The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-10-14
RECORD CROWD
SAW GAME FRIDAY
Coach Woods Warriors Performed
Satisfactorily Regardless Of
Fact Pratt Won
THE SCORE WAS 20 TO FLAVOR PRATT

Put up a Good Game and Had
Pratt Worried.
Yesterday afternoon at four
O'Clock crowd of over one thous-
and persons witnesses the football
game between Liberal High school
and Pratt high school. The day was
ideal and Ion gbefore the time for
the game to start the rooters for
both teams were busily engaged in
giving the school yells and songs.
The Pratt eleven came on the field
first and were heartily cheered by
good sized crowd of rooters who &C
companied them. Promptly at four
O'Clock the Liberal team marched on
the field bedecked In their new
blankets and were greeted by such
and ovation as never before has been
given a team in Liberal. For many
minutes deafening cheer arose from
hundreds of Threats.
The game was one OF the very
best that has ever been played on the
Liberal gridiron and until the third
quarter it was very evenly contested.
At this juncture the followers Of the
Liberal team were very much dis
pleased when it was discovered that
the line used to mark gains was a
trif1e too long. The discovery was
made when the difference meant
touchdown for Pratt and although
the line had been used thus far in the
game, it was at this time changed
allowing Pratt touchdown.
At the half the score stood Lib
eral 7 and Pratt 7, each team having
made a touchdown and kicked goal.
In the third quarter neither team
scored and it looked very much like
the game would be played to a tie
score, but at this juncture the unfor-
tunate discovery of the discrepancy
in the line which gave the big ad-
vantage to the visitors. They push
ed the ball over after three attempts
making the score with the goal
kicked, ID to 7 in Pratt's favor. In
the last few minutes of the game Lib
eral drove the Pratt team back time
after time until they were in ten
yards of their goal. An intercepted
forward pass by one of Pratt's play
ers who ran about 95 yards for a
touchdown gave them their other
points. They failed at this time to
kick goal, making the final score
Pratt 20; Liberal 7.
Liberal kicked to Pratt who re-
turned the ball to their thirty yard
line. On series of line smashes
and end runs Pratt carried ball to
Is yard line where they were held fol
downs. Liberal made one first anC
ten and fumbled and Pratt recovered
Pratt LIST and 10. A forward pass
failed, and series of line smashe'
enabled them to make the first touch
down. Goal kicked, Pratt 7; Liberia
0.
The second quarter started off a
good advantage for Liberal, ant
they made their touchdown at thi
time with the following real, har,
straight football plays; Liberal re
covered Pratts tumble Liberal Is
and TO- Bratten ran twenty-five
yards around end with perfect inter
ference. Fields through line yard:
Bratten three yards around enc
Fields A yards through line maxim
Liberal | and 10. Cane yards o
tackle, Pratt fined 5 yards for of
side. Liberal 1st and 10. Bratte
four yards off end, Dickerson yarC
through line, Fields 2 yards off en'
losing ball on downs, foot fro
goal. Pratt LIST and 10. Bratte
returned Pratt's puht to 20 yar
line. Liberal LIST and 10. Malone
5 yards around end, Dickerson
yards through line, Bratten ran
yards around end making it LIST al
10. Dickerson carried ball to with
two yards of goal, and line sma'
made it 3rd down and one-half TO
to go. Bratten made touchdow
Goal was kicked. Score stood Ii
eral Z; Pratt 7.
In the last quarter series of lii
smashes and end runs Melted Pra
their second touchdown. Goal W
kicked. Score Pratt IA; Liberal
In this same quarter after Liber
had pushed the Pratt team almost t
length of the field, the intercept
forward pass gave Pratt their fir
score. Liberal 7; Pratt 20.
Liberal Position Pre-
Bane H. n. Magruo
Pile L. l. Dyer
Moore L G. Stroll