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board read Mason* 12, State Home 6*State Home atruek again within minutes.Perona's Run BackPerona took a punt at midfield after the Laddies had swarmed over and under the Masons' best offensive efforts and ran it back to the Masons 33.Masonic Home also swarmed over the Laddies to drop the ball-lugger for 2 back to the 35.Then the fighting struck again!Perona dropped back while his mates scattered and Downey was in the open to the left sideline. Pe-rona’s good right arm rifled the pigskin some 20 yards into the waiting arms of the speeding Downey who did not check hi* stride but crossed the double stripe in full flight with his mates cutting down pursuers to even the score.Then the momentous and championship question arose in the huddle—try kick or plunge?Plunged Point AfterThe Laddies came out of the huddle in regular rushing formation. “Was it a fake? the press coop fans asked.Then Chink Downey closed his high school career in a brilliant and crushing charge over the huge right guard and tackl* with severalMasons clinging futilely to his green and white uniform, but he was yards over the double-stripe and the electric scoreboard flashed: “State Home 13, Masonic Home 12“ when the referees arms shot upward indicating that the point after touchdown was good.With less than a couple of minutes remaining, the Masons opened their full bag of tricks in an effort to again get into the ball game, but the Laddies, with the championship within their grasp, fought savagely, doggedly and with a never-say-diespirit that would not be denied. Hendrix Threatens Hendrix, one of the finest backs your correspondent has seen in action this year in high school circles, safety man and quarter for the Masons, took the kick-off after the second touchdown and with a burst of speed seldom seen in football, almost got away for a touchdown, being finally pulled down on the State Home 42.W. A. Cannon slowed up the Masons when he broke through to spill a ball-lugger for 9 yards, but the Masons fought back and registered a first down to the State iHome 32 seconds before the pistol sounded the end of the game.I Starting Lineupst State Home — Macca Lawrence
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Corsicana Daily Sun
Corsicana, Texas, US
Sat, Dec 11, 1948
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