Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-11-27
ABERDEEN WINS
FOOTBALL GAME
Aberdeen High Wins Thanks
giving Game From COL
umbia College Eleven
LARGE CROWD ATTENDS
Portland Team Puts Up Strong
Game, but was Outplayed
by Aberdeen Lads

More than $500 people gathered on
Stewards Field yesterday afternoon
to witness the Thanksgiving football
games, the largest crowd ever assem-
bled on that field at a football game
The rains of Wednesday night
made the ground slippery and muddy
but small matter like that made no
difference to either players or rooters
excitement was at a high pitch and
a number carried home throats made
sore by shouting.
The preliminary game between the
Montesano and Cosmopolis elevens
was most interesting and hotly con
tested. the Cosmopois team winning
with the score of 10 to 6.
The principal game, between the
elevens of Columbia college of Port.
land, who claim the interscholastic
championship OF Oregon, and the Alb
erdeen high school, proved one of the
best and cleanest games ever played
On Grays Harbor. Both teams were
in prime condition and every point
was hotly contested for to the great
enjoyment of the fans. The bleach
ers went wild when the score, 33 to Il
in favor of Aberdeen was announced
Twas a Great Crane
Aberdeen's last score came second
before the close of the final half. Co
lumbia did all of it's scoring in the
last half. chasing over two touch
downs by long end runs.
The first quarter opened with Co
lumbia kicking off to Aberdeen. The
ball was downed on the 25-yard line
Aberdeen fumbled and when Colum
bia was held again the ball rested
on Aberdeen's 25 yard line. Aber
deem was held and Columbia tried a
forward pass. Pinckney advanced
the ovoid ten yards. Both teams
then tried straight line bucks for a
spell. Aberdeen switched to a for
ward pass which failed. There was
more line bucking, the ball being ad
vanced by Aberdeen by this method
to Columbia's 20.yard line from where
Johnson tried a drop kick which fail
ed. Columbia worked the ball back
to the 3O-yard line where it was held
After Aberdeen was penalized Il
yards for holding, Johnson punted fol
As yards. McKenna brought the ball
back Is yards. line bucking netting
them Is more when Columbia was
held. A forward pass from Johnson
to Faulk scored the first touchdown
The throw was for 20 yards, Faulk
making run of Is yards for the tally
Johnson kicked goal. Just before the
quarter closed w. Anderson was tax.
en- out of the game for rough work
but was replaced at the commence
ment of the second quarter.
Johnson opened hostiiities in the
second quarter by making a 20-yard
sprint for touchdown on a forward
pass. Goal was missed. Score 13 to
0. The remainder of the quarter was
nip and tuck with honors about even.
Columbia getting a shade the better
of this period by executing a pretty
forward pass of 90 yards, Jacobber
to Nixon The half closed with the
score 13 to O.
There was no advantage gained by
either team in the second half. the
teams splitting honors. each scoring
two touchdowns. Aberdeen secured
her two by clever forward passes, the
last one by Aberdeen, Johnson to
Morgan, being an exceptionally long
throw and a 4O-yard sprint. 1t hard
ly was accomplished before the game
ended. Pinckney scored the other
touchdown for the locals. BY long
sensational end runs, Nixon and Nc.
Kenna scored for Portland. One goal
was kicked.
Nixon and McKenna we're stars for
Portland, while Johnson, Faulk and
Pinckney easily featured the play.
ing for Aberdeen.
Following was the lineup:
Aberdeen Portland
VIM. Thompson Leonard
Left End.
Ingebrigtsen Bloch
Left Tackle
johnson Sharpe
Left Guard
Morgan Knapp
Center
Hobi O'Brier
Right Guard
Anderson st. Marie
Right Tackle
Faulk G. Shea