The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-10-18

TEAM IS HELPLESS


in defeat before the heavy Baylor
team in Saturdays game. the
Bears simply smofhering the Pres
byterians with heavy score. but
1t was a game wcrth seeing after
all and the two hundred studenta
who went TO Dallas on special cars
enjoyed the brilliant tight maze BY
the Trinity squad. even though thes
played a losing game. The Taylor
team il heavier. faster and better
trained than the locals. and il was
their team work that counted SC
much in the score getting. Fouts,
the Baylor fullback, led the fight
for the Baptists and was an easy
star Time and again he tore
through the Trinity line for long
gains. Trinity ran poor irterfer
eace while the Baylor interference
was almost perfect.
While the Baylor and Trinity
squads we're battling for supremacy
on the field in front of the grand
stand, marked college spirit was
manifested BIZ the students in the
stand The rival students gave col
lege yells and sang songs. manifest
ing greatest enthusiasm. In tile
"rooters' section Trinity more than
held her own even though their
cheering was uphill business. Loyal
to the last minute. shouts CT en-
couragement sounded across the
gridiron as the Trinity warriors
waged an unequal battle.
Bears Smash the Line.
"Baylor's attack was confined
| largely to line smashing game ard
was built up around Theron Foufs.
the star fuilback. But few forward
passes were attempted and still few-
er We're successful, and the gains
/ by the aerial route were trifling.
The quarter did not call for many
vide end runs, but the majority of
| the plays used by Baylor were
smashes into the opposing line 81.
short dashes around the wings.
The Waxahachie team tried COM
paratiyely few passes, but this style
OF attack was the Presbyterians chief
ground gamer. Trinity had almost
TO success in hammcIing the Baylor
line and the backs gained BIZ. little
around the ends as the interference
was very poor High tackling cost
Trinity many precious yards
Baylor Full Back Stars.
Fonts OF Baylor, whom many
/ critics picked rs the best full back
/ il the state last season. Was easily
the star of the game He was al
ways good for gain when given
/ The bail and several times ae brought
the hundreds of fans who witnessed
the game To their feet by fighting
his way down to field with several
Trinity tacklers hanging on him
He played strong defensive game
and easily oatpunted Anderson OF
Trinity on every exchange OF kicks.
Anderson at left tackle was the
individual star of tire Waxahachie
eleven. The big forward played
hard, aggressive football and showed
rare judgment In diagnosing plays.
lie was tower OF strength In Trini-
| tvs defense.
Penalties We're frequent and the
game was married on several ocee-
rlens by unnecessarily rough play.
Roach Makes First score.
Baylor won the toss and chose 10
receive X the south goal. Anderson
kicked off 70 ] Roach for a return
o. twenty yards. After an exchange
OF punts tho Bears placed the ban
On Trihity's twelve yard line. but
fissed 70 make tho required distance
ard the ball went over. Anderson
attempted to punt OFT OF danger. but
the bah hit one Of his teammates
behind the Ire OF ecrsmmage and
went to Baylor on the vineyard line.
Roach hucked over Cor the first
touchdown after seven and one-half
ninates CT play and then kicked
goal. making the score 10 q. After
BAYLOR had kicked Off To Trinity
Rugai made a bad pass aad the bail
rolled 10 the Trinity ten-yard line.
Were Huffman fell on It. Ander-
son punted twenty yards to Fouts
FRO a return OF twenty-five. After
penalty sgainst Baylor for holding.
stonerod shot forward pass to
Reed. who vas downed within yard
Of Trinity's goal Fouts carried
the ball over through right tackle
and J. Fouts kicked goal. The third
Baylor touchdown came few mo-
ments later when Reed oircled Trim
ity's right wing for a gain % eleven