Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-11-25

points, secured in the closing min
utes Of play yesterday afternoon,
the University of New Mexico Lobos
triumphed over the Aggies from
the New Mexico College of Agri-
culture and Mechanical Arts, there
by winning the state gridiron title.
1t was as clean and hard-fought
contest as local followers OF the
fall sport can remember. For the
first three quarters and most OF
the fourth, the two teams surgea
back and forth across the fleld,
both trying the aerial attack with
little success and the Lobos occas-
ionally cracking the visitors line
for a fair yardage. .,.- -,
Then in the last ten minutes OF
play, the local gridders induced
Lady Fortune to look their way.
An intercepted pass placed the pan
in Aggie territory. Punches ana d
long run carried it within the 20
yard mark. Two more punches
placed it within nine yards OF the
goal The Aggies were off-side ana
the ball was placed WITHIN -FOUR
yards of the goal line.
The Lobos flung themselves TO-
ward the goal without results
Jones decided that the Aggie line
was going to hold. He called for a
mass which Blanco White captured
and touchdown had been
achieved. -.
The game was slow up to the last
quarter. Calkins played dashlng
game throughout and Jones ripped
off some good runs. Mason, Ag6le
quarter, apparently outshone NM
however, aided by the strong WORK
of Boykin. as q,
Boykins punting was not goou III
the first half. but during the last,
he rounded into form and secured
good distance. Calkins, VINO ana
some booting. also showed TO al
The Tlobo line was the stronger
and frequently broke up forward
passes. The Aggies depended
chiefly upon the aerial attack ana
nut across several for good gains
First Quarter.
The Aggies won the toss ana
Boykin kicked off to Jones on New
Mexico's 20-yard line. Jones
brought the ball back to the so
ward line. Whitley was sent through
left tackle with a two-yard gam
Jones tried to crack the same spot
but made no gain. Whitley slashed
through the other side of the line
for another tWoyard gain ana
Jones followed with a punt to the
Aggies' 20-yard line.
The Aggies exchanged the punt
on the next play, but Boykins punt
went straight up and was recovered
bv the Aggies on their own 20-yard
line after New Mexico fumbled.
The Varsity was penalized five
wards for offside. Fairly slashed
his way through left for a six-yard
gain. A forward pass was busted
M by Calkins, but when the same
thing was tried again Todor fouhd
the ball and got away for snort
run with a net gain of eighteen
yards. ,.
An attempted rush through left
tackle yielded no profit to the Ag-
gies, and they punted to Calklns on
New Mexico's 40-yard line. Jones
attempted q long pass to White, put
it was incomplete, Resorting again
to line play, Calkins was showed
through center for a two-yard gam
Calkins again carried the ball q
short ways through tackle, but on
the next down Jones punted 10
Mason on the Aggies' five-yard me
and Mason quickly returned IL TO
the 20-yard mark.
With their hands on the ball
again the Aggies attempted Tor
ward pass which proved usless 10
them when they were penalized ten
Yards for holding. Boykin punted
TO Jones, who was doWned on the
coward line. White completed a
beautiful pass from Jones, and net
ted a 25-yard gain. Another pass
to the other side was attempted put
was incomplete. Whitley went
smashing through center Tor q
three yard gain and Jones made no
gain on an end run which followed.
Jones attempted a drop kick, put
IL was blocked and the Aggles re
covered the ball on their 2O-yard
line. -
The Aggies sent Davis on an end
run, but he failed to gain. A Tor
ward pass failed. Boone passed 10
Todor for a net gain of twenty-five
yards. On the next play the Aggles
were offside and the ball went back
to their 30-yard line.
Another forward pass was tried
but Whitley pulled it out OF the ar
at the 5Q-yard line. New Mexico
tried the same tactics, but failed
to complete. Hernandez went NY
ing through center for a courtyard
gain, and Jones made three more
through tackle. Jones punted 10
the Aggies 20-yard line, and Ma
son brought it back 10 yards.
Mason tried a forward pass to
Graham, but gained only two
yards. Davis went around left emu
for six yards profit. Brooklyn
fumbled the ball as he plungeI
through left tackle. and recovered
IL about where it had been before.
Davis also failed to gain in an at
tack made on left tackle. Follow
Ing this Boykin punted to Calkins
at New Mexico's 25-yard line.
On the next play Calkins hur-
died over left tackle and advanced
the ball four yards. A forward
pass from Jones to Whitley was
Incomplete. The quarter ended
with the ball on New Mexico's AZ
yard line.
Second Quarter.
The quarter opened auspiciously
for the Lobos, with 20 yards on a
forward pass from Jones to White,
leaving the ball on the Aggies 49,
t,ard live Tones mod q foI1r-Va1I
gain with dash around right end,
and Hernandez succeeded in gain
ing five yards by ramming an
opening for himself through CEN
ter. On the next play Greenleaf