Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-10-25
AUDUBON TEAM DE-
FEATED BY HARLAN

| FEATED BY HARLAN
Hard Luck, Bone-Head Plays, and
Lack Of Training Causes The
Loss Of Another Game
The Audubon foot ball team went
to Harlan Friday to match their
strength, cunningness and ability
against the team of that city. But
e'er they returned home their hearts
were heavy laden, their minds
weary and their bodies sore. Their
| dispositions were kinked and their
spirits were ebbed and gone. The
fans that accompanied the team
were crestfallen and sad. They were
as devoid of pep at the last at the
girls we're of enthusiasm Muffled
groans characterized the wailings OF
the limitation rooters instead of
uncomfortable, undiminished pep.
With the loss of McFadden from
the team which caused shake-up
in the line and non compOs mentis
control; the team and their Loyalty
weak supporters went to pieces and
the game was soon irretrievably lost
to the home team. Jensen's weak
ankle contributed muct to the loss of
the game but not nearly so much as
the weakness of the mental stability
on the part of most of his colleagues.
The chief cause of defeat as was
plainly evident in the Guthrie Cent
| er and Atlantic games as well, is the
lack of self training on the part of
most of the players themselves.
Many of the boys have made no
attempt to improve themselves ply
sically by accruing the most desir-
able and necessary Quality-the
quality of endurance. They do not
seem to believe in the present day
slogan of Smokes for Soldiers" but
have maintained it as Smokes for
Self" AS result the final decision
Is rendered long before the games
are finished. The pep and enthusi-
asm with which the boys start is
rapid and strong, but, as they play,
they gradually weaken and loosen,
giving their opponents every opening
and opportunity necessary to win the
games. Pies, cakes, non-skid and
smooth bore puff's have played havoc
with the games Audubon has played
this year. ~
No shade or shadow Of the defeats
suffered by the boys can in any way
be placed on the shoulders of their
coach. He has proven himself eff
ficient and his work has been success
full from a coach's standpoint. The
boys have responded beautifully to
his instruction and coaching In the
tactics of the gridiron in the fore
parts of their games. But the coach
cannot win the games. He does his
part before the contests. II part of
the team will not prove their worth
and do their part, then, so long
must the team expect to run amiss
of the victory. 1t is in no wise fair
to those who are earnestly doing
their part and training themselves,
as there are some who are working
and training faithfully. To the lat
ter the rest of the team and the stud
emit body owe a debt of gratitude for
their maintenance OF high standard
ized class OF athletics.
The game opened with Audubon
Kicking off and Harlan making slight
return. After few minutes Of play
Hoffman was taken out because Of
an injured knee and Barentsen was
substituted in his place. Line plug
ging and hole forcing carried the
ball far down the line for Harlan
near to the Audubon goal posts. The
visiting team frightened and held the
Harlan contingent on the line two
yards from a touch down and the
the quarter ended with a score of
0 to 0.
The second quarter opened with
Harlan introducing the toe to the
ball which Audubon returned to the
Harlan Is yard line. BY successive
line plugging Jensen forced the ball
over for a touch down in about the
middle of the quarter. Audubon then
raised the pork-hide which Harlan
made return upon. One of the Har-
Ian men made a getaway and 40
yard dash for a touchdown. Nc
Fadden tackled the man and missed
which resulted in his being laid out
for the rest Of the game. His remOv-
al caused the team to fall to pieces.
Foley from end was placed at quarter
back position. KuntZwiler was shift
| ed from left tackle to end and Ed
wards subbed on the position of left
| tackle.
Soon after the change. Harlan
forced the ball over for another
touch down. Time was called to
give Jensen's ankle a chance to rest
and strengthen because of no men to
substitute for him. The quarter
finally ended with the score stand
/ ing 6 to 6; neither team kicking
goal.
The last half of the game was
played very raggedly and the work
was uncertain from start to finish
BY line bucking and end runs. Dag
ley forced the ball over for Audubon
turned and the trend of affairs gave
second touch down. Harlan came
back Immediately with the tables
them a touch down thru the work
ing of their forward passes. the only
real football they could play ant
their forward passes were good ant
worked fine. Quarter ended IL tt
~. tE-
Turnout the entire fourth quarter
Audubon gradually weakened ant
their playing became more and more
ragged. A fake play was attempt
ed and Foley ran 10 yards for ,
touch down but the referee declare
that the ball was not in pla!
hence the toach down did not count
Harlan soon made their third toucl
down. In the kick for position, the!
pulled q beautiful bone-head play
When the ball was caught, the rubeI
player very gently laid it upon tn
ground. The referee softly inform
ed the players that the ball wa
dead.