Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 27, Number 225, Decatur, Adams County, 21 September 1929 — Page 6

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SPORTS

YELLOW JACKETS WIN GAME FROM COLUMBIA CITY Large Crowd Watches Locals Tear Through For 30-13 Victory Friday Decatur high school Yellow Jackets, banged and rooted their wav to a 30-13 victory over the Columbia Citv football team in a game played Friday afternoon at the Country Club field. The game was full of thrillers from the very start, when after thr» e minutes of play “Simmie" Hain rinped a hole in the Columbia Citv line and carried the pigskin over for the first Decatur score of the year. The Jackets looked like a different team compared to a week ago. The shifting of Gerber to end strengthened the line and the placing of Roop in at fullback strengthened the back field. The line showed a lot of brute strength when necessary and on several occasions the linesmen broke through to tackle Columbia City players in their tracks. The back field combination of Roop. Deholt. Haiin and Green worked fine and the boy« ran some good interference for the ball carrier. Columbia City's team outweighed the local gridders about 10 pounds to the man and the weight counted on sev-1 eral occasions when on a series of line bucks the visitors carried the ball over the Decatur line. The fur started to fly early in the first quarter when Simmie Hain reached the wide open spaces with the ball and cut across the goal for Decatur’s first touchdown of the season. Debolt got the fever a few minutes later and broke 'through the opponents' line for another counter. Neither attempt for point after touchdown counted. The score at the end of the first quarter was 12-0 in favor i of Decatur. In the opening of the second quarter a couple of Decatur fumbles gave Columbia City an opportunity to score but the Jackets -held. A little later Windle intercepted a pass and carried the ball down the field for a marker. The attempt for point was j successful and the score was 12-7. Then George Roop caught a partly blocked punt and tore down the field for a counter and again the point failed. Score Decatur 18. Columbia City 7. Simmie Hain added another flpointer to Decatur's score and Secrist added a touchdown for Columbia City before the half ended. The score at the half was 24-13 in favor of Decatur. The second half wae featured by Roop's punting and on several occasions the Yellow Jacket fullback kicked the ball out of danger. Late in the third quarter Hain crashed through for his third counter of the game. Columbia City failed to threaten and in the fourth quarter Coach Kidd sent his reserves into the fray. The second team looked good and every boy was fighting to hold the lead. The game ended 30-13. All in all it was a fine exhibition of football, one of the finest given here in the last two seasons. The Yellow Jackets appeared to have found themselves compietely and after Hain galloped over the goal line in the first few minutes the entire team bolstered and worked in unison. It was a perfect football day. wi’h enough chill in the air to keep the crowd interested and enough thrills in the game to keep the crowd on their feet throughout the game. Chambers, Elliott and Tudor all of Fort Wayne officiated, and held the game well in control. Lineup: Columbia City Decatur Lower l.e Gerber Crowrock l.t Musser Staples l.g Hurst Halderbaum c Williams Harvey r.g Zerkle Ramp ■■r.t Schnepp Phend r.e. Brown Coover -q.b Green Secrist r.h. Debolt Ummel .l.h. Hain Windle f.b Roop Touchdowns —Columbia City: Windle and Secrist; Decatur: Hain i3i Debolt, Roop. Officials: Chambers, referee; Elliott, umpire; Tudor, head linesman. Watching The Scoreboard Yesterday’s hero: Eric McNair. $25,000 rookie shortstop from the Memphis southern league club who played a prominent role in the Philadelphia Athletics 3 to 1 victory over Detroit in 10 innings. He made three singles in five trips to the plate and scored the winning run. He handled six chances perfectly in the field. An error by Goose Goslin helped the St. Louis Browns beat Washington, 1 to 0. Alvin Crowder and Fay Thomas, rival pitchers, each allowed five hits, walked four men and struck out two. Lloyd Warner’s home run with two men on featured Pittsburgh's 10 to 3 victory over the Boston Braves.

