Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-10-25
GOLDHELD WINS ON
A LUCKY BOUND
TONOPAH MAKES A GALLANT
FIGHT BUT LOSES BY
SINGLE POINT

A lucky bound from the toe OF Cap
tain James of the Goldfield high
school football team sent the ball
through Tonopah's goal for the de-
Gliding point, in a well matched con-
test at Goldfeld Saturday Each
team scored two touchdowns, square
~ between the goal posts, but it was
left to Goldfeld to kick the single
goal of the game. clinching thereby
the better part of a u to IL score
Zeni. Tonopah's right halfback, re-
ceiyed the ball from Goldfield's kick
of, running il well up into midfield
before being downed From the first
down Pollard, carrying the ball. was
tackled hard enough to be put out for
she fun time allowance but entered
again, much weakened and somewhat
dazed. Tonopah made her distance
successfully until when within twenty
yords of Goldfeld's goal q pretty for
ward pass, Ryan to O'Connell, scored
the first touchdown. Ryan failed to
kick the goal. The quarter ended
after the ball made several uncom-
pleted journeys toward each goal.
Second quarter found the bali in
the possession of Tonopah near Gold
fields goal. A second touchdown was
imminent and Tonopah rooters were
Wild when Pollard, still weakened
from the terrific fan in the first per
Tod, allowed the ball to slip from his
grasp and come into the enemy's pos
session. With possession of the ball
Goldfield made the most of her mon
ster fullback, James, and a speedy
halfback. Witt, TO work the ball to
Tonopah's ten yard line and score on
forward pass TO Witt James
kicked the goal The half ended with
a score of to 6 in Goldfield's favor.
Between halves the services of a
doctor we're necessary TO stop a Sc
rious nosebleed for Mcneil. Tono-
pah's center Other slight injuries
were administered to and the team
put in the proper frame OF mind for
a hard second half.
Goldfield received and made a good
gain by a series of passes that baf-
fed Tonopah's defense With posses
sion of the ball in safe territory Gold
Geld again scored touchdown, set
ting the score at 13 to g. The ball
spent the major portion OF the third
period in Goldfield territory. but To
pah seemed TO wayer at critical
moments, and lose the bail, on FUN
bic usually. The quarter ended with
this uneven score, and The ball well
toward Goldfeld's goal
During the last period a fifteen
yard penalty on Tonopah seemed to
take her heart until Tonopah rooters
on the sidelines, led by yell leader
Rippingham and Ben Franklin. start
ed rally that sent George Ryan
thirty-fiye yards for touchdown
Ryan, badly crippled with a Charley
horse was unable to kick the goal
The game ended with the bali very
close TO Tonopah's goal Final score
I Tonopah H. Goldfield 49,
Tonopah may offer many excuses
for not bringing home that one point.
but her present stand is wait till
Thanksgiving day Tonopah's field
Z is level. full sized, thoroughly scraped
and grayelly. The field played upon
I Saturday was distinctly mountainous
in character, rather rocky. and some
I fifteen yards short of the required
Z distance.
Directly after the game the entire
/ Tonopah contingent, forty people in
1 all, banqueted at the Goldfield hotel.
I Captain Murphy presiding In the
/ evening Goldfeld high school enter
4 tanned with a very successful dance,
the high school gymnasium being
tastefully decorated with Goldfeld
ard Tonopah colors mingled.
! At midnight the caravan reluctant.
/ ly tore away from a pleasant day
and started toward home, all happy
and care free just so long as the
memory of that one boot by James
could be downed. Goldfield. we thank
you for a great time, but beware. we
are out after that point.
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