South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-19
ARMY TEAN BEATS
JOLLY FELLOWS
Soldier POyS Win Game Sun
DAY Afternoon by Score
of Il TO 0.
BN GLEN HAGERTN .

Led BY Coach II. II. Warner. foI-
mer University of Virginia star, the
ambulance team representing Camp
Custer at Battle Creek, Mich, de-
feated the jolly Fellows at Spring
brook park Sunday afternoon q TO
Although outweighed - pounds
/ To- the man the local team gave he
army men a real night.
The tact that the army were so
well trained not only in war tactics
but also football also told before
the game had been well under pro-
gress. The day was ideal for foot
/ bail and the men entered the game
full of pep"
The game being played for the
benefit of the soldier boys at Camp
Custer and Hattiesburg brought out
more than 1000 spectators who
shivered through the four periods.
To the winners went 60 per cent Of
the proceeds while the remaining
40 per cent will be distributed
amongst the local national guard
men that are stationed at Camp
Shelby.
NblIl- ~ Ills ipSS.
Capt. Culp of the Jolly Fellows
won the toss and chose TO defend
the east goal. Weinberg kicked of
20 Homer on the Army's 10-yard
line and the ball was returned 10
yards On the next play the ball
Was fumbled but luckily recovered
by the army men. Quarterback
Reeves. former Villa Nova star, then
opened n few of his fancy forma-
tons and the Custer boys started on
a steady march down the field
| which eliminated when he made Il
long forward pass 10 Price who rae
ed 20 yards for the first touchdown.
Reeves kicked goal Score: Army,
Z. Jolly Fellows. 0.
The army kicked off TO Culp who
was downed in his tracks. On tho
next play the army boys were pen
allied FIVE yards for off side. Eff
forts by the Jolly Fellows back
field men TO pierce the army line 10
any great advantage proved fruit
| less and Culp was forced to punt.
With straight football the heavy
I backs of the army again waded
down the field and planted the ball
! beneath the uprights for another
touchdown. Reeves kicked goal
Score: Army. Il; Jolly Fellows. o..
on the kick-onf Culp returned the
ball 20 yards hut on the next play
the Jelly Fellows were penalized Is
yards for holding. After two at
, tempts 10 gain through the line CUP
took the ball around left end which
netted 30 yards before he was fin
ally brought 10 earth on the army's
yard line.
Now was the chance for the local
men TO push over a touchdown but
/ the punch was not there and the
army's line held like a stone wall
! With the ball on the one yard line
they were on held while the bail
went over. The army Immediately
punted into mid-feld. The ball was
fumbled on the next play and the
army recovered II was the army's
ball in mid-feld when the half
ended
Army All Stars.
During the third period the Jolly
Fellows showed renewed strength
and held the heavy army men score
less. Ir the fourth period Coach
Warner made several substitutions
and the fresh men sent in did their
duty by annexing another touch
Z down Reeves kicked goal.
The entire backheld OF the army
starred. while the shining lights for
he locals we're Right End Miller
who time and again broke through
and threw the runners for big losses.
/ Culp got away fo- a few long runs.
lille the Fredericks brothers made
! several substantial gains.
The lineup:
/ Jolly Fellows. Camp Custer