The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-11-27
A HOT FOOTBALL CONTEST
Oroville Wins From Omak In
a Whirlwind Finish,
y to 7
y to I

The football game last Friday after
noon between Omak and Oroville, on
the local grounds, was the closest and
most exciting that has ever been play
ed in Oroville, and it is doubtful if
one with more thrills-where victory
was snatched from defeat in the very
last minutes when the chance seemed
almost hopeleSs-waS ever witnessed
in the county. The bowling crowd on
the side lines was twisted up to the
highest tension of excitement until
the strain was happily relieved at the
final call of time, with the ball in
Omaks possession, dangerously near
the Oroville goal line. Had there been
five minutes more OF play, as things
were going, there might have been a
different story to tell, as the yardage-
making forward passes worked by
Omak to Oroville's discomfort were
so perpleXing and effective that Omak
might have scored again in spite Of
the frenzied efforts of the opponents
to head them Off
The two teams are very evenly
matched, although Oroville in the ag-
gregate may carry more beef than
Omak. Their system of playing was
diametrically different. Omak had
practiced on the forward pass, and de-
pended almost wholly upon the play
for yardage. And they worked the
cLi n n ha
may and almost undoing of the local
lads who did not seem able to get in
affective defense against the play. All
efforts to break the defensive line Of
the up valley lads on straight buck
ing were failures, the visitors plunged
against stone wall that would neith
er break nor bend. Any such effort
usually ended in lost ground On the
other hand Oroville depended almost
wholly on the battering ram system
of play, boring through the defense
like Burleigh drill in action. Prince,
Loyalty supported by his mates, would
charge head down through the line,
making yards before going down un-
der weight of numbers. Powell and
McMahan also hit the line hard in the
fierce rush for the goal carrying the
pigskin over ground. Very little gain
was made at any time by either side
on end runs, for there was impetuous
interference and tackle by both sides.
Oroville won the first touch down
during the first quarter by headlong
rushes that would not be denied, VIM.
Cole throwing himself through the de-
fense across the line. Powell's at
tempt at kicking goal was failure.
The second quarter was fought out
almost in the center of the field, and
at the end of the half the ball was in
Omaks possession, almost on the As
yard line. Score to 0.
The first quarter of the second half
was hotly contested, the active and
determined gladiators surging back
and forward over the grounds, with
little gain and neither side in danger
at any time. The last quarter opened
with Omak having the ball, and the
visitors started out to do or die. With
a series of swift forward passes, over
which there was much protesting as
to the manner of play, Omak worked
down to within a few yards of Oro-
ville's goal, and a pass over the line
to Fiker won a touchdown. Fiker
easily kicked goal. This left the score
Z to 6 in favor of Omak with only
some eight minutes of play. The
chances seemed hopeless for the home
team. However, the boys appeared to
catch their second wind, and in a
whirlwind rally and magnificent
squirt of line bucking the ball was
pushed forward foot by foot in spite
of the most strenuous resistance un-
was reached. Again Powell failed at
kicking for goal. With minute and
half of play Omak forced their way
toward Oroville's goal by the forward
pass route, that had the boys so rat
tied that it looked as though the game
so hardly won was to be lost in the
very last second. When time was
called, to the great relief of every.
body, Omak was within fifteen yards
of the goal. The final score was IL tc
Z in favor of Oroville 1t was vic
tory to be proud of and a defeat thai
the losers had no cause to be ashamed
OF.
The following is the lineup of Tho
two teams:
Omak Positions Orovill,
Tom Porter l.. Il. Chas. Col
Eugene Link l.. T. Mark Mitchell
Henry Fry L.G w. Mallor
Bernard Goggins G. W. Blai
Ivan Albertson r. G. II. Fulle
Geo. Protzman r. T. G. DeMerchan
Elmer MCGOWAN r. f. R. Vincen
Lyle Fiker Q. b. b. Powel
Miles Yerington l.. H. A. McMaha