La Junta tribune., 1913-10-25
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
by Bert Spitiel.
Las Animas-l.a Junta Football

home grounds. Las Animas was her
opponent and the score was 0 to o. Z
The teams were fairly well matched
and the game was hard-fougb'
The ,.e opened with Las Auimas
defending the east goal and Ia Jun
Ia the opposite one, Las -h1imas
kicked TO Spidel who fumh,e,,. The
bal was recovered by La Junta on
her IiiW-yard line, La Junta after
one good gain lost the ball on a fun
Bile, Las Animas was unable to ad-
vance the ball and was forced to
Kick. The ball was returned by La
Juntd TO the forty-yard line where 1t
was lost on a tumble, Las Animas
by lightning passes and runs advanc-
ed the ball TO the five-yard line. Here
La Juuta braced up and, after vain
| ~ trying TO put the ball over on line
BILE Rapp punted and Las Animas
got the ball on the sixty-yard line
and were penalized fifteen yards,
They failed To make downs and made
a puut which was returned by La
Juta TO the forty-yard line. BY line
smash"s La Junta carried the ball to
| within nineteen yards of touch
down and the quarter ended.
At the beginning of the second
quarter La Junta advanced the ball
to within few yards OF the goal line
Thoy were penalized fifteen yards
and failed to make downs. The ball
changed hands several times and the
hall ended With IL within twenty
yards Of touchdown and In La Jun
ta's possession. AT no time during
this quarter was the ball carried by
Las Animas past the center OF the
field
Las Animas kicked off at the be-
ginning of the second half The ball
was returned by Rapp to the twenty
five-yard line La Junta made downs
once but failed the second time. An
ATTEMPTED punt was blocked by Las
Animas Las Animas made for
ward pass which was intercepted by
Moor In three plays the ball was
carried hy La Junta from IN. TWEEN
ty-yari line to the seventy yard line.
Nor advances were made and the
quartor ended with the ball In La
Junta- possession and within nine
yard Of touchdown.
Tho iourth quarter opened and La
Juuta carried the ball To the three
lyarf Noe La Juntn was penalixed
fifteen yards for hurdlinr. From
luoR on the teams showed each other
laround IN the middle OF the field
The game ended with the ball In IL
Juuta's possession and ON Las AMI
mas thirty-yard line.
Durinv the game much puntine
WAS resortcd to In this RHpp more
than outpuntcd Evans OF Las AMI
mas The concensus OF opinion was
Ithat Las Animas was trying to win
the game ON the decisions OF Lar
I rick who refereed the first half and
Iumpircd the second half, The local
team showed much better form than
|Ht Las Animas two weeks ago. The
lime was good ON both defens" aud
j u|frnsc aud the bnekfield was bril-
/ liant at times Local fans are well
I LEASED with the showing. La Jnnta
WAS Handicapped by the sickness OF
/ coach Bronson all the preceding
HUrk Gius ut left guard. although
I not starring. played n remarkably
I strady game for his first attempt
! Harrison. Rapp. Edwards and Moore
all made good gains,
rhc lineup Was AZ follows;
/ X. McCauley Right End.
10. Cook-Rirht Tackle.
! Larsen Right Guard,
SpideI-Cenier.
W. Cook. J. McCaul.y y-L.ft Tac-
Iki~.
iius-Icft Guard.
ialt-Lcft End.
Harrison -Qnart"rba
Moor~--l.eft Half.
Itapp-Fullback.
Edwards Half.
ON Friday. October I'm. ia" ov'l
! Literary Society idn, IN III" h!sh
school assembly rocm. Tho program
vas ~ follows:
debate ~-"Rcsolyod. That lmmi'
ration IL Detrimental to the United
stat~s." J~ssi" Moor. and Kent Me
caulsy upheld tn" affirmative" and
Lcah Bergen and Jim Patterson de-
fcndsd the negative. Much Interest