The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-11-25
JOHNNY EVANS TURNS IN SPLEEN
DID GAME III FINALE OF
SCHOLASTIC PERIOD
whole PURPLE and white Team Played
with MGchine-btko Precision
AL Through

Nar-.a- Feryy. Highs Er.ddcrS ran
rough STOOD uNr- TN Columbus East
Ij.yu ".r.cn yesterday afternoon a;
L.caSu" ,.~& .,mt won by score OF
$50 h"t"rr a crowd OF srvcra! thousand
fan.
E,-ry starter! - with r"'A. taking
ad,antr=, o. two "ud passes lack trom
center. Sw.!m fAl,.uE on the second
on io- .. t.".HdowN In -" hrSt Tow
minutes ~ play.
The nc.i rr$emhlcd swamp and
after The u"s' Kew S-r.mrGAE"S the
players c"".d hardly b" recosnIzed.
johnny Evans. playing hts last game
Of S.hr.aSt., football. fairly sA"ae
,hro"ENuu; tn" contest. He returned
pun,S and kyck-onS COR 20 and % yards
consistently and ctcr'rd the ends almost
at will His line pIunE!0g was also a
feature O: the game. Hut Evans was
not the only broken field runner pr"S-
ent. IS his tea U-Uate. Gene Thom}Nh
ran tho ends consistently. cutting an
end run short In the last quarter and
running ~ yards for touchdown.
Edwards played n harE-up game at end,
hltcr!ng through the interference ana
splitting his man for = loss repeatedly.
The playing OF the whole Columbus
team WIS not what II was re2uted {"
be. but they showed 4 very good broken
field runner in Joyce. the little half
back. Murphy and Z!eGler also turned
In a good game for tho losers.
First Quarter
williams kicked or for Ferry and
Murphy returned the ball ten yards be
fore ne was brought down by vicious
tackle by Edwards. East Highs center
passed the bali back over Hamtlton's
head. Hamilton recovering or his own
nye-yard line Their ceUter again
passed bad. causing Murphy to tumble
behind hts own goal line, Swain, Ferry
center. recovering for touchdown.
Evans kicked goal.
williams kicked OF 10 Murphy again,
who was dowred IN his tracks b three
Ferry men. Hamilton then hurled a
15-yard pass TO Siemon. Murphy failed
through the l!ne and on the next play
Evans busted up pass. Addison got
or q poor punt whom rushed hard by
the Ferry line and. after the East High
backs finished rumoltns and booting the
ball around Edwards recovered. Evans
made Ave on long end run, but lost 10
yards on tho next play by bad pass
from Swain. Evans punted 10 Hami!-
ton. who was downed on his l6-yard
line. After grounding two forward
passes. Murphy Kicked TO Swain. who
returned the punt lve yards. Evans
made Ave through the line and Thomas
added two. Evans made Ave and first
OWN around end. Taylor made four and
three on two successive plunges. Mar
tins Ferry was penaltzed- IS yards for
holding. \ pass was grounded and
Evans punted 40 yards, the ball sailing
directly between the goal posts. The
ball was given to East High on their
20. Ferry. 7; East High. 0.
Second Quarter
On tire first play Joyce fuusbled after
tba Ina Ava ynrd9 and
Swain recovered. Evans made four OF
tackle Taylor added two through the
line and Evans was thrown for a one
yard loss when Captain ZleEler charged
through on the next scrimmage. Ferry
was peual!xed 10 yards on an illegal
pass and IL was East Highs bah on
their own IS. They failed 10 gain on
two attempts through the line and Joyce
circled right end for seven yards. Addi-
son 1unted and Taylor returned the
han 10 Yards Gene Thomas made nine
around LEI: end. Columbus got posses
sion OF the ball when Baird recovered
q tumble BY HlssriCS SlemonS was
thrown Cor p loss on an attempted end
run. I: was another one OF Edwards
pretty tackles. Columbus failed AROUND
the end AGAIN. a forward pass was
grounded and Addison punted. Evans
was downeL in hts tracks. Ferry wal
NeIQ INT GOWNS anu h'dnS puhNou II
yards = SlemonS who was stopped
after going few yards.
\ scyeH-yard pass was completed
Addison TO Murphy. Joyce made nin'
around left end and Hamilton failed e
gain on attempt OF tackle. Edwards
made another pretty tackle and threw
Slemons FOR q fve-yard loss after flter'
Ing through three interference men
East High was penalized IS FOR holding
and a pass was incomplete Addison
punted 70 EIlssrsck. who returned II
yards
Evans. after 4 pass from center went
over his head. picked tho ball up and
throwing OF i've tacklers ran a orikeI
field for 4O*yards, bue when 1t looked
as though no would easily score 8
touchdown. the first halfback. Joyce
tackled him from behind and after slid
ing several feet stopped on East High
siSht-yard line. on the next play Evan
went of tackle for the remaining eigh'
yards and touchdown. He missed
goal. Williams Kicked OF and JOYCE
returned the kick Is yards. Ferry, 10
East High, o.
Third Quarter
Williams made a fzzle OF the kfoE- Of
and Weber was down on his own IS
Murphy and Siepons failed on two con
sccut!ve attempts around left end
Edwards making both tackles. Murphl
failed at the line and S,emons fumbleC
on the next play. Swain recoverin z
Taylor made four through the line an,
Evans added Ave. Thomas fuuSbled ant
recovered fo- vineyard loss. Thoma.
made FIVE through tho line and Evan