The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-12-05

eleven men jump on him. If he slipp'
Ell or was bumped to the ground, he
shot up and forward again like a rub.
Der bali and always managed to riggle
or twist little way after being tack.
led. Cole at left tackle, not only held
! his man on the defensive, but time and
again broke through the line on the
attack. His 95 yard run to a touch
down in the last minute of play made
of him one of the particular heroes OF
! the game. He is fast and heady, and
dependable player at all times. Nit
chell at center was impregnable. The
whole force of the opposing team could
not bulge him. His passes were clean
and accurate and his playing consist
ent throughout. Smith, Wheeler, Vim
| cent and Schultz on the line played
ike demons all of the time, making
good at every stage of the game. Pow
ell played fast and brilliant game at
right end. He helped his team onward
time and again by his handling of for
ward passes, and his defensive work
was equally good. Prince played in
his usual fashion, continuously getting
behind the line on defense and break
ing up plays, once intercepting the
ball on a pass and running for go
Yards to touchdown, as previously
mentioned Steigleder at full back
was "old reliable" His handling of
the forward pass was masterful, and
on line plunges he could be counted on
for gains. He is fast and hard play
er at all times, and was at his best in
the game on Thanksgiving day. Dali
lam at quarter ran his team with good
Judgment, credit for the consistent
ground gaining on his team being in
no little part due to his cool general
ship.
Murt Johnson was the one bright,
particular star of the Republic eleven.
He was usually good for yardage when
given the ball to carry, and with prop
er interference would have proved a
mighty danger-factor in the game. AS
it was he had to go it largely alone,
and even with that big handicap. show
ed off most splendidly. His work was
IS good as that of Horace Robinson.
the Conconully star, in many respects.
He lacks the experience of Robinson.
but he plays as cool, and as hard a
game. He tackles surely and is ex-
ceptionally fast. In the first game be-
tween the two high schools, the Re-
public quarterback overworked John
son, in the game last Thursday. he
made the mistake of not using him
enough. Johnson was given the ball
but half a dozen times in the first
half. In the second half however, he
was given more chances, and usually
made good gains. IT lie had been scd
on line plunges instead of end runs
when the ball was within Oroville's
one-yard line Republic probably. al
most certainly, would have scored.
Both teams deserve every commen-
dation for playing clean football.
There was no unnecessary roughness.
and the greatest of good feeling among
the players characterized the game
throughout. The visitors proved them
selves to be mighty good loosers and
won the respect and warmest regard
Of the community by the way in which
they took defeat. There was no dis
position, and is none, on the part of
The Croville team and their support
ers to gloat over the victory. OF
course they are proud of it, and par
ticuiarly so. since the score was high
er than their first victory over the
same team, and the more decisive vic
tory was gained without Stansbury in
The line on Thanksgiving day. There
could be no questioning the eligibility
Of any of the Oroville players this
sane, and this final triumph more
firmly fixes their title to the second
hest team in Okanogan county.
Following is the lineup of the teams !.
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