The Nevada County picayune., 1922-09-28
PRESCOTT HI
 LOSES FIRST
Local Gridiron Stars Show Pep in Practice Game With College Team Last
 Friday.


 of Henderson Brown College second team Friday The local line could not hold up under the smashing blows of the "Reddies" linemen. who had 2 tremenduous advantage in weight and experience. II was hard fought bat tie. from the kickoff to the final whistle, with both teams working hard.
 On the Prescott team, Graham and Williams starred Graham playing his usual brilliant game. His line plunges were those of q battering ram. He made several appreeiable gains through a seeming impregnable line.
 Williams. who is playing his first year in the hackfield showed some headwork that would be q credit to Il veteran His lack of weight is q handicap, but is offset by his speed. He hits the line hard. fast and sure, and before the end of the season should develop into the best backfeld man on the home team.
 Johnson and Sage. who alternated as quarterback used considerable headwork. picking the weakest points in the Reddes' line for their rushes. These two men are real valuable assets of the Prescott team. and too much to their credit cannot be said.
 Prescott received the kickoff. Lee Hale Griffith making a short run be fore being stopped by Henderson Brown. Then followed three line bucks that made short gains through the stone wall defense of Henderson Brown A punt came next. Then fol lowed d series of line bucks by both sides. neither team making much head way. The first quarter ended with the teams even. neither having made a score.
 Henderson Brown came back in the second quarter with a spurt of speed, the Prescott line right and left, going around, under and over the local line in series of end runs and line bucks in which the entire team moved like clockwork. They succeed ed in pushing the ball over the line, White tackling Orme, who carried the ball. on the goal line in the left cor ner of the field. HendersonB Brown drop kicked for the goal and missed. The half ended with the ball in the center of the field ill Preseott's pos session, the local boys hammering the Henders0n-B Brown line like wild men in futile effort to break it.
 The third quarter held the most thrilling epoch for the local rooters. Graham. who had tried repeatedly for an opening in the line at last found it and made a spectacular so yard run for what to the local rooters seem ed touch down when it was found that both teams had been off side and that the umpire had blown his whistle before the play started. The ball had to be brought back. This seemed to add zeSt to the local team and for awhile they moved like machinery. They were. however, powerless against the visitors. who again pushed the ball over for a touch down. They tried a forward pass for the goal and failed. The remainder of the quarter was spent with the ball in Prescott's pos session. unable to make a score.
 The last quarter was spent with Prescott making a hard effort 10 keep Henderson Brown from scoring. They fnallN after severe pounding, let the visitors push over for the third and last score of the game. The game ended with Prescott making a supreme but futile effort to get the ball over.
 Taking all things into consideration, the loss of this practice game to the Henderson Brown College has been ad- vantageous to the local team. II point ed out the weak points of the line, which must be strengthened and put the fighting spirit into the team. All ind cations point to one of the most successful seasons the team has ever had
 Coach McGin has put emphasis on sportmanship and courtesy while on the field. and it was gratifying to see the local men assisting the visitors to their feet after play and to the credit Of the local team. it must be said they