Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-26
FIRST GAME IS
LOST BYLOCALS
SEYMOUR DEFEATS O. n. s. N
OPENING GAME ON A SAFE
TY, SCORE 2 TO o.

OPENING GAME ON A SAFE
TY, SCORE 2 TOO.
A surprise was sprung Saturday
when the heavy eleven representing
the Seymour high school hung a de-
feat on the local high school football
team in close and interesting con-
test. The hnal score was 2 to 0 the
winning points being gained within
the final five minutes of play when
Rater was downed behind his own
goal line.
The game developed into punting
duel soon after 1t started, with Rater
UNFOLDING the honors for the Red and
White and Brooks doing the kicking
, for the Seymourites. The latter had
the edge on the local captain through
out, his long kicks helping to keep the
BAH in Ottumwa's territory most Of
1.-THE time. Brooks did the bulk of the
work of carrying the ball for Seymour
and gained great deal Of ground.
Hays, Clemmens and Bragg also
played strong games.
The redeeming feature of the work
Of the locals was the strength shown
by the line. The great majority Of
Seymours gains were made around
the ends and when the goal was in
danger the o. H. S. line could not be
! touched Seymour's backfield, how
ever was much heavier and faster than
the local backs and their victory Is
largely due to the supremacy of these
men. The defeat, while disappoint-
ment to many, served to bring out
several weaknesses which Coach
Vaughn and Captain Rater hope to
have corrected within short time.
While the entire local line put up a
strong defense the work Of Captain
Rater both on offense and defense was
Especially commendable and the Sey-
mour lads found it hard to buck his
side of the line. P. Haseltine at half
was in the game from start to finish
and was especially clever at catching
forward passes, intercepting several Of
the balls thrown by his opponents
The game was battle from start
to finish, both teams pretty even
ly matched. the Ottumwa line Offset.
ting the Seymour backfeld. The To-
calls worked several forward passes
while the Wayne county boys were
successful with only one, this. how
lever. netting them twenty eight yards.
Seevral Of the o. H. s. players were
playing their first fame and should
profit greatly by their experience.
| First Quarter.
Angel kicked of for Otumwa to
Seymours twenty yard line. After
failing to advance the ball on line
bucks Brooks punted to Hampton in
the center Of the field Millett made
one yard and Hampton three, and Rat
er punted to the twenty yard line.
Brooks made five yards through left
tackle and Clemmens lost two on an
end run and failed to gain on anothe r
one, Seymour punting to Hampton.
A forward pass Hampton to Crindle,
melted ten yards for Ottumwa but a
second attempt failed. P. Haseltine
made four yards through right tackle
and Hampton advanced the ball five
through the opposite side Of the line,
but Ottumwa lost the ball to Seymour
who Immediately kicked. Hampton
cred on the Red and Whites forty
yard line.
Seymour could not gain, however.
and Ottumwa took the ball on downs.
Rater booted the ball to the center
|of the field, and Seymour made two
| first downs on q series of line
,,sma shes and end runs. Clemmens
failed through center, Bragg was
downed in his tracks. forward pass
was incomplete and Brooks made a
yard around right end, the bail going
to the local boys. The Ottumwa cap
tain again punted to the center Of the
field, Brooks returning the compli-
ment. Hampton returning ten yards.
{ Ottumwa was penalized fifteen yards
for holding and the first quarter end
ed with the leather In Ottumwa's pos
session on her own forty-eight yard
lime.
! Second Quarter.
Seymour took the ball on Ottumwa's
thirty-fve yard line to start the sec
ond period and Bragg carried the pig
skin to the fifteen yard line on an end
run. Here the Red and White held
for downs and Rater kicked to the
center Of the field, the ball going out
of bounds. Brooks was thrown for a
loss on an end run and forward pass
failed Bragg was downed by Rater
who broke though the line and Brooks
sent the ball to Hampton near the
goal line on punt. Shanty carried
the ball to the fifteen yard line, from
where Rater kicked to Clemmens who
returned twenty yards, being forced
out by Hampton.
Seymour suffered fifteen yard pen
atty for holding and p Haseltine in
itercepted one Of their passes, being
downed on the forty yard line. w.
Haseltine skirted right end for Ave,
Hampton went through center for
three and P. Haseltine made 1t first
downs on plunge through center.
Angel also hit center for 1--WE and
a forward pass. Hampton to P. Hasel-
! tine, was successful. making first
, down again. Hampton and Millett
each gained two yards through center
but w. Haseltine failed. Hays inter
cepted a pass and returned fifteen
yards with the hall. Seymour could
not pierce the local line and Rater
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