El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-30
= aRrns RuTHERFnRD.

@ABIP CODY, 5ubilant and with
the border football title firmly
grasped by its championship
gridiron team boarded the two spe-
Gals late Thursday night at the
Union station and early this morn
ing were received by thousands Of
soldier boys at the western canton
nent and cheered again and again
in celebration Of its victory. For
the cantonment aggregation with
barely seven minutes remaining to
play, broke through the Bliss line
Thursday afternoon in the champion
ship border game for a touchdown.
and sent something Ike 1900 peo-
pie in the big High scaooI stadium
into a frenzy Of enthusiasm The
linaI score was Cody nine; TT Bliss
seven
4, Vas q great day, a great game
and q greal crown, anu II was ue-
ciuediy me biggest aLnIe.ic event Lhat
has ever beea Staged in ii rAso-
From The time OF me initial kickOI
the game was fiercely fought over
every men OF the IIeId win Ilrst one
team ana then The o,ner having lHe
aQhaLLaEEa LlE emu mo- ~ q 0aa AA1
estimated at 1900 swept into every
seat IN The big sLauluih Aid Lile.S
were thousands crowned on the rim
on the great bowl to sand ~ anu
witness me two teams fighting It
out dovFn on the Eridiron for the dis
Tict title.
Cody the AggressOr.
Camp LOuy was Lne aggressor
Throughout me game and buL IOr sew
eraI u4eaks anu pieces o. bO0u l~ea
II seemed that the Bliss goal line
wound nave been crossed Inc buys
from the western can-OnmenL ha.L
had the time to develop = slightly
1e.Ler Dranu OF Iea.ilss OK luan Lus
Il Paso district eleven.- and they
made use OF II during the laIIer par
Ca the game
The superior experience Of the
Bliss district pIaser told In the
first period when q vel directed
forward pass was sent In Tor a
touchdown but after that the
Cody EonI was never In danger
and waH well protected.
The forward pass was worked
again and again 70 perfection ty Lne
Camp Codyites, and there were times
when II seemed Lhat the vls4.Or
would 20 through the Bliss deIence.
he was Invariably down, however,
and the Bliss rOOLers quiet for q time
cheered their team with al their
might The Camp Cody contingent
also kept their team in good spirits
by continual cheering. me Cody
team was led by division athletic Of
flee. Palmer Sheldon and J. n. Ash
more. civilian athletic officer at the
camp
Committee Gratified-
MANAGER George p LeBarOn Of the
big football carnival stated after the
games that the committees having
the affair in charge were immensely
gratified at the cooperation OF the
FL Paso people and Of Fl Bliss and
Camp Cody. TO everyone who has
aided IN the staging Of this big earn
wal we give our thanks, said Mr.
LeBaron, and this goes TO everyone
in the stadium. The receipts Of the
Games after expenses are taken out
are 20 be split five ways and each
-oes toward helping \ worthy
purpose"
The First Quarter.
TT. Bliss kicked off 20 Camp Cody
and Savage sent the ball lowering
down the field 70 the visiting 10 yard
line Cody Immediately tried counter
kick but Bliss recovered the ball on
the csntOnment players IS yard line
Bliss made the distance in three
downs and the ball was brought WIN
in 25 yards OF the Cody goal Peden,
Saunders and Wales all went in for
gains Fl Bliss fumbled but later re-
covered Cody caught an attempted
forward pass and st. Julien made sew
eral yards before down. Cody kicked
on the third down
Fl Bliss failed TO gain and kicked
back to the visitors. Savage re-
covered the ball when Ross took the
punt and fumbled. Bliss fumbled and
CO.. o. c~ve-e7 the ball. On an at
tempted shift Ross to Underwood Cody
also lumbled. Bliss recovered. Wales
made eight yards around the right
end Savage passed the ball 25 yards
10 Gaddy who ran Is yards for a
touchdown Savage kicked goal. Cody
attempted to gain during the latter
part Of the quarter but later kicked