Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-08
BEATRICE HIGH
GRID TEAM WINS
rom CENTRAL
Local School, Greatly Out
weighed, Put Up a
Plucky Battle Against
Heavy Odds.


ated from the race for the cham
pionship Of the state yesterday,
when the lads from the Beatrice
high school defeated them in the
fastest and closest game played on
the local lot this season, by a score
of 3 to 0, at Rourke park. The de-
feat came in the second quarter
when Bloodgood, the fullback on
the visiting team and the fastest
man in the state. booted the pig
skin between the poles for a three
point place kick. The Beatrice
team outweighed the Purple and
White warriors II pounds to the
man. The visiting team averaged
about 100 pounds, while the local
eleven tipped. the beam at. 147
pounds.
In the first quarter, Beatrice
kicked the ball off of the mound to
Bobby Robertson, who gained 10
yards Swoboda. the star half on
the Central line then received the
ball from Campbell and dashed
around the left extremity for 20
yards. The next play was also di-
rected toward Swoboda, who gained
an additional 10 yards. After peri
Cd of line plunging, Central fumbled
the ball, but quickly recovered it
when Meston leaped on it. Robert
son then directed a spiral pass to
Herman Swoboda, who was unable
to catch it.
Unable to Penetrate.
Beatrice was unable to penetrate
the Central line and was forced to
punt out of danger. Swoboda re-
ceived the l0-yard boot and gained
IS yards. Bobby Robertson then
pierced through the Beatrice center
and gained 80 yards. This was the
closest that the local high school
chaps were able to come to the Wis
itors' goal A costly tumble was
then recovered by Burgess on the
seven-yard line. Beatrice was then
forced to punt, and upon another
tumble by the Central aggregation,
Beatrice again received the ball.
After many attempts to go around
ends Beatrice was forced to punt:
Swoboda received the well-directed
punt and dashed Is yards around
the left wing. Beatrice was penal
lied five yards for off side. Bobby
Robertson then smashed through
the line for 10 yards. The quarter
ended with Beatrice having the ball
on her 20-yard line.
Beatrice Punts.
Beatrice punted on the first play
of the next quarter. Swoboda then
raced around the left end for Is
yards, just long enough to have his
team penalized Is yards for holding.
After a few attempts to break
through the Beatrice Withholding
line, the visitors were given the ball.
Beatrice was forced to punt to Swo-
boda, who returned the ball Is yards.
Robertson then tried to gain via
the aerial route and passed to Swo-
boda for five yards This pass was
the only successful one throughout
the game.
Beatrice then plunged through
the Central line for downs. Blood
good, the fullback on the Beatrice
squad, dropped IS yard kick over
the poles for the only score OF the
game.
Beatrice then kicked off to Cen
trail who barely had caught it, be-
fore the whistle blew.
Central kicked off to Beatrice for
the initial play of the second half.
Swoboda downed Beatrice after
gaining five yards. Beatrice punted
to Campbell who squirmed throgh
the line for 10 yards. Or three
man play, Campbell. Robertson,
Swoboda, the latter gained Is yards
Another tumble on Centraps part
gave the ball to the visiting ag-
pregation. Beatrice then punted to
Swoboda who was downed in his
j tracks. Another placed kick was
tried but it failed. Beatrice, after
receiving the punt from Robertson,
punted back for five yards to Mes
ton of the Central squad. The
quarter ended with the ball in Gen.
trails possession.
Central Penalized.
The last period of the fray started
when Robertson passed and the ball
intercepted. Stribling was sent in
for Ayres. Swoboda then raced
around the right end for gain OF
10 wards. Central was penallzed III
yards for holding. Beatrice then at
tempted to drop another one over
but failed. The whistle blew with
the bali in the visitors possession.
Referee: Towle of Nebraska.
Umpire Ted Riddell of Nebraska.
Time of quarters IS minutes.
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