Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 281, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 November 1913 — ST. JOE DEFEATED BY CARROLL HALT. [ARTICLE]

ST. JOE DEFEATED BY CARROLL HALT.

Score Ended 15 to 14 When Blackman Drop-Kicked Between Goal Posts. The lovers of football who delight in witnessing an energetic struggle had their fondest wishes satisfied on the college gridiron last Saturday afternoon when the Carroll Hall team of Notre Dame defeated the college juniors by one point. The score of 14 to 15 is truly indicative of the battle that was waged between the sixteen-year-old lads representing the two institutions. It was anybody’s game even to the last attempted end run that., was not completed when the timekeeper’s whistle sounded. Prom the heavy rain at noon the field was heavy, afid it tended to slacken the speed of both teams, and both had relied on that particular class of play to get their points. The home boys won the toss and Downey chose to receive and Notre Dame played with the wind and defended the south goal. By end runs and line rushes the home team carried* the hail to their opponent’s thirty-yard line where they lost the hall on a fumble. The Carrollites proceeded to use the same tactics and had the ball on the middle field line. next scrimmage the hall was passed to the fullback. St. Joe was off side; the umpire blew his whistle, the college players made no. attempt to tackle the runner, who carried the ball half the length of the field for a touchdown. The visitors chose to accept the gain rather than the penalty. Blackman failed on the kick and after scrimmaging on the middle of the field ten minutes the quarter ended with six to nothing for the visitors. The visitors came hack with renewed energy and after ten minutes of steading scrapping had another touchdown to their credit. With the opening of the second half the St. Joe boys showed some very strong offensive work. Notre Dame kicked off hut the hoys lost on a fumble. Then with the hall in their opponents’ possession they forced them hack to their own ten, yard line. After the hall had changed hands repeatedly Blackman was called to kick to safety. Seyfred blocked the kick, the ball rolling across the goal line, where he fell upon it for a touchdown. N. Murphy kicked an easy goal. The locals received the kick off and prodeeded to work the ball down the field for another touchdown. Murphy kicked goal. With the score one point in their favor the home lads became over confident and played rather listlessly, thinking to hold the visitors, but they succeeded in working the hall to the 15 yard line. Then Blackman hooted a drop between the goal posts and the visitors had the one point advantaga The home team received and rushed the hall fifty yards in th<s last three minutes of play, but the time was too short to reach the counting point again. Touchdowns, Barry, Osterlie, Seyfried, Silversmith. Goals, Murphy 2. Field goal, Blackman. Referee, Dowling. Umpire, Eigelsbach. Line man, Monahan. The line-up: Tiffin, center; McGinn, right guadr; Corbett, left guard; Seifried, left tackle; Reidelbach, right tackle; O’connell, left end;, McCaffery, left end; Murplfy, quarter; McLaughlin, left half; Silverstein,' full; Downey, right half; Collins, Hunt, Ambrose. The Carroll Hall boys lined up as follows: McCarren, right end; Roche, right tackle; Susen, right guard; Blackman, center; Stonehill, left guard; Brannen, left tackle; Butler, left end; Williams, quarterback; Barry, right half; O’Brien, left half; Osterle, fullback; Myers, Heffem, Sny l der, Carey, Mclllwee and Weaver,' substitutes. .