The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-11-15
FOOTBALL NOTES.
Lincoln Institute 6; Lincoln High o.
BY T. ]. Taylor.

By T. j. Taylor.
Lincoln High School journeyed to
Jefferson City on Friday, October 81,
to play the strong Lincoln Institute
team. The game was played on a
very slippery and muddy field which
combined with the fact that the Lin
coin Institute team was slightly
heavier than the old gold and blue,
gave the capital city boys distinct
physical advantage. The Lincoln In
stitute band was out to cheer the
boys while the entire student body
T lined both sides of the field.
The Kansas City boys were the
first to. trot out on the field clad in
their new blankets and led by Capt.
Smith. They made quite an impress
sion by briskly running through their
signals. Fields played left end in
place of Griffen to give weight to the
line. A few minutes later the Lin
coin Institute squad of 80 men led
by Capt. Perley appeared on the field
The team was given a rousing recep-
ton. Capt. Perley won the toss and
decided to defend the south goal.
Capt. Smith kicked off for Lincoln
High. Holden received the ball and
behind beautiful interference ran the
ball back 30 yards before he was
downed by Haithman. The blue and
white backs found that they could
make no impression on our line and
were forced to punt. The ball zig.
gagged forward pass quite frequently
but with little success because of the
slipperiness of the ball. Hicks played
his usual fine game at half and on
several occasions lodged and twisted
% and 30 yards before he was
stopped. Perty at tackle was a tower
of strength, especially on the defen-
sive. Fields, playing his first game,
played brilliantly, following every
play and breaking up several forward
passes. The Kansas City boys played
well under such handicaps as always
follow a visiting team. For the Capt.
tai City boys, Capt. Perley was the
hero. His tackling was fast and hard
and he opened up large holes for his
men to go through.
In the third Quarter Smith re-
ceived a punt on Lincoln Highs 80
yard line, circled the left side of the
line and sped thirty yards to a touch
down. Perley failed to kick the goal
one one other occasion: Smith inter-
cepted forward pass and ran to the
1-yard line where he was downed by
Singleton. At this juncture the old
gold and blue line showed his great
reserve power by hurting back the
plunges of the Lincoln Institute boys
after they had advanced the ball to
our one yard line and downs to go.
Perty, Lincoln and Lincoln High
backs spoiled every attempt to ad-
vance the ball. Jenkins at full played
brilliant game as did Douglass
Blue line showed its great reserve
power by, hurling back the plunges
Of the Lincoln Institute boys after
they had advanced the bayy to our
one yard line and two downs to go.
Perty, Singleton, Robnett, Haithman
and the Lincoln High Secondary de-
tense checked every charge that the
Lincoln Institute backs would make
Jenkins at full played a brilliant
game at full for Lincoln Institute as
did Douglass also Mike" Hicks was
easily the star of the game. His
lodging twisting and stiff arming
would remind one of Fritz" Pollard
in his palmiest days. Capt. Perley
of Lincoln Institute was runner up to
Hicks as far as brilliant playing was
concerned. He was in every play and
would always advance the ball when
called upon. l consider Perley the
best back that we have met this
year.
LINEUP.