YESTERDAY’S RESULTS National League Boston. 3; Pittsburgh. 10. Brooklyn-St. Doula, rain. Only games scheduled. American League Detroit, 1; I’hildalephia, 2. Cleveland. 4; Boston, 2. St. Louis. 1; Washington. 0. Chicago-New York, cold weather. American Association Indianapolis, 6; Milwaukee, 4 (10 innings). Louisville, 1-4; Kansas City, 5-18. Columbus. 0; St. Paul. 6. Toledo, 8; Minneapolis, 17.

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Oh. boy—what away for Footbawls to celebrate his birthday today. 30-13. —oOo — We’ve felt all along that there was power in the Yellow Jacket aggregation — and it certainly “busted out" in a lot of places yesterday. —oOo — To mention the stars of the game would be to mention all the Yellow Jacket' players, because every man WAS PLAYING football. The afternoon passed without any serious casualties to either team. A few time outs were taken to adjust headgears and now and then one of the boys would have the wind knocked ouE-but nothing serious. — oOo — We were too busy celebrating last night to look up the winner of the guessing contest but it will be in Monday's paper. —oOo— Send in your guesses on the Decatur-Bryan score. The game wdl be played at Bryan next Friday afternoon—and just like the medicine man, to the woman or girl who wins the contest the For the first time —we're go 'ing to throw in a box of candy. There were about 50 guesses this week. Then in the face of all the fun we were having last night Footbawls ran into Mr. Chambers and Mr. Elliott and of course the subject was “why shouldn't an. official carry a rule book ?" —oOo — Both officials advanced a lot of flimsy excuses why they shouldn't have rule books on their person. We wonder if they’re that particular about carrying alcoholic beverages on their person? Gunner Elliott who has tread the path of single happiness for a good many summers — who has met the toughest of them in athletics — in salesmanship—in coaching — Gunner Elliott, who has made many a country girl’s heart beat fast —is going on a new venture. The story leaked out Friday afternoon that the well-known N. E. I. official is going to take unto himself a better-half —Good luck. Mr. Elliott and here’s wishing you a lot of hap piness — and may all your troubles weigh 8 pounds a piece—and believe one who knows, the first time one of them crys at night, you’ll be glad enough to hunt up a rule book and see what to do for colic. Ask the MAN WHO OWNS ONE. Monday night The N. E. I. officials will hold a. clinic, open to the public. It’s a sort of a “here's a mistake I made in the last game” session, and well worth attending. The N. E. I. officials exchange experiences — and Footbawls is going to try and cover it for the readers of the Daily Democrat. — 000— The frost Wednesday and Thursday nights certainly killed “them girlish ways” the Yellow Jackets had—and they certainly gave a real display of what they CAN do on a football field. —oOo— Gunner Elliott says he doesn't believe in the Lucky Strike advertisements so about November 1 he's going to “reach for a SWEET instead of a Lucky" and then rather blushingly he added, "of course SHE’LL, be lucky. —oOo— The crowd didn't give up just because the Jackets got off on the wrong foot in the Auburn game and a good sized crowd was back to see the Friday massacre. You’ve got to kick it to the rooting section—they did their share again. .... —oOo— These N. E. I. officials, tor whom we form likes and dislikes during a game aren't a bad bunch of fellows in real life. In a game they have to do a lot of fast thinking—and taking it all in all they usually hit the right

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT SATURDAY, SEPTEMRER 21. 1929.

National League Champions for 1929 ■ Wq c a < ■ ; <,• < MS ■ ’ ■ ' ■ Aft»r t lapse of eleven years the Chicago Cubs came into possession of the National Leapue pennant, their twelfth in fiftj-three years. The full fighting force of the victors are: Back row—Cuyler. Burke, Hornsby. McMillan, Nehf. Schulte, Carlson, Osborn. Taylor, Tolson. Grampp. latnd. Middle row— Managet McCarthy. Gonsales. Penner, Malone. Cvengros, English. Beck, Root, Moore, Blair. Front row—Grimm. Heathcote, bat boy. Wilson, Bush and Stephenson. International Illustrated News photo.

