The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-10-21
eLAckFOoT HIGH SCHOOL
DEFEATS ST. ANTHONY

The local High School team is surel
rushing the pigskin some this season
away from the st. Anthony High by a !
score of ~ to 3. The points were
made in the second half by a drop
kick from the 30 yd- line by Harder,
this being the only instance during the
entire game that st. Anthony had a
chance to score. The first touchdown
was made in the first four minutes of
play by Adamson. Rich kicked goal,
making the score to 0. ST. Anthony
kicked to Blachcot, and DeKay re-
ceived the ball Blackfoot lost the ba
on a short kick and St. Anthony lost
ball on downs. A few short end runs
and then the bali was rushed over for
another touchdown by Farmer on a
center buck. Rich tried goal from a
hard angle and missed. making the
score 10 to 0.
Blackfoot kicked to- ST. Anthony who
lost the ball on short kick. Blackfoot
-ushed the ball to 20 yd line and
Thorsenburg attempted drop kick blu
failed. The ball was put in play by
St. Anthony on the twenty yd. line,
they lost the ball on a forward pass.
Blackfoot took the ball up to ten yds
of goal, where Farmer made another
touchdown around left end. Rich
kicked goal making the score 20 to 0.
Blackfoot kicked to st. Anthony who
was pinned ON their 20 yd. line and
lost the ball on downs. Rich and Far
mer rushed the ball to the 10 yd. line
when time was called for the first half
Rich made 60 yd. run in the last
down Of the first half.
The second half started by St. An
thcny kicking to Blackfoot. Butts re-
ceives kick off and makes big gain.
i Blackfoot fumbles on third down and
Y the visitors get ball on thirty yd. line,
t where Harder made an excellent drop
kick, making the score 20 to 3. St.
kicked to Blackfoot and Butts gets bal
: Blackfcot lost on downs and St. An.
, thony loses ball on short kick recov.
t cred by Rich. Deb makes rs yds on
the spread play and Rich fumbles or
g same. St. Anthony lost the ball or
Y downs and Deb again makes Is yds
!. on the spread while Rich makes q
yds around left end for a touchdown
Fitch kicked goal, making the score q
:, to g. 0
d st. Anthony kicked to Blackfoot ant
n Butts again receives the ball. Black
o foot takes ball 40 yds on series o.
direct pass plays, and then attemp
l. to forward pass, but failed, and on try
8 ing to forward pass again the mex
!, down the ball was given to St. Anth
\ ony. st. Anthony was held for tire
downs and lost ball on fourth down b
y attempt to- make forward pass. Blacl
a foot attempts to make forward pas
;, but failed, time being up for 3rd quar-
IS ter with ball on 40 yd. line. Black
foot attempts short kick play but i
J. penalized 10 yds for off side of Butts
1t st. Anthony attempts drop kick from
IF forty yd. line, Butts gets ball ant
l. gains 20 yds. Blackfoot tries forwar
l. pass again but fails by St. Anthem
getting ball. st. Anthony was he'll
d for three downs and then lost ball o.
D. kick Blackfoot made a good forwar
q pass from Rich to DeKay for 20 yds
ID DeKay is hit rather hard and thing
or are doing on l.. E.. Dekay looses bal
St. Anthony Is held for downs an
ID and time is called with DeKay grit
r. ting his teeth and calling for just
L. few more downs in which to get n
Z. venge.
The local boys are about up to smut
, at the present time but can still
- given a few pointers on defense an
:, also on tackling.
.. The boys outplayed the st. Anthem
a. team from the first whistle to the las
and the visitors were actually daze
pr at some of the plays the boys she
al across to them. The spread play wa
q. at all times a big gamer, and the VII
O. itors could not exactly see throug
= the idea of this puzzle until it was b.
yond recall Time after time wa
Of Rich and Farmer sent through the liz
~ for rs and so yds on the spread pla
70 but still the visitors were unaware I
IN Just how it was done or where the Ia
r. was coming through.
The local boys are in coed conditic
an at the present time and with q lit
m more training as to defense, whic
IS they now need, the team will be 9
de fast as there Is. to be found In IL
on state for its weight. It we'll be we'll