The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-10-30
GOLDF|ElO Wins
CLOSE CONTEST
LITTLE ADVANTAGE FOR FL
THEIR SIDE IN SATURDAYS
FOOTBALL GAME

h1gh school Saturday by the score OF
Is to ~. The game was one of
the best ever seen on a local grid
iron, as the score indicates, it was
mp and tuck from the first toot of
the referees whistle to the final
show down. The game had no dis
agreeable features and was clean al
the way through. The referees
gave better satisfaction than has
ever before been given on a local
field. The crowd. which was large,
was constantly in a state of wild ex-
element and was on it's feet at
every piece of brilliant work pulled
by players of either side.
Ralph Witt, the right h alfback
on the local team. was easily the
star of the contest. He was the hest
ground gamer on either team and
several times showed the fans that
he was an adept at broken field run
ming; a thing that is seldom well
done by high school players. Time
after thine Witt broke through the
line and lodged his way through the
Tonopah team for gains of several
yards before he could be downed. lie
carried the ball over the goal line
for two touchdowns and made n
other which was not allowed.
James, the local fullback, was a
tower of strength on the defensive
and broke up play after play when
it had cleared the first line of de-
Tense. His tackling was of the first
order, inasmuch as he always got
his man. Barnes, the third back on
the Goldfield team, was a consistent
player, making severay very pretty
tackles and driving the spectators to
their feet several times with runs.
after it was thought hat he had
been downed. The local line played
steady ball and held in the tight
places, not once. but several times
when to let their opponents gain
meant a score. There was not a
tumble in the whole contest and each
player appeared to be a veteran at
the game. Tonopah had n man
who clearly stood u from his
team mates in all branches of the
game, he was Ryan. the fullback. He
gained consistently for the visitors
and had a level head at all times.
The referees whistle called the
game at exactly 2:30 and Captain
Murphy won the toss and chose the
south goal. James kicked to Gill
bert who carried the ball for a gain
of several yards. On a series of
line bucks, the visitors got within
striking distance of the local boys
goal and put the ball w with q
Ryan to O'Connell, but Ryan failed
to kick goal.
End of the first quarter score. 6
to 0 in the visitors favor. Witt and
Barnes, on the kickoff, worked a
clever backward pass on a crOss-run
which nearly Melted the locals Il
touchdown. TOnopah got the ball
but a forward pass from Ryan was
intercepted by Witt who lodged
his way through the field for 4
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the goal. Score 13 to 6 in Gold
fields favor at the end of the third
quarter.
Ryan, in the fourth quarter, made
a clever run of over 80 yards. which
resulted in a touchdown for the Wis
itors. Ryan failed to kick goal,
leaving the score 13 to IL in favor
of the local squad. Witt and
Barnes pulled a play on the kickoff
which nearly resulted in a touch
down. Witt came through again
for another touchdown, which was
not allowed because the referee was
irving to get the crowd back from
the playing field when the ball was
put in play and he had not blown
his whistle. The final whistle.
however, saved the visitors goal as
the ball was on the one-yard line
when the last call came.
The lineup of the local team fol-
lows: Campbell. re-, Dickson, TT,
Hill. rig. Joyner, c., Professionalism,
l.g. and l.e.. H. Dickson, OBJ, Nash.
It.. Barnes, lib, Whit, RIB, and
James. f.b.
The Tonopah team was composed
of the following. O'Neil. Feutscn,
Parker, Gilbert. Murphy, (captain),
J.. O'Connell, Bowler, Pollard, Zeni
and Ryan.
Referee, Rev. Mr.. Thompson.
Princeton: umpire. Cross, Mime
sofa: head linesman, Truman.
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