Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-27
VARSITY HOLDS
HEAVY TEAM Of
STATE COLLEGE
Each Side Makes One Touch
down and Kicks COAL Play
Throughout -Four Periods Is
Fast and Furious.

AGRICULTURAL college football clcvens
battled through four periods OF fu.
rious play 10 q .-to-7 re yesterday
afternoon At Hooewell field. before
probably the largest crowd ever in at
tendance on an athletic contest Of any
kind In this city. t.t'
with the odds 2 to / in favor OF an
Ageie victory and with enthusiastic
hackers of the Farmers wagering on
a hlg healthy margin Ia the score
before the game, II was generally felt
that the Agg!es would win hut tina,
they would know that they had been
through football game. However
playing much better football than IN
any previous game this year Coach
Hutchlnson's crew literally rushed
the agricultural school men off their
feet In the first quarter and scored
the first touchdown of the game. on
a forward pass, calkins to Balcoinb.
Shields kicked goal. Although fight
ing hard every minute of the balance
of tho game, the L. N. NJ. men could
not advance their score beyond the
seven points made right at the start
OF the game
The Aggie scoring was done In the
second quarter. Securing the ball on
downs on their own 2s-yard line, the
Farmers Immediately began 10 ham
mcr the varsity line effectively. Two
forward passes after a series OF bucks
and end runs did the work. The First
forward pass carried the hall 10 the
university 20-yard line and the Sec
ond. a great piece of work. Captain
Iana to Hamilton. took the ball over
for six points. Holt kicked goal.
The game by periods:
First Quarter.
On the toss-up OF the coin for Sc
lection of goals. Captain Fred Calkins
of the varsity lost. and Captain Lane
elected TO defend the west goal. the
U. n. NJ. men having TO face the sun.
LaPraik kicked off for the L. ". NJ.
eleven to the 9-yard line. On the
first play the Farmers lost the ball
on q tumble. The varsity had little
trouble making their distance either
through the line or around the ends.
the biggest u. N. NJ. gain being made
by Captain Calkins who sl1irted the
end for twelve yards. on fourth
down with the bah on the s-yard line.
forward pass. calkins 70 Balcomb.
resulted In a touchdown for the var
intercept the pass barely managed to
get their fingers on II. but the ball
continued on its course to the varsity
back. waiting behind the Aggie goal
line Swiftly" Shields kicked goal.
LaPraik kicked off. The Y. N. NJ. line
held In the center of the field for
four down. I.aPraik's on-side kick
was blocked. but Greenfield recover
a Al. hen o. 4. ~
and kick put the ball in the Aggies'
possession on their own 10-yard line.
The Farmers kicked to the center of
the field. After advancing. the ball
10 the Cruces 40-yard line. Shields at
tempted to boot the ball over the bar
for 4 field goal but the kick was
short. Holding the ball on their 20
yard line. the Aggies started an ex-
change of punting, which ended with
the ball In the same position as 1T
the start. An Aggie forward pass was
intercepted by Friday on the Farmers
40-yard line. but the advantage was
lost when an attempted
varsity pass was intercepted. The
period ended with the Aggies holding
the ball on their 49-yard line. Score:
I. N. NJ. Z; Ageies 0.
Second Quarter.
With the start OF the second period
the university line began to weaken.
The Angles repeatedly went through
for big gains. carrying the ball to the
U. n. NJ. 5-yard line, where the var
slty team took brace and held for
four down. I.aPraik Immediately
kicked out Of danger. The Aggies
returned the ball 10 the L. n. NJ. q.
yard line. On the next play the Farm
ers made a gain of ten yards on ar
end run, but were penalized fifteen
Yards for holding, a total loss OF
twenty-five yards. An exchange of
kicks resulted in varsity holding the
ball on their own 37-yard line. Bal
comb went through for gain of fiji
teen yards and Captain Calkins fol-
lowed up with nineteen more on n
fake around-end play. Then the Ag-
gle line stiffened up and the Farmers
secured the bali on downs on their
own 2S-yard line. The varsity lin =
opened up like sieve before the
driving Aggie attack that followed. |
after series of gains through the
Iine and around the ends the Farmers
sent the ball over the goal for their !
lirst and only touchdown on two sue
sessful forward passes. The second !
pass. CAPTAIN Lane to Hamilton, al (.
lorded the big crowd as pretty 4 |
demonstration of the possibilities OF |
me open game as has been seen here !
ms year. Holt kicked goal. La !
fraik kicked off for the varsity. The !
period ended after two unsuccessful /
ittempts at forward passing by the
sgsies Score: q. ~. NJ. 4. Aggies Z.
THIRD Quarter.
The Aggies sent the ball to the u.
y NJ. ll-yard line BY a forward pass.
IN fourth down an unsuccessful for
sard pass gave the ball TO the var
NY on their own 20-yard line. In
raik kicked. The Aggie receiving /
ne punt fumbled and Shields re-
overed the ball for varsity Friday
'hd Calkins made gains Of nearly ten /
ards each, and a forward pass. Cali
ms TO LaPraik, netted fifteen more. I
!, = IN the ball on the 27-yard line.i
'hields attempted to do the Brickley /
.uht, but to no avail. On an Aggie
umple Captain Calkins of the varsity
'.ckeu up the ball and carried il ten
ards to the Aggies' 25-yard line. AZ
s. forward pass, Calkins to Bal
omn. Shields was again called on for
ned goal and again the kick was
'"' No score.
NJ Fourth Quarter.
Inc last period was married by
.angling over decisions and APP
roaching darkness which made 1t al
lost impossible to see the bali in air
ward the end of the period. After
,1sancing the ball to the 26-yard line
=, Asgies attempted a field goal but
ilied The varsity kicked. Lane
'ade a great run back OF the kick to I;
e s-yard line but the Aggies were
fifteen yards because OF
'u'lng on the part OF his interiors