The Penn's Grove record., 1914-10-30


The Penns Grove foot ball team won
from the strong Catholic High School, OF
Philadelphia last Saturday on the home
grounds. The visiting team was out
' played from the beginning by the Penns
! Grove boys. Penns Grove proved strong
est foom the start and scored a touchdown
soon after the beginning of the second
quarter. The visitors were unable to gain
thru the Penns Grove line. Both teams
made good gains on the forward pass.
The Penns Grove players did not use
; their knowledge of the fine points of the
game aud accordingly were penalized
quite often. The visitors coach was we'll
versed on tile finer points of the gridirOn
game as was shown by the numerous
penalties he inflicted on the home team.
Huber did good work at right end while
Hunts end running and Duffy's tackling
we're noticeable.
The game started by the visitors kick
ing of. Burke brought the ball back 20
yards. A forward pass failed. Hunt
went around end for a ten yard gain. AS
Penns Grove did not gain the next ten
yards Diver had to kick. Huber was
down under the punt and dropped Mason
III his tracks. Catholic High failed to
gain thru Penns Groves line. w. Smith
got the ball Is yards from the goal. The
forward pass from Diver TO w. Smith
worked but the ball was brought back be-
cause a Penns Grove player was off side
Diver punted to Mason. Catholic High
lost on q tumble, Diver kicked and re-
covered. Burke hit tackle for 5 yards.
Borden and W. Smith gained IL yards on
line plunges. The first quarter ended
with Penns Grove having the ball on the
20 yard line.
AS the second quarter started Penns
Grove was penalized 5 yards for being
off sides. Huber caught q forward and
brought the ball within 6 inches OF the
goal. Penns Grove lost 2 yards, on the
mex play Burke went thru tackle for
Penns Groves first touchdown. Diver
kicked the goal.
Penns Grove kicked off. Maley carried
the ball back Is yards. Mason and Tehn
each caught a forward and gained 20 yards
The visitors were going to kick but their
ceutre passed the ball over Maley's head
for a t twenty yard loss. Penns Groves ball.
They lost it OH a tumble. Catholic High
tried the forward pass twice but it failed
both times. The third time it was tried
Mason caught it and gained five yards.
They lost the ball on downs. Burke and
Hunt gained Is yards. Penns Grove
was penalized ten yards because they did
not have seven players on the line of
scrimmage. Hunt caught a forward and
gained IL yards. The score at the end
OF the first half was z to 0 in favor of the
home team.
The second half started by Penns Grove
kicking off. Glascott went around right
end for an eight yard gain. The visitors
were penalized five yards for being of
side. Catholic High kicked and Mason
fell on it. They tried q forward pass but
Hunt caught it. Diver shot a long for
ward to Huber who gained rs yards be-
fore he was downed. Hunt made a 25
yard run around left end for a touchdown.
Diver added one more point by kicking
the goal. Penns Grove kicked off. Nc
Laughlin gained 10 yards OH a toward.
Penns Grove was penalized 5 yards for
off side.
Catholic High had the ball at the be-
ginning Of the fourth quarter. They tried
the forward twice. Both times Greer
caught it and gained Is yards bringing
the ball within one yard OF the goal
Sullivan made a~touchdown. Ii. Hunt
failed to kick the goal.
Catholic High kicked off. Penns Grove
was penalixed ten yards because a player
was III an illegal position. Diver punted
to Mason whom Huber dropped in his
tracks. Catholic High tried the forward
four times but it failed every time. Penns
Groves ball. Burke made 8 yards thru
guard. PenDs Grove was penslized Is
yards for holding. Hunt gained 6 yards.
Burke caught a forward and gained ten
yards. Penns Grove was penalized Is
yards but Hunt made up for this by MAX
ing a .25 yard run around left end. The
game ended with the score l4-6 in favor
of Penns Grove.