Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-16
HAVERFORD SCHOOL OUTCLASSES
NORTHEAST HIGH IN HARD GAME.
Main Liners Show They Have One of Strongest Teams
in This Section by Winning 13 to 0-Jim Moore
Punts 70 Yards Which Is New Record
By ROBERT W. MAXWELL

HAvERFoRD SCHOOL and Northeast
IL High staged a battle at Haverford
yesterday, and the result showed that
the Main Line school has one of the
best elevens in the East this year. The
hnal score was II to 0, and, according
TO experts, the high school boys never
had a chance. Haverford put up one Of
the best games seen on a prep school
field in years, and held the advantage
from the start
Northeast had clean record up to
Yesterday, and, although Coach Johnson's s
pupils went down to defeat, they put up
plucky game. Weakened by the loss
OF TWO OF their star men, they played
hard and never gave up hope until the
reteree's whistle ended the contest. Can
IAN 'Dud' Thomas put up sensational
Datle on the ofense and defense. and
McCutcheon did some excellent open-feld
running. The other players did the best
they could, but the home team was too
much for them.
Haverford got the ball on the kick of
ana advanced It about 30 yards Then
began march down the field which
ended In touchdown. Only two plays
were used, a straight line plunge between
tackle and guard, and once the man
with the ball was sent off tackle North
east knew where the plays were going.
put were powerless 70 stop them. The
haVertord linemen, who, by the way are
coached by Gus Ziegler. opened up holes
large enough for an automobile truck to
pass through, and the runner did not stop
until he met his secondary line Of de-
fense.
On the defense Haverford was excep-
tonally strong. This was proved i'm the
second half. when Northeast had the ball
on the 3O-yard line after Howell fumbled
a punt. Three plays were directed at
the line, but little gain resulted. On the
fourth down a forward pass was tried
but Haverford interfered and a 1O-yard
penalty and first down were given to
Northeast. Three more plays at the line
netted a couple of yards, and on the
Fourth down, a Haverford man was off
side and the team penalized five more
yards. This gave Northeast the ball on
Haverford's eight-yard line, first down
and the goal line within reaching dis
tance. After four desperate tries the
nigh school boys were able TO advance
the ball to the one-foot mark, where It
was downed, and the ball went over.
Here Is where one of the sensational
features of the game occurred. The ball
was directly in front of the goal posts,
n difficult place for the centre to make
post. however, shot the ball back to
Jim Moore and this schoolboy, standing
10 yards behind the line, punted 70 yards
The ball sailed over the head of the re-
ceiver and Travelled 10 more yards be-
fore II was recovered. There is not a
college man in the United States today
who can duplicate this feat, and as it was
made under the most trying conditions
Mr.. Moore has our permission to have
several medals hung on his manly chest
The second touchdown came after Joe"
Moore, namesake of the renowned kick
er, but no relation. carried the ball to
Northeasts 3O-yard line on the kickoff
Again Haverford resorted to line plung-
ing, and the ball finally was carried over.
-: 90:
Penn Charter was lucky TO beat St
Luke's at Wayne yesterday. After play
ing a 0-to-0 game in the first half, Mer-
ritt's players uncorked some forward