East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-11-23
PENDLET0N DEFEATS
THE DALLES; 2O-14

confident gridlron warriors of The
Dalles high school, the fast and snap
py team of the local nfgh yesterday
blasted the state championship hopes
entertained by the visitors by defeat
ing them by a 20 to IA score. The
team that 80 easily vanquished the
Columbia University and Portland
academy teams found its match yes
terday and, so disconnected was it by
the discovery, that it seemed unable
TO show anything like its much-tout-
ed championship form until the lat
ter part of the game, when it came
too late.
After outplaying them in a scoreless
first quarter. the Pendleton players
literally swept their opponents off
their feet in the second period, and
by straight football, plowed through
The Dalles line for the first touch
down. Then came the feature of the
game. Regaining the ball from a
fluke kickoff, Coach Lytles young
sters carried the ball in four downs
from the center of the field across the
goal line for a touchdown, two beau
tiful forward passes and two line
bucks doing the work.
Visitors Score OH, F1ukes.
The two touchdowns scored by The
Dalles We're more or less flukey. The
first came early in the second half
when Halfback Bill Steers received a
punt and lodged through a broken
field 75 yards to the local yard
line. From here it was bucked over.
The second came in the last quarter
when they uncorked a Dobie fake
play. Receiving the ball. Banard
dropped upon one knee behind two of
his teammates and, under cover of
the darkness, remaiued there undis-
covered while the rest of the team
led the entire Pendlton squad across
the field on a fake end run. Banard
was thus left clear field and sped
over the goal for a touchdown.
In the meantime, however, the To-
Gals had added another touchdown.
The Dalles had been forced to their
own 20 yard line when they held. on
an attempt to punt out, however,
Jordan broke through the line
blocked the rising ball which re-
bounded over the goal line. Here
Captain Hinderman recovered 1t by
desperate plungS.
1t was a scrappy game and was en-
joyed by a large crowd. The local
boys had their opponents easily out
classed in the first half and had an
edge on them through the second
half despite the fact that they only
made one touchdown to two against
them 1t was only in the last few
minutes that the visitors became
dangerous when, after working their
successful fake, they became desper-
ate to even up the score and made
an aggressive attack upon the L
line. When the last whistle blew the
ball was on the fifteen yard line.
The feeling between the two teams
was intense particularly on account
of the unsportsmanlike treatment ac-
corded the local team at The Dalles
last year. Yesterday on two occasions
an attempt was made by supporters
of The Dalles team to tip off to their
team from the sideiines a trick play
of Pendleton. but, owing to the vigil
ance of Coach Lytle and his prompt
ness in resenting the tactics, the at
tempts were frustrated.
The game yesterday demonstrated
that Coach Lytle has built up
ground gaining backfield as formld-
able as has ever represented the local
school. Time after time, Captain
Hinderman, Halgbacks Finnell and
Houser and Quarterback Jordan tore
through the line or skirted the ends
for gains of four, five, ten and even
twenty yards. But much of their
success in bucking the line was due
to the attack which the Pendletoh
center. guards and tackles made up
on their opponents, The work oil
Mcdonald and kirkpatrick at ends
was faultless. 1t was they who re-
ceved the two long forward passes
sent from the unerring hand of theli
captain and which was responsible tol
the second touchdown. Two players
attempted to block Kirkpatrick's ef-
forts TO receive the ball but he dodg-
ed under both and came up in time
to grasp the pigskin. The tacKlne
of Mcdonald was in class by ltseu
For the visitors. the star yardagt
| maker was Huntington, the heavy
| fullback. who was human catapult
battering the Pendleton line with Q
terrific force at times. Hartman
the plucky little quarterback, shon'
brilliantly, as did steers, the suosu'
tute halfback who took the place ol
Elton, who, up until the time of his
injury, was doing splendid work.
Captain Hinderman made two o.
the Pendleton touchdowns and Hous
er made the other Hinderman als'
kicked two of the three goals he es
sayed. Huntington and Banard scor
ed the two touchdowns for the visit
ors and the former kicked two goals
No attempts were made at place