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Formations —The Box Diamond Bucks, runs and a variety of passes 1 are comtaon when the backfield of a < team is in the form of a bex (Fig 2) j or a diamond (Fig. 1). This formation may be executed in three different 1 ways. If formed like a box. the quar- I terbeck and one of the ends place i themselves on either side of center with the other half back and the full back several yards behind them. This : sometimes is called the double quarterback system. In the box formation, the line is balanced with the ends out about two or three yards from the tackles. Direct line plays are common in this formation. The ball does not have to travel very far from the center, and men j with a quick get-a-way usually carry the ball through tbe line. In the diamond formation, the quarterback and the forward halfback shift either to the left or right thus form-1 ing a diamond. The ball may be pass/ ed to the quarterback who usually is! nearest the center, or to the halfback and fullback in the rear. Very often in this formation the quarterback' handles all passes from center. After receiving the ball he may pivot around and hand it to any of the other hacks' Sometimes the quarterback may fake solution to a hard problem. But just tbe same we’ll keep on razzing them when they make a bum decision. One incident occurred at the game Friday which the officials failed to see —two players exchanged blows during the closing minutes of the game. The officials were busy trying to decide about a point of the game—WITHOUT A RULE BOOK if you know what I mean. There’s one thing about Herb Curtis. Decatur high school athletic director that everybody likes and that is the fact that when he's right he sticks to his story. The Columbia City game went 5 seconds overtime and Herb, who was acting as timekeeper along with a Columbia City representative was right out to see why the game didn’t end. — 000— Coach Kidd sent the embryo Yellow Jackets into the fray the last minute and a half—and from the way they performed, we don’t need to be so worried with any of them in a regular game Thete are a lot of comers on the second team. Little Art Heller (no relation of

a pass to one backfield man and then take the ball him elf or hand it to another man This adds deception to the play. When in diamond formation, the fullback usually does the bucking. His best buck is through the weak side of the the line. End runs also may be attempted from this formation. The lulfbaMk farthest back usually handles the ball He then follows the three backs around the end of the line. A guard also may come cut of the line to aid the three backs in interfering. Short passes are the most common variety of forwatd passes used in this formation. They are usually thrown by the Ivalfbaek farthest back from the line. Criss-cross plays also are common from the diamond formation. A quick punt by the halfback who handles the passing may be attempted, but in order to insure results, the line must work perfectly in holding out would-be blockers of the kick. The hick must be executed quickly as the halfback is not very far from the line. I Success in a box or diamond forma- ! tion depends on the ability of the ends in handling the opposing tackles. Editors note: Pat Page will tell about the tandem formation next. mine but another mighty ti'ite boy) certainly wins the medal for being faithful to the team. Ari s'" been at every practice session the Jackets have had this year—and he sure did his share of yelling Friday. z 2—FOOTBAWLS—Continued All three bovs who crossed the goal line yesterday for Jacket touchdowns experienced their first thrill at carrying the pigskin across the "home plate." Simmie Hain got the habit of crossing the old goal and he's going to be hard for any football team to stop. —oOo— The Jackets broke through and blocked three Columbia City punts and time and again downed the opponent backfield men for a loss —and that’s football. Come over and see us Roger, we’ll meet you down at the Park wading pool. They have swings there too. Now to get ready for Bryan—not W. J. —let’s take ’em as they come boys’ BEAT BRYAN. —oOo— While Footbawls column is primarily devoted to sports—we’re going to take time out one day next week to

