The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-11-18

In the seventh consecutive victory
pf the season, Pennington High
School foot ball team again defeated
Fredericktown High School team by
the decided score of Ga to 0 in game
on the local grid iron last Friday af-
ternoon. In order to more nearly bal
anse the strength of the two teams,
The Pennington management agreed
to hold the premier capain, and player,
Milt Simms, out of the game, and
take the chances without his playing
and leadership. With that handicap
against the local boys, Fredericktown
had promised to break Farmington's
winning streak and prove to the
world that Pennington High has
zone man team. Accordingly, Ed
Garner, one of Farmington's great
tackles, was shifted to the backfield
and put in charge of the team. His
generalship proved superb, and his
men rallied without exception to his
efficient management.
Coach King had seriously expected
hard battle with his team depleted,
and had spared no pains in getting his
team into first class condition, and
supplying them with fine series of
new plays. In the previous game with
Fredericktown that team had shown
that its line had the making of very
strong defense as well as a dangerous
foe on the offense Consequently at
tention had been given to strengthen
ing Pennington for just such con-
tingency.
Local followers of the game are at
a loss to decide whether Pennington
has a really phenomenal team of whe-
ther Fredericktown has taken
decided slump and are unable to put
up either serious defense or to inau-
gurate formidable offense. 1t seems,
in the light of previous games, that
Pennington really has wonderfully
trained team, and that they seldom,
or never, fail to put their very best in
to the contest. In Fridays game with
Fredericktown High the visitors failed
to make first down single time, and
were never in anything like striking
distance of Farmington's goal. Fur
thermore, they never, during the en-
tire game, succeeded in holding
Pennington for downs. For the short
period that they held the ball follow
ing kickoffs in which they chose to re-
ceive, the fierce charging of Farming
toms line usually resulted in losses |
for the visitors rather than gains.
While Farmington's line was phenom-
inally strong in every particular, and |
the different men performed with un-
usual skill both on the offense and de-
fense, it remained for the backs to
distinguish themselves in terrific |
plunges, end runs, and off tackle |
plays that gained at will. Graves,
Mckinney, Denman and Garner took
turns in carrying the ball, and each |
performed with clotk-like regularity |
and precision. Ted Graves forgot all |
about his seriously injured arm that
had recently been taken from the cast |
following an injury received in the |
last st. Vincent game, and plowed
through the line and skirted the ends |
in mastery fashion. Mckinney show
ed his usual ability to find small op
enings and glide through them for
long gains, much to the embarrass-
ment of his numerous Fredericktown
friends, who delight in roasting" E.
J. about his wonderful 12S pounds of
avoirdupois. Denman displayed great }
tact in open field running, side-step-
ping and dodging tacklers for big
gains. Gamers charges were terrific,
end his skill in blocking has not been
surpassed in this section in many
years.
On account of the high wind few
passes were tried until near the close
of the game, when several were tried
by Pennington with success.
In the last quarter Coach King sent
in three of his second string men,
Hawk, Byington and Petty. Each did
most excellent work in his position.
Hawk and Petty both advanced the
ball with apparently as much punch
as the regulars--both making a touch
down in that quarter. Petty was on
the receiving end of the most difficult
,pass ever completed on the local