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AKRON INDIANS BATTLE STALEYS TO TIE SCOREDecatur Tedm Has Edge in Great Struggle for National Grid Title at Cub Parfc*»-jr Br HOWARD V. XILf«ARICbUigo, 111, Dec. 13—Playing before the ktMitest crowd that ever saw a professional game In Chicago,, the Staleys of Decatur champions of the W«it and the Akron Indians, the beat in the East battted to a scoreless tie, on a. slippery field at Cub Park Sunday afternoon.With win* over Canlon, Payton, Cincinnati and Cleveland the Ohio team wu considered a stronger ag* srttrttion than the one from central Illinois, but the 12.000 fana who witnessed the struggle were willing to fire the Staleys a shade after sixty minutes of play,BATTLE SOY ADIt was a battle between Fritz Pollard the former All American half* back of Brown with Akron and Dutch Sternaman and Paddy Drifted I of the Staleys, from an offensive end of the ‘tame.In the third period the great Staley eleven swept th* Ohioan* off their feet, through the fine work of Sternaman and Driscoll* carrying the ball to the Akron 10 yard line.The former Illinois star attempted ». place kick that sailed wide of its »iark by a ^few inches.0.vr,Y ONE CHANCK The Akron Indians only had one chance to score on the Staley’s ao jreat was the defense put -up by the ffalas machiner. It came in the sec* nd quarter when Fritt Pollard shot i pass to Copley, who advanced the iiall to Staley 15 yard line. Their ’hance was short lived however, for :be Akron Captain was ineligible for fhe pass and the ball went to Staley* on their 30 yard line.Outside of that one time the champions of the East did not come close enough to attempt a drop or ptece kick* In the cantor of the field they made some good gains and especially in tht first quarter when a 25 yard •un br McCormack and a 2? yard ef-rort hy Pollard, brought the ball to :he Staley yard line where Staleys look the ball on their sn yard lino ihroujrh an ineligible man receiving i pas*.FAIL AT LIX13 The Staley backs were unable to juncture the Akron line with any Jegree of tvrc*ss but they did work hem on end runs, passes and on a j;realt;] play. What games were made it the line was produced by Bob Kohler, who also shown brightly on lefense.Stemariten and Driscoll kept the MitoaiT* In hot water all through ► he game and these two represents lives of we stern football upheld their jwji with the best on the Akron team.Akron ban considerable saccess at fhe Staley line in mid field but the rorward wail which was proven to t« the best in the pro same, tight* ened up In the pinches..Hush Black lock and Jones put up \ wonderful exhibition of defensive Dlay while Hal a ft and Chamberlain ■rere not far behind, their work be* fng more noticeable because of In the open.Hub Shoemak* the youngster on the Staley machine, fought the giants Tobb and captain Copley to a stand* Ktill throughout the entire game, ■vhtle Ingwersen and Trafton lived op to their University reputations.DRISCOi^ OUTPUXTED Paddy Driscoll was outpunted by King the former West Virginia star, but the work of Ha las and Chamberlain In going down the field for 3eadJy tackles made up this handicap to a great extent.Frits Pollard returned several rick* for good gains, one being for ' y*?lt;K Pearce and Stern am an were unable to break away on Kings punts ror any material gain*.Pearce directed the Staley play In rautless fashion in' the champion* *hlj battle and shewed to be a real field general. WAS OftEAT GAME -The contest was declared by Chi* ragosn*a who have followed pro football in the Windy City for years, to be the best exhibition ever staged I here.It was a great day for the Staley eleven, for they showed without a question of a doubt, that they are on * par If not a tVlfle Ktronger than the champion* of the East.It was a pleasure for the Decatur I earn to meet the Akron eleven for they were gentlemen on and off the Held and deserving of all the honors they have won in the East.THE MXE-ITSST A LEV PM. AKRONC%a*nb*rlin......LE..... ... Ae**ftJsjrwer*en.. *.. * .T/.T... ...4,*L»(»....... .Tom If itTrafto*- ■ -. ......C,.... ■ ■.,.OallerJos**.... ........B.C.........Cob*Blaefclerk........n#.. . Copte? (C)naiad lt;C.........R.E.. ....HI err*Pearce. . »■« ..»