Arizona republican., 1914-11-27
TEMPESTS WIN :
 FROM VETERANS
Old Chaps Put Up Fine Game, But Youngsters Have "Savvy'' = Tempe Enjoys Big Thanksgiving Sport Program
Special to The Republican,

1 TEMPE, Nov. 26-Ideal Arizona weather, an immense crowd of fans and | fannettes, and a most elaborate card of ! sports helped to pass Thanksgiving af- ternoon off for Tempe folk in a-manner that eclipses any record that has been set here in years Except for one un | fortunate incident, in which little Wal | ter Finch suffered a broken ankle, the afternoon amusement was splendid, l band music, the town high football game and the races providing q pro- | gram that one could not fail to appre ciate and enjoy.
 1 The football game was dandy, l slow in some instances all right, but in ! others so fast and furious that one not knowing would never think one of the ] squads but bunch of pick-ups, some 1 of them veterans, but out of condition and ignorant of the new rules. They were stickers though and played the high school boys to a 20 to ? score. The Tempests took the big end as was pretty generally predicted. The band offered much of the after noon's entertainment for the big crowd of Tempe folk Following their pre- | liminary parade the musicians occupied seats in the grand stand, livening up the occasion when events on the field were temporarily quiet and ever keep ing the crowd in a happy Thanksgiving 1 day mood.
 The races mixed in with the football game were highly entertaining and where the thrill was lacking there was plenty of laughter. It was a splendid card, and gotten up on the spur of the moment, everybody connected with it is deserving of high praise The races resulted in this manner:
 100 yard dash for boys, Dewey Hearn. winner.
 Three legged race. Earl Teeter and Lester Hughes, winners.
 Sack race Benny Moeur, winner, Earl Teeter second.
 | Quarter mile race, Sam Teeter first, Medling second, Earnest Hegi, third.
 Pony race, Teddy Mullen, winner.
 Ford auto race four miles distant, 1 Thaddeus Mullen first
 Ladies race, Josephine Moeur first.
 Notes on the Day
 The town fellows are considering | themselves lucky they held their op- ponerts to a 20 to score. Probably 25 men played on that one squad dur ing the course of the game. All of them are veterans, but after a year and in | some cases many years lay-off. it is rather hard job getting into the heart of the game in the first scrimmage. ! There'll be a whole lot of sore spots nursed during the next week by those who offered a comeback" in today's game.
 It called ones mind back to years ago this afternoon. seeing Charlie l Haigler and Garfield Goodwin bucking the line with the town team. It was prior to 1900 that Goodwin fought his last battle for the normal and within a few years as much that Hagler also severed his connections there to accept an offer from a California college Both ] these fellows have been stars in their day and though at disadvantage through lack of practice it didn't take tutH IoHB lOudN lb SnpN NIldl lutt had been once upon a time. Professor Griffing. Ben Kettle, and 1 Captain Gates from the side lines were also conspicuous with the town team. Too much credit could not be given Robert Finch. half-b back with the high school. either.
 The one incident that for while cast a gloom over the enjoyable afternoon proceedings was the mixup wherein Walter Finch, the thirteen -year-old son of c. R. Finch, who was one of the promoters of the sport program, suf- fered a broken ankle.
 The young fellow. together with a companion was practicing for the pony race It was between the halfs of the football game. and two girl entrants in the pony race, the Misses Jewel and Leona Arnold. about thirteen and siN teen years of age. were also warming up their steeds Unfortunately the two teams of racers started in opposite directions on the track and as they met on the opposite side three of the four riders were thrown to the ground. The Finch lad was apparently stepped on, the result being a broken ankel. Miss Leona Arnold was temporarily hurt but together with the other two riders. felt little the worse for the accident after their fright had subsided
 Of all the feature attractions Tempe supports, there is none more note worthy than the Tempe Merchants band, for whose benefit the program was given this afternoon. Giving splendid concerts at all times. and ap- bearing each Sunday afternoon and of. ten on special occasions they deserve lots of credit for their work