Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-10-24

tAlHe ILLS year, CIeSCO eHJOyeu III
bitter experience of good defeat
The. game, which was in reality
series of mishaps and individual
bad playing, was fought with Osag'
at hiatt place.
the determination of victory, but
this determination was presumptu.
Gus, for no team can expect to win
when certain members of it insist
on missing practice or do not live
up to the demands of training.
This was clearly illustrated by the
playing of certain individuals dur
ing the game.
Cresco kicked to Usage, who
brought the ball to the center Of
the field where they were held for
downs. Cresco got possession of
the ball and Donegan made downs
on the first play Play was re-.
sumed and Kakac ran around the
end with the bali only to be tackled
and thrown into the yard line,
spraining his ankle. This was the
beginning of the hard luck which
Cresco had throughout the game.
McVety was put in Kakac's place,
Dunn taking tackle. Play was re-
sumed and Usage by a clever for
ward pass succeeded in placing the
ball over line for the first touch
down. They missed the kick for
goal and the quarter ended 6 to 0
in favor of Usage.
The second quarter showed Cres-
co.'s fighting spirit. Donegan by
three successive long runs placed
the ball in the territory of the enc
my, and indeed if time had not
been called at this time, the score
would have stood at least a tie at
the end of the first half. AS it was
Usage was still ahead, 6 to 0.
The Cresco boys received the kick
leaving the ball still in our terri
tory. Usage gained possession of
the ball and by fake runs and a
forward pass again placed the oval
over the line. They succeeded in
kicking goal. Cresco again re-
ceived the ball but failed to make
downs. Usage again received the ball
and tried their old trick of for
ward passing. They were not SO
however, for Davis, the !
speedy quarterback, jumped high
in the air and captured the ball,
starting with it down the field. It
again looked as though Cresco was
to gain a touchdown, when Davis
stumbled in the long grass, to which
he was not accustomed, and before |
he could recover his balance, was
tackled. Usage gained the ball on
4 tumble and carried it near to the
goal, which by a trick play they
in crossing. They miss
ID the goal kick and the quarter
ended 10 to in Osage's favor.
Defeated, but still game, the
cresco players again took their
places. 1t was by pluck alone that
hey held Usage to only one touch
Town, for it was a rather crippled
ooking team by this, time. Davis
vas playing with a sprained ankle
md Donegan who had made the big
gains for Cresco, was limping with
| painful Charley-horse. With all
hese drawbacks, however they
till held and stopped any of
)sage's attempts to pierce the line,
md from the condition of the back
ield men of the opponents side,
We guess they were only too glad to
lave the game over with and the
lard tackling of our team finished.
In conclusion we can safely state
hat although we were badly beaten,
cresco played better defensive
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'als. Donegan's runs were the
ongest of the game and had they
occurred when we were anywhere
rear the goal, the score would not
,ave been so one-sided. AS it was,
However, we have many to thank,
nd i'll luck and certain players to
lame.
AS individual stars, Davis and
)onegan deserve praise for their
uns and hard tackling, Soriben for
lis speedy playing, both in break
ng up interference and his sure
ackling, and the nervy tackle, Rath-
srt, who again and again broke
through the enemy's line and stop
Jed the different plays. Robert
'on and Vic Kakac also played we'll.
Substitutions: McVety for Ka-
lac, Dunn for McVetey, Lyons for
long, Victor Kakac for Dunn.
first Leroy got our goat;