed to gain when given
the ball for IN advance. Capt Gowdy
was IN evidence again with his long
end runs and schlotterbeehs consist
ent pluuging won the favor Of the
fans.
Helinef for chiokasha, kicked eff to
Lexington's 70 yard line, where the
runner was downed in his tracks, Two
line plunges failed 10 gain and On the
third down Higbee lost three yards.
schlotterbech intercepted an attempt-
ed forward pass on Lexington 25 yard
line Wallace gained a yard, Cochran
three aud a forward pass, Heffner to
shannon. failed sehlotterbech failed
10 gain and the ball geni over
Blackwell gained ilge gsf-s through
the line and Merritt secuted the right
end Tor 10. a forward pass failed to
gain and ehickasha's line held form
Tor a down a forward pass failed and
chickasba was penalized five yards
for oflaide On the next down Mer-
ritt lacked q yard OF gaining the dis.
tance and The ball Went to Chlckasha
Heffner gained a yard and Gowdg
was held for no gain sohIotterbech
plunged the Lexington line for three
and with fourth down six to gain, an
other forward pass, Heffner to Shan
non. went bad. and the ball reverted
to Lexington Merritt gained three
Iiigbee = Blackwell and Merritt
and again the ball went into the pos
session pf the champs, this time to b
retained until a score resulted. Gowdi
and Cochran each failed 70 gain, bu
schlotierbech was good for one yard
and Gowdy came back with a 5 yari
gain around latt end Heftner gained
. and on tackles around WeeIbourn
was held stationary and the bali wa
down on Lexineton's five yard line
where The team was penaIi1ea nal
the distance for OF side schlotteI
bech gained two and on the next dow
went over for the first touchdown 9
the game Haflnef failed AZ goal.
Lexington kicked off To Melbourne
who returacd 10 yards Cochran fun
hled and lost four yards, forwar
pass, Cochran to Heffner, was eaugh
IN the teeth Of the gale and waited fa
ont OF the reach of Heffner. Sehlotte
bech gained one and Heffner was for
ed to punt te booted it over 30 yard
ana Melbourne recovered The fiTi
quarter ended with the ball In chicl