Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-12
FAKE PLAYS, SEVERE
Line PLUNCINC WIN;
WARREN PLAYS WELL

The Douglas football team swarmed'
over the Lordsburg goal five times
during the melee Thursday afternoon
and sent the New Mexico aggregation
home with the short end of a 81 to o
score, but the visitors fought every
inch of the way and several times
threatened the Douglas goal A pass
into the end zone from Skousen to
Shad tricllled off the fingers of the
fleet-footed New Mexico end and their
hopes Of a touchdown went glimmering
when the ball went to Douglas on the
2O-yard line.
The Douglas team tore the line to
shreds by line plunging and then
launched an aerial attack that netted
long gainss Van Antwerp and WARREN
high school coaches took the brunt of
3 the offensive attack the first quarter
and Warren was called to put the ball
5 over for the first touchdown. Van Ant
werp added the extra point by drop
kicking from the 520-yard line. After
Lordsburg had failed to make their
yardage, Van Antwerp returned the
put 30 yards before being downed. On
a series of fake split bucks with Har-
ris, Warren and Flores carrying the
ball, Douglas made first down on the
22-yard line. A fake pass from Van
Antwerp to Cummins was completed
and Cummins ran the remaining five
yards for. the second touchdown. The
extra point failed.
y With only a few minutessto play in
the first half, Lordsburg fumbled and
Ruterman fell on the ball. A swift
s&,xr ool- nd
rem carrying the ball alternately, plac-
ed the balIion the 2-yard line with only
a few seconds to play. A clever fake
play was called by Van Antwerp and
Warren crashed over the line for the
third touchdown. Lordsburg blocked
the kick. Score at the half: Douglas
10; Lordsburg 0.
In the second half, Hohstadt and
Ruterman replaced Van Antwerp and
Warren in the bacl1field and Powers
was sent in on aswiag to replace Ru-
terman who played end. After the
battle was resumed the Douglas back
field tore off long gains, gRuterman and
Harris carrying the ball for yardage.
! Hohstadt was warbling the signals and
directing the team on the field. A
series of long gains placed the ball on
the 4-yard line and on two plays Ru-
termani- took the ball over for the
fourth touchdown.
The fifth and last touchdown made
by hesDouglas team came as a result
of long end run with Van Antwerp
carrying the ball to the one foot line.
Warren plunged over on the first
play.
The Douglas team resorted to Sc
ries of fake plays that worked for
long yardage and often eluded every
man but the safety. On the kick Aoff
in the, fourth quarter, Warren and Van
Antwerp re-entered the game and on
the first play clever sfcutback'' play
from Van Antwerp to Warren sent
Fuzzy around the right side of the
field for long gain. Had he not slip
ped when he reached the side line he
would have had a clear field for a
touchdown. Skouseh, safety man for
Lordsburg, drove him to the sideline
on the run just as he stumbled. Sew
eral other trick plays kept the crowd
wondering just what would happen
next as the flees- footed backs chased
down the field
The Douglas line was a big factor
in the victory, as they held from end
to end and supported the backs in the
execution Of the many clever plays OF
the game.
Williams at center played a strong
game against a man who had played