Tandem Plays The te:m “tandem" in football means the working or forming of the backfield men one in front of the other. The last man in the tandem line carries the ball. The men in line in front of him hit the opposing line and open a hole for him to go through. The play resembles a battering ram in that the tandem batters down the opposing players. Two. three and four-man tandems are used in football. In Fig. I is shown the two-man tandem. The quarterback plays close to the center and receives the pass from him. He then passes the ball or hands it back to the fullback who hits the liqe. He may follow the quarterback through the center of the line, or he may .fellow the halfback through the hole between the end and tackle. The fourth backfield man Is used as a decoy. In the three-man tandem, (Fig. 2). the halfbacks and fullback line up at a 45 degree angle with the line of scrimmage with the fullback in the center. The quarterback may play either back of the guard or out beyond the end. He is used for blocking, and is not a member of the tandem.

make our annual visit to the Bluffton Street Fair — and you can’t judge a Bluffton Street fair by the athletic teams they z put out for the fairs are ALWAYS GOOD . —oOo— And Nero burned Rome because the emperor wouldn't get out his rule book. , —oOo— Dave says if Footbawls writes any more for today, he’s going to quit his linotype job—so we'U go rub down the croquet team, now. o ’ KIBKLANDAND MONROE VICTORS Monroe and Kirkland high school baseball teams were victorious Friday afternoon in the indoor league games. Monroe won its second consecutive game of the season at Pleasant Mills t>y downing the St. Marys township diamondmen. 28-7. Kirkland opened its season at Hartford township by defeating the latter, 9-8, in an interesting game. Monroe, Kirkland and Monmouth are undefeated as the third week of

The ball is passed directly from center to the halfbark in the rear. He follows the fullback and other back through the line between the end and tackle. Sever il plays may evolve from the four-man tandem (Fig. 3) The men line up in much the same manner as for the three-man tandem. The quarterback instead of playing out of line, forms the head of the tandem line He is followed in order by the halfhack. fullback, and halfback. The last man, the halfback may carry the ball through the hole made for him by the three backfield men who precede him. This hole is usually made between the tackle and guard. He may run to the right until opposite the end then cut back crossing the line between the end and tackle. The guards come out of the line and block the end. As a third resort he may angle off to (he sidelines. Passes and bucks also may be attempted from tandem formation al passes and criss-crosses work well from tandem formations. Editoi’s note: In his last article Pat Page will discuss the wing back forj mations.

the five-week league series gety underway. In the Friday games Monrce started early to pile up an overwhelming lead over Pleasant Mills. The “Hub of the County teain scored 16 runs in the first innings while their opponents were scoring three counters. Busche, Cleo Andrews, Hoffman, Brandberry. Stucky, Bauserman, Rupert, Bohner, Meyer and Charles Andrews saw action for the winners while Raudebush, Ehrsam, Smith, Merryman, Shipley, Dolch. Patterson, Ray and Workinger were included in the Pleasant Mills lineup. After leading 4-2 at the end of the second inning, Kirkland weakened and for several innings it appeared a 8 if the Gorillas would break into the win column. Hartford took a 7-4 lead and held the Kangaroos at bay until the seventh inning, when the Kirk land batters again walked into a 9-8 lead. Neither team scored in the eighth and ninth innings. Studler, Gottschalk, Anderson, Shoemaker, Zimmerman, Stahley, R. Studler, Munro and Hoffman composed the Hartford lineup and Helmrick. Gesel, McKean, Oettinger. Hoffman. Martin. Beery and Zimmerman were on the winning Kirkland team.

