Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-27
DEFIANCE LOSES TO
CLIFTON HEIGHTS
Local Champions Bow Before
Delaware County Champs
in Fast Game.


charley Wclsh's Defiance Bulldogs
and Ciiftcn Heights. champions ot
uciavare county, Pa. met on the
srldlron az clifton Heights yesterday
before crowd of 5000 people. many
os them being from Wilmington. The
anal score was 10 20 0. In favor OF
,liion Heights.
Tho "Bulldogs" played with that
do or die sprit for which they are
noted. hut the odds which they were
nshtlng against were too heavy. In
tar early part of the first quarter
BruE." Lowell. quarterback OF the
bulldogs" was taken out OF the game
df, 10 injuries "Fuze" Quinn took
i.oVcnH place and Butch" Mcconnell
went in az halfhack In place of Quinn.
The loss of Lowell was hard blow TO
Defiance and in couple more plays
Gault took the ball over on a pretty
fsNard pass from McGrady.
"Rusty" Narnall. Gault and McGrady
L,,d up 90 their regulations and with
o. Walton. made up a backheld COM
n.natun that was hard TO stop.
The prcttiest play of the game was
made near the end OF the first half,
when McGrady. using the hidden ball
p.tv. with the bah held In back % him
Nlh one hand. crossed the line FOR
,hc iast touchdown.
clifton Heights gained more ground
au end runs than they did with for
ward passes. most of ther passes
being broken up by the Defiance
nlckhcid.
charley Gault was tho real star OF
.1c game Several times GaUlt was
u,ppcd 10 or Il yards in back OF the
Uu, 70 scrimmage. but would ge;
away from the tscklers. run to the
opposite side 90 ihc field and gain Il
u 20 yards conditions under which
.n. game was played wcte far from
sstIsfactory. End runs. open forma-
.ons or forward passes were out ot
no question during the last half 81
me game. the spectators forming =
f.ng around both teams. 50 close that
.nr hackneld men could not get going.
Lex Gillespie, The Defiance full
ua.k proved that he Is among the
.. puntcrs IA this section ot the
.Irfrv when hc held his own against
u srldy the f,smer N.lanINa star.
I,.ulncc deserves lots OF credit for
... same they pat up agflinst their
..It.rr and morc cNperfnced op-
..u ntS and u ihc gan-SLhad been
,,d under better .cflIi.tonsi with
n. .pc,tators Of the field. Defiance,
. th,r aerial same. which they
...I io good advantage near the end
u. .h, nrst hall. misht have scoscd a,
,t.t one touchdown.
would Ne a hard thing 20 pick
aH, Individual star for Defiance. as
I. whole team played an excellent
.- IH...
How Points Were Scored.
81. .rspie kicked of 20 Yarnan who
ot- lowned N his tracks. After ons
tr, AZ she hne. McGrady kicked Il
o. .,spie. who ran about 10 yards be
...e being doNned. Gillespie KICKED
U.. of bounds on Cliftons SO-yarS
ur After one play. McGrady kicket
q GILLESPIE. After an exchange o
pun.s. Lowell was Injured. Gaut go
away Tor 30 yards on a pass from
Ntrnau. -Gon Was pcnalized j
ards for holding. On the next pla,
tlult caughi a forward pass from Nc
ti 4Iy and ran 80 yards FOR the fss
.r The g., for ,he extra poin
ri
g. Iasp.c k.okcd OF 20 J. Walton
.n, ran tnc bal hack aDost l5 yards
81 Grady painted over Dehance's goa
.ne A. the nrst quarter ended. pch
a..rs ball on ;he!r own eo-yard line
I.. fIlnl,n shot around end FOR J.
Yards Two forwards were grounde
ana gillespie punted 20 Narnau VII
s,furned the bali 40 yards. Gau.
went around on a wide end run whicI
vas good Cor 20 yards. and McGrad
added more on "A run on tackle.
en- the next play. McGrady. usln
th. hidden han play. fooled the en;ir
Dtnance team and wen; over IN
su.i Lne standing. The lne-lp: