The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-21
WAxAHACHIE HIGHS WIN
FROM C0RsICANA TEAM
fhErTY GAME STAGED Az JCN-
GLE PARK ON FRIDAY AFTER
NOON ut . O'CLOCK.
Local Play Rings Around Their Op.
-ponents ontpointing Them at Nv
cry Stage os the Game--Heid
Them ScoreieSs.


the Waxahachie highs defeated the
corsioana highs. at jungle park Fri
lday afternoon by a score Of ~ and
70. The visitors were over confident
Iof success and when the locals scored
during the first few Minutes play
they were put on the defensive and
never really recovered from their
ishock. The team showed pretty good
form in their workout and really
had the locals guessing before the
game started. However, Big Finley
and Welsher proved too much for
them, and, aided by team of fight
lers. these YOUNGSTERS hammered the
visitors line numerically. Finley
was good for gains every time he
Twas called upon and Weisher skirted
the ends time and again for good
gains. Winn got away with pretty
pass for thirty-yard gains. Ruther-
ford scored a touchdown on a pass
pass that he picked out OF the scrap
heap.
Much credit is due also to The good
work by the line and Quarterback
Forrest who generated the team.
The Corsicana team put up stiff
flight throughout the game and really
Showed the metal of the local team.
Sawyer, who was put out OF the
Il
game for roughing, played fierce
game throughout He tore through
the line time and again and made
some fine tackles
The patronage was hardly suffi-
!cient to warrant the expense of bring
ing good teams here but the game
was such as will encourage bet
ter patronage. The high school team
lis putting up a classy game now and
the schedule arranged gives them
isonle of the best games to be piay-
led in North Texas this season. Sner-
imam and Oak Cliff are coming here
for games this season.
The score of 26 to shows the
team was on its toes and at work
every minute during the game when
1T is understood that the corsoana
team was equally as heavy and APP
Iparently as fast.
The Game by Plays.
Corsicana won the toss UP and
chose TO receive. Finley found punt
ing little difficult aud made only
rs yards Corsicana returned the
.pisskin 10 yards. Then by sending
the right half, fuliback and left
half against the line they gained
distance. This aroused the fighting
spirit OF the locals and the right half
was thrown for d loss on the next
jattcmpt. forward pass missed.
After another effort Corsicana was
forced to kick 10 Forrest who adj
yanced 10 yards. Starting with Fin
= yards, Welsher gained 4 yards and
Forrest made distance Finley gain
led 5 yards and Forrest was held,
but Finley repeated for distance.
Forrest took chance with Welsher
well back OF the line for pass The
big fellow threw a perfect throw to
Rutherford FOR a 3o-yaid gain.
Rutherford fell over The goal line
for the first touchdown. Finley
Ipunted out and Welsher Kicked goal
Score Z and o. Throughout the re-
Imainder Of The initial quarter Waxa-
hachie had the better of Tire argn~
Iment The FIRST score seemed 10
take all the play out of the visitors
who were so confident OF success.
THE bail Was on the Corsieana 20
yard limo when the quarter closed
ia possession OF Corsicana.
second Quarter.
The second quarter was a hard
fought one Corsicana had the ball
on her 2s-yard lire on the third
down. Prince was held and forced
to kick The punt was exchanged
| and Finley booted good one. Cor
sicana came in possession OF the ball
on her own 12-yard line. gained dis
lance once and then lost the ball.
Waxahachie came into possession of
the pigskin on Corsicana's 22-yard
lime. Finley, Forrest and Welsher
reduced that distance to 2 yards on
three attempts Then big Welsher
went around the end for a nice run
land scored the second touchdown.
lie punted out but Forrest missed
laud the score was Is and 0. Waxa-
lhachie kicked off and the ball was
exchanged several times, both teams
being forced to punt. It finally came
Into possession OF the locals on the
iCleburne 20-yard line just as the
whistle sleW foritAt enaso Of the enar-
tier and half.