The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1916-12-02
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WITH P0PLARvILLE
FOOT BALL TEAM.

last game or the season thursday after
noon against the Poplarviller rAggies c
Pearl River County, by a score of 80 t
0. Thus winding up its brilliant season
with victory. Although the score wa
one-sided the game was a serious O
thrills from beginning to end, and notl,
contested througout every moment o
play.
The student body formed parad
and led by the college band, the.
marched to the gridiron in regular order
Commagere's lineup was somewha
different with the addition of Manieri
who made his initial appearance playing
full-back, while Capt. Tycer who ha;
suffered from injuries in the Tulane
game, played guard
FIRST QUARTER First Half)
Tycer's Kickoff scared for forty
yards and the game started with rush
The Blue failing to break through st.
Stanisalus' line punted their last down.
The ball was caught by Cannon who
carried it a good IL yards before a
husky farmer tackled, while Maher and
Mckinney made the ten easily, and then
things began to look bad for Poplarville.
On the next play Mckinney, by a fine
interference from Cannon &; Maher, ran
around left end for the first touchdown
of the game. This happened before the
game had heen in progress two minutes.
Inside of the next three minutesGannon,
the strong little half back of the Col
legians, made an 85 yard run through
broken field for a second touchdown.
This was the longest and most spec
taeular run of the game. Tycer kicked
goal. Later in this quarter, Ansley,
playing his first full game at end, broke
through the Aggies defense and stopped
Clark before he had time to gain. This
was one of the fastest plays of the game.
Cannon made run of ten yards shak-
ing off the blue sweaters before he was
finally .downed by Amacker. When
got the oval BY tumble.
Smith made gain OF i.fEsell yards, for
his team, this being one of their longest
gains. During the last minutes of the
quarter Mac made thirty-yard run
around left end. The first quarter end
ed with the ball on the Blue sweaters
% yard line and score 14-0.
SECOND QUARTER (First Half)
Just after the whistle blew, the Grim
son and Black team pulled off the finest
trick play of the game, which ended
with forward pass to Mckinney, who
lodged and made his second touchdow n
of the day. The Bilboites tried trick
play, but Martinez, better known as
F'Jumbo" rushed through the opposing
line and tackled Smith before it could
be executed. On the next play, Manieri
fell on tumble, and moment later,
amid a roar of applaues made his first
Mckinney kicked the
goal. After the Aggies began to wake
up, and for a time advanced steadily
towards opponents goal, but fine
tackle by Curtis stopped further gains.
The half ended with the score $50.
During the rest period between halves
the college gave several selections of
choice music, the last being "Dixie,"
led by Schoen, ,one of the cheer-leaders.
The student body paraded the snake
dance aroud the field.
FIRST QUARTER (Second Half
Cannon made thirty-yard run on
one of the first plays with the aid of
line interference by Eddie Reed, and
Manieri punched through the line for
fifteen yards, moment latter S. S. c.
lost the ball by tumble and Eddie
Reed, made fine tackle of Clark. On
another tumble, half a dozen forms
dived thru the air and it was hard to
tell who had the ball. When the pile
uncovered Manieri came up with the
pigskin. Collegians punted. The Blue
Sweaters tried a forward pass, but Irish
man Mckinney jumped high in the
air and intercepted it, making fine
five yard gain. On the next play he
gained ten yards by line plunge, and
Cannon duplicated the feat. Quarter
ended with the ball on the visitors five
yarj line.
SECOND QUARTER Second Half)
The Aggles line held well, and the
Collegians failed to make the remain
ing five, but on the next play the ball
went oyer on a safety. Poplar7ille
made their next ten yards. But their
further advance was stopped by Moore,
speedy little end of ST.. Stanislaus.
During tho next few minutes ssShorty"
made thirty-five yard gain, but was
hurt; then someone shouted "Roy to
the rescue" and a moment later Mr..
Kelley appeared on the scene with a
water bucket in his hand. .sOh Royin
When play was resumed the Collegians
forward passes in success
on, which netted them gain of fifty-
yards. Maher then brought the oval
to within two yards of the enemv's
:goal, and Mckinney made his third
touchdown of the game. The whistle
blew and ended the game with the ball
on ST. Stan. 81 yd. line.