San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-18
MIGHTY BATTLE
CAPTURED BY
|NFANTRY
Twentieth Turns Back Ar
tillery Eleven Repeat
eddy to Win.

The flcetness of one Donovan and
the educated toe of one "Nig" Plata
mack paved the way for the first vic
tory of the Goth Infantry in the Fort
Sam Houston football series, Saturday
ON the muddicd stadium against the
rollicking redlegs of the 18th Field
Artillery. tho final score reading Z
TO q in favor Of the doughboy tribe.
Receiving the first kickoff of the
game. the artillcrymcn failed To make
first down and punted TO the 10Th
Infantry crew and, by series of quick
plays, deity executed, they rushed the
ball TO the 2S-yard line where Il short
pass, Smith to Donovan, gave the
latter the opportunity of skirting left
end for Il touchdown. platanack
booted the pigskin for the added point.
The fighting artillcrymen showed
their greatest strength in the second
period and resorted to the overhead
attack to annex their one and only
touchdown of the game. Roses attempt
for the point after the touchdown was
blocked and that is the story of the
scoring in that game.
BEAT OFF ATTACKERS
Twice the Goth Infantry stared de,
feat stark in the face when they were
backed up against their own goal-line
but in the shadow Of their goal posts
they fought like tried and trusted
doughboys and stiffcncd their defense
in IL remarkable showing of grit and
determination. Despair almost over
took the doughboy rooters i'll the final
quarter when 1J-yard penalty gave
the ball to the 10Th stalwarts on the
vineyard line. Here the victors showed
their greatest defensive stamina when
they held the opposition for downs
and then booted safely out of danger.
1t is difficult TO select the stars of
the game. The Twentieth Infantrymen
showed n vast improvement over their
previous appearances on the grid at
the army pest few substitutions were
made in their ranks. Smith, dominant
leader of the victors, sustained a Sc
we're cash in his lip, which required
several stitches for repair, but that
is the only casualty of the game. Err
sin. Kremcnt and Mccullough played
Il stellar game in the forward berths,
while Smith, PlatHnack, Donovan and
Hanson showed nicely in the backfield.
ROSE HEADY QUARTER.
Rose, intrepid leader of the losers,
played a heady game at quarter, and
should have at least tied the score.
He was in every play and was the
starter of several successful passes
which Melted the artillerymen their
only first downs of the game. Kicking
honors were divided.
The remaining games in the post Sc
rieS, landsildes for the victors, left the
elevens Of the First Infantry and the
Twenty-third Infantry still tied for
top honors. The First Infantry suffer-
ed its first insult of the season when
an alert lad Of the Second Engineers
gathered in n tumble made by the
First and galloped for n touchdown.
1t is the first time the infantrymen
have been scored on. But they atoned
for the insult By administering a Sc
we're drubbing to the castlc-wearers to
the tune of 40 to 6. Practically the
entire First Infantry squad saw &C.
ton against the Engineers.
NO SCORES ALLOWED.
The goal-linc Of the Twenty-third In
fantry remains undisturbed. Playing
n rather slow game on the soggy field
against the Fifteenth Field Artillery
in the stadium. they ran up a total of
33 points while the redlegs chalkcG
horsecollars in their side of the ledger
Fully 80 members of the Twenty-third's
squad got taste Of the caisson-meat
before the sctto had been ended. Tur-
ner and Nemesch starred for the Twen-
ty-third.
The Ninth Infantry drew n bye and
rested for their next game on We'd
ncsday. With the First Infantry and
the Twcnty-third Infantry sailing
smoothly toward the final game of the
season when they meet for the post
title. interest Mt the post is conferred
in the remaining crews w2o are not
letting up one whit in their drive for
honOrs Of some variety.
The games next week will be played
on Wednesday afternoon and the pub.
lie is of course cordially invited to at
tend any or all of these embroglios.
There are no Red Oranges at Fit. Sam
Houston. but there are seven teams o.
determined soldatS who are fighting
some colOrful battles every week.