The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-10-09
CALDWELL AND NEW LEX PLAY
TO 1913 TIE IN M.VL. CONTEST

The Redskins and the Panthers
battled to another tie for the second
straight year as FRIDAYS game ended
1913 on the local field. New Lex
mgton came from behind both times
to knot the count, after Caldwell
had lead TO and 1877. It was Cald-
wells second tie game this season
against one win and one loss.
me visitors received the opening
kickoff but were unable to make .
first down, punting to Jimmy Potts
on the Caldwell 3O-"Pee Wee re-
turning it to the 49. The Redskins
Immediately launched 51-yard
touchdown drive the first time they
had possession of the ball
Driving down the field to three
first downs, the Redskins moved en-
tirely by land with Tilton getting
off the longest run-12 yards. In fact
yardage picked up during this series
of downs was Tilton 80, Ferguson 3,
Riski IL, and Craft A. With a first
down on the five, the Redskins re-
quired four downs to push the pig
skin over, Tilton driving from the
one yard line Dave Merry booted
the extra point to make it TO at
the quarter.
The Panthers retaliated with a 60
yard march, climaxed by Adrian
Wollenberg's pass to Rankin, who
scooted the remaining 20 yards early
In the second period to score. Bill
Wollenberg smashed over for the
point to tie up the game TT. The
Redskins aided in this score by be-
ing offSides twice for 5-yard penal
ties, one of the being particularly
costly since Luke Young had just
recovered a New Lex tumble on the
Caldwell Is.
Both teams failed to gain much
yardage on the ground during the
remainder of the first half, but New
Lex took to the air to throw a scare
into the Redskin rooters. After adj
vancing on passes to CaldWelps 10,
the Panthers dropped the pay-off
strike In the end zone, the Red
skins taking over on downs. A few
minutes later Craft intercepted a
pass to stop another threat, but Til
toms pass to Riski was intercepted
by New Lex to even matters, the
half ending TT.
The third quarter was a complete
stalemate, the ball resting squarely
on the midfield stripe as the period
ended the count still knotted TT.
Caldwell played the best brand of
ball they have shown all season to
start the fateful fourth quarter.
With the Redskins in possession
of the ball on the SO, Tilton punted
to the New Lex IS, where Bill
Christopher dropped the ball carrier
in his tracks to set the visitors back
in the shadows of their own goal
posts. Charging hard and fast, Til
ton, Ferguson and Christopher
threw the Panthers back on three
consecutive scrimmage plays for
losses of two, four and three yards,
making it fourth and 10 on the New
Lex six-yard line. Bill Wollenberg
dropped back into the end zone to
punt, but Ferguson broke through
to block the kick, Christopher recov-
ering it in the end zone for a touch
down. Merry's try for point was a
trifle wide but the Redskins led
1877.
Again New Lex struck back with
a march of "a yards to tie up the
ball game. Aided by short four
yard pass, the Panthers moved to
the Caldwell 35 where three downs
netted exactly nothing. On fourth
down, with ten yards to go, Adrian
Wollenberg faded back under nice
protection and flipped a long pass
to Rankin on the ten, Rankin going
on over for the tally. Bill Wollen-
berg tried to crash the line for the
all-important extra point but the
Redskins forward wall refused to be
moved and the game ended 1913.