Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1913-11-14
WHITMAN HUMBLED
BY ". S. c., 23-O
Playing Alright Football, w. :. G..
Has Little Trouble With Scrappy
MISUNDERSTANDING"
Hafter and Niles
Stars

Before a large and enthusiastic
crowd of old grads and visitors pres
ent at the First Annual Home-Com
Ing Day, the Washington State Col
ege football team scored three
tOuchdOwns, two goals for one point
sach and a dropkick, giving them
n IS to 0 victory over Whitman Col
ege Saturday afternoon on Rogers
a Field. Although the score was
rather lopsided, the game was
fight frsm start to finish, and sew
eral times the State College goal was
threatened by the Missionaries, who
worked the forward pass for good
gains in the center of the field, but
we're unable to complete them near
the goal and lacked the punch neces-
Sary to score by straight football.
Although the game was marred
somewhat by the frequent penalties
Incurred by both sides, it was ex-
ceedingly well handled by the Off
Gals, who called everything close.
There were but very few illegal tao
tics used which were not seen by
BOrleske and Griffiths, and the Of
lenders duly punished. 1t must be
said of Coach Hahn and his men that
they played a hard, scrappy game,
and that they were not on the long
end of the score is simply because
they were up against a better team.
3 While every member of both teams
played hard, scrappy game, the
work of Shorty" Harter for w. S. c.
and of Niles for Whitman stood out
prominently and stamped them as
gridiron stars of the highest calibre.
Harter's defensive work and fierce
tackling were the feature of the
game. Niles again proved to be the
best fullback in the Northwest. He
hits the line like a battering ram and
is fast, shifty and hard to tackle
+
passing and punting are good and he
never loses his head. With a strong
line in front of him he would prob
ably be as good a ground gamer as
any college player in the country.
Coach Bender's men took the lead
from the start, and in exactly four
minutes and 81 seconds little Billie
Smith slipped through the center of
whitman line for the last yard
Leeded for the first score of the
game.
Niles kicked off to Dietz, who re-
turned five yards, and then with the
Oackfield and tackles carrying the
ball, w. S. G.. started down the field,
only to have a 15-yard penalty en-
forced and be forced to kick after a
few downs.
Niles received and after Baker had
made five yards and Niles and Hoov-
er had each been thrown for a loss
by Shorty Harter, Niles kicked to
Vance. The State College team then
began to pound the Whitman line
and by end runs and all-tackle plays
netted from four to 10 yards each
time and crossed Whitman's goal.
Coulter failed to kick goal.
W. S. G. kicked off to Niles, who
returned the ball 23 yards. Niles
then made first down on two line
b. cks and on the next play passed to
Bolts who evaded two secondary de-
Itnse men and with only the safety
In his way, started for the goal. He
was rudely interrupted, though, be-
lore he had proceeded very far, by
one Vance, who sneaked up from
behind and seized the aforesaid Bolts
While he was proceeding leisurely
down the field thinking of how nice
That touchdown and goal would look
after it was made. Whitman then
took a short revenge by advancing
the ball % yards on two bucks, an
enc run, and fiye-yard penalty, but
W. S. c. braced and held them for
Gowns. Vance made eight yards on
Two plays, and Hinderman made six
more, but a penalty of % yards for
holding was incurred on the play and
hlnderman kicked 40 yards to
Hoover. Whitman made two and
lost two yards on the next two plays
attempted a pass, which was mussed'
and Niles kicked 40 yards to Smith.
Vance was injured in the runback
and was replaced by Goodyear.
Coulter imm ediately kicked 45 yards
% Hoover, who was nailed in his
nacks by Satterthwaite. Whitman
vas penalized Is yards for holding
and Niles made two yards on line
Eays and II yards on an end run
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