El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-12

~OMBINING speed and aggressive
ness-an unusual thing in a first
- of the season game-the CATHOLIC
Athletic association football eleven
rolled up Is points Saturday afternoon
against a team from Troop NJ, 18th cav
airy, at Washington park The soldiers
scored only three points, and these on
a beautiful drop kick by quarterback
Downs The kick was made from the
80 yard line and the ball sailed square
y between the goal posts
Arpin, playing right half Tor the
the game. He made two of the four
scored and conducted himself generally
along the lines of Whlrlwind A
strained ankle forced him, protesting,
fl ON the game in the third quarter, but
he had already cinched the victory for
his team
Turner Martin, left half for the civil
ians, replaced Harvey wilcox IN the
second quarter and two minutes after
entering the game had scored a touch
down Verne Lyman, captain of the c
A. A eleven, made the fourth and last
touchdown
mighty sWatter with the willow stick,
kicked goal each time, and each time
sent the pigssin where ii belonged, be-
tween the posts
Williams Work Bright Spot.
The drop kick made by quarterback
Downs, of the soldier machine, came in
the last quarter of the game and saved
the army boys from being banked
Fulback Williams work on the often
sive was the one bright spot in the
ragged playing of the soldiers. who
have practiced only abOtu week The
best that can be said of them is that
they were all always trying. A feature
of the game was its absolute freedom
from Wrangling. Neither side showed
any inclination for foul tactics and
referee Ballard COldweI's word was
law in every. case
Soldiers Kicked Off.
By agreement between the captains,
the army kicked off to the Catholic
boys Captain Lyman caught the ball
broken field, to the center of the
gridirOn. Two downs failed to set the
city boys any nOticeab bic gain and a
forward pass was tried No success
Five times during this quarter the for
ward pass was attempted by the Cath
Ole team and not one was successful
Later on, however, it was worked to
good advantage When the first quar-
ter, 10 minutes, ended, the pisslzin was
in possession of the Catholics on he
army's Is yard line.
Army Began Strong.
Failing to make the required 10 yards
to let the bail go over to the soldiers
shortly after opening of the second
half. Two attempts to advance made
by the army eleven were blocked by
Lyman. of the Catholics Then a kick
was tried Barker's outstretched arms
found the oval and he brought it TO the
army's 80 yard line Ten seconds later,
Arpin had carried it across the SOL
diers' goal by a long end run, bowling
over two men who tried to stop him.
Barker kicked a difficult goal. Score,
Z to 0.
Wilcox Out and Back.
At this juncture, Martin replaced
Wilcox as fullback on the Catholic
team Wilcox reentered the game later
on and his work was fine. Two min
utes later Martin was lying across the
goal line for the second touch
down He had taken a kick made by
the army quarter to carry the oval out
of dangerous territory. Barker again
kicked goal. Score. 10 to o.
Worked the Forward Pass.
Lawrence Shea went in as full for
the Catholics at the beginning of the
third quarter, the feature of which
was the successful use of the forward
pass several times. By a series of end
runs, the city eleven carried the ball
into soldier territory until il rested one
foot from goal Then Arpin carried it
over. straininE his ankle as he did so.
He was replaced by Martin, who had
gone out when Shea entered Barker
kicked goal as usual The half ended
with the score p to 0 in favor of the
civilians.
Soldiers Only Score.
Downs beautiful drop kick came at
the beginning of the fourth quarter.