The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-28
Y.H. S. Breaks No Scoring
Jinx in Tilt Against Wayne

Although Ypsilanti High Schools
football eleven went down 10 us
sixth straight defeat Of the 1910
season in Wayne Saturday BY a q.
s score. Il managed 10 score its
first touchdown OF the year as the
result OF harrage OF passes from
the hand OF Joe Britton. Through.
out the entire last half OF the game
the team almost exclusively con
fined its offensive efforts TO the
aerial route as the combination OF
Britton to /. II. Harmon clicked
time after time and finally account.
ed for the NpSilanti touchdown ear.
ly IN the fourth quarter
Previous 20 Saturdays game the
Braves had relied on a rather weak
running attack to provide their Of.
fensive thrusts. while for some rea.
son their fine passing attack Was
but infre luently used Against
Wayne, however. everything was
different as Coach Christy Wilson
told the boys 70 forget the runs
and start passing. This strategy
proved to be very effective as Brit.
ton completed seven passes out o.
twelve attempts with none being
intercepted
In the game Saturday. the Wayne
eleven early went into the lead as
they took the opening Kickoff and
marched in straight plays down to
and over the Ypsi High goal line as
Jasper Cacioppo. the left half.
and Orville Heath. the fullback
alternated in taking the ball. The
latter scored the touchdown on a
plunge from the two yard line. and
also added the extra point with a
plunge.
After receiving the kickoff. the
Npsi High team tried three plays
for a total OF eight yards and was
forced to kick. The punt, by Britton,
was taken by Cacioppo on his own
twenty yard stripe and he went all
the way for touchdown but the
play was called back because Of a
Wayne offside. Instead OF touch
down for Wayne, the Braves had a
first down on their own IS yard
line.
On the first play. however. they
were penalized back 10 the 80, but
n Britton to Harmon pass made M
for the loss plus four extra yards.
The next play lost seven yards but
on the succeeding one Mitchell
made ice catch OF Britton pass
for a 10 yard gain. They were still
inches short OF first down. how
ever and. Britton Gambled on
fourth down but lost when Moffett
met stone wall az he hit the line.
so Wayne took over the ball.
In three plays Wayne had a first
down on the 81 yard line just as
the first quarter ended but on the
opening play OF the second period
Cacioppo broke through the left
side OF the Braves forward wall
and, eluding the secondary, went
the "a yards for Waynes second
touchdown. He also added the extra
| point with place kick to make the
score "A to 0. II remained the
same throughout the rest OF the
half as neither team threatened
seriously.
Most OF the third quarter was
uneventful but in the dying mo.
ments OF the period the Braves got
a break when they recovered a
Wayne tumble on the latter's 81
yard line A pass to Harmon was
good for four yards and on the next
play Britton again went back 10
pass. but finding no one open he
ran the ball instead and brought
II down TO The i yard line for a
first down. Britton then tried a run
but was piled up at the line Of
scrimmage for no gain just as the
quarter ended
On second down Britton complet-
ed another pass TO Harmon 10 the
five yard stripe. A run was stopped