San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-06
mules LOSE
IN FINAL
PERIOD
Spectators Given Thrill
After Thrill by
2 Clever Backs.

-. Whenever folks gather during the
next nine months to discuss this and
that football game played in San
Antonio during the season of 1925,
there Is apt to be one Of the group
who happened to be present at Schwab
Field early Saturday afternoon, when
Wayne Cozad's st. Anthony's College
YeIlowjackets won the Junior AGA
demic League championship by defeat
ing Alamo Heights High School.
The score was II to o.
And, If there is anyone present who
saw those two bantam elevens play
their titular game, they very probably
win tell the world that it was the
best academic football contest seen on
q San Antonio gridiron for long
Zine.
There was more enthusiasm and
genuine pleasure displayed by the spec
'tatcrs as they left the park than has
!. been seen at local game this year.
: The winning team was the most pleas
ed get of young men seen locally since
prohibition, while the losers didn't
care IL the sun never did shine again.
-. WHALE OF A GAME.
- The Light will teu its Sunday read.
sers that it was whale of a football
game from the Spectators standpoint.
First, there was three quarters OF
thrilling football, with both teams
Staging brilliant offensives from one
: end Of the field TO the other, but
neither able to put across touch
' down.
Then, on the first play of the fourth
>quarter, 'Harp" Cssey intercepted an
Alamo Heights pass and swirled
through an open field 60 yards and
across the last white line. Again,
with only a minute to play Miellio
caught a deft throw from Scidel Just
rover the line Of scrimmage and raced
the remaining 20 yards for a touch
: down.
Thus. two beautiful plays, one
lucky ''break" and the other fine
display of football ability. enabled
m tricky Yellovjackets TO defeat the
last of their five opponents in the
jdnior circuit and to stamp them
selves as a really great little team.
Outside of those TWO plays, the
Yellowjackets didn't have a thing on
the fighting Mules from Alamo
Heights.
NEEDED A ~BREAK"
After the first five minutes of the
opening quarter, il was plainly evil
dent that only such sensational plays
as the two which gave st. Anthony's
if1 victory would avert a scoreless tie.
1t was a question of whether "Jack-
rabbit" Woods, Alamo Heights full
back, would ever manage to get en-
firely clear Of the field and race for a
Z touchdown, or whether the "Four Ma
gicians," the YellowJucket backfield
quartet, would ever light upon one
of their trick plays which would baf-
file the alert Alamo Heights defense.
Neither ever came about. The
strong Heights forward lire, led by
Hgon and Rinehold, caught every
thing the -Four Magicians" had to
= offer. Arthur Woods, Heights full
back, made numerous long gains
around the Yellowpackets wings, but
he was cut down without exception
whenever he became too dangerous.
Larry Seidel, picked as the leading
quarterback in the city by a majority
Of local coaches, cinehed his title. Al
though injured and unable to play his
usual deadly defensive game in back
.zine mp fhe line. it was his steadyine
influence and clever handling Of the
sYeliowjackets which enabled them to
overcome an early rush Of the Mules
and finally to win.
PLACEKICK BLOCKED
Alamo Heights made its real scor-
ing threat in the first five minutes |
of play. Runs by Woods and Delery |
made two rapid first downs and put |
the oval on the 20-yard line. Woods |
rried a placekick on fourth down, but |
II was blocked and went over TO st. |
Anthony on the 30-yard line. The |
remainder of the Quarter saw Captain |
Dick Of the Mules matching kicks |
with Casey.
Buckley, who is, incidentally one of |
the finest centers in the city, blocked |
a punt and fell on ii on the 12-yard |
line for 81. Anthony in the middle Of |
the second quarter. but a pass on /
fourth down was knocked down by |
Woods.
Woods kicked out 10 Casey. On |
the first play from scrimmage Tackle |
Ryan Of St Anthony's came around |
- VII AAo k!HAAARiAf AtNh TIT baAA AANAi Il
2 Seidel and slipped around right end |
for a 20-yard run to the five-yard /
line. Three plays netted four yards, |
brt on the fourth down Ryan was
stopped in his tracks by the sturdy |
Mules.
schaezler and Woods. by several |
pretty end runs. took the ball TO ST. /
Antbony's 20-yard line as the half /
ended.
ANOTHER MULE THREAT
n Alamo Heights opened a determined
offensive in the early minutes Of the |
third quarter. Woods swatted left /
end for 80 yards. aided BY Dicks
superb Interference. A short pass to |
Delery took in 20 more. But a pass
70 Venue on fourth down fell a yard |
4 You get your moneys