El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-26

FATS off to the Texas School Of
II Mines, as game a bunch Of fight
= ers as ever played football in FL
Paso. Prior to the game Saturday at
Washington Park the local football fans
would have given the Miners about as
much chance TO win as the baseball fans
gave the Braves to capture the world S
Championship about the middle of July.
Yet the Miners beat the strong Y NJ c.
A. team to g. And the Miners won
principally through their fighting quail
tiles
The "Ore Diggers" were Outweighed
many pounds 10 the man and for the
most part were outplayed individually,
o and vet their never give up spirit
won for them in the last quarter Three
times the Miners held the stronger Y.
N. c. A. team for downs inside the five
yard line, and when the Y n c. A.
finally did score IL required four downs
10 90 three yards. and then the bali
was over only by inches.
Y. Vi. c. A. Played BraveIy.
The "Y" put up good fight too. In
the first quarter the Miners carried the
ball to the VS. ten yard line. Here
the ''T" line held for downs and carried
the ball back many yards In the last
quarter the Miners carried the ball to
the ''X's" seven yard line and had to
take the full four downs to score; and
again the ball was over only by inches
Hats off once more, gentlemen This
time to Orb Walker. fullback and cap
rain Of the Miners Walker was not
only the star of the game but he out
shOne any luminary that has appeared
on the local gridiron this year, not
even excepting Waddeu. Of Mesilla.
both on the offence and defence. Close
behind Walker were Dwyer, the former
Texas A. & IL star and student coach
of the team and Billy Race who PLAYED
quarter
Raee Worked Like Veteran.
Last year Billy playing with the
High school. got in at quarter only
once. That was when Roman was hurt
early in the first quarter Of the second
game with Mesilla- Through Billy's
handling of the team Mesilla was neld
to a scOreless tie. Saturday was the
second time Race has essayed the job.
Yet he handled the team like a vet
eran. Several times coach Dwyer be-
came peeved at signals, but the play
called worked invariably. Race ran
his team better than any quarter who
has appeared on the local gridiron, not
excepting even ChenOweth- The other
stars for the Miners were Buster
BiEgs"; Baylor Foster and Red Pom
cry
Both Hoover and Shea played a great
game for the ''Y'' in the baclfield. as
did Lyman at end. Piatt at The opposite
end also played a nice game
Neither Scored in First Half.
Both teams threatened TO score in
the first half. but neither succeeded In
the third period the ''Y' carried the ball
TO the one yard line where the Miners
held for downs. aRace kicked to Piatt
who returned the ball to the five yard
line The Miners again held like a stone
wall on their one yard line, and Race.
standing behind his own goal line,
kicked the ball out so yards Shea made
Is yards through the line and repeated
with five more. Hoover made eight
yards around end Three line plunges
put the ball within q foot Of the line
On the last down Shea was barely able
TO put an inch or two Of the ball on the
line Fassett missed a goal from
suuarely in front Of the uprights.
Miners Came Back Strong.
Instead of quitting. as most teams
would, the Miners came back strong in
the last quarter. Fassett kicked off TO
Walker who was downed in less than
ten yards DWyer and Walker made
first down in two line plunges. Walker