Evening star., 1932-10-23
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up Freddy Poindexter scored one touchdown
on a sustained drive in which Freddy made
two good runs But the team in turn could not
stop West Pickets offensive, and the score was
tied at IT. both sides kicking goal.
DEFORE the second half was over, West
u Picket scored again, but failed to add the
extra point. Early in the third quarter Freddy
got loose in midf1ed and carried the ball to the
5-yard line, from which point Steamboat"
Shannon carried it over. The try for point was
bad, and again the score was tied
But Freddy still had two left in
his system In the early part of the fourth
quarter he took lateral pass from Leroux and
scampered behind Johns interference for an
other touchdown. The game ended with
Poindexter ahead, 20-13 and with the ball on
West Picket's 12-yard line following another
spectacular dash by Poindexter's star back.
But the game was not won without cost. On
the next to last play, John was hurt. His
shoulder was SO badly wrenched that it was
doubtful if he would be able TO play against
Chalmers in~the final game of the season on
the following Saturday.
This injury seemed the final blow to John.
Throughout the West Picket game relations
between him and Freddy had been strained.
Freddy, still smarting under the treatment John
had given him in practice, spoke to his cousin
only when necessary, and he avoided him of
the field. And when John was hurt he stood
aloof while the doctor examined his shoulder
and ordered him from the field, then walked
away without word of sympathy encour-
agement
JOHNS injury not considered serious as
- far as Poindexter's chances of maintaining
its unbeaten record was concerned. In the
first place, the school at large still had rather
low opinion of Johns value backfeld man.
And as long as Freddy Carlyle was in the line
up why worry? That boy could beat any
ordinary team single-handed Moreover, Chal-
mers was not as strong as West Picket, and
?oindexter should have little trouble in winning.
Thus went the talk around the school, but
Coach Hargraves felt otherwise. The loss of
John Lear meant more to him than to any
one else He worked furiosuly all week to groom
Bill Leeds to handle the fullback job, particu-
arly in running interference for Freddy, but
he was not we'll satisfied with the result. More
over try as he would, he could not change the
attitude of the team, which was that Chalmers
would not offer very serious opposition
The school had doubt about the result
Of the coming contest. The Alumni Associa-
ton had made all arrangements for a grand
victory banquet following the game, when the
boys would be honored for their wonderful rec
ord, and captain for the next year would
be chosen. There no doubt as to the
result of this election. however. for Freddy
was such an outstanding star that the honor
was his as matter of course.
THE day of the Chalmers game was cold and
gray, with a strong wind blowing and
threat of rain. But the stands at the high
school field were crowded to capacity when the
boys trotted out on the field.
John was in uniform but his lame shoulder
would keep him out of the lineup except in
the direst emergency Otherwise, the team was
in excellent shape, and the fans were in gala
mood.
No doubt this attitude of the fans and the
players themselves had so-,. othing to do with
the shock of that first half They were
overconfident. They had breezed through all
opposition, and they felt that team in
the world could stop Freddy Carlyle. What
chance had Chalmers when stronger teams had
already been met and defeated?
But Chalmers had come to the Poindexter
field with only grim purpose, and that was
to stop Freddy Carlyle and win this game.
Eleven fighting, determined players took that
field and proceeded to stage one of the greatest
exhibitions of hard, desperate foot ball that
had ever been seen there.
Chalmers had three big, powerful backs who
charged the line like express trains. Taking
the ball on their 25-yard line after receiving
the kick of, they hammered relentlessly at the
Poindexter defense and marched, with only one
interruption, to touchdown. That interrupt
tion was an exchange Of punts. Poindexter be-
ing unable to gain against Chalmers stone wall
defense on the one occasion when they had the
ball.
CHALMERS once more received the kickoff,
~ and again began that terrific, relentless,
onslaught of the line. They worked the ball to
their own 40-yard mark, and there they un-
corked a bit of beautiful strategy. The Poin-
dexter backs were playing up close doing
their best to support their battered line. West
Picket had shown nothing but straight foot ball,
but now with the Poindexter secondary pulled