The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-11-03
Chickasha High School Eleven Take Game
From Lawion yesterday by Count
Of 20 to Zero
BOTH TEAMS WERE IN
PINK OF CONDITION
Hatchet Of Hard Feelings Buried Between
Oil Tine Rivals and Clean Game
Was Verdict Of All

Supported by an aggregation Of six
ty rooters and side line fans, the Law
ton high school football team arrived
Thursday morning fully endowed with
iazzum and otherwise prepared to adj
minister the drubbing SO long intended
for the local bearers Of the pig skin.
And mot alone in mournfuI numbers
came they from the south for such a
veritabIe inundation of bleacner warb-
lers has scarcely been seen since
Chickasha high has contended for
state championship
From the time Lawtons asplrants
landed at their destination, Reeds
men fully understood that Il was no
trivial or insignificant eleven which
the referees whistle would bid them
charge Indeed II either clan expected
an easy victim as their prey such illus
ions were speedily revealed when in
the first few minutes play each team
sought vainly for pregnabIe spot in
their adversarys line. Battering as
saults in the first quarter proved well
night OF as much avail to the crusad.
ers Of the crimson isnd white as to the
cohorts OF c. II S., and the stronghold
of each underwent crucial test from
the time the ball was put into play.
Lawton ranks were preceptibly heay-
Ter than were those or the purple and
gold while from the very beginning
the latters speed held the visitors to
a decided disadvantage. No decisive
gains could be made by lire plunges
against either stronghold and
the only other alternatives were con
seQuently resorted to, viz. end runs
and passes. Trick plays were attempt
ed only occasionally and the game
may properly be said to have fallen
into the class OF copyrighted" foot
ball, very few sensations being in eyi-
dence.
Those showing tho greatest dexter
ty among local demons Of the grid
were G. Goetting, whose long end runs
netted valuable gains for Chickasha.
and the Hills who were always reIia-
bic for the reception Of long passes
or ground gaining short end runs Rid.
lie played stellar game at the pivot,
never failing in his aerial tackles over
he enemy's ramparts in spite Of his
almost disqualifying injuries received
n the Pauls Valley game. Congrat-
iIations on well generated game are
lue Fox, whose coolly directed plays
rom his position at quarterback new
sr miscarried even under strains Of
greatest moment Wilson and Gard
ler at the lines extremities seemed
magnetic for forward heaves and
Jagged much gain thereby. Excessive
praise could scarcely be given the un-
altering defense maintained by local
guards nor the night invincihle ad.
1ances of Chickasha tackles. A clean
game would best decide the nature Of
he foray directed by an invading
Iquad. the objective OF which was
Ian for whom, Of old. some animosity
lad existed and who, in turn, had felt
toward the other A very
Competent referee was compelled to
make remarkably few penaIizations.
md these only for unintentIonal In
raction Of rules
The game was called at p. m. and
" quarters was as follows:
First Qnarter--Lawton kicks Off
md Chickasha fumbles on second
Iown. A long pass to Chickasha fail
d as did an attempted long end run.
=. II. S. lost the bah on downs only TO
ecover it again when Lawton passed
o yards which was tipped into Will
on's hands. A stubborn resistance
II part OF the visitors held chickasha
o a punting position and the latter
the favor. c. H. S. fumbled
wo passes successfully and j. b. Hill
vas called upon to carry the ball Is
ards around right end After an in
Elective line battering. Goetting again
united and I.awt0n was dOwned in the