Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-19
OTTUMWA DOWNS
OLD time RIVAL
KNOXVILLE WAS NOT ABLE TO
PENETRATE LOCALS LINE X
SATURDAY &c.,
HALFBACKS STAR.
Gooch and LodwIek Are stars Of the
Mix; Knoxville Could. Not Stop
Their Hard Line Piunpins;
echafer Assisted

With Lorwick and Gooch carrying
the ball for several yards at 4 plunge
and with the remainder of the team
playing up to the standard, Coach
Leonard's battlers scored a decisive
victory over Knoxville Saturday after
noon at Myrtle street park by the
overwhelming score Of 81 to 0. In spite
OF the fact that the score was large
1t was an interesting contest from an
Ottumwa point OF view. One Of the
smallest crowds Of the season wit
messed the battle.
The Knoxvillains were completely
out of their class and were outplayed
in every department but one, and that
was in punting. Knoxville possessed
some booter In the person Of Crozler,
who kicked the oval at an average
distance Of forty-five yards. The WIS.,
itors put up a splendid exhibition dur
ing the first half, but showed that they
lacked training and could not stand
the terrible line smashing OF the red
and white warriors. ...
Ottumwa's goal was only threatened
once during the contest, and that came
near the close Of the second quarter
when the visitors carried the ball 20
the twenty-yard line by series OF line
plunges and forward passes. They
we're executing the forward pass sue
cessfully and gave promise OF scoring
a touchdown when Erskine intercepted
forward pass on the eighteen-yard
line. The locals braced at that point
and carried the ball down the field by
successful line plunges by Gooch and
Lodwick to the vineyard line, when
the end OF the first half was called.
Try Out Men.
When Ottumwa had gained a good
lead the coach tried out some OF the
promising material for next season.
The new men added strength to the
team and the locals still kept up their
triumphant march down the field Tor
touchdowns. McCarty was played at
center during the last period and
Whalen was shifted to half. Tho men
showed up we'll In both places.
Schafer, the locals star fullback and
punter, although In the lineup, carried
the bail only once during the fray, but
assisted materially by running excel
lent Interference. Ottumwa scored al
most at will during the last halt after
they changed the style Of play TO line
smashing. In the first half the forward
pass was not executed successfully
and It was abandoned for the re-
mainder Of the game by the locals.
The ball that was used was very
/, slippery and although the Red and
White warriors could get in touch with
it on a forward pass, 1t would slip
from their grasp. It was Knoxv1lle's
ball, and as they had played with 1t
all season, they handled It with ease.
- Visitors Line Weak.
Knoxville's line could not stand the
heavy smashing Of Gooch and Lodwick
and occasionally Erskine and David
son. 1t held we'll in the first half, but
in the second, when the play was d.
rected between the tackles and center
It could not stand the strain. Wood
row, with the assistance of Schafer.
would tear enormous holes In It and
then the halves would crash through
to the secondary defense. which on
many occasions gave away. No long
runs were made during the contest.
although Gooch and Lodwick went for
twenty yards on few occasions.
oooch and Lodwlek Star.
Gooch and Lodwick put up spec
tacular game, the like OF which has
not been seen on the local gridiron
this season. Their playing was easily
the feature OF the contest and it was
not only acknowledged by the Ottum.
wa rooters, but by the visiting coacn
and rooters as we'll They took turns
in carrying the ball and they did re-
markable work. Schafer was not able
to carry the oval on account OF in.
turtles and the burden was shifted
upon the two halves. They crashed
through the visitors line for many
gains and only occasionally was 1t
necessary for them to take more than
two plunges to make ten yards. Their
work excelled that OF the famous Dow
Byers OF East Des Moines. whose re-
markable playing cost Ottumwa a vic
tory short time ago.
Occasionally Captain Gallagher
would carry the ball successfully.
Davidson and Erskine were also sent
through for gains. 1t was the sensa-
tional playing OF the two halves that
kent up the interest in the contest. Of
course they were assisted materially
by the line which was putting up an
excellent exhibition. Erskine was an
other local who starred both on the
offense and on the defense. He made
several brilliant tackles and tore many
big holes In the line. All the rest Of
tho members put up good game.
crozisr stars for Knoxville.
Crozier the big right half Of the
visitors was easily their star He was
a good ground gamer and was like a
stonewall on the defense. In booting
he was sensation and all CT his punts
were far and high Mace. the other
half, also put up good game and the
same can be said Of Bush, Crozier
and Mace executed the forward pass
successfully on several occasions
while Bush broke up several Of the
locals PLAYS. The locals scored five
'touckAoNNs, Gallagher and Gooch