BIC TEN BEMf I FOR CR'D Will Chicago. Sept. 21 lVP> _ M J lighter wink at end. H| g Tpn next week will set ,|„ w „ tl) business of I'repm-hm t1 ,,. .. , season which piumHc M and at least a four team lwl |, championship. Couches have devoted lhp M to attempts to get „ . terial and they will he r e J( |, “'*■ week to test out their scrimmages. As things Stand now M . | lie , r , ... H consin. Illinois ami M ,; I four teams fear..,) | H , tIH rHn . of the conference llail ■ youngsters who hive sh, w U w Frank Lanum and Itongim Min./, ■ exhibited real punting abn i(y Walker regular halfback. ls ) ■ badly from an injured ankle ■ Coach Harry Kipke at Mi< hiuan .1 ■ ready has started s.c ,„ ;ly stri S work. The wolverine '.oifd nation | (s ■ see, barring Poinmeteninn, were |m ■ and Kipke's fire already i’, be«;iX ■ to instill confidence Imo n t „ leam ■ Coach Glenn Thistelhwane hassi arl I ed secret practice at Win, nn , tl ■ Gloomly Glen has fin,, prospect, ft,. a ■ championship and there’ll I* p | Hn| ■ of conditioning work for his #qa J ■ The team has flue prospei t« f„ r , I backfield. I Minnesota is hard at work deve]~, I ing linemen. The loA by gradnatioa I of Vkkelberg. Gibson and Johnson left I a need for linemen but coach I Spears has a good backfield lineup. I The Gophers have a I nucleus o( I lettermen to build around I Northwestern and Purdue are the I "Dark Horses”. Coach Dick Hanley’i-I hopes were brightened considerably I this week when Mickey Erickson, did I excellent work at the center positita I and Jack Riley and Ralph Sherberj, I •wo promising linemen overcame I scholastic difficulties. I If Purdue can develop a good line I the team is to be feared Coach Jimmy I Phelan has an excellent backfield I nucleus In Welch. Hartneson and C,r- I away. Phelan is faced with the task I of getting together a good lineup in I a hurry for his team faces Michigan I in its second game of the season. I Coach Bert Ingwersen at lowa it I Hunting for a punter. Inkwersen bat I put practically all backfield Candida es I through kicking work ami so far In- I ing Nelson, whose accurate drop-kick- I ing was resposible for two lowa vic- I tories last year. Looks to be the best kicker on the team. Scrimmages between Freshman and varfs.y candidates already are under Avay at Indiana Coach Pat Page's team is an uncertain quanity but several youngsters are showing well and the Indianan’s hive almost a large group of letteimen.t Ohio lost heavily by graduation and the Buckeye outlook does not seem particularly bright. Sam William, former cogch of lowa s ate Is serving his fiist year at Ohio and must de veiop youngsters. Coach Alonzo Stagg, Chicago, must develop a good center and i punter These two things are his biggest problems but he would seem to have plenty of other worries. The principal one of these being lack of material A*. Notre Dame, an out of the conference school but one which usually exhibits a good football team, prospects are good. Already Coach Knu'e Rockne has given defini e idea of what his backfield will be The coach has used Elder, f’arideo. Brill and Hullins in the regular positions and a forward passing game has been stressed. Rockne Still is undecided about the players he will use in the line but several veterans, combined with good young prospects, promise to take care of the forward wall problem. ,p ♦ HOME RUN CLUB | —<U.R>— ♦ LEADERS ♦ By United Press Ruth. Yankees Wilson, Cults . Klein, Phillies Ott, Giants Hornaby, Cube Gehrig, Yankees Foxx, Athletics Simmons, Athletics ■' O'Doui, f hillies Bottoniley. Cards Hurst, Phillies Yesterday’s Homers Bell. Braves 1 L. Waner. Pirates Totals National League ‘ American League — — -o — HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Technical Indpls. 12; Washing' ll • Indpls. 6. Westfield 26; Lebanon 7. Frankfort 54; Arcadia 0. Sheridan 40; Martinsville 6. Anderson 0; Portland 0. Jasonville 18; Brazil 13. Vincennes 13; Worthington 1 Clinton 13; Muncie 0. Seymour 13, Shelbyville 12. ADAMS CO. BASEBALL STAND' nC Team * J“ Monroe ? n i.ooo Monmouth 1 v 10M Kirkland 1 001 , Hartford - 0 “ oflo Pleasant Mills <* Get the Habit—Trade at Home, It P*f‘