Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-06
FERNDALE GRID
SQUAD BEATEN
Large Crowd Sees Indianapolis
Eleven Win Title in
Fast Game.

The colors of a football squad thar
had not met defeat In four successive
seasons of battle were lowered yesterday
afternoon az Northwestern Park. when
heretofore impregnable forward wal!
crumbled before trip hammer drives anu
the indianapolis Football Club defeatou
the Ferndale squad, 10 to o. for the CITY
cha mpionship. Two thousand 1ans VII
Messed the match.
The game resulted in one Of the most
bitter struggles ever staged In indian.
Rpolis between rival clans. the hrst nun
ending 0 to 0. The Ferndales ola NOT
once make FIRST down through the Purple
and White limo and circled the ends Tor
the necessary distance only twice.
The Ferndales brought the ball to
within scoring distance only once, this
telng In the hrst period, after they had
! intercepted forward pass and negou-
ated u pass, Athey to Nelson.
FAIL TO
! &C OVER.
| This put the ball on the indianapolis
! seven-yard line just as the first period
| ended. Flaggscamp, Riddles. Ferree ana
| +. Pair then broke through to tackle
| the Ferndale backs before they couId
! reach the line OF scrimmage on the next
/ four plays and the ball changed hands.
| After this the Indianapolis crew forgot
| their aerial play and plugged through
the Ferndale line to bring the ball to the
center OF the held. where they fumbled
and tie Ferndales recovered.
Matthias punted and the Purple and
| White team resumed their march toward
the goal and were again In the center 81
| the held when another tumble gave the
Ferndales the ball. few seconds before
the half ended
In the third quarter. indianapolis
! kicked or. held the Fcrudales for downs
aud Metzger got away for twenty two
yards around tight end, placing the ball
| on the seyen-yard line. MetzGer was In
jured in the play and Klein. who took
u. his place. fumbled on the one-yard line,
the Fendaies recovering. Matthias punt
ed from behind his own GOnl and JACK
! eon ran the bail back to the Ferudale
( twenty seven yard line. Hanley and Jack
son hit the line for two first downs from
here. and Yott romped over for the touch
down from the seyen-yard line. Ferre'
missed goal.
Shortly after the fourth period opened
! Klein got OF "A beautiful puat 10 Matthias,
who fuInb,ed en- the Indianapolis i've
yard line when tackled by Fox, aud Oar
/ nell. Indianapolis right end, recovered
Klein was given another chance TO score
from this position end he drove or tackle
for the distance, Ferree kicked goal.
After this the play surgrd back and
forth near the center OF the field. the
whistle blowing with the ball IN posses
sion OF the Purple and White athletes on
their own forty yard line.
NOTT STAR
OF BATTLE
Capt. Johnny Yott, quarter back OF
the indianapolis crowd, proved himself
the star Of the contest. When other In
I dlanGpolis bhcks failed 10 make theii
dist nee through the line. Yott took the
ball and squ!rmed his way through fol
anywhere from four to seven yards at q
clip, breaking through a defense prepared
especially for him. Every other man Or
tho indianapolis eleven played great foot
ball both on defense and oTeuse
Matthias. captain and full batk OF tht
losing team played an excellent game
! Although facing an appar INT defeat from
the start. this hard hitting and all ngh
ataitte went 6t top speed all the way and
h. d Il not been for his presence the score
probably would have been touchdown
sr two greater. J Kimmick. left tackle
displayed good charging qualities II
breaking through the line to hurry In
di2i Apolis kicks