The Key West citizen., 1954-11-20

vors' legs all the way down to the
Key West II.
With Stickney biting off large
chunks of yardage around the out
side and dependable Mike Gates
going through the inside, the Con-
chs marched up to the As - when
they were stopped cold once more.
But an exchange of punts sent
the Conchs back to their own sew
en- yard line. Three plays took them
nowhere and Stickney lofted a
crucial punt from his own goal line
up to the so yard marker. /.
Chattanooga's Hal Harris return
it to the Key West 3S and Williams
faxed a pass try and scampered
down to the Key West 20.
There were only seconds remain
ing In the half. Williams dropped
back to pass. He spotted McKin-
ney off to the right and tossed one.
The fans were on their feet when
Red Stickney came from nowhere
and snatched the pass out of the
air. The halftime horn had sound
ed but Red was ON his way down
the sideline.
The Conchs provided him wita
blocking as he wove in and out
through : mass of Maroon defend
ers.
He was finally hit down by viii
liams the same man who had
thrown the pass - ON the Chat
tanooga IA yard line. The play was
good for 6S yards, but Key West
had missed their score and six
points looked pretty big at that
juncture.
Key West came to life Extensively
in the second half. They received
the kick and showed the fans some
fancy stuff as they drove all the
way from their own 22 yard line
down to the Chattanooga Is before
they lost the ball when Mckinney
recovered Yates tumble.
Stickney started it off when he
took the ball on a buck lateral and
went to the q. Gene Favors then
went all the way to the Dynamo
49 on the first of a series of highly
successful end around plays. Stuart
Yates then scampered to the 22
and Stickney clicked with a pass
30 John Carbonen on the Is. The
Conchs were on the move - but
the tumble knocked the props from
beneath their drive.
Williams punted again and Fa-
vors took it on the Key West IS.
He was stopped in his tracks by
Barnes. Stickney and Gates, two
boys who certainly deserve praise
for their yeoman work throughout
the evening, moved the ball to the
Chattanooga IS. Dick Kerr broke
loose on another end around play
and went to the Dynamo n.
But luck was not with the Conchs
at this point - Chattanooga's Cain
Bridgeman recovered a Key West
tumble on the IS to spoil another
chance for a Key West score as
the third quarter ended.
Chattanooga probed back to the
Key West AZ, sparked by q pass
from Williams to Mckinney.
John Carbonell made a basket
ball interception of Williams pass
try on the next play to put the
Conchs in a highly threatening pos
ition on the Dynamo Is.
It was now or never for the
Conchs.
Favors, on another end around
jaunt, picked up five yards to the
20. Then Stickney dropped back,
lodged a host of hard charging
Maroon linemen and sent a pass
into the end zone. John Carbonell
got his hands on the bali but could
not hold it.
Stickney tried It again.
Carbonen again got his hands on
the ball but couldn't hold it.
Chattanooga took over on downs.
They could 60 nowhere and Hal
Harris, substituting for the injured
Williams, got off a weak punt up
to the Chattanooga AZ.
After three running plays had
picked up nine yards, Stickney
missed a first down by inches.
: Again the Maroon could 60 no.