South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-12
WINNING SCORE
MADE BY HARDY
Run of Fifteen Yards Gives the
Silver Edges a Six to None
Victory Over Marion Athletic
Team.

With but a bare three minutes to
play, Hardy OF the Silver Edge foot
bali team. Sunday afternoon at Spring
brook park. took the ball and after a
delayed pass went down the field for
l. yards and the only touchdown of
the game. IN which the Marion Ath-
letic club gave the husky local eleven
one OF the ughtest games in their his
tory.
The only counter was made in the
fourth quarter. after Gruber over the
Marion line and under the goal posts,
caught a perfect pass from Hardy
and laid the ball two feet on the good
side Of the line. The tally did not 20
into the score as Umpire Long OF Ma
ri0n held that the Silver Edge line
had started the play off-side. Hardy's
little stunt came Immediately after,
while the line Of scrimmage was To-
Gated on the extreme side of the field.
The game was close and rough all
the way through. Thrill after thrill
IN the way OF forward passes. long end
runs and crushing line ks were
unfOlded for the approva. the 300
spectators Hardy. quarter oack, Scott.
left half, and Lower, left end. were
the particular stars for the ioco'e ''' "
latter was adept at receiving Hardy's
passes and played q steuar o4I..-..... g.
game. Meyers, center, also played a
First Quarter.
NargO kicked 70 Hastings OF Marion.
MariOn's first play was a sensational
10 yard pass that netted a gain of
. yards. The next pass was incOm-
plete. and Weber followed with a four
yard gain around right end. Silver
Edges held them for downs and Var
20 took four yards thrOug tackle
Boinski failed TO gain and Caldwell
IN hn MI int due.
pass Marion took the ball down to
within 20 yards OF line and failed in
a drop kick. The Silver Edges for the
rest Of the quarter by sensational
runs by Scott and Hardy and line
smashes by Boinski. took the ball to
the Marion 80 yard line and the quar-
ter ended.
Second Quarter.
Scott missed a pretty pass to open
the second session and Marion recOV-
cred The ball. They were held for
downs and BOinski took the ball
through tackle for five yards. The
next play was a fOur-yard loss but
Scott made eight yards through the
line. The locals were held for downs
and Marion Jared no better. The
quarter was marked by fumbling and
mistaking signals on the part Of both
machines. Scott and Hardy featured
in the gains. while Myers at center
gained the rOoters' favor with his
terrific tackling.
Third Quarter.
Marion kicked 10 Hardy who was
dOwned in his tracks. An attempt to
skirt left end was fruitless. Johnson
was put in Vargas place. the latter
being taken off the field for rough
ness. Two gainless downs were fol-
lowed by Hardys kick TO McGraw
who returned t 20 yards a gainless
down was backed up by a two-yard
gain by Caldwell The Silver Edge
line mussed up the next play and caus-
ed "A tumble. which was recovered by
the locals. BOinsH through the line
and Scott around end netted ten yards
hut the locals We're held for the next
four downs. Marion was also held
and kicked the ball out of bounds An
other long end run by Scott closed the
quarter with the ball on the Marion
i yard line.
Fourth Quarter.
Boinski was called upon three times
through the line and netted 10 yards.
Johnson lost a yard and gained a yard
on the next play Laudeman was sub
stituted for Johnson. Scott gained
five yards Marion regained the ball
ON a faulty pass. A tumble was re-
covered. They were held for downs
and Gruber recovered a tumble. a
perfect pass 10 Lower nettcd 20 yards.
Scott gained four yards and the next
down was fruitless. Boinski took three
Yards through the line a pass to
Gruher under the goal posts was dis
counted and the touchdown did not
count Hardy on a shift took the ball
down the sideline for the first and only
touchdown OF the game. The goal was
missed. The bali for the remainder
OF the game was kept i'm Marion terri
tory. the locals threatening TO score