The daily times., 1921-11-14
GOLDEN BLUE OUTRUSHED BY
DOANOKE RAPIDS SCORE 1914

DOANOKE RAPIDS SCORE 1914.
The Roanoke Rapids football jinx
proved too much for the wilson hlgh
school eleven Saturday afternoon at
League Park and the Golden Blue
was beaten by the Rapids lads IL TO
IA. Although the winners were out
plaved for three quarters they came
back in the last minutes OF the fourth
period and cleaned up with the game
by two touch downs. A single flash OF
strong offensive football, backed up
nv an unpierceable defense, won for
the visitors Wilson appeared to have
the better attack but could not make
their gains consecutively.
After holding Wilson for downs,
the Rapids squad came down the held
with a rush and carried the ball over
for a touch down, failed to kick goal.
Wilson received the kick off, lost the
ball on downs and the visitors again
carried the ball down with line
piunges for a score. The quarter end
ed with the Golden Blue driving
down the field on the Rapids forty
yard line. The second quarter was all
Wilson's but the lads could not score;
until Dynamite Adams the fly
weight quarterback of the locals
grabbed a punt-fumble and carried
the ball over for the home teams
first score Sharp kicked goal. Will
son kicked off and held for downs,
then Waldo started one of his famous
end runs for long gain and then
carried the ball over for touch
down. Sharp kicked goal. The half
ended with the ball in the middle of
the field, score 1 4 to IL in Wilson's
favor.
The third period opened up with
the visitors kicking off and Wilson
receiving only to lose the ball on
downs. Neither side could score but
this quarter was all Golden Blues.
The fourth period the teams seemed
evenly matched, and fighting hard for
the game, Wilson having a shade the
better of it; when Roanoke Rapids
got the ball on a tumble with just
eight minutes to play and pushed the
Golden Blue back to goal to gain then
lost the ball on downs. Tomlinson
punted from behind his own goal
line. Rapids came back strong and
pushed over for another touch down.
Wilson received the kick off and
started down the field with five min
ntes to play. Long gains around end
by Davis and Waldo carried the ball
within striking distance of the goal,
and then the visitors braced up and
held the locals for downs. With two
and a half minutes left to play the
visitors kept the ball, and the game
ended with the ball on their twenty
yard line; with the Golden Blue :,
having the small end of 1 8 to a score
in one of the best and hardest fought
games of football ever seen on the
local field
Adams, Davis and Waldo featured
for Wilson in the back field; while
Jones, Williams, G. and E. Bent and
Davis pulled good football on the
line, Barnes. and Woodard played
their usual good game at ends, and
Tomlinson helped his team out of
more than one bad spot with his long
punts. Wick with his line plunging,
Edmundson at half, Wyche at quar- .
ter, and Gray at fullback featured
for the Roanoke Rapids eleven. The
team work, spirit and football of both
squads gave the local enthusiasts a !
day Of football that will be remem-
bered for many long season.
Summary: Touch downs-for Will
son-Waldo 1; Adams /: For visi-
tors-Vick two; Edmundson one;
Goal kick-Sharp two. First downs