The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1923-11-28
Fallon Football Team
Annexes Championship
Defeats Sparks II to O In Classic
Game On Mackay Field Friday

! Little is known of the FaIlon out
fit except that they seem to be the
team to beat for the state champion.
ship Coach Noble Waite has built a
fast team from his material and frors
all accounts will have lots Of passes
ready for the Sparks gang this after
noon. He has quite few stars In
his lineup, probably the brightest
being Happy" Ellison, his fullback.
He Is the triple threat of the Falloa
team and the Sparks eleven should
keep weather eye on him lest he
get away He has plenty of speed
and once he is clear, a score is usual
ly ehalked up for the Melon Pick
ers.' >"
The above was the preadvent eriti-
eism of the Fallon high school team
before the game at Mackay field on
Saturday by the fan writer of the
Journal.
The same paper of Sunday morn
ing opens its column account of the
game with the following. which eyi-
denees that the Melon Piekersp are
also some kickers:
Like the proverbial lightning
from clear sky, Fallon, as personi.
fled by Ford, struck without warn
ing yesterday afternoon on the Mack
ay athletic field, broke a 0 to 0 tie
with the Sparks high school, that had
endured for three long periods in
what probably was the most hotly
contested football game of the season
in Nevada and took a firm hold on
the state interseholastic Champion
ship. finally winning the game, IA
to o.
Many at the Game
Everyone who could get away was
at Reno Saturday to see the home
team carry home the bacon. Auto
loads left early and returned late, as
maLy remained TO celebrate the occa-
sion which gives Fallon the state
championship irrespective of what
happens on Thanksgiving Day when
the Carson team will come over here
to try conclusions.
All who attended the game agree
that Fallon in every way had the
best of the game and that every point
was won with a spectacular struggle
that goes down in athletic history of
the state. Everyone has a different
version of the game and all agree
that the account in Sundays Journal
is fair and covers the ground. 1t is
as follows:
"Rooters from four cities who ont
numbered any crowd on Maekay field
this season, not only saw brand Of
football that savored of the univer
sity variety, but which outoalssed It
in point of interest and thrills. Some
1900 spectators filled the bleaehers
and 200 automobiles lined the ridge
above the field.
Fallon had gone through the ser
son without defeat. Sparks had an
excellent gridiron machine These
two teams stood out as the contend
ers for the state championship.
But the sight of the husky little
lad, Ford of Fallon, scooting down
the field toward the goal line with
the ball safely tucked under his arm.
after snagging down a punt, set aside
all doubts as to the team which is
entitled to the top honors between
these two.
Failon Defense Great
Fallon's great deefnse, when Il
held Sparks on its one foot line after
the Railroaders had rolled from one
end of the field to the other by
straight line smashes, and the spec
toenlar play that gave the melon city
lads a touchdown less than a minute
later, furnished the climax to day
of thrills.
For three periods, Sparks made
steady gains through the Fallon line.
despite the fact that brilliant tackles
by Jim Bailey shorty Ernst and
Osgood stopped most of their end
runs almost before they had started
Twice Fallon checked the Sparks ell
even on the 20-yard line. where De.
Reemer had his drop kicks for field
goals miss by only a few feet.
A touchdown for Sparks SCENE ec
imminent when CANTON. "Bill" Rob
ison, ken" Robinson and Dereeme,
smashed through the Fallon line foi
five successive downs. But they hac
to give up. the ball to Fallon wher
only one foot from touchdown.
The third quarter ended at thii
point and the ball was taken ta III,