Laurel outlook., 1944-11-01
LOCOMOTIVES TO
PLAY HARLOWTON
FOR DISTRICT TITLE
Laurel Keeps Record Clean In
Games With Montana Teams
By Defeating Columbus

The Laurel Locomotives defeate'
the Columbus Cougars 10 to G
Thursday, Oct. &c, on the Cougars
field, to keep their record clear
against Montana teams. The Loco
motives will travel to Harlowtor
this Saturday to play for the dis
trict title. The winner of the Lau-
rel-Harlowton game will clash with
Dillon for the Southern Montana B
title.
Melvin Lackman won the toss for
the Locomotives and Laurel received
the first kickoff. George Harper
and Jim Whitson made a first down
on the Laurel As where Whitson
went off left tackle cut. to the open
and received beautiful blocking to
run 55 yards for the games first
touchdown. The kick for extra
point was low.
Columbus received the next kick
off and Jim Graham and Bill Scott
began hitting the line for small
gains. Then Graham came out of
a spinner to go around the Laurel
left end where Jim Whitson knock
ed him out of bounds on the Laurel
20. The Locomotives held but Lau-
rel drew a penalty which put the
ball on their five. On the next
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short pass just in front of the goal
line. Laurel ran the ball out to the
20-yard line as second quarter OPEN
ed. Here Harper got off a beau
tiful kick which went out of bounds
on the Columbus 80 yeard line. By
long passes the Cougars advanced
to the Laurel 80 where the Loco
motives held and with eight yards
to go on fourth down George Scott
caught a pass up the middle to put
the ball on the Laurel three. Here
on three line bucks Bill Scott
scored. The pass from center was
low and Columbus failed to convert
the extra point. Score, Laurel 6,
Columbus 6.
Don Fellows received the next
kickoff and behind the hard block
ing of Melvin Lackman and Bill
Renner broke down the right side
line to the Columbus 80 where he
was tackled by George Scott. Whit
son tried a yer pass play which
intercepted as the first
half ended.
Columbus received the second half
kickoff and play was confined to
nidfield until near the end of the '
,hird quarter when Don Fellows re-
a Columbus tumble. Here
Harper and Fellows reeled off three i
'irst downs as they began to pulver-
the Cougar line. Whitson took &
/ lateral from Fellows as Norman '
Johnston took the Columbus end J
,ut for a first down on the Column {
JUS 80. Then Harper tossed a long |
,ass to Bill Speare on the Columbus g
.1-yard line. The Cougars held for
hree plays and Harper tossed a s
hort pass to Whitson who was :
in the end zone for the
econd Laurel score. Don Fellows
licked the extra point. With two
left Columbus tried fran
ically to score with long passes
ut Laurel took the ball near mid
ield as the game ended.
The Laurel line played well with
Judy Philips, Melvin Lackman and
lob Rosselot playing standout de-
ensive games. The Columbus line
as a match for the Locomotives |
nd many times swarmed through |
, throw the Laurel backs for /
'sses. /
Graham and Bill Scott were the 1
iggest ground gamers for the |
ougars. /
The Laurel lineup: /
E., Rudy Phillips; R. T., Captain
Ielvin Lackman; R. G., Bill Rem (
er; C. Jim Sherrow; L. G., Bob
o~sselot; L. T., Bervyl Kimberley;
. E., Bill Speare; @. B., Jim Whit
m; LIB, Don Fellows; RIB,
Johnston; F.B., George
arper. Substitutes: Charles Nc
inney, Alvin Sanders, Bob KAN r
eel.