Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-10-20
FAST CAME ENDS
IN sQUABBL|NC
Contested Touchdown by
Roquemore in Second
Quarter Mars Day

What babe fair to prove one OF
the most interesting football battles
OF the season was brought To close
In the second quarter yesterday af-
ternoon, when Goodnight quit the
field, following protest against al
lowing the High School score on a
sensational touchdown by Rogue
more, after sprint OF seventy-five
yards
Up TO that point OF the contest. the
little set-to had been snappy.
touch-and-go affair. offering features
OF keen interest to the sideline spec
tators Befoye the debated touch
down, the High School had scored a
touchdown and clear goal kick.
Goodnight touchdown with a miss
ed goal making the score to & in
favor OF the locals The Roquemore
run would have increased the local
score 10 Is. with every possibility
of a safe goal kick to add another to
the total
4 long squabble followed and the
game was declared forfeited by the
referee to Goodnight.
The Game in Detail.
The game began at 3:45 o'clock
when Roach for Goodnight kicked
25 yards TO High School. the ball be-
ing returned five yards Roy Sow
der bucked tackle for five yards and
a moment later circled end for fiji
teen yards more. \ well executed
forward pass from Crudgington to
lngerton netted % yards for the
Highs. Rex Rodgers bucked the line
three times for gain OF five yards
On the next down, Rex Rodgers re-
ceived the ball from Roy Sowder on
a criss-cross play and ran twenty
yards for the first touchdown OF the
game. three minutes from the kick
off lngerton kicked goal. Score.
High School Z, Goodnight O.
Goodnight again kicked off to High
Schools 30-yard line but there was
no return Roy Sowder went around
right end for ten yards and Rex Rod
gers gained two yards on delayed
pass High School lost five yards on
two line bucks, and Hall kicked POL
yards out of boundary The ball
went over TO Goodnight Roach
smashed tackle for four yards and
another line buck netted one yard S.
Davis made first down. Goodnight
made two yards on couple OF line
bucks, then tried a forward pass.
which was incompleted. The ball
then went 10 the Highs
High School gained nine yards on
three line bucks and Roy Sowder
made IL first down around end AZ
ter gaining only three yards on twol
end runs, High School tried a line
buck for a loss OF three yards Time
was called for first quarter with the
ball in Amarillo's possession near the
center of the field.
Visitors Score in Second Quarter
Hall started the ball TO rolling In
the second quarter by punting forty
Yards TO Goodnight. Howard made
FIFTEEN yards on n quarter back run.
S. Davis took four yards through
tackle Roach bucked center for
two more and a forward pass neted
the visitors ten yards. Blanton broke |
tackle for eight yards. but
s. Davis and Roach failed to gain on
two tackle bucks. Blanton then made
a pretty run around right end for
twenty yards. putting Goodnight in
striking distance of High Schools |
goal Goodnight came four yeards |
nearer on two line bucks and WORKED
the forward pass for ten more. With
only two yards 10 go, Roach went
over for q touchdown Roach punt |
ed out 10 Howard. but Goodnight
failed to kick goal. Score High
School Z, Goodnight 6.
Morgan went in at center OF High !
School. Roach kicked off to Am
arillo's ls-yard line, Blanchard re
turning three yards on the next play |
Roquemore made himself the hero
Of the game by lodging his entire
eleven opponents and running sew
anty-five yards for touchdown The
play was not allowed. however, and a |
squabble arose which finally ended |
he game.
The lineup:
Goodnight-K Kirby, center; Moore I
. g.; Grain, ! Z; Hart !. e.; II. Davis. |