Morris tribune., 1922-10-27
HEAVIER OPPONENTS
HELD WITHOUT SCORE
Morris High School Played Wheaton
High Saturday 0-0-Morris Line
Fights To Win


held the undefeated Wheaton team
scoreless but several times threatened
to score themselves.
The Morris high school football
team held the heavier and more ex-
perienced team from Wheaton to a
scoreless tie. Wheaton outweighed
Morris eight pounds to the man and
was picked to win the game, but the
plucky fight of the locals kept Wheat
on the defense during the first three
periods of the game.
At three o'clock Captain Johnson
of Morris won the toss and chose to
receive. Wheaton kicked off to
Musselman who returned to the Nor
ris 20 yard line. On three end runs
they made first down but on the next
two plays through the line failed to
gain. Splitstoser punted and Wheat
on put the ball in play on their 25
yard line. Two line plays failed and
Wheaton punted to Musselman who
returned to the Morris As yard line.
An end run by Splitstoser gained
3 yards. On the next play Johnson
failed to gain, Musselman added two
yards off tackle and Splitstoser
punted over Wheaton's goal. Play
was resumed on the Wheaton 20
yard line and the quarter ended.
Score 90. The second quarter
Wheaton started with a rush and
made first down in two plays through
tackle. Two passes were incomplete
- ~ n
yard line where Morris put the ball
in play. Two pretty end runs with
good interference made first down
for Morris, fake pass failed, on a
cross buck by Splitstoser and Mus
selman, Johnson made 8 yards.
SplitstOser again made it first down
by an end run but the play was called
back for holding and penalized Is
yards. Splitstoser punted to Wheat
,on's quarter who squirmed- and
twisted bringing the ball back. to
the so yard line. Two passes by
Wheaton failed. On the next play they
were penalized for offside. Wheaton
punted and the ball rolled to MusseI-
man who returned it to the Morris
80 yard line. Splitstoser punted to
Wheaton's 20 yard line and Morris
held for downs. Wheaton punted to
midfeld. Quarter ended 90.
The third quarter was much the
same as the first two, punting duel
between Splitstoser and Krenz of
Wheaton with SpIitstoser out punting
Krenz by Is yards. Schroeder
~ 30 Y~I- i
in his tracks and Wheaton immedi-
ately punted to Musselman who re-
turned to Morris 40 yard line. A pass
was incompleted and on end run
by Musselman Morris made first
down. Norris was penaliZed on the
next play and Splitstoser punted ov-
er Wheaton's goal for a touchback.
The ball was put in play by Wheaton
on their 20 yard line. Two end runs
netted first down for Wheaton and
on another attempted end run Wheat
on lost five yards and Capt. Krenz
punted to Musselman who returned
the ball to Wheaton's 40 yard line
Two passes were incomplete but on
the next play Johnson ran around
failed to gain on the next down and
the quarter ended 90.
In the fourth quarter Wheaton's
superior weight showed on Morris,
Wheaton resumed play on their 40
yard line but failed to gain and
punted to Musselman who was
downed in his tracks. Splitstoser
punted to Wheaton's 80 yard line.
Wheaton then opened up with a
sperad formation shifting fast and
passing on the shift, the first two
being grounded, but the third pass
Krenz to Anderson netted IS yards,
Morris called time out, Wheaton's
weight wearing the Morris boys
down. On another pass Krenz to
Barkey added rs yards. On two line
plays Wheaton failed, but on the
next play carried the ball to the Nor
ris 10 yard line. On the next play
Roam threw Williams for 8 yard
loss. Williams added 2 through right
tackle. Holm failed to gain an an end
run and the ball went to Morris
Morris had held Wheaton when
Wheaton's only chance of scoring
came, every linesman fought to the
last with, a minute and a half to
play. Morris tried two end runs and
Johnson punted to Holm on Wheat
on's 25 yard line. Wheaton at
tempted a pass but it was incomplete
and the game ended 90.
In the second quarter Wheaton
attempted a drop kick which went
wild. Every man in the Morris line
needs praise for the stone wall de-
fense shown Saturday. the forward
wall failed TO open holes for the
backs but this was due to the super
ior weight of the Wheaton line In
the line Stoneburg played his usual