The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1921-11-12
AMERICAN LEGION DEFEATED
BY CLAYTON HIGH SCHOOL

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Another victory IS perchcd upon
the banner of the Clayton High
school football team. and their rec
ord for the year is still unbroken.
while the score keeps piling higher
and higher The last scalp to be
seen dangling at their belt was taken
from the sky piece of the American
Legion. on the gridiron at the Fair
Grounds, yesterday. This trophy
was not acquired i'm a battle. but i'm
a regular massacre, the Legion be-
ing simply smolhered in the ava
lanche of line plunges and end runs
each ending in big gains and event
ually a touchdown The score of
66 To 0 tells the story and shows that
the Legion had met their Waterloo.
The soldier boys entered the game
with the old spirit that prompted
them to go over the top. and
brought disaster to the. "Dutch" but
this time they underestimate the
strength of the enemy, and again,
they could not throw the pigskin
like they could bombs. Another
trouble with the soldier boys was
that they ran out of the necessary
wind, which was due to lack Of
training. But, say, after all, the
High School boys knew that they
were up against some real men, and
many a hard tumble they took as
the result of the tackling of Vaughn.
Scott and Dean. These boys played
the stellar role for the Legion, and
had they had a few more of their
caliber in the line the story might
have been told in a different way.
but such was not the case.
For the High School, Jesse Coble,
Selvy, Ayles and Tixier showed up
as the shining lights. Coble it
seems, just can't be headed off when
ic starts down the field on all eHd
run. and he has perfected such a
Siitf~arm that even Charlie Chaplin
i'm his palmiest days had nothing
on him for grabbing a fellow in
The face. and throwing him out of
the way. On line piunges, Nytes
hits like a battering ram ahd roth
| ing but a stone wall will stop him.
His passing is perfection, the ball
going straight as a bullet to the
man who is to receive il, and no
fumbles ever result from faulty
passing. TiXicr, fullback, in another
terror in line plunges. He does not
hit as hard as Aytes, but with the
writing of his body he goes thru
! Just like a cork screw. and he is
as slippery as an eel. To Selvy, the
little quarterback, must go the cred
il of being the general, He, it is,
who calls all plays, and in so doing,
rests the responsibility for the win
ming or losing of the game. He has
played we'll this year, his first as a
regular, and the record of the year
must reflect credit to him. He is
swift on foot, is a hard man . to
tackle, and on defense is a bear
cat I'm fact, the High School is a
we'll regulated team with hardly a
weak place and shows that Coach
Terrill is deserving Of much credit
for his ability 10 develop ineXper-
icnced material in two years into
one of the strongest, if not the
strongest team in the state.
The attendance was large and lhc
receipts will greatly assist in de-
fraying the expenses of the team
10 Ration on Thanksgiving Day
Clayton is after Batons scalp and
then we will go out atfcr the state
championship All that is needed
to accomplish this end is, for the
citizens to back the boys, and they
will do their part Championship
or bust is our war CRY now.