San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-26


his picked Southwestern col
legiate eleven into Fridays
game at Fort Sam Houston
against the Second Army Division
with lusty thump on the funny
bone.
Mule Wilson, the A. and NJ. cap
tain, playing ftllbsck, came out of a
line buck in the first quarter with
blood running down the side OF his
face, and hearty chuckles issuing be-
tween widely parted lips; Jim For
gason, guard, smiled like a kid seeing
a Christmas tree and wisecracked with
the cash customers in the box seats
while reposing on the sod resting from
4 kick in the midsection; Heine
Pfannkuche, all-Southwestern center,
calmly looked at swollen elbow and
seemed to grin in sheer JOY as an
army doctor pronounced II a severe
spraip; "Ox" Fullingim didn't get
enou~h fun out of his end duties and
every now and then had to clear out
from the thick of things and do sort
of highland fling.
A SMILE AND A WALL0P
The whole outfit radiated the
Christmas spirit. They had a smile
for everybody, friend and enemy,
referee. spectators, water boy. Cuff
flaws rippled up and down the line
and around the backfield.' The guards
told the tackles funny stories. A
couple Of substitutes rolled off the
bench with laughter.
But how that cheerful outfit played
football,
Wilson and Allison and Townsend
drove into the soldier line through
stable holes. opened by large and
capable linemen-drove in with gusto
and gurgling glee. In the second half
this driving produced two touchdowns
and the Division was defeated by a
score of L 10 o.
The silver trophy cup which the
Sam Houston bank put up for the
annual Army Civilian game in 1921,
and which was unearthed from heaven
knows where as a prize for the merry
event of Christmas Day. remains in
civilian hands and no doubt will grace
the Kilgore mantlepiece until Decem-
Der %, 1926. at least. In seven
years, the army boys haven't been
able 10 knock off the merry men in
multi, although they have put up
some mighty battles.
GOOD ARGUMENT.
Fridays wasn't a one-sided argu-
ment, by any means. The collegians
made eleven first downs. the soldiers
nine. Turner and Andruellas threw
their bulk into the smiling civilian
forward wall for considerable yardage,
especially in the last quarter when
few of the mainstays in the college
defense were removed 10 let some
hilarious bench-wsrmers see some &C
ton.
Passes from BOwersoek TO Heff-
ner kept the ball near the civilian
goal Mt the close Of the first half.
But pass interruptions and sturdy
blocking BY truly fine line turned
Uncle Sans huskies back.
Once the boys grew so ri0tousy
happy that they threw the army lacks
Tor four successive losses, totsliing %
yards, and took the balls on downs.
Newell threw Deshinko five yards
behind the line: BOwersock was q
yard loser when Meitzen snagged him /;
then BOwersock. trying 70 pass. was
smothered and lost ten more; final
lr, Graham fumbled a poor pass-back
from center on the kick signal ami
was bounced upon with glad shouts
and considerable yigor By approx
mately eleven young men aggregating
weight Of one ton.
TOWNSEND On JOB.
Townsend. the big former west
Texas Academy fullback, who played
with Schrciner Institute this year and
is reported as an Agsie prospect FOR
next season, gave the collegiaus the
chance for their first touchdown early
in the third quarter by interceDtins
q pass.
Two line plunees netting but fouI
yards, the all-stars trotted out Their
first trick play, a very snappy double
pass. McCarty 20 Allison 20 Wilson
Mule galloped around aimy's left cad
from the 30-yard line for 20 yards
before he was chased ont Of bounds
Townsend sNatted the line for foul
and Allison. an able ground-gainer
negotiated three. Left End Gee. latt
Il Clemson College. was then made
the victim Of . play he ought to know
nll about az least. the coilegians cred
;ttd IL to SewaBee. which operates
right in Gees old backyard. TheT,
was some hasty hoeus-pocus behind th'
college line OF scrimmage, Gee wai
rndeir and suddenly showed 10 on
eide BY an avalanche Of red jersey
and Into the gap opened between enc
and tackle catapnlted Townsend, turn
ing a fip over the goal-line for thi
Touchdown. Wilson missed the goal
kick, leaving the score GO.
Wilson's put that neatly cut th'
kidelIne fifteen yards from the arm
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