San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-17
RED LEADS
BEARS TO F.
VICTORY .
Wilson Stars, Too, But Red
head Big Pass and
Run Man.
By DAMON RUNYON

universal service starr Correspondent.
LOS ANGELES COLISEUM, Jan.
16.-The orange helmet of old Illinois,
with Harold Oranges red head under
it, again famed along a hostile field
to a football triumph here Saturday
afternoon.
The professional tag is on the battle
bonnet of the famous ruddy-haired lad
from Wheaton these days. but the
same spirit that carried it for his col
lege against the men of Michigan, and
Pennsylvania, and the other big var
sites seemed to light it on today
when he fought as sort Of hired Hes
sian Of the chalked yards.
In the uniform Of paid team called
the Chicago Bears and with some OF
his old mates of Illinois at his lean
flanks. the "Galloping Ghost" twice
flashed across the goal-linc Of a has
tily-mustered aggregation of West
coast stars known rs the Los Angeles
Tigers, as elusive. and as shadowy as
in the days when he struggled for glory
instead of gold.
SCORE n TO Z.
Tis two touchdowns and goal from
field by Little Joe" Stcrnaman
gave the Bears the victory, II to 7.
No cheering sections doomed his
name as he flung along past towering
tiers Of humanity in a prodigious pa
vilion they call the Los Angeles coli
scum-no college war cries urged him
forward though $4,000 people saw the
game. the biggest assemblage that has
yet gathered to see professional foot
ball game in this country.
Most of them had paid their money
TO sec this one man, Red Harold
Grange, play the game that has given
him such fame-and considerable for
tune. They sat in critical judgment
as they watched him, taking special
note of the duel between Grange and
the greatest football player of the Pa
cific coast, George Wilson of Wash
ington.
They went away satisfied. Red
Harold's two touchdowns gave them
their thrill, and a closing dash by
George Wilson that had much to do
with a bclated touchdown by Bullet"
Baker, sometimes called "Ironsides,
of the Los Angeles team, gave them a
chance for a home town cheer.
In the early stages of the duel be-
tween Red Harold and the great Will
son, the former Washington man had
the better Of it. He got away early
in the game to one of his flashing,
spectacular runs for 81 yards, Red
Harold finally cutting across and
heading him off.
WILSON'S GAINS LONGER.
In the matter of carrying the ball
from scrimmagc, the figures show VIII
son at an advantage over the Illinois
man. Grange, who played AZ of the
60 minutes carried the ball 10 times,
and gained GA yards. He lost seven,
for a net gain of 81 yards. Wilson
carried the ball 81 times and gained
132 yards.
But Grange made those two touch
downs, and that was the thing the
crowd was looking for-that was the
thing!
It was apparent early in the pro-
ceedngs that the Bears were on the
lookout for Wilson, and that the
Tigers were watching Grange.
Against the espionage, Grange had
some trouble getting started. He is
not the rip-snorting line-tearing runner
that Wilson is, but once he is away
he can still pick those open spaces
ahead.
His longest run was about II yards,
returning punt.
He was in most of the plays while
he was in the game and he was doing
more than is his custom since he turn
ed professional. Red Harold and his
the unbiquitious Mr.. Pyle,
must have done well financially on the
game today, and he plays again at
San Diego Sunday.