Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-10-02
AURORA OUTWE|GHS,
0UTPLAYS OTTAWA
IN SEASONS OPENER
FAST UPSTATE HIGH SCHOOL
SQUAD PROVES TOO STIFF A
PROPOSITION FOR GREEN
YouNesTER REPRESENTING o.
n. S.

Outpayed and outweighed, the Red
and White we're defeated Saturday
afternoon by better team by a
score of 80 to o when Coach Ralph
Fletcher's huskies of West Aurora
high crossed the Red and white goal
line for five touch downs.
Though the boxscore shows de-
feat for the local school Coach Now
berg stated last night, "lt is big vic
tory for Ottawa as | learned yester-
day who could play football, who had
the material to make a player and
what kind OF nerve my men possess
ed and believe that we will win the
majority of our games"
CAPTAIN Farrell of Ottawa won the
toss and chose to receive and defend
the west goal. Cigrand kicked of
to Farrell who carried the ball ten
yards. Ottawa then lost the ball on
downs but Aurora fumbled and Cal
kins recovered. Ottawa punted. Au
rora then marched up the field for
their first touchdown, which came
when Nelson broke through Ottawas
line and ran twelve yards across the
goal line and s. Flemming then kicked
goal, making the score stand I to 0
Aurora then kicked of again and OF
tawa received and was forced to punt
and the ball was in Aurora's POSSES.
sion and another march up the field
started. Clancy made nine and Rob.
otham made first down. Aurora was
penalized twice, once for backfield in
motion five yards and the same for
offside. But penalties could not stop
them and they made twenty yards in
two plays. Ottawa called time out
and on the next play after time out
Vonckx was penalized fifteen yards
for holding. This put the ball on the
Ottawa ten yards line and Robotham
took it over in three plays. This end
ed the first quarter with the score
standing 10 to as Ffemming failed to
kick.
Farrell kicked to Cigrand. who was
downed in his tracks, to begin the
second quarter. Cigrand ran thirty
FIVE yards and was tackled by Farrell
and West and Clancy made onther
first down. Aurora then went over.
but fumbled and Damman recovered
and the ball was placed on the twenty
yard line. Ottawa then made first
down but was forced to kick next
down and the kick was blocked. A
series of plays put the ball within
scoring distance and then Nelson took
1t over, and Flemming failed to kick
goal making the score 10 to which
was the score for the first half as
the half ended soon after the kick
off.
Both coaches changed their lineups
for the second half Newberg sent
Antram to tackle and Vonekx to
guard. Griffiths remained at the 9th.
or guard and Calkins stayed at tackle.
West went to fullback and Logan to
quarter while Damman and Farrell
stayed at the half and the Dekreon
brothers were sent to the ends and
koenig returned to center. Fletcher
also made several changes. Slayer
kicked off and Antram received. p
Dekreon punted when no gain could
be made through, the line and Essig
received. Aurora slost ten yards on
backfeld in motion penalties. Essig
broke away for twenty yards and sew.
eral passes were completed and Palm
or went over and Hunter kicked goal.
making the score stand 26 to 0. Both
teams opened up and Hontz Dekreon
made the longest run of the day when
he ran fifty yards but failed to score
In the fourth quarter West Aurora
made their final score when Flemming
ran pass to the ten yard line and
Clancy took it over and kicked the
"oal. making the score stand SO to
as the final verdict
One thing that showed up well in
the game was the fitness of the plav-
ers as not one man was knocked out
or taken from the field because of in.
ability to stand the gaff
Four members of the Ottawa souad
played a game that might be called
football. Farmer Antram and Sonny
laikins were stars and their work was
the outstanding feature of the game
hed West and Fritz Damman were