Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-11-08
AUDUBON MADE HARD
FIGHT But LOST
audubon Boys Make Best Fight OF
Season and Waxcd Stronger
As The Game Progressed


Tho the Carroll team would score
a higher rating in the beef class yet
their scoring in the game would not
grant them an honorary title as ex-
cessively fast gridiron grazers. They
possessed twenty-five to thirty pounds
more of un-Hooverized steak than
the Audubon team. per man; yet
their oxen methods and motions
would not stand them in good steed
thruout the entire game.
Their excessive size and frightful
appearance gave the Audubonites
buckfever and stage fright in the
first half Of the game. The visiting
team FINALLY lost their stage fright
and their buck temperature lowered
50 that IN the second half, they
hunted holes in the Carroll fence at
will and raced thru their fields of
counted crops OF touchdowns till it
began to look like the neighbors
across the Carroll county line would
walk off with the entire crop of score
excepting 27 points the home team
picked for seed in the early part of
the contest. But the frosty whistle
Of the timekeeper nipped the rest of
the crop before ripening and the
NlSllO4S ICtuIuCu uplht WITH only z
points of the said harvest crop.
Audubon opened the game with
the kickoff. Carroll received and
made ? mediocre return. By means
of wide end runs. they carried the
ball from their so yard line across
the goal line for a touchdown in the
first two minutes of play. On the
second kickoff, the operations were
repeated in double the former time.
Goal kicks were successful in both
instances and their score was Il to
0 at the end of the first six minutes
of play. At no time in the game
could the home team make consistent
gain thru the visitors line and Of
ten times last three or four yards
by being thrown back by Kelley's
superb defense work. The quarter
ended IA 0 in favor of Carroll.
The second quarter was very much
repetition of the first, the gains be-
ing made by wide end runs, which
the Audubon boys seemed unable to
entirely break up. They secured
but one touch down and the quarter
ended 21-0. tr'ht
The second half opened with Car
roll toeing the ball. Audubon made
but slight return. By successive line
plunges and end runs the ball was
advanced halfway down the field on
ly to be lost thru a tumble Carroll
succeeded in making touchdown
while the ball was in their possess
sion about the middle of quarter. On
about the middle of the quarter on
the kickoff Carroll was held station
airy and were forced to punt. Thru
out the entire quarter. the home
team was forced to play defensive
tactics. excepting in the instance of
their touchdown. Bagley got awav
with the ball and made 60 yard
dash for a touchdown but was called
back because of stepping outside the
side line. Thus the quarter closed
81 to with the ball in Audubon's
possession on Caroll's % yard line.
In the last quarter thru series
of end runs and off tackle bucks
Bagley made the first touchdown.
Goal kick was successful. On the
kickoff, Audubon received and by
means of steady drives and straight
foot hall the second touchdown was
made. The advances were consis-'
tently made by Fullerton who drove
thru the Carroll line for 5 to 10
yard gain every time the ball was in
his possession.
On the twenty yard line. the ball
was given to Jensen. Northup opened
the line and Jensen went thru with
clear sailing ahead for touchdown.
goal kick resulted with success and
the score was 27-14 for Carroll's
favor at the end of the game.
Thru the entire game the visiting
| team grew strong. Tho they started
weak. yet they ended stronger than
they have ever heretofore began a
game. Kuntzwiler did not play his
usually strong form and standard
because Of sickness. Leach on right
end was put at great odds and dis
| advantage by having to play against
a man more than thirty-five pounds
heavier Northup showed up ex-
ceedingly well in his offensive line
work. On the defense Kelley was
the best line holder and did very fine
" in the offensive. McFadden did
spectacular playing on the tackle
system.
Petersen was placed on right end
in Leach's place in the latter part
of the game which practically end
ed the wide end runs Of the Carroll
ties.
This was the best fight Audubon
has made this year. In spite of the
slackness in the first half, yet their
ending was the tell-tale story OF
more concentrated effort and grow
: ing strength instead of weakening.
Tomorrow they are going to
clean. clip. wallop and wary Harlan
into absolute submission for the
druhhing received at the hands oi
tho Harlantonians two weeks ago
1t will be fast hard game on III,
locals part and they will prove =,
Harlan what real foot ball is wbeI
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