The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-07
THIS GAME is
A CAT Fight
Wildcats Defeat Polecats
at South Side Park;
Final Count 200

Terry Lists Wildcats won their
first game Of the season Saturday
afternoon when they downed an
All star team from the South Side.
This team was called Polecats, to
harmonize With Terry's band. After
the game the nickname was given
them for they we're sure enough
"skunked" by the Wildcats, the H.
nal score being 2o-O. At no time
during the game were the Polecats
in a position to score. At one stage
Of the battle they got a forward
pass that brought them TO the Wild
! cats thirty.tive yard line but they
lost the ball when they made only
| SIX yards IN four downs. Team.
work was absent from the Polecats
! and many times the backtield men
I were. dropped for loss of ground
when they we're running ends with.
out any Interference. The burden
| Of the work was on the shoulders
, OF Beech and Decker. Both Of these
fellows played hard.
The Wildcats received and by
some hard hitting OF the line and
brilliant running OF the ends made
| three first downs. On the first play
! both Decker and r. Long we're
knocked out and time was called.
Both remained in the game. Two
forward passes were tried but
failed. Several more trys at the
line netted another first down
| which brought the ball to the Pole
cats twentyniue yard line. Two
| end runs and an oft tackle brought
the bali to the Poleca's' sixteen
yard line when the quarter ended
| A line smash by Knox made It first
down on the IA yard line. 4 criss
| cross failed to gain, a bad pass BY
P. Abbott lost two yards. With thir6
down and twelve to so, a pass. Kno1
to c. Abbott. got the PolecatS' sec
ondarv defense asleep. This pass
was good for a touchdown. Smith
kicked goal. The Polecats received
r. Belt getting the kick of and va:
downed By his brother on his %wl
thirty-Sive yard line. Decker
made six at left tackle, but on thu
next play an open formation. Beech
was dropped BIZ ScaEnelle and fun
bled, C. Abbott picking 1t IN a7e
ran for a touch town. Smith kicked
goal. The half ended with the bHt
in the Polecats' possession IN mid
field.
The Wildcats received in my
third quarter. after making "!gh
yards on the first two downs, fallet
on the third attempt. Knox pUHtec
After one line buck. two passe:
were tried by the Polecats, bl'
failed. Beech punted. The pun:
was good for forty yards, after max
ing first down on two end runs !,
Smith went through center 70
twenty yards hut the Polecats linr
stiffened and with the aid OF five
yard penalty the Wildcats wer'
forced to kick, Smiths kick wen
out OF bounds on the fifty ya.C
line. an end luH lost three yards 70.
the Polecats. Beech carrying thu
ball without any interference. The
third quarter ended with this play
On the first play OF the fourth quar-
ter a pass, Beech to BUS Aldridge.
brought tho ball TO the Wildcats
thirty-nve yard line tho closest that
they had been during the game.
Some one on the side line said Hit
that weak line" and they did. Their
four tries at line Noted them stI
yards. The Wildcats line was
small and was outweighed by the
Polecats but they didn't show any
signs Of weakening, and the Wild
cats took tho ball and started a
march up the field. Line bucks BY
Smith and Knox soon brought the
ball up to the three yard line. after
Smith failed at center Knox leaped
ove a mass, piled up at right tackle
for a touchdown. Smith missed
goal. During this march Knox was
hit on the nose and was bleeding
freely The ball was covered with
spots OF blood. All the backfield
men OF the Wildcats were covered
with mud. Tho Polecats received,