The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-12-01

WI 7 / WHITMAN
1918 TIE CAME
Great Football Game
Concludes Collegiate
Schedule; 1000 See Sea-
sons Best Battle.

College of Idaho Coyotes and Whit.
man Missionaries battle to 1919 tic
here Thursday afternoon in what was
unquestionably the greatest football
game ever played on Caldwell grid.
iron.
From whistle to closing gun, the
game was one of thrills and unexpect-
ed happenings. Repeatedly officials
were called upon to make close de-
cisions that, it proved, might have a
definite bearing on the outcome of
the game.
Each team scored three touch
downs. Each team failed twice to
convert the one point that, had either
succeeded would have meant victory.
And each team twice tried at goal
from field place or drop kicks. And
each time the ball failed to cross the
goal posts.
Two distinct styles of football were
opposed in the final game of the sea-
son here. Cornell's College of Idaho
team relied solely upon open foot
ball. Sweeping end runs and daz-
cling assortment of passes proved the
only college. ground gamers. Bor-
leske's team stuck closely to an at
tack upon the. weaker College of Ida
no line. Off tackle bucks, alternating
to left and right with a few other
plunges over the center of the line
thrown in for good measure, were
consistently good for from FIVE to 10
yards. Infrequently did Whitman at
tempt open football and invariably
the attempts ended in failure. Not
one forward pass did the visitors COM
plete. And they tried but few. Every
one was grounded or incomplete
Within FIVE minutes from the first
kickoff the College of Idaho team had
two touchdowns and a lead of Is
points that seemed commanding. Only
once in this intermin did Whitman
have possession of the ball except to
kick off. And then Triton punted on
the first down.
Each team scored twice in the first
half, the score ending at the end of
the period standing 1913. Not once
did Whitman lead the college eleven
for Cornell's team came back in the
third quarter with another score and |
lead of six points. But that turn was
again nullifed by driving attack by
the Whitman backs that carried the
local team back almost the full length
Of the field and eliminated in another
for Borleske's eleven.
Whitman kicked off at 2:35 p. m.
Cash Nickle ran the ball back to his
own 20 yard line. In two downs,
Wade and Blake Lowell made 10
yards Miller bucked FIVE yards and
then W. Lowell uncorked the first
pass of the game to his brother who
ran to the Whitman 40 yard line be-
tore he was downed. Triton inter-
cepted a pass on his own rs yard lire
and Schroeder punted Is yards out of
bounds on the first down.
Wade and Blake Lowell made short
gains, Another pass involving the
same players melted first down, On
the next play, Jackson received a pass
and planted the ball behind the goal
posts, The play netted IS yards. b.
Lowell kicked goal
Whitman again kicked of. Miller
mad tive yards and couple more
downs returned the ball to the col.
efe 40 yard line, Here Wade Low
''' on an off tackle buck, broke thru
and ran the remaining distance to
Inc Whitman goal line. eluding and
shaking off the Whitman backs. II
was the most spectacular run OF the
game,
Whitman again elected 10 kick. This
,n"e' after couple OF skirmishes. b.
lowell punted IS yards to Whitman's
W yard line, Here Triton, gifted
" h'tman half, ran 81 yeards through
Inc college line from a punt forma-
n'h. II was his last play of the game.
a'k'ed near the sideline, he wrenched
!" ankle and Hall took his place,
mere the Coyotes held and after
'"'ee downs had cost Whitman sew
en- yards, the Missionaries tried a
pass, hut the play was blocked and
me pass grounded behind the line of