The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-09-25
CATS Lose in
GRID SEASON
OPENER HERE
Marshall High Captures
Game Is to 6; Locals
Determined Bunch
STATISTICS

PuntS, average ---,-----oO o.
Punts, returned yards ---22 5(
FumbleS go ---------- 7
Recovered ---- -------- ID
Penalties ----- --------- "
Marshall Highs sturdy noun
taineers smashed the Henderson
vile High Bearcats here yester
dav afternoon in the opening
game of the 1887 football season
to the tune of Is to 8.
Coach Griffin's charges EN-
ployed a steady smashing attacl
all afternoon that set the Cats
back on their heels and threw uT
n stonewall defense that the To-
Gals were unable to penetrate.
Taking the opening kickoff
the Madison county boys march
ed to the shadow Of the Gait.
coal line with Tweed and Brad.
burn clicking off gains. Bob Hill
stopped the rush when he inter
ccpted Bradburn's pass on tht
I5-yard line but Ander's kict
went out of bounds on the 20
yard line and Tweed and Brad
burn took up the march agar
and Bradburn went over
Marshall kicked off and after
The Cats had failed to gain An
ders punted to the Marshall 30
yard line and Roberts fumbled
Moblcy recovering for Hender'
sonville. A five-yard penalty took
the Cats to the Marshall 15-yard
line and George Anders took q
short pass and went over for. q
touchdown. The extra point
failed. n,,
In the second quarter Marshall
again took UP their drive, stop
ned once they capitalized on a
Hendersonville tumble on their
own eight-yard line and Bradburr
passed to Joe Nix for the second
touchdown.
In the third quarter the Cats
stiffened and neither team show
ed much offensive power but IN
the final period when the locals
opened up with passing attack
in an attempt to score, Grow I'D,
tercepted at Cat pass and eluded
three tacklers to run 70 yafds lor
the final score of the day;
The Cats threatened when An
ders tossed pass to Everett
Drake for 81 yards but Bradburn
intercepted the next toss and the
game ended.
The locals were unable to gam
from scrimmage most OF the
time, getting their first down late
in the second period and totalllng
only al yards from serimmage to
137 for the visitors. Out OF nine
masses the Cats completed two
for So yards but had four inter
cepted to lose so yards on inter
ceptions. Total yardage gains
showed 90 for the Cats and l49
for Marshall. 90
Pokey Anders averaged 80
yards on his kicks with one block
ed. getting off a beautiful kick
from behind his own goal to the
Marshall 3S-yard line. Bradburn
averaged 81 yards on his kicks
and booted one out of bounds in
side the Cat five-yard line.
The Marshall attack was led by
Tweed, powerful line-plunger
who seldom failed to pick up
yardage, Crow, speedy halfback
and Bradburn also gained con-
siderable ground. Joe Nix at end
did fine work and the entire Mar
shall line did yoeman service,
stopping the Cat offensive cold
and opening nice holes for their
backs.
The Hendersonville offensive
never clicked. Anders gained
some ground but generally they
had little to offer. The line was
weak with the defensive work of
the backfield preventing larger
Marshall gains.
In their first game of the sea-
son the Bearcats were lacking in
every department but determine
ton and showed lamentable
lack of the two prequisites of
good football, blocking and tack
ling.
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