The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-29
QUAKERS Win
OPENING GAME
ON REID FIELD
Earlham Defeats Hanover on
Mud Soaked Field, 1877,
Coach Lewis Pleased.
By DON WARFEL

IF it hadn't been for the mud, we
would have won." said Hanover.
IF it hadn't been for the mud. we
would have made them look like Miami
made u.s." said Eariham-
But mud, or no mud, Coach Lewis
and his Quaker pigskin chasers, out
classed Coach Miles artists from Han
over on Reid field last Saturday after
noon and tied the Earlham count IN
eames for the season. making 1t two
won and two lost. The score was Is
10 I, Earlham, but this does not in
dictate the decided advantage that the
Quakers had throughout the game.
One of the outstanding features OF
the game was the driving force of the
Quaker baskfield. With one except
ion, the Quakers made all OF their
touchdowns after long marches down
the field, with line plunges, in which
the Quakers tore through the Hanover
defense almost at will.
In these line plunges, most Of the
gains were made by Jessup and Cy
Pitts. Time after time, these two men
drove through the Hanover line for
gains of from one to five yards, and in
at least one instance, Jessup plowed
down the field through the Hanover
line for gains for fifteen yards, much
TO the delight of the small crowd OF
loyal rooters that huddled In the grand
stand TO escape the driving rain thai
pelted the players for the entire first
half.
EarIham Loses on Penalties.
Earhlam was handicapped on seyera
occasions by the failure of the Quaker
line men to observe the holding rules
and thirty yards were lost through
penalties for this offense. Ground was
also lost on several occasions, by lacl
OF headwork on the part of Snyder
the Quaker quarterback, who called
for end runs in a field of mud. The
Quaker backs lost five yards through
a futile attempt to gain ground will
this play.
For Hanover, the work of Paulus
the speedy quarterback, played prac
tlcally the whole game. Paulus kick
ed, he tackled and he plunged. and hi
work in running the team on the fielt
deserves much credit. The only Ell
fective play of the Hanover eleven wa
through center, where the ball wa
carried on their march for the onl.
touchdown of the game.
Earlham scored its first touchdown
after about four minutes of play in tn
first period After a series of drives
in which gains we're made by Pitts
and Jessup, carrying the ball to within
two yards of the Hanover goal, Snyde
took the ball over the line at one sid
of the field for six points. On tn,
punt-out Pitts failed to kick goal.
Quaker Line in Steadier.
For the next two periods, neithe
side scored, although Hanover had tn
ball on the Earlham five-yard line
At this point, the Quaker line. whic
had been showing improvement
throughout the game, braced up, an
the ball was lost on downs.
In the final period, Pitts made
brilliant run for fifteen yards throug
the Hanover line, and was stopped o
the Hanover three-yard line. He wa
denied the privilege Of carrying tn
ball over for a score, however, an
Hoerner, plunged through for tn
second touchdown. Pitts again faile
to kick goal
Quaker sub cut off a secon
chance of the Hanover eleven t
score in the fourth period. After tn
second Quaker touchdown, Paulu
took the ball and on an end ru1