El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-15

By JIM BRAEN.
/ CCORING a - 70 victory over the
- Motor Transport corps. at Fort
Bliss Saturday afternoon. the unds-
feated Seventh Cavalry eleven cap
tured the championship OF the 1913
Army Football league. Col Tompklns
Terriers finished the season not only
victorious over every opponent they
have met but also prevented any op-
/ ponent from scoring against them
Hannah and Wood star.
The Garry Owen team nay wei
| offer a vote Of thanks TO Truck Han
nah and the diminutive Woods for It's
victory IN the final game For u
was Truck who sent the team through
for Its first touchdown and wood
/ who showing the most brilliant play
OF the season at end. Overhauled
I flying Motor Transport corps PLAYER
and prevented a certain score being
made
The Motor Transport team
fought hard and wei from first
To final whistle and Il was only
the splendid fighting Of the play
erE which kept them iu the game.
until costly tumble By De Wolf
| practically cinchcd the contest for
the seventh The powerful Sew
euth line held It's own on the de-
fence, the Purple making only one
first down during the game
through the line. But the Purple
u e STAGED rs Efunch a defence.
excepting against the super foot
ball Of Hannah. At every other
point the Purple Use piled Up
every play aimed af e.
The Seventh kicked off 70 the
[ Motor Transport corps and then held
Z the Purple. forcing De Wolf 70 kick.
Starting on its own s. yard lire. the
Seventh marched steadily down the
field ana across the line, follow
Ing the greatest display Of tackle
play ever shown in the FL Paso dis
trict, with Hannah OF the demonstrate
Ing end
Gained Early IN Game.
The Seventh started with a play at
Haunah's position and nettsd a sub
stantial gain Several plays were
tried at other points and then the
entire attack was aimed at the posi-
tion opposite Hannah Fourteen con-
secutive plays were afmed at that
point and each tine Truck opened a
great gap In the opposing line. Only
the magnificent work OF Couch. In the
secondary defence OF the Purple. pre-
vented a score after one or two plays.
Woods play az end was almost a
revelation And Il proved conclusively
that no mistake was made when he
was picked FOR the All service team
woods brought his game 70 q
splendid climax when Luscombe re-
covered a tumble BY Duffy. late in
the second quarter. Luscombe started
for the Seventh cavalry goal line at
great clip With no one between
him. and the goal line Il looked as
though the Motor Transport would
gain the distinction OF b. ing the only
team OF the season 70 score AGAINST
at least been tied. while the touch
down might have meant defeat for
The Seventh. coming at that stage OF
the game.
Overhauled Flying Runner.
Woods started after Luscombe az q.
70 second clip. Fifteen yards down I
the field a Purple player attempted I
70 stop him But Woods lodged auav
from the PLAYER. made half a dozen I
great leaps and brought the flying ]
Luscombe 70 earth. with the Seventh I
goal line only IS yards away.
The second Garry owen score came I
as the result OF another brilliant feat I
BY woods. shortly after the opening
or the third quarter Duffy kicked 50 7
yards to De Wolf. on the Motor
Transport Is yard line. De Wolf .
tumbled and the ball rolled behind ]
him he dashed back and recovered !
the oval and attempted to run Ii. I
WOODS made a flying tackle and
brought De Wolf down with such /
force that the latter again fumb1ed- ]
Releasing his hold on De Wolf. Woods 3
made a great dive over that player