Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-11-18
BURTON VS. VASHON
FOOTBALL CLASSIC

Last Friday afternoon it was
our pleasure to attend one of the
best and cleanest games of foot
ball we have seen between the
Islands high schools. The game
was well officiated and both play
ers and crowd We're real sports
men. 1t occurred to us then and
has been mentioned by many
others how much better ii would
have been had the youth on the
gridiron that afternoon been rep
reSeuting one Island High school
against some large High school
team from some other section of
the County. We believe that if
we had one Union High school ON
VashDn Island our teams could
compete with the best, and the
Island would greatly benefit there
by.
Captain Bacon of Vashon won
the toss and chose to kick. Burton
defending the East goal sent a
long high kick to Vashon's five
yard line. Vashon seemed lost
as d team and three plays in quick
succession were balled up and they
We're penalized five yards on one
of them. A short punt gave Bur
ton the ball and they were stopped
dead in their tracks by the fero
cious tacklng of the Vashon line
backed by Hilmer Nelson. They
punted and again Nashon plays
did not work so the first ten min
utes Of play went, neither team
having the advantage except that
Vashon could not seem to get be-
yond their own forty yard line.
Late in the first quarter Lam
oreaux, Burton back, the speed
lest player ON the field broke thru
vashon's defense for thirty yards,
placing the ball on Vashon S four
teen yard line. The quarter ended
with the ball III Burton 5 possession
second down and fourteen yards
to go.
Three time Vashon held but
on the fourth down after measur-
ing the distance Burton was found
to have made the necessary yard
age. First down for Burton and
four yards to 90 for score.
Three times Burton plays were
hurled at the Vashon line and
il was vet Burton 5 ball and four
wards TO 20. On the fourth and
last down Lowery slid off tackle
for the first score OF the fame.
The teams lined up for the try at
point after the touchdown and the
whole Vashon team came thru as
one man and smothered the kick.
Again Vashon received the ball
and after being held and holding
their opponents for an exchange
of punts seemed to get together
and brought the bali into Burton $
territory. Two beautiful passes
one from Fl. Ward to Holland for
fifteen yards and another from
Ward to Nelson netted another ten
yards aud first down on Burton IS
Fifteen yard line. A third pass
from Ward to G. Nelson at end
was grounded and the half ended.
Score at half time Burton E Wash
ON o.
Burton chose to defend the east
goal again at the beginning of The
second half and again kicking off
Reeves received and gained ten
yards, But Vashou could not
make vardage and an exchange of
punts found the bah in their
possession on their own twenty
ward line. A triple pass was called
with Reeves carrying the ball be
hind excellent interference 70 the
Burton eight yard line. This run
looked like touchdown for wash
on but the fast Burton back LINN
oreaux, again flashed across the
field to save the score and after
two tries to advance the ball it
was still in Vashan's possession on
tie six ward line MS the quarter
ended Three quarters o. the
game gone and the score remained
Burton 6 Vashor 0.
On the very first play Of the
fourth quarter II. Ward plunged
the remaining distance directly
thru the center of the Burton line
and ploughed his way another
five yards into the end zone for
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