The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-11-26
TEAM WAS
TOO MANY FOR HIGH
SCHOOL BOYS

The general impression seems to be
that the High School team took In
entirely too much territory when 1t
insisted upon playing for the cham
plonship of the northwest. The team
should have been content with the
championship of Idaho, Utah, Wyo-
ming, Montana and Nevada and such
parts of Oregon as 1t could honestly
claim. The game at Recreation Park
between the Caldwell High School
football team and the Washington
High School team of Portland re-
suited in a victory for the visitors.
The score was 40 to z
The Portland team was heavier,
better trained and better in every re-
spect. In addition three of the Cald-
well players were crippled but under
normal conditions the Caldwell team
was outclassed in every respect.
Scoring Begins Early.
Captain Normandin of the visitors
won the toss and elected to defend
the north goal, the wind favoring this
end of the field. Receiving the bali
the Washingtons carried it back rs
yards in eight plays. They were then
forced to punt. Caldwell failed 10
gain and punted. On the next play
Campbell did his spectular sprint OF
90 yards around CaldwelTs right end,
a touchdown resulting. Play had
been in progress but FIVE minutes.
StTowbridge kicked goal.
The ease with which Caldwell then
scored in just three minutes raised the
hopes of the rooters to fever height.
There was promise that grand game
was in store. Taking the oval in their
Inward linz vyh II
ed after an excellent return on the
kickoff, Meals men rushed the ball
across the Portland goal line in Just
seven plays. HardinR's run of 40
yards was a big factor, but at that the
ball was taken from where he was
tackled on the 25-yard line and show
ed across in FIVE PLAYS.
Tie is Broken.
Washington kicked of. Caldwell
made first down but was obliged to
punt. On the first play again after
receiving punt Strowbridge baffled
the Caldwell lads and scored from lust
in front of Caldwell's 40-yard line on
another great run. Strowbridge kicked
goal There was an exchange of punts
and the quarter ended. with the score
IA to 7 in Washington's favor.
Taking the ball from CaldwelPs AZ
yard line, Washington carried it, with
out losing possession. to their 2l-yard
line, from where Strowbridge at
tempted a place kick. 1t went low
of the posts. When the ball was
brought back Caldwell suffered a pen
atty for off-side play Though Wash
ington a moment later likewise was
Denalized it failed to set them back.
On the next play Halfback Parsons
y (. =
Strowbridge sent the oval between the
goal posts. 49,.
Kick Fails.
Caldwell made a good return of the
kickoff, failed in an attempted pass
and punted. Washington carried the
spheroid to Caldwell'S lS-yard line,
but there was thrown back. Strow-
bridge again dropped back and tried
a place kick which went wide. When
the Ball was put in MAY Caldwell made
a lO-yard pass, then lost the oval on
tumble, which proved fatal. Wash
ington carried the leather the neces-
sary 80 yards in four plays, Parsons
making the touchdown. Goal was ne
gotiated by Strowbridge after a sue
cessful kickout. The half ended with
the ball near the middle of the field
in Washington's possession. Score:
Washington, 20; Caldwell. 7.
Rapid Scoring.
Washington scored twice in rather
rapid succession in the third quarter.
The first touchdown was again made
possible by a Caldwell muff on the
30-yard line. After two plays Par
sons ran % yards for a score. Strow-
bridge made it IS with his toe. After
failing to gain. Caldwell tried a pass.
1t fell into the hand of iced. who
ran 80 yards to the posts. Strowbridge
sent the oval true and the score
mounted to A. The ball was showed
back and forth during the remainder
of the quarter in Caldwell territory
but not dangerously near the goal
Resort to Punts.
AT the opening of the last quarter
Washington showed its ability to car
ny the ball when, aided by a 30-yard
run by Strowbride, it carried the
leather without losing it, 90 yards and
scored. Strowbridge did the tallying
and also kicked the goal. Both teams
then resorted to a punting game and
the contest ended with the ball in
CaldwelPs possession on their own
4O-yard chalk mark
The brilliant work of Halfbacks
Strowbridge and Parsons was the out
standing feature of the contest. In
addition to pulling off numerous spec
tacular runs. they almost never failed
to gain when entrusted with the ball.