The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-09-25

downs while Al Christopher con-
was nulEfied by a penalty. The
over New Lex, left the Redskins
as one of three undefeated teams
in the league along with Rose
vile and Philo.
Fridays game was hard-fought,
both teams battling on near-even
terms for the greater part of the
evening, but the alert Redskins
recovered three fumbleS and in
tercepted a pass to take advant-
age of every possible break.
On scrimmage plays, Caldwell
picked up 204 yards rushing COM
pared to 1870 for New Lex, both
teams attempting AZ rushes. The
Panthers failed to complete
either of two passes, while the
Redskins made five out of IL for
IS yards. Caldwelfs passing at
tack, which proved so potent
last season, has been far short of
sensational in these first two
games as receivers seem unable
to hang on to the ball.
The Redskin line played a
bang-up game against the Pan
theirs, each man making his share
of tackles, but Darl Gardner
was probably the outstanding
lineman of the evening, as he
submarined practically every
play.
In the first quarter neither
team could get rolling in the
early stages of the game. New
Lex was held to six yards on
their first series of plays and had
to punt, Junior Cunningham in
tercepted pass on their second
series, while Darl Gardner re-
covered a tumble for the Pan
theirs final series of the first
period
Caldwell on the other hand
was slowed down by a penalty
the first time they had the ball
and had to punt on fourth down.
The next time they got posses
sion, a 15-yard penalty spoiled
their chances despite a 13-yard
jaunt by Ronald Schell which
would have produced a first
down otherwise.
The Redskins hit paydirt just
before the first quarter ended,
the touchdown being set up by
Darl Gardner's recovery of a
Panther tumble on the New Lex
35. Harley Fowler hit the line
for eight yards, Schell made it a
first down on the %, then Schell
added two more yards to the 81.
With second down and eight,
Fowler, on a delayed buck,
broke over left guard and went
down to the goal line where
he was tackled and fell into
the end zone. The ball was
placed down on the one-fOot
line, where Fowler went over
to score on the next play.
Quarterback AL Christopher
booted a perfect placement to
give Caldwell 10 lead just
before the quarter ended.
New Lex drove to the Redskin
24-yard line in the second stanza
but Caldwell's line held to give
the Redskins possession. Two
plays later New Lex recovered
Tim Tarleton's tumble on the
Caldwell 81 as 'fumblitis" broke
out in rash. The Panthers fun
bled, Allen Walton recovering
for Caldwell. Fowler fumbled,
New Lex recovered. The Panth-
ers fumbled again, Schell recov-
cred. By this time the second
quarter was practically over and
Caldwell had the ball on their
own 19.
With Fowler and Schell lug
ging the leather the Redskins
marched to New Lexington's 81
before giving up the ball on
downs. The Panthers ran two
plays before halftime, one los
ing 13 yards as end Jim King
dumped a potential passer on the
New Lex "a.
The Panthers had theip backs
to the wall in the third quarter
while Caldwell hammered at the
goal without success. One Red
skin drive begged down on the
81 just short of a first down,
while another was halted on the
New Lex five-yard stripe.
After the scoreless third quart
er, Caldwell racked up a quick
toI1chdown in the final Deriod