The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-10-18
CLAREMORE PREPS
LOSE TO v|N|TA
In Magnificent Uphill Fight Vinita
Turns Defeat Into Victory
~ Score 10 to is.

BY putting up the gamest uphill fight
ever witnessed on a local gridiron
Vinita high school yesterday aftels
noon snatched victory from almost
certain defeat in the football game
with the Claremore Preparatory school.
The teams were about even as to
weight, but with the exception of
Hause, the star right half back of the
Claremore team, Vinita surpassed
their opponets in speed and straight
football tactics. The visitors showed
careful coaching and resorted fire.
quenty to the forward pass and open
play, in which they showed to better
advantage than did the Vsnita team.
From the very opening OF the game
1t was apparent that Vinita surpassed
their opponents in straight football,
but the speed of Hause and the sue
cess of the forward pass overcome this
difference and placed the Claremore
team ahead in the scoring
In the first few minutes of play vi
nita, by line plunges, round tackle and
end plays, carried the ball over Clare
more's goal for the first touchdown of
the game. A few minutes later Hause
the speedy back Of the "Preps" got
around the end and away for a forty
yard run and Claremore had tied the
score. Both teams failed to kick goal
after the first touchdown. When the
first period ended it was Vinita's ball
on the twenty yard line in the oppon-
ent's territory.
Soon after the second period began
Claremore gained the ball near the
center of the field and by series of
end runs and forward passes soon ear
ried the ball over Vinita's goal for
their second and last touchdown. A
successful goal kick placed the score
10 to 6, where it remained until the
sensational close of the game. The
period ended with Claremore in posses
sion of the ball ON Vinita's twenty-five
yard line. The visitors carried the
ball to within four yards Of the Vinita
goal, where II was lost on downs, after
one of the hardest struggles of the
game. Here Vinita began it's great
march to victory Carter and Beard
were the chief ground gamers In this
magnificent series OF line plunges,
round end plays and tackle bucks that
carried the ball clear across the field
and over the line for touchdown and
a moment later Carter sent the ball
well over the goal posts for tie score.
From this point on Claremore was
helpless before the maddening attack
of Carter and Beard, supported by a
splendd array of interference The
ball was kicked to Claremore's thirty
yard line, where the teams lined up
for scrimmage. Here Vinita held the
visitors for downs and again started
for the goal for another touchdown
and the game. 1t took about five min
utes to make the third and deciding
touchdown. Bailey's attempt at goal
failed the wind blowing the ball wide
of the posts. With two minutes to
play the Vinita team kept up their
fierce attack and completely swept the
Preps" off their feet In the closing
minutes of the game. Neither side
was able to reach dangerous territory
during the final two minutes and the
game ended with the score l9 to 13
in favor of Vinita high school.
In addition to Carter and Beard, the
heroes of the game, Scott, Bailey,
Chamberln and McSpadden did stel-
lar work.
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