El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-11


4. p. H. S.--.-.--. ---...s. Ia
TYventy-seeOnd Infantry. .-....--. II
In two Of the best played games OF
football that have been seen on Ine
washington park grldlron IN many
day, school boys showed thaI grit ana
speed count more than beef, saturday
afternoon at Washington park
Although the day was close ana the
sun baked the backs Of the players.
they were game TO the core Both OF
the contests deserved a good attend
ance, but there were mighty Few peo-
Die in the stand and these only the
friends Of the participants IN the
The first game was played between
the Military institute team ana the
Thirteenth cavalry. The first score OF
the game was made shortly after the
start of play in the first quarter Wnen
the army ran back of the line on the
kick off and could not advance the
ball This gave the institute Two
Tower. fun back Of the institute
team. made a beautiful 80 yard run,
carrying the ball across the opposing
line for touchdown a few minutes
later. Darbyshire kicked a pretty goal
and the score stood 9 to o IN IaNor OF
the school boys. Again in the second
quarter the institute got WITHIN az
Yards of the soldiers goal line ana
Elliott, attempting to make a forward
pass, threw the ball over the Soal
posts It counted a touchback ana
went to the army on the 20 yard line
The soldiers made their only score
on a. field goal In the last quaIte1-
With only a few minutes to play, Mel
myer, standing on the p yard me
made a pretty kick. dropping the pig
skin over the bar for three points.
Again the army approached the IN
stitute's goal line and with put a 1901
- ~ h.
tute team in a game fight Tor three
downs and the institute won the game
The army men had been penallzed 10
yards for holding and pushing and they
said the umpire had taken the game
from them
p NJ. 7 18th Cavalry
Stevenson Israel, Finley
Left End.
Rand .....- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS French 4
Left Tackle
Russell .....-...-......... Saulsgiver
Left Guard.
Reed ..-.....-......-.. Hughes 4
Center.
SOrenSOn .-.------- -.-.- 1850 JOilHso- 1
Right Guard
Right Tackle.
Elliott ---.-.---- 1850. A9l--pi0 I
Right End.
helms NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. henl I
Quarterback.
TlarbTEnITe ----.-----.---. NGll4Ae q d
Left Halfback.
Tower ...-.-------- ...-..---- w OIL I
Fullback-
Geiger ....-...--....--.---. Williams !
Right Halfback.
Time Of quarters, 10 minutes Refe- /
rec. Albro. Umpire, COotes- Time /
keeper. Bittick. Linesmen, Marshall I
and Battle !
High school Defeats Soldiers.
The high school team showed more 4
ginger than any Of the other teams &
when il went on the field for the sec
ond game Of the day In their bright ]
orange and black jerseys the boys I
showed the precision with which they 4
moved up and down the field (
In the first quarter, the high school
boys thought they had scored two
points on what they termed a safety. [
when MahOney touched the ball and /
allowed il to roll over the goal line, /
then picked it up and was down be- /
hind the lines However, this was /
ruled to be a touchback, and did not
count.
Shortly thereafter Walker made a
pretty so yard line on a delayed pass
and got within 10 yards Of the sol (
diers' goal Here Roman attempted a /
forward pass and missed it.
During this same quarter Mahoney, !
OF the army team, attempted a kick at
a field goal from the 25 yard line, but 4