■». . .....HarrisSf erasataa.. ... I..HT,.. MrCormackLo*»............. . .PollardJCeMer.... ...... * fiB«.. ......RisaittifttJlatlozii (ZtmXtjm) Driscoll for laasia, (Attrea) Garrett for lesser. S«*re *y quarter*. i 2 X 4—TStaleys...............fl e • 6—lt;1AIjwi »■* - * • • r .e e o o eKefereo—Lambert, (Oki* State XfapUevXssre, {Beaten Teel.)M —Sefte* lt;Colgate)■ MUmt-Pofiit, (ttliaela)Play by PlayPollard kicked off-49 Kohler who fumbled. Stsrnaman recovered for a 35 yard «aln to the 10 yard line. X*num made one yard. Sterneman hit off tackle for four. Shoemake punted 60 yards to Pollard who was downsd In His'tracks by Chamberlin, McCormick failed to gain . Harris failed through- center. King punted tf^yarda to Stemaman who returned ball five yard* to center of field- ‘ ^tematnan failed to gain, Lanum lit for a yard. Forward pasa by jfteraaman Incomplete. Shoemakefield where Halas downed Pollard on liis own 10 yard llni.. Pollard made three off tackle. McCormick, pulled the first long run of the game, a *ain of 25 yards through' the line. Harris ma.de on© yard. McCormick hlt;l for eight yard*. Pollard dashed 27 yards around Staley'S left end, tak* Ing the ball to the Staiey 35 yard Une. Akron took time out. Kins failed to gain through the tfne. Pollard gained a yard on split buck, Staley* took the ball on their own 34 yard line when forward nass was caught by ineJigible Akron man.Kohler hft center for two yards. Sternaman made foi*r yards. Poarne was thrown for four yard loss by Captnln Copley. Shoemake punted 40 yards to Pollard on his own SO yard line. The colored athlete returned the hall 10 yards. King made five through the llrte. Pollard carried the hall for n good first down, to the center t»f the field. King made two yards. Forward pass Incotrflrtey over center of line, Forward pa-53 Tollard to Bierce made six yards. Porwerd pass over left end to Harris incompleted, Staleys taking ball on 47 yard line.Sternaman mada two yards. T^anum added one. Bailey intercepted pass from Sternaman on 50 3‘ard line, McCormick made three, pollard drove off tackle off one yard. Quarter ended with ball f» Akrous possession on Staleys 41 yard line.SECOND QUARTERPaddy, 1ri sc oil went in for Lanum and was given a hlsr hand by ths Chicago fans. King punted to -5 yard line where hall went to Staleys. Dris* coil made six yards on his first ef* fort, an end run. sternaman gained one. Sternaman hit through center for 11 yards. Driscoll made two vnrds. Staleys penalized 5 yards for off side, Driscoll punted Hi vnrds to Pollard and he returned ball ?0 yards to the Staley 42 yard line-McCormaek failed to gain. Trafton took*iime out. McCormick hit for six yards. Harris made it first down. King gained one yard.Pollard slipped on attempted end run for one yard loss. Pollard shot ball to Copley who took it to Ftaleys in yard line, Bali returned and given io Staleys on their SO yard line. Cop* lev inettefble for pass.Sternaman made five yards aroundft end, failed to gain p.«ithe*} *dded four yards r»n next play, Driscoll punted out of bounds on AkVon's 25 yard line,Pollard made three through center. He repeated off tackle for two. fcTfn* punted to Pearoe who returned hal] 10 yards to Staleys 45 yard line. Akron took ti^ie out for Ncsser to change his shoe. Kohler stepped out of bounds on first' play. DrlscoU made two yards. Forward pass In* completed, Driscoll punted S5 yards to Pollard who was downed tn his tracks by Sternaman and Chamberlin. McCormick made one yard. Pol* lard also trained a yard. King punted to fiteinaman who returned ball 20 yards to Staleys 35 yard line. Sternaman made one yard. He was forced to take time out following the play. Johnson broke up Staley pass from Sternaman. Driscoll made it firBt down when he dodged through ecnter of line for 31 yards. Half ended with ball fn. Staley's possession