El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-29


kicked. Marks downed the Cody
player who got the ball Knowles
broke through and downed Cody half
for loss. Bliss held. Solom made
record breaking kick, but Frank was
right there and made a few yards re-
turn. Cody held. Bliss kicked. Nc
Lean downed Cody carrier on 20 yard
line.
The Touchdown Twins.
The fourth quarter opened with the
same old tactics, Bliss holding the
line and Cody forced TO kick. A slip
perry field and a slippery ball prevent
ed fast nifty play for the most part,
Cody almost invariably failed in for
ward passes because Of inaccuracy, but
Frank seemed TO have some secret Of
sending the ball true. slippery or not
slippery. on another pass true to the
mark Frank put the ball into the
grasp OF Ciilreath, who made the long
est run Of the game-4O yards-for
touchdown Frank kicked goal
Cody kicked off to Frank. who re-
turned the ball 10 yards. Cody held,
Bliss kicked. Cody fumbled. gained
five yards on straight line play, was
held and again kicked kicking back
and forth followed.
One of the most noteworthy
phases OF the game f. that neither
the Cody nor the Bliss eleven Mt
any time made the required gain.
either losing the ball, or, ns in the
majority OF eases, kicked
Cody tried field goal. but failed
The kick was a magnificent one from
point Of force and distance, but went
Wild The game ended with ball In
center field. Cody making a three
yard gain on straight line play.
No game could have been cleaner
Both teams showed ideal sportsman
ship, only one Offside play being made,
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OF the game rather than any desire TO
take undue advantage
The crowd, estimated at 5000, was
probably not more than half what II
would have been had the weather OF
the last four days been different The
massed bands Of the Fifth cavalry,
SD field artillery and Seventh cav
airy furnished splendid music and
were frequently given the glad hand
Prepare for Next Year.
AFTER the game. c. H Finley, chair
man OF the executive committee. said:
Considering the weather conditions,
the results were more than satisfac- :
tory We Will have very substan-
tial sum for the local charities. Next
year We Will have even a bigger game. (
IN case there is no longer a canton
ment at Cody then, We intend to bring
IN strong team. even If We have 10
90 10 San Antonio TO get IT, We shall
begin at once"
The remarkable work done by
chairman Finley. other members
OF the executive committee and
members of other committees is 10
account for the success of the
game in n great measure ns is
also the cooperation OF army rep
resentafiTes, coaches and players.
First Blood For Tigers.
The High school Tigers scoring two |
points in the first quarter IN their game
with the Texas School OF Mines eleven. I
looked 10 be formidable opponents for the
husky Miners in the start but were grad |
ually outplayed. the Miners winning 1872. !
For the ore diggers Schaffer. Capies. I!
llttleton, Wyler, Naquln- O'kcefe all did /
brilliant work. The Mines ends Fieclr I
and Campbell. did good work in prevent
ing Tiger gains. as did the whole Mines
line For the Tigers. Springer, Putnam. !
Burdiclz. Seamon. Binford. Talbot tand Nc |
kenny distinguished themselves in a los I
ing fight.
The Mines team appearing somewhat /
heavier and realizing that their advan- /
tase IN weight a. well In training I
gave them an advantage IN line play. re-
lied largely on straight line football. max !
ing good gains thereby and practically /
winning the game by this kind OF play !
As result there was much lees punting
In the initial game than between Cody
and Bliss
The first quarter ended 20. IN favor Of
the Tigers IN the second quarter Wyler
succession Of line plays which netted the
Miners ground steadily. Goal was missed.
The remainder Of the quarter was prob
ably the hardest fought Of any period OF
the game The Miners. over vimful and
prone 10 talk 10 the referee, were penal
lied FOR offside play
In the third quarter good gains were
made by O'Keefe and Schaffer on straight
line plays In an attempted forward pass
pass BY the ore diggers. Springer. OF the
Highs intercepted the ball IN a neat bit
Of play. Mines were again penalized
for offisde play. The Tigers went through
the line for four yards. Talbot hitting
hard repeatedly Springer went through
for 10 yards. Seamon followed for a good
gain. Springer followed with a spectacu-
lar run for Is more and It began 10 look
as II the Tigers were bound goalward.
Putnam Gets Ball.
On the 10 yard line. however. they
were held and attempted a forward pass
with nobody at the right spot TO care
FOR the ball which was captured by the
Miners. The Tigres recovered on a FUN
BILE. followed by a tumble by O'Keefe and
for the third time Putnam distinguished
himself by Hopping on the oval lin
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