The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-11-27
KENNEWICK HIGH
SMOTHERS PASCO
Local Boys Win Thanksgiving
Game by Score of 80 to =
81. Also Defeat Waitsburg

| 3henneWlck,S nigh school football
team put rousing finish to the sea-
sons play here Thanksgiving Day by
a decisive victory over Pasco, score
so to z. The day was bright, the hour
was noon, the big turkey dinner was
yet to come and the side lines were
well filled with enthusiastic rooters
from both towns. The home boys
clearly outclassed and outplayed their
opponents in every department of the
game excepting in booting the ball,
and after their scoring machine got to
working there was little doubt as to
the outcome of the game. Pasco, new
ertheless put up a might scrappy game
and the victors got no yard without
fighting for it. The game was clean
and fast and unmarried by verbal
wrangling either on the field or side
lines. Only twice were penalties call
ed, each team being given five yards
for offside playing.
At the start things looked dubious
F for Kennewick. Pasco received the
kickoff and after two line plays for
small gains Shelby got away for CO.
yard end run and planted the ball be-
hind the goal posts in less than two
minutes after the game was called.
This ended Pasco's scoring. 9t.i
An easy goal was kicked and Pasco
kicked off. Kennewick received the
ball and by series of thru-tackle
plays and 30-yard end run by Warde
johnson the ball was rushed down the
field and Lane was shot thru the line
for touchdown. Goal was kicked and
the score was z to z. z a. =
Pasco received the kick and made
first downs twice, We're held and lost
the ball on an incoppleted forward
pass. Willsey got away for a long
end run and Waldorf made yardage
thru the line. The quarter, ended with
the ball on Pasco's 2O-yard line.
At the opening of the second quar-
ter Kennewick attempted a forward
pass but Willsey dropped the ball be-
hind the goal line for touchback. The
ball was put into scrimmage on the
2O-yard line in Pasco's possession.
They made yardage twice, suffered a
five-yard penalty and lost the ball on
downs. From then until the end of
the first half the ball switched back
and forth, with neither team able to
make consistent gains.
Kennewick received the kick in the
second half and sent Andy Christen-
sen thru the line for ten yards but
were soon forced to punt because of
a five-yard penalty for ofside. The
ball was recovered ON the punt and af-
ter a series of line plunges and end
runs Waldorf was sent over for the
second touchdown. The attempt to
kick goal failed. Kennewick kicked
and Pasco completed two forward
passes for good gains, but third at
tempt went to the ground behind Ken
newick's goal for touchback. 1t was
then that Kennewick began to wake
up. They took the ball on their own
2O-yard line and by series OF tackle
plays by Waldorf and Lane and 20
ward end run by Warde Johnson the
ball was carried to within five yards
of Pasco's goal when the quarter end
ed. On the first play of the third
quarter Johnson carried the ball over
for another touchdown, but try at
goal failed.
Kennewick kicked off. Pasco COM
pleted a short forward pass and tried
another which was intercepted by
Willsey, who carried the ball down the
field for 80 yards. Waldorf tore thru
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