Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-11-01
PVT. c. D0WNED 80.
To 6 IN CLASH WITH
THE RED AND WHITE


HIGH SCHOOL CAPTURES WELL
PLAYED CONTEST FROM the
LUTHER COLLEGE.
Before a large and enthusiastic
% H. Is and Pleasant View roOterS
Coach Smiths red and white eleven
Saturday Won their second victory OF
the season. IS TO D. when they clashed
with the Pleasant View eleven al kins
field Although outWe'g hed. Smith 5
men proved to be much faster and
they made large gain through the
giant line of their opponents. When
the game first started T. Y. l.. c. tore
through Smiths line and is looked as
though they would score a touchdown
in the first several minutes Of the play
But after they had worked the pig
skin up close 10 the local chalk line
Coach Smiths men showed fight ami
held them. The bah went over and
from then on Smiths lads put up one
OF the best fights ever shown by 4
local school eleven
In the first and second quarters
o. II. 5. scored touchdown and kick
ed both goals But before the red AMI
white men tailed their second one,
=. v l., C. tor" through for a tally.
but failed to kick goal This touch,
down made it look as though the game
would be ii tight one, In the third
quarter o. IT, S. tailed two more
touchdo"ns, but Sdpp failed to boot
the goals, In the last quarter they
again walked over the =. V. l.. {,
chalk line for two more and kicked
one goal making the final count 20
to G.
A feature of the game was trick
play pulled of by Smiths clever lit
tie football artists In the first part
OF the second quarter, right after the
?. v l.. G.. eleven had scored their
touchdown and the locals received.
Quarter Back Carr called signals, bur
all Of sudden West, playing end,
and Carr started to walk off the field,
West holding his hand as If injured.
they darted toward the Pleas
ant View goal and Sapp shot a long
pass to Carr, who easily caught il and
dashed Tor gain Of thirty-fye yard J.
The play, a trick to gain ground. came
as a complete surprise 10 he whole
audience as not soul was looking
for such a thing
Duffy, who was injured at Pontiac.
started the game in his same Old
pounding way and made various large
gains for the local eleven But he was
forced to retire in the first quarter
as he was not in good condition, but
came back in the third qua" or, only to
retire again after several minutes OF
play. Sapp, Ingham and several other
OF Smiths star nlayers We're forced to
retire because OF injuries. When they
were all being taken out the chances
began to look pretty slim for the red
and white But big surprise came
when the T. Y. l.. c. men failed 20
make any gains through the line
Meckenstock and Sapp played star
football Every time they took the
ball the made gains OF from five to
twenty-five yards. lngham. for the
short time he was on duty, starred
and often took he pieskin for good
gains. In the opening Smith hal
changed Sapp to left tackle, stating
that the captain had not been doing
what could be expected of him and
that he intended 10 try t-app Gu. on
the line. After Saturdays perform
ance, Sapp will have no trouble il
hi, h..ly Na1J
and if Smith puts him on the line II
Will be biz mistake.
As a whole smiths aggregation
played sterling brand Of football,
Every man starred for himself ANA
showed fight throughout the game. o.
the line Link Burns, Crowden and
Howard Leland displayed clever tacE
ling ability and prevented tAe l.uth-
eran college team from making large
gains through the line troWden and
Leland especially have much credit
due them and took a great part in the
defeat of the college team
For T. V l.. ~ sullivan. playing
left half back. proved to be their main
means OF gaining ground When he
took the bali ne was good for five
yards any time Besides sullivan, Var
land at right half and Christian At
full. also proved to b. other means If
making progress. All three OF them
fought like madmen throughout the
game, but after a certain stage failed
10 make any Roadway. Following is i
brief summary of the game;
First Quarter
Smiths squad kicked off to p, Y.
l.. C., sullivan received and carried
the rigskin back several yards, They
easily ploughed through Smiths line.
After several small gains Christian
made first down Narland carried the
hall for six yards Johnson went IN
for Jobst and Link took VonckX's
place Sullivan plunged through the
local line for twelve yards. p V. l.. &
was then penali2ed for holding and
pushing. The hall then went over 20
Ottawa on downs. Duffy skirted left
end for fifteen yards Ineham, fun II
pep and confidence, grabbed the oval
and charged through p. V. /. c. line
for twenty five Yards. Duffy again
made seven yards, while Meckenstock
made the third first down, Carr TOOK
tho pigskin for five. while MeekeG-
stock made fourteen Insham made
nine yards and Meckenstock made five
more After taking the ball up to the
Lutheran three.yard line, Carr tocf