The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-10-04
Visitors Prove Easy Victims for the
Chickasha High and are Trim
med to the Tune OF .
So too
CRITICS ARE THERE TO
SIZE UP THE TEAM
LocaIs Make Good Showing in Ini-
tial Performance Material is
Strong but Players Need
Polishing Up a Bit

Playing loose, ragged football dur
ing the opening quarters. yet showing
more class than their opponents and
warming up well as the battle pro
gressed, Chickasha high school defeat
ed the Cameron Agricultural school OF
Lawton. 50 20 o, on the University park
gridiron Friday afternoon
Il was the first game of the season
in Chickasha and the sidelines were
lined With critics, each with an indi-
vidual idea Of whether the team look
ed good or bad The team. like a huge
block OF marble in the rough, needs
polishing. Outside Of which they are
good. OF individual playing there was
a great deal exhibited but the old men
OF last year were decidedly not a dis.
appointment and but for a slight inde.
cision IN handling the team and a GER
tain hesitancy al times on the part Of
individuals. the aggregation worked
well. though not until the final period,
did they warm up and display any real
football It Is TOO early in teh sea
son for anyone to start picking stars.
as II will take another game at least
10 put the men in their stride.
Wclborne is playing a much better
KasSr shan he dih last year and should
mak ope Of the best tackles in the
state. Goode is siill the same rdiable
center Of last year and Hamilton con
tinnes in his same strife at full. only
little more so. Whitaker at half
IS as yet a little out OF his position.
though he played good game and did
the handling Of the team.
The Aggics had a light bunch, among
whom were several fast men. With
more work that aggregation should
win some games. They show lack Of
experience.
The feature OF the game, if feature
could be picked. came when Welborne
fumbIed and Parks Of the Aggies re-
covered the ball and came very near
making touchdown for chickasha.
In his haste and excitement when he
snatched UP the bounding pigskins he
started and showing a magnificent
burst OF speed, was swooping down on
his own goal line like limited ex-
press upon water tank stop. His
own safety was upon the point of
tacklIng him when he discovered his
error and about faced lie was prompt
L. tackled by a Purple and Gold war
rior, who was scouting on his heels.
Chickasha chose to defend the west
goal. The Aggios kicked off and
few seconds less than three minutes
later Hamilton went over the line for
the first touchdown Of the season for
chickasha high school The kickoff
was received by Ward, who fumblet
and Whitaker recovered. The first
play was a forward pass TO Heffner,
who gained 30 yards. Whitaker gained
5. Hamilton and Ward fumbled, los
ing 4 yards. Pool gained 2 through
the line and a forward pass Whitta-
ker to Pool. called. Whitaker kicked
20 Yards and Welborne recovered the
bah on the Aggies' S-yard line, from
wheer Hamilton went ever for touch
down. Whitaker kicked goal.
ChIckasha kicked OIL ami in the
scrimmage that followed recovered the
bah on the Ageies % yard line. A
forward pass to lIcffner rallied. Pool
failed to gain on short end run
Whitaker was held without a gain
Pool gained >, and the bah went over.
Krisher advanced the oval yarus
on short left end run. Beard lost =
a forward pass. Krisker to Hayth fall
ed wilkins failed to gain, and il was
chickashas ball
Il is needless to go into further de-
( III as to plays, suffice to say that the
ball was in Chickasha's possession
fully SO per cent of the time. Touch
downs were made by Pool, Hamilton,
Powers, Goode, Whitaker, Welborne,
Ward missed one goal out of three
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