The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-11-06
GREENSBURG CHAMPS EASY
FOR LIBERAL HIGH SCHOOL
Brilliant Playing by Liberal High
Won Game Friday-Score
16 to o.


came to Liberal last Thursday to
pocket the game with Liberal High
School,
II confidence alone won games
Liberal would certainly have been
beaten, for the pitying looks Of
the boys from Kiowa told plainly
that they thought little of the
prowess of the Liberal lads.
The betting was 2 to 1 on
Greensburg and in the minds of
a few at least all that Liberal
would get would be the pleasure
of playing. However this opinion
was not general and all the bluffs
Fhich were made were promptly
Called.
The day was almost ideal and
the largest crowd which has ever
assembled for a like contest was
on the side lines early.
When the whistle blew and the
teams lined up it was discovered
that Greensburg had the advantage
in weight, but the first few minutes
of play demonstrated that the Lib
eral team had more than an even
break.
Greensburg kicked to Liberal and
Harnden carried the ball through
broken field for almost 60 yards.
Liberal had first down and goal to
make. One end-run, smash through
tackle and a line plunge between
Boles and Mahoney gave Liberal
her first touchdown. Goal was
kicked. Score, Liberal 7, Green's
burg O.
Again in the third quarter
Greensburg punted on third down.
Harnden who was playing safety for
Liberal received the punt on the 10
yard line. Through a series of
brilliant interference runs and clean
stiff-arming Harnden ran the full 90
yards for the second touchdown of
the game. Goal was kicked, making
the score. Liberal Ia, Greensburg O..
In the third quarter Cain punted
tSAGreensburg, their safety re-
ceiving the ball behind Liberal
lines. Safety was Immediately
tackled making a safety for Lib
eral counting two points.
No more scores were made on
either side and the whistle blew
for the closing of the game with
the score standing 16 to in favor
of Liberal High School.
Never before has a team on the
Liberal field exhibited the pep
evidenced by the Liberal team.
Every man was on his toes from
the first whistle until the close.
Individual plays as well as team
work could hardly have been i'm
proved upon. 1t seemed that every
man considered the result of the
game depended upon his effort and
all played the game of their lives,
There were so many individual
plays worthy of mention that we
cannot remember them and taking
notes on so interesting a game was
out of the question. However here
are a few observations:
The broken field running of
Harnden was one of the greatest
foot ball sensations local fans have
Fever witnessed and no doubt the
great shout which went up from
the multitude is still echoing in the
hills north of Liberal.
During the third quarter the
Liberal team displayed some of the
finest defense work ever seen on
this field. At no time was Lib.
erals goal in any danger, Greens.
burg making first downs three oil
four times during the game.
The back field, consisting Of
Dickerson, Mann, Harnden anC
Augerot displayed the result of con
sistent training by Coach Wood
The interference running of the
above men was a brilliant thing il
itself and great deal of the credit
of winning the game is due them
Randles and Bane on ends demon
strated their usual fine style Of
playing coupled with plenty of pep
Randles showed up especially wei
on recovery and defense playing
Fields and Cain at tackles ar,
also to be complimented on thei
defensive efforts. Their tacklin,
also showed the result of hare
training. Gains punting was good
and both exhibited good head
work.
Boles and Pile at guards played
wonderful game. They were every
where they should have been t,