French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1916-11-09
MIGHTY BATTLE STAGED
AT BLUE RIDGE MONDAY.
Hard and Rough Football tame BE-
tween Blue Ridge and CnrIsC
School End in Tle-6 q 3.

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school and Christ school .battled to a
6 to 6 tie on the gridiron OF the locals
Monday Afternoon. From a spectators
standpoint it was a beautiful game,
full of thrills-long runs, splendld
tackling and great work by both SIDES.
But it was "a MIGHTY Lard and rough
game. which had it's full toll OF injuries
for the Blue Ridge boys.
With Lott. star tackle of the locals,
out with a broken col:ar-bone, and
Dermid away on u pleasure trip, the
Blue Ridgians started the game with
two substitutes and had as opponents
a team outweighiag them~aEout twelve
pounds to the man. Aftnr about three
minutes of play Sample was fouled at
ter a long forward pass to Swink
which netted thirty five yards, and af-
ter that being unable to tackle, pass
or run with the ball. he was present to
his team only in moral support, as his
coaches did not take him from the
game. Sample had received internal
injuries. Early in the first quarter
Craig was knocked out, and twice
more during the first half of the game
time was taken out on account Of in
juries to the local boys.
But despite the fact that Blue Ridge
was thus handicapped they put up a
hard and gritty game and held the ter
rife Christ school forwards from a
second touchdown. Three times Will
son was forced to kick, his long spirals
averaging over 40 yards. Christ
school, who was on the offensive most
of the time had a %ferocious attack and
at times long runs by Thane and Clay
ton put the Blue Ridge goal in danger.
However they were greatly hurt by
penalties which were too frequent to
mention, as infringement of rules and
at timeslack of knowledge of rules
made penalties of from five to fifteen
yards necessary.
The Blue Ridge touchdown came in
the first quarter as a result of a Ions
pass to Swink. a penalty due to War;
interfering with a runner in the at
tempt to catch a pass. and line bucks
by Morris and Allen. In the same
quarter Tuggle recovered a Blue Ridge
tumble and ran twenty five yards for
a touchdown. Both teams missed an
easy goal after touchdown.
Christ school showed one of the
strongest attacks that has been offered
the local boys. Thane and Clayton
were not to be stopped until in the
shadows of the goal posts. Tuggle
and saunders were deadly tacklers on
end and broke UP many runs for a
loss, while Lackey was a stone wall in
the line. For Blue Ridge no special
one should be mentioned and every
one deserves a great deal of praise.
RE0ct re tho team rnnIinn and half
knocked out by the opponents, fought
with a logged determination and put
up. when in danger. an impregnable
Defense Morris was twice knocked
out by his hard tackles. Allen, play
ing with a fractured leg, put up the
best game of his career and won lau-
rels for himself. Swink, the lightest
man on either team shone as a star on
the defense and did not stop his dead
ly tackling even after a blow had
caused internal throat bleeding. Hous-
ton, Carson and Bridges as line substi-
tutes played beyond all expectations
and presented a powerful line, despite
the fact that it was eleven or twelve
pounds to the nan lighter than the
regular line of the previous week.
Brown and Egerton backed the line In
fine style and often saved their team
from long gains by beautiful tackles.
Wilson. who took Samples place on
the defensive, filled the shoes of the
team captain in splendid form and
made hard and low tackles. Morris,
clever little halfback. was again the
chief ground gamer. and caused quite
a little worry to his husky opponents.
Rhodes and Craig were formidable
guards who made gains on linz bucks
almost impossible for Christ school.
Tiun Tin.