Phillips County herald., 1923-12-06
HOLYOKE GR|DS7ERS
LOSE TURKEY DAY
GAME TO ST. FRANCIS
HoLYokE GRIosTERs RALLY TOO
LATE TO BRING THEM
VICTORY


high school football squad motorad to
st. Francis, Kans., to tangie with che
unbeaten high school team oi that
city. 1t was an ideal day for the
ten or eleven of the first string men
failed to take advantage of the best
route to st. Francis from Wray. and
spent the greater part of the day
wandering over the hills and prairies
of Northern Kansas, trying to locate
st. Francis. Before they again got
their bearings, they found themselves
some 45 miles south and east of st.
Francis, and after getting their bear.
ings at Goodland they managed to
get to St. Francis about 3 O'clock,
tired and hungry. To add to their
discomforts one of their cars broke
down about 10 or Is miles fsom their
destination and the cold and hungry
wanderers were in no condition to
play football when they arrived af
ter riding without anything to eat
since 1880 that morning
AS the big turkey-day crowd had
been waiting patiently for more than
an hour for the Holyoke players to
show up there was no time for the
boys to get dinner before going into
the game. This was the fatal handi-
cap that cost Holyoke the game Too
stiff and tired from their long ride
to have much action and too weak
from hunger to have much pep, II
was an uphill fight the entire first
half to keep the St Francis boys
from repeatedly threatening the Hol-
yoke goal. The half ended with ST.
Francis T. Holyoke o. the score com.
ing as result of a forward pass
and long run that netted 60 var Is
st. Francis scored the extra point on
goal kick from placement,
The second half looked fatal for
tho first Ave minutes on a long Jug
gled pass. and kicked goal for total
of II points. However they didn't
reckon seriously enough with the spir-
1t and fight OF tho Holyoke team,
for now they were thoroughly warmed
and limbered up. and they cut loose
with terrific attack after ST Fran
els kicked of. that carried the ball
steadily down the field as yards to
n touchdown. Line bucks, end runs,
of tackle smash q and forward pass
es featured the Holyoke attack for
the rest of the game.
Harmon missed the try for point
aud the score stood 14-6 In favor Of
st. Francis at tho end of the third
quarter. At the start OF the fourth
quarter St Francis received the kick
on on their 30-ynrd line and made two
first downs, the only ones they were
able TO gather after the first hve min
utes OF the second half Here they
attempted another OF their long for.
ward passes which ". hlbers inter
cepted and carried go yards TO q
touchdown with the whole st. Francis
team trailing him. The umpire ruled
against the play calling Vineyard
penalty on ST. Francis for being on
side. st, Francis was then forced 10
hick and Holyoke took the ball on
their own 25.yard line. The same tac
tics that scored the first touchdown
carried the ball deep into ST. Francis
territory where II was lost on an In.
tarcepted pass ST Francis lmmed
lately kicked out OF danger for they
wore plainly worried over the rejuy.
annted attacks OF the Holyoko backs
Once more Holyoko carried the bali
60 the st. Francis 25yard line whore
Earl Albora made brilliant run 10
the goal limo shaking on four taoklera
before he was downed just over tho
line. On tho try for point, Harmon
mado perfect pass 10 sprague for
tho extra point
AZ this point excitement was run
ming Wild over tho groat crowd that
packed every available space outside
Of tho playing field again 81 Fran.
elH received tho kickoff and trlcd deb'
porately to ADVANCE tho ball By line
bucks and end runs to order 10 hold
on any more Holyolss scores before
tho hnal whistle. But IN lr nltnck
lacked the punch to make downs and
,hey were forced to Kick TO liolyokc.
iaklnR the ball on their 30.yard line
holyoke started another march for
touchdown and were only halted on
e NJ Francis 5o.yard ilne by the
"N' whistle. Tho finai whistle waa