The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-11-06

Running true to form, Richmond
high schools football team defeated
Bluffton Hi gridders on Reid field Sat
urday afternoon, "a to o. The local
eleven was conceded the win before
the opening whistle, but Bluffton stub
bornly resisted in an effort to hold
down the score.
The speedy little Bluffton eleven
came to battle Richmond with the con.
fidence that they had held Wabash
high school last Saturday to to G
tie. and therefore that they had a
lighting chance to show Richmond a
real game. The Wabash team is
coached by Grant N. Stenger. Rich
mond's coach last year, and they have
good eleven this year.
Richmond has too good an offensive
machine for the average high school
to stop and the result was that Bluff
ton was not equal to the play which
took place on Reid field
Jones Scores Consistently.
Having furnished interference for
the remainder of the backfield men in
past games, Jones was put on the of
fensive and he ripped off gain after
gain and went over the line twice for
well earned touchdowns. Whitley
kessler and Malone, paved the way for
Jones' scores with fine interference
Malone gathered the other two touch
downs by means of long end runs.
Captain Jack played his usual game
Saturday and came to the front with
his long punts. His first kickoff went
far into the corner of the field and
Bluffton runner barely got it back
into the field Of action before being
tackled. Bluffton punted out of dan
ger, but Jones returned the ball eight
yards. He was good for five yards
more off tackle. Malone attempted
to pass, but it was knocked down
Bluffton held for downs, on her 30
yard line.
kohnle broke through for a tackle
which threw Bluffton for a 10 yard
loss. Richmond took the ball on
downs. Kessler made five yards
around right end, fumbled and Mattox
recovered. Kessler made Is yards on
open field run around right end. Jones
carried the ball through tackle for the
first score of the game. A bad pass
back prevented Mattox from getting
good chance for goal.
Mattox kicked off to the Button
30 yard line. Colbert went through
tackle for first down to start it off
The big fellow was held in check
thereafter. Kessler stopped an end
run. The old trick of cross-back net
ted Bluffton 10 yards for another first
down. End of first quarter.
Second Quarter
Bluffton was held for downs on
Richmond's 25 yard line Mattox punt
ed 40 yards down the field on the first
play. The Red and White captain av.
erged from 40 to As yards on his punts
Richmond held Bluffton for downs
Jones took Kennedy pass and ran 90
yards before being stopped Malone
carried the ball to the line and went
over Mattox failed to kick goal
Score IL to o.
Mattox kicked-off to Clouser on the
Bluffton 80 yard line. Colbert fun
bled and Richmond recovered. They
were all in mass. but Richmond had
several players holding to the ball
Malone skirted right end for 20 yards
kessler fumbled, but as luck contin
ued, the Red and White recovered
Jones took the ball over for his sec
ond touchdown, making the score Is
to 0. A pass. Kennedy to SauteI
failed
Richmond opened the second hal
with burst of speed in an effort tC
pile up larger score, but the stub