The Monett times., 1922-12-08
MoNETT WINS FROM
SPRINGFIELD 20 TO 0
Makes Fourth Victory Over Spring
field High in Four Years. Monet
Nav Receive Championship.

ig the fourth defeat IN TOUR sueee99i
wears that Springfield has suffered al
the hands of Monett. The past three
years the game was played IN .ne
mud and during the first part OF TINS
years game a slow rain fell.
About 1900 people attended 'ne
Turkey Day tangle. Monetts 1901
bali record for this year is eight VIC
tories and two defeats. According 10
the high school athletic authorizes 1t
IL quite certain that Monett Will De
awarded the championship again tins
year. -,
The entire Monet team played an
.voa,lent game. 1t is difficult to de-
eide who played best In the me-
steele and Miller made good gains on
end around end play and rarely was
A gain made by Springfield on eno
plays. Shepherd handled Sprlng1lela
hest plaver. Tuck, in fine style, while
Hulse easily took care OF hls man.
Howerton and Estes played gooa
games considered from every stand
no;nt. Estes did Monett's punting
and always put the ball down the
field for at least 35 yards. "star"
Mourelia played his usual aggressive
game at center Wormington, Blckei
and Beatty held down the halves IN an
A. manner. All were good ground
yainers and were invincible on the de-
fense. Fly showed that ne deserves
his reputation of "hardest hitting fuil
In Southwest Missouri" Boss dld
everything quarter is supposed 70 90
and then sore more.
Tuck was Springfield's best man IN
all departments of the game Inc
others couldn't hold candle to MIN.
Dodd and J. Davidson were better
than general run in the line. Inc
principal performers in the backfleld
were Fogarty and Magers.
The game started by Monet recelV-
ing. They were forced to punt "n
+he first do~n. Springfield made
three downs, first through the lines
then around end and lastly through
the line. They were then within nlne
wards of the goal. Monet held like
a stone wall and Springfield lost or
downs Monet punted out After be-
inc thrown for loss of five yards
Springfield was forced TO punt. I'M
home lads could not gam, so agali
punted The quarter ended with tn
oval in the visitors possession in tn
middle of the field. Monett 0, Spring
field, 0.
Springfield made downs. war
connected with pass for enough dis
lance to move the chain for Spring
field. They then smashed throug
the line for downs again. They wer
then in the shadow of the goal post
but the Monet spirit held them fiV
wards from the touchdown line. Este
hunted out forty-five yards. Magel
fumbled the punt and Monet receive
Monet fumbled but recovered. III
home team was forced to punt Sprin'
fields ball on their own thirteen yal
line. Magers punted out thlrty-fr
wards. Wormington counted fiftet
wards around right end smash, al
the hall was within twelve yards
the goal. A little fake and go'
Interference and Boss filtered throu'
the center of the whole Springfle
team for a touchdown. Owing to 7
high wind Miller was unable to kl
poal. Dobbs connected up with
forward pass but fumbled to Monet
advantage. Steele skirted right e
for gain of twelve yards. Then M
Ter reversed the play and ma
twenty-five yards. The half enc
with the ball in the hands of the no
bows and only seven yards from
touchdown. Monet 6, Springfield,
Springfield made downs throu
the line. Downs were again made
means of a completed forward pa
Nelson attempted drop kick wh
was blocked by Mourglia Neil
recovered the ball in the middle OF
field. The visitors lost on downs.
nett punted out and recovered
own punt. She then lost on doV
Springfield completed a pass for
required distance and then lost
bali on tumble, Monet plunged
line for ten yards. Steele vert arc
right end for twelve >yards ag
After smashing the line and then
ing the ball by failure to make do
Springfield gained possession Of
ball. The Bulldog punted out.
nett's ball in the middle Of the !
Monett, o; Springfield, 0.
Miller, by some super-exce
broken field running, went
wards to a touchdown. His place
went between the bars. The :"
dog" was desperate and resorte
three successive passes but could