Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-11-03
FOOTBALL
Continued from fronI page
Friday:
Rham 33, Ellerbe 0.

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Rham having the big end of a
$50 score. The game was play.
ed on the Long field, 2 miles east
of Rockingham.
This is Ellelbe's first year at
football, and Coach Sides has de-
veloped a husky team. His boys
play clean ball, and are agrees
i've; they have the weight and
size, and with more experience
they will have a team to be
feared.
Rockingham Highs we're in the
game every minute and the team
as a whole put up the best game
they have yet played. Capt.
Johnnie Webb has a we'll organic
ed team behind him, instead of
just one or two. stars. They play
as a whole.
The PoST-Dispatch made rec
ord of the game by plays, mas
much as this was between two
Richmond county towns and the
interest is naturally keen in re-
gard to it. The game follows in
detail. Read it:
Game in Detail.
Time of quarters, 10 minutes each,
McGhee, referee; Nance, umpire;
LeGrand Everett, Jr, head lines
man; DR.. Steele and Prof. Mitchell,
time keepers.
Rockingham. Ellerbe.
Carey Webb r. E. ----Red Price
Bill Hamer---- r. +. &c. Parsons
Charlie Maness--R. G.--Jas. Whitley
John Alfred c. ----Bruce Spivey
Theo. Thomas L. G. Chappie White
Geo. Covington-- L. T. ALEX Cox
J. Webb (c)-- L. E. Il. Ingram (c)
Ernest Coble--- Q. Paul Caudle
Annie Webb L. H. LEE Price
Frank Ellerbe-- Full Elsie Hadley
Glenn Garrctt--R. H--F. Broadway
Rockingham won the toss, and
chose to defend the north goal and
receive the kick off. Ellerbe makes
fizzle of kick, ball striking Alfred
at center and bounds back towards
kicker. Ellerbc RECEIVERS the kick.
Price at first try at line makes Z
Yards, Price again tries and is stop
ped with a one yard gain. Hadley
tries and makes one yard. Eilerbe
forced to kick on fourth down.
Frank Ellcrbe for Rham received
kick and returns ball only yards.
Coble tries forward pass and fails.
Garrett makes 2 yards. Frank Ell
lcrbe / yard. Ellerbe line held and
Coble kicks. Ellerbe man fumblcs
ball and Rham RECEIVERS on Elerbe
coward line. Coble circles for 6
yards. Garrett goes round other end
for 8 yards. Annie Webb wiggles
through line for yards and touch
down. Coble kicks goal. Score
Rham Z.
Rham kicks to Ellerbe's 20-yard
line and ball is returned 10 yards.
On first play a bad pass loses 10
yards for Ellerbe. Price makes l
yard. Ellerbe kicks, Coble receiving
ball on 45-yard line and returning
ball yards. Tries forward pass
and fails. Coble makes 2 yards.
Webb yards. With 2 yards to go
for 4th down. Coble plows through
line for yards. Coble next tries
two forward passes, both failing. On
next play Frank Ellerbe fumbles
ball and Ellerbe RECEIVERS on her 30
yard line. Broadway goes through
line for 4 yards. Hadley loses |
yard. Price makes 2 yards. 4th
down, and attempts to kick, ball
blocked and Rham man falls on it
on Ellerbe's 30-yard line. Frank
Ellerbe makes yards, Garrett 3,
Coble 3. 4th down and to 60. 'Coble
makes 3 and first down. Garrett 6,
Garrett 3. Quarter ends with ball on
Ellerbe's 4-yard line and 3rd down
and 1 to go. After a rest of 2 min
utes, ball is put in play where left
off. Garrett makes yards. Ellerbe
fighting hard under her goal posts.
On next play Garrett hammers
through for touchdown. Coble kicks
goal. Score Rham IA, Ellerbe 0.
Rham kicks to Ellerbe, tall George
Covington downing man on Ellerbe
30-yard line. Price tries to go over
Theodore Thomas, but that husky
stops him for no gain. Broadway
tries Carey Webb's end but is
thrown for 4-yard loss by Carey.
Rham off-side and is penalized 5
yards, Caudle makes 10 yards and
first down, Ellerbe's first. Price tries
Charlie Maness' side of the line for
no gain. Caudle makes So yards. A
bad pass causes Ellerbe a 7-yard
loss. 18th and II to go. Kicks to Co
bleon 20-yard line who returns it b
On fake kick Garrett circles for 8
Annie Webb clips off g. Garrett no