The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-09-24
ELY SMASHES
TOWER Line
Showing Reversal of Form Ely
Takes Tower into Camp
by 48 to o Score.

Smashing and slashing their way
through mud over a rain swept field,
the Ely high school football team
counted two touchdowns in the first
and second quarters, one in the third
and came back in the final period to
score twice more and overwhelm the
Tower high school gridders with a score
of 48 to 0 in game played at Tower
Saturday.
Showing a complete reversal of form
over last weeks performance against
Biwabik, the Ely team displayed a
vicious offensive made possible through
crisp and clean blocking in shaking
loose runners and had seven points
chalked up against Tower before the
game was five minutes old.
With Tower kicking off to the Ely
30-yard stripe, where the ball was
fumbled and recovered on the 20 yard
mark, the Ely team, with Dargis, full
back, and Buckley, quarterback, carry
ing the ball in turns, made an 80 yard
sustained drive for their touchdown with
Buckley going over on an end sweep
from the II yard line. Only ten plays
were used in the march. Dargis con-
verted the extra point with a line
plunge
Tower received and put the ball in
play on their own 20 when Seine, Ely
tackle, booted over the goal. Failing to
gain, Tower kicked on second down with
Lovshin, Ely halfback returning to the
Tower Al. Ely took the ball to the
Tower IL on series of plays but were
stopped with two offside penalties in a
row. An Ely pass was intercepted by
Brula, Tower end, on his own II yard
line. Losing six yards in two attempts
at the line, Tower attempted to kick but
the try was blocked by Stukel, Ely CEN
ter, and bounded over the end zone for
an automatic safety. Score Ely 9,
Tower O.
Tower put the ball in play with free
kick on their own 80 and LovShin, Ely,
taking it on his own 40 returned it 80
yards to Towers %. Dargis, fullback,
went "a yards around end and on the
next play Perko crossed the goal for a
touchdown. Dargis made the extra
point. Score 16 to o.
The rain, which had been threatening
with scattered drops up to this time,
started in earnest making the field
muddy and the ball slippery. Ely
kicked off and Tower returned to their
own %. An end around play netted
six yards but the next attempt lost
five. Ely blocked Towers punt and
recovered the ball on the Tower 20
as the first quarter ended.
A penalty of fifteen yards against
Ely for holding placed the ball On the
IS. Petric made % on an end play and
a first down on the yard line. Low
shin picked up two yards on a line
smash and then circled the end for a
touchdown. Dargis converted. Score
% to O.
Taking the ball on their own Is after
the kickoff, Ely started another goal
march which resulted in a touchdown
when Petric scored from the IT yard
line. Ely was aided on the drive with
a II yard penalty, half the distance to
the goal when Brula, Tower, was caught
smuggling and was banished from the
game. Score % to 0.
After Tower had received and punted
Ely took the ball deep into their op-
ponents territory when the half ended
With Dargis carrying the oval two
out of three times, Ely took the ball or
the kickoff on their own Is and wen
to the Tower four from where Perkt
scored. Dargis converted to make tht
count Ely SO, Tower o.
Recovering a Tower tumble on theil
own AZ, Ely took the ball on straight
line plays to the Tower seven when ths
third quarter ended. On the first PLAY
of the final period, Dargis scored on {
line plunge. An attempted place kicl
was low. Score, AZ to O. After kicking
off to Tower and forcing them to kick
Ely took possession of the ball on thei
own 80 and from there staged anothe
Touchdown march for their final score
making their total 48 and Tower 0. Il
the closing moments of the game
Tower pulled off an old trick which re
suited in gain of thirty-five yards ant
almost touchdown. With the ball OF
their own thrty-five, Burgess, Tower
picked up the ball as the teams began t.
line up and remarking something abou
"a penalty, began pacing off yardage
The trick worked as the Ely team stoo'
and watched him pace up the field bu
he got bit over anxious as he neare'
lPetric, Ely right-haf, and quickene,
his pace into a run with the result tina
lPetric hauled him down on the Ely
yard line. The game ended on the mex
play.
Ely gained a total of 376 yards fror
scrimmage making 20 first downs, tw
of them on penalties. Ely showed it
defensive strength by holding Tower t
one first down which was the IS var
walk by Burgess. BY actual rushin
. Tower only gained eleven yards fror
scrimmage while losing sixteen. Fl
lfumbled but once and recovered Will
Tower fumbled twice and recovere
once. Despite the wet ball, fumblin
of both teams was at minimum.
The whole Ely team performed we
with Coach Buckley using total {
twenty EIGHT men in the game. Darg
J. was the chief ground gamer with SEN
and Mrache showing on the line. Fl
o Tower, Burgess stood out.
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