Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-10-19
DALLAS wins VICTORY
DALLAS HIGH DEFEATS SILVER
TON ON GRIDIRoN.
Game in Marion County Town Last
Saturday Results in Score of
Thirty Four to Fourteen.

The Silverton High school football
team fell before the fast and snappy
onslaught of the Dallas high school
boys in the game at Silverton on Sat-
urday, and went off the field with a
score of "a ito IA marked up against
them. Dallas won the kickoff and
within four minutes after the refer
ee's whistle started the game, Ray
Scott carried the ball over the Sill
verton goal line for Dallas first
touchdown. Throughout the first two
quarters of the game the Dallas team
plainly showed its ability by virtually
playing their opponents to stand
still. But after the beginning Of the
second half the local warriors felt the
effects Of their fast playing and toned
themselves down considerably. The
boys do not observe training rules un-
less the coaches are at hand, and
this fact proved a severe handicap
in that it cut their power in half by
winding them before the game was
done. Balderee kicked a successful
goal after the first touchdown was
made, leaving a score of 20 in Dallas
favor. Just before the end of the
first quarter Earl Cutler intercepted
one of Silverton's forward passes and
made touchdown Balderee kicked
goal and the quarter ended with the
score 14-O. An intercepted forward
pass, with Balderee at the receiving
end, was carried 20 yards for another
touchdown by the interceptor, who al
so successfully made the goal and
raised the score seven points. Within
a few minutes, by series of long
gains through the Silverton line and
around end, Ted Berg made the
fourth touchdown, Balderee kicked
goal, and the score increased to $50.
Although the Silverton boys were
a fairly good match for the local
team as to size, the Dallas boys
found it no great task to tear through
the opposing line for good gains, and
the ends made good getaways sever
al times The score in the first half
fairly the advantage the
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wind, but early in the second half
the steady work of the Silverton team
had telling effect. After the kick :
off, received from Silverton, the local
boys tried twice for yardage and
fumbled the ball. Silverton recovered
and lost the missile again to Dallas.
Silverton intercepted forward pass
ON the next play and raced over the
Dallas goal for the first touchdown.
By making the goal Silverton amass-
ed points on the small end Of the !
score. After series of fumbles Sill
verton lost the ball to Dallas by /
tumble on the latter's fifteen yard
line and Ray Scott put it on the
scoring side of the goal line. Balder-
ee made his first unsuccessful try at t
goal and the score stood at $40. {
Silverton kicked TO Dallas in the ,
last of the third quarter and the {
local team, after failing to make
yardage by line bucks, gave the ball
to its opponents. 1t took Silver
tom s left end only moment to make
a touchdown and a well directed boot
put the ball over the goal post. With {
the score standing 34-14 in favor of {
The visitors both teams played hard,
though they were played out, but fail
ed to make the play interesting or
effective. No score was made in the
final period. Most of the play was {
in the center field during the final !
quarter, but when the game was call {
ed Silverton had the ball on Dallas
20-yard line and was working well ,
,oward another touchdown. Earl Cut
er brought Silverton end to earth
N a tackle that saved the Dallas
boys having another score against
hem.
With a great deal more attention {
o detail and a little more diligent {
practice the Dallas team should build S
tself into even a better group of /
,layers than last year. A game for '