The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-11-20
HUNTER WHITESELL K. MI.
FOOTBALL GAME STAR
Wins in Recent Local Contests
Leading in Features.

1
In one of the most fiercely CONTESTED
games Of the local gridiron season Ken
lucky Military Institute vanquisheC
High School yesterday by the margin o
one point, the final score being p to 20
Straight football was the chief depend
ence Of both elevens, and when the fina
whistle sounded both lines had been bat
tered by the spirited charges.
High School opened the contest witt
a brilliant line attack that swept tht
Cadets down the field in almost rout
Within three minutes the Purple haC
planted the bali behind their opponents
goal for the first touchdown.
The Cadets seemed to find themselves
in the second quarter, and the Purple
was soon placed on the defensive. White.
sell, the big K. NJ. /. tackle, it was
who put his team in its stride. He tore
through the entire Purple eleven for a
run of sixty-five yards and a touchdown.
Maj. McGowan's proteges renewed the
slashing play Immediately following the
kickoff in the second half and held the
opposing offense in fine style and High
School was forced to kick. Vicious line
plunges by Whitesell, Fargo and Peck
tore the Purple line savagely and the ball
was carried down the field for another
touchdown.
TRIO UNDER WAY.
The Cadets triple-headed battering
ram was again brought into play, White
sell, Fargo and Peck sweeping over their
rivals for their third and last tally.
High School then displayed its char
acteristic rallying spirit and soon forced
the Cadets to assume the defensive. A
35-yard run by Davis and terrific line
plunging by Engelhard, Morey and
Simpson sent the pig-skin across X. M.
/. 8 goal line for the final touchdown OF
the game.
Seldom is there game between two
more evenly matched teams. Failure
to catch punt out after the first touch
down cost High School its chance for a
tie.
While some players stood out more
prominently than others, there were no
shortcomings on either side.
Whitesell, Fargo and Peck led the at
tack of the Cadets, while Davis, Neal,
Morey and Simpson figured prominent
ly for the Purple. The heralded ad-
vantage in weight on the part Of the
Cadets was not perceptible, both teams
apparently averaging close to the same
mark.
WHITEsELL MAKES RUN.
High School kicked off to X. M. j.
and after an attempted line plunge the
ball was given to Whitesell, who thrilled
thu big crowd by making sixty-fve-
yard run straight through the entire
Purple eleven for touchdown. Fargo
kicked goal. The half ended High
School 13, K. M. I. Z.
The second half began by X. M. /.
kicking off to High School. The Purple
was unable to gain through the soldiers
line and Caron punted to Skidmore.
Play was resumed in midfield and the
soldiers tore up High Schools defense
by number Of line plunges by White
iell, Fargo and Peck. The ball was
carried to the High Schools eight-yard |
inc, where Fargo succeeded in tieing
he score, and by successful goal kick
,laced his team in the lead.
High School kicked off to X. M. I.
md the ball was brought back by Capt. /
Peck to midfeld. Whitesell, Park and t
Fargo started another march down the
ield and placed the ball ON High
schools six-yard line, and Capt. Peck
vas showed over for the soldiers last
ouchdown, and Fargo kicked an easy
oal.
Hunter Whitesell is a son of Mr.. and
lrs. r. p Whitesell, here, and friends
cad OF his successes with interest.
Monday, November %, has been
set as the date for the evacua-
ion of Vera Cruz hv American trnnns-