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sons. Momentarily it hitched. and a
bit OF fumbling checked progress, but
eventually East Aurora took possession
of the ball at midheld, and this time
was not 20 be denied.
The keen witted Bsbcoek ran his
team with surprising skill and judg-
ment. He had in Captain Pike a line
plunQer unsurpassed In scholastic
ranks; in O'Grady hard running, fear
less lad, who fairly loves football and
who plays accordingly. These were MS
chief weapons, and he knew well their
use. II was bang, crash and slam. A
line buck, a sharp, decisive thrust az
tackle covered By an interference that
cleaned the forward line and the sec
ondaries as Will, until at last O,Grady
turned the left end for touchdown
from the courtyard line. The goal was
missed.
II was Captain Pike who caught For
mosa's Kickoff, and he came back about
fifteen yards before he was stopped.
lie started march that held through
sixty-fve bitterly fought yards before
Babcock hurtled through for score
on a beautifully masked play.
Betz sliced between Parkes and Oar,
rah for four yards, and PIKE ripped
through the same hole for I'VE more
wards O'Grady turned Teddy Cam FOR
three wards and first down. OGrady
broke loose on a run around Eastman
who replaced Cam, covered BY ian
OF interference that was pretty 10 see
He was dragged down after running
twenty-five yards.
pike. Babcock and O'Grady then be-
gan a murderous assault on the HaTnlI,
ton tackles until at last the ball rested
on Hamilton's three-yard line with the
Nrst down. Forced back into the shao-
ows Of their own goal posts, the lam
ilton forwards braced.
pike was pinned for no gam by
Parkes. and O'Grady met similar tate
AZ the hands of tho same man. pap
cock tried Parkes once more, but ne
was stopped in his tracks. and 1t was
tho last down. On the next play BAD
cock sent his backs smashing into va,
rious perts Of the line, while he sliced
rast centre for a score. 0'Grady FUN
Med the punt out and no goal could be
kicked. ~
That was the end Of the scoring. but
only the beginning Of the fight. East
Aurora had the stronger team, ana
Nth PUSHES fierce and strong carried
the ball onward. Penalties AID ne
roic defence saved the Hamilton goal
line. and leading this defence was Rus
eel Clamp. who once again proved him.
self the superior of all defensive
schoolboy backs. lie brsced up thar
faltering line Of Blue, stopping tackles
desperate with lunging. There were
times when disaster leered at Hamil-
tom. for the Western backs had way
of breaking loose for sensational runs
of varying distances. O'Grady turned
off a couple of these, one OF twenty
yards past Parkes.
Disaster Looms Often.
Lsmy Crovat nirted with trouble in
the last half of the game. with the
plav in his own territory, and his team
unable TO carry the ball through the
line of giants, who gained strength as
the battle waned, he turned the affair
into an orgy of forward passes. These
were broken up by the Aurora men,
who fought with confidence. That they
were only one point behind mattered
not. They were going 10 win. Nothing
could stop them; they knew II.
At last. O'Grady intercepted pass
on Hamilton's 35-yard line. Here was
the chance the Illinois boys had
awaited Now they would win. Captain
pike went among his men urging them
to fight harder than ever. To set the
guage he turned the left end for run
of twenty wards. Two line bucks, with
pike and 'O'Grady carrying the ball,
brought it down TO the s-yard line on
the fourth down. Hanny dropped back
20 try a goal from placement. The bail
spun back, and Babcock placed IT. The
game hung in the balance. II that
line could hold nothing eoud save
Hamilton.
But the line didn't hold. Clapp tore
through a hole in the middle and, leap
ing up, blocked the ball just as it rose
in its flight. Peters snapped up the
ball. and Clamp attended TO Hanny. On
down the field sped Peters, with the
frenzied East Aurora team IN pursuit,
and after them came Hamilton's lung
ing forwards. r.
Man after man was taken out, Cap
tain Formosa getting two OF them