The Caldwell tribune., 1919-11-28
ONTARIO WINS
CRUCIAL GAME
Caldwell High Loses Eastern
Oregon Championship
Here Saturday


cost Caldwell the crucial footbaI
game with Ontario high school her,
last Saturday. The score was 20 an,
the game one of the most bitterI,
fought that has ever been Dlaved !,
this section. About 1000 spectator,
witnessed the game, among them sew
eral hundred supporters of the visitins
team.
Teach, Caldwell quarter, a fine of.
fensive man and who PLAYED a con.
sistant ground gaining game. whethe,
through instructions from his coach
or on his own initiative, violated ali
OF the rules of football in selecting his
plays. Equipped with an excellent
kicker, Caldwell never punted through
the entire game and frequently lost
the ball through failure to make yard-
age on the fourth down when we'll
within Caldwell's danger zone.
Ontario Scores.
Ontario's sole score resulted in the
first quarter when fake punt form
alton behind the Caldwell goal line
went askew and Ontario's center.
breaking through, recovered the ball
1t was the third down after Caldwell
backs had twice tried to break throuh
the Ontario line. Caldwell had come
into possession of the ball after hold
ing Ontario on the two yard line fol-
lowing some nice bucking and a Is
yard penalty exacted on the locals
when Coach French went onto the
field to assist an injured player. Had
Teach engineered a left end run to
a more advantageous kicking position.
and punted, the score would probably
not have been made.
The teams were evenly matched
First down honors went to Caldwell.
straight football carrying the ball fire.
quently for practically the length of
the field. When within scoring dis
tance, the tired backs, facing a streng
thened defense, lacked the punch to
put the ball over.
Another Narrow Squeak.
Only a penalty prevented Ontario
scoring in the third quarter after
Teach, with another bonehead, tried |
a forward pass from his own 20 yard
line which Ontario intercepted. Frank
Meek, umpire, caught Ontario backs
pushing the quarter back over the line |
on the fourth down and the ball went
to Caldwell on the IS yard line. The
same play cost Ontario touchdown
oSomSt dliud IcCSHlly. VI the JUS i
tice of the decision, there is no ques-
ton, in the minds of those who wit
messed it. Considerable Mrangling |
followed, but had the playoccured |
under different circumstances, it |
would have passed without question.
Caldwell thpeatened in the thiro
quarter after carrying the ball prac-
tically the entire length of the field |
Four downs failed to make eight
yards, however, and Ontario took the
ball on their own two yard line. A
fake punt carried it out eight yards
and the possibility of registering
passed.
Caldwell Stars.
Considerable money changed hands
on the game, Caldwell hackers plac-
ing heavy bets on their team even at Il
the expiration of the first half with
10 score against them. While the
loss of the game eliminates Caldwell
from the southern Idaho eastern Ore
gon championship, it in no wise af-
fects Caldwelps claims to the champ
ionship of this section Thangsgiv-
ing's game with Gooding will deter
mine that.
Honors for the Ontario game go
to Simms Schriber and Nichol with
Teach playing a magnificent offensive
game. Officials were Vance, referee,
Meek, umpire and Hyde, head lines