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Tigers Break 4th Quarter 'Hex' on Sam Johnson TDElThe Senior high school Tigeis, who in six previous football contests failed to score a single point during fourth quarter action, Friday night proved themselves good mudders toy registering seven digits in the final period to squash their way to a 7-6 triumph over Roxana on the Shell quagmire gridiron made soggy wot by the heavy downpour of rain that Cell throughout the pigskin battle.An estimated 121 football-loving spectators—87 wearing the Scarlet, Gold and Blue and 34 loyal subjects of the Orange and Black Bengals—were on hand to witness the Tigers grab their fifth rivalry victory of the series dating from 1948The T” specialists of Coaches Benny Isselhardt and Cliff Cromer averted defeat by pushing across their lone TD with five minutes remaining in the game when Halfback Sam Johnson bulled his way 47 yards into Promised Land.Glen Howerton, who has been used alternately as a halfback and end, powered his way through center for what proved to be the deciding point in the mud-splattered engagement,The host troupe eoache’d by Earl McLane fashioned its six-pointer on the first play of the second quarter.Friday’s victory brought to five the number of games the Orange and Black has collared in seven outings,Speedin’ Sam Johnson’sanftnatiSaOran-thero;tCEvistouchdown brought to nine his seasonal six-point eonlribulions to the Bengal cause A statistical survey discloses that the 180-pa und senior ncc has fashioned 58 at Ins team’s 125 points,, to elateHie single wing enthusiasts out Itosaua way completely dominated the ball 'dmmg the lust two qunttm ol the contest, lacking up live first downs to their opponents’ tone 10-yartier The in vudinjf Change and Black never got beyond its 35-javd line in the opening halfThe Scarlet, Gold and Blue Shells took the game’s opening kickofl and marched uninterrupted to the Bengal onc-yard slups, ftom which point the visi i firs hr a Led themselves and tookStarting LineupsPos.Ti«j»rsBt Tvw’rlh—150 LE Battels—195 LTFagan—185 Shaffer—-190 Rolunson—145 Harper—240 lloffner—165 Chandler—145 Bradshaw—140 L1I Johnson—180 RllShells15#—Hurley 163—Chandler LG 170—Skund rich C 155—HensonRG 145—LolleyRT 175—Burchartl RE 185—Walmsley 165—Durham 160—Sloffan 145—HeffneranstcBeID!OVfnOlruSoElcainalO:QBShaw—170FB 165—GoodhartScora by quarters!Tigers 0 0 0 7-7Shells 0 0 0 0-6Touchdowns — Tigers- Johnson. Shells- Htfiner. P. A. T.—Tigers: llowei Ion,Substitutions — Tigers: Patton,aistareeifuHbi13fib-
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Edwardsville Intelligencer
Edwardsville, Illinois, US
Sat, Oct 29, 1955
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