Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-25
Tigers Fight Hard
to DOIUn Local Grid
Squad in Late Play
Tear Off TUO Distance SpriRtS
for TOuchdOUnS in Final
y Period.

Refusing to let up in their fierce light
ing after they were apparently defeated
by a 9-to-T score, the Muncie Tigers
rirped of seventy-fve and seventy yard
dashes in the final moments of play 70
defeat the indianapolis Football club.
p to 8, yesterday in the opening pro-
tessional grid contest Of the season at
Washington park.
The contest was one that kept the fans
or their toes every minute of the play
Ing time and gave them assurance tna'
they are in line for some hot pro battles
before the season curtain drops.
Muncie broke into the win column
FIRST in the opening period. when Bald
win punted the ball to Indianapolis ter
rito-y and the Tiger line held the locals
for downs. Then two passes, Etchison
70 Rafferty, and Etchison TO Skinner put
the ball over the goal line. Etchison
kicked goal.
Indianapolis frightened up on both the
offense and defense in the second period
and had the ball In scoring distance
almost constantly, but they lost 1t time
after time after being held for downs
or by fumbling, and Baldwin would send
them back past the middle OF the held
with one of his brilliant punts. In the
third period, the Indianapolis assault
gained more fury and the Purple. and
White athletes hurried the ball to Mum
cie's thirty-yard line, from where Rog
Klein dropped a place kick between the
Glen Kline went in to relieve Yott at
quarter in the fourth session, Yott going
to half, and opened up an atrial attack
that dumbfounded the visitors long
enough to let Pat Fox, star Indianapolis
end, cross the scoring line after accept
ing a thirty-yard toss. Instead OF play
ing safety game at this time, the locals
kept up their aerial play and the result
was a Muncie victory.
The visitors came up from behind
he, go n
at place kick, recovering the ball and
tearing seventy five yards down the field
behind a three man interference for a
touchdown He also kicked goal after
on the way to another touchdown when
they. brought the ball down TO Muncie's
thirty-yard line with a series Of passes
a few seconds later, but here one of
Kline's passes went into the arms OF
McCabe, who broke away for seventy
yard dash and another touchdown.
The indianapolis team played brilliant
football at times and had their OppOn-
ents at a standstill when they were going
right. but their teamwork was not tbs
best and had their back field been given
more assistance from the line there prob
ably would be another story to tell. IL
the three out-of-toWn games Of the 10.
Gals, their line has appeared Il real bull
warE of offensive and defensive strength
but the fighting Tigers tore IL to pieces
at times yesterday to get the backs be-
fore they could start with the ball.
Harry Jackson proved the best ground
gamer for the Indianapolis team, al
though Harry Metzger and Rog Klein
I 9th were going great until they were
sent to the side Zines with injuries John
ny Yott, quarter back, also got away fol
good gains through the line.
Manager Canning will drill his Indian
apolis athletes every night this week and
when they take the field for their second
home contest next Sunday there will be
a big improvement in their teamwork.