Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-11-14
LOCAL. ELEVEN
SHUTS OUT
ROSWELL
TEAM
Pecos Valley FootbaIlers Ex-
Gel in Execution of For
ward Pass; Play Clean,
Persistent Game
STATE TITLE HANGS
ON TURKEY DAY FIGHT
VGtors in North and East,
Local Boys Find Cham
pionship Depends Upon
Winning Over EI PaSo

Strategy and speed over
came the handicap of great
er weight and won the high
school football champion
ship of northern and eastern
New Mexico for Albuquer-
que in its contest against the
Roswell high at Washington
park yesterday afternoon,
by a 10 to 0 score. The state
championship will go to the
Duke City team if it wins
over Ell Paso in their game
to be played here Turkey
day.
A long advance through
the line opened by the in
reference, a spectacular end
run and a series of short
gains made through the line
and Giomi plunged past the
goal posts for the local elev-
ems first touchdown. Farrell
made the second a few min
utes later, and III the first
quarter, but boht times the
Duke City boys toe failed to
place the ball between the
goal posts on the kick for
the two additional points.
Use Pass Effectively.
The Pecos valley team rallied in
the second and third quarters and
1t was not until late in the fourth
that Farrell, fullback, again plung-
ed through the line for touch
| down. The visitors manifested far
superior skill with the forward pass
and in passing the pigskin, Rector,
| Roswell fullback, starred. They
were unable to use the pass effect
lively, however. when short gain
| would have meant score.
Roswell outweighed Albuquerque
about eight pounds to the man
and had one player In line said to
tip the scales at 202. This proved
an advantage in line smashes but
was a handicap in open work on
the slippery field, of which the
lighter local boys were quick To
avail themselves. A number of the
Pecos valley gridsters who came
overland had automobile trouble
and reached here in the small
hours of the morning yesterday but
had put in some good hours sleep
ing prior to the game.
Game Was Clean.
The Albuquerque boys showed
somewhat superior training and
teamwork, although the difference
was not marked. and they have de-
were used to advantage. Both
teams showed clean. manly sports
manship throughout the game
Only q slight stalling for time in
the last three minutes of play
marred the work of the Duke City
players when they We're twice pen
allied in one minute for deliberate.
ly delaying the kickoff.
The Pecos squad proved a
worthy foe and won the admiration
of onlookers by their cleanness and
persistence. The local boys played
to a vocally sympathetic crowd
which helped their morale.
Hardest Fight November 20.
The Albuquerque gridsters will
have their hardest battle of the
season Turkey day when the Pass
City players invade this state from
Texas soil. The FL Paso high
school always develops team that
is speedy and has seldom depended
| on the weight of its men to win Q
game. They have defeated this
year the Deming and Las Cruces
high school agsregations which
represent the best teams In the
southern part of the state. II Al
! buuuerque wins they will have the
unauestioned championship of New
Mexico.
The local boys have been de
feated only once and that in th'
first game of the season when the.
met the Indians. In later game
they came back and effectuall.
scaiped the redskins. The Pass
Duke City contest at Washington
park will be the only one piayet
here on Thanksgiving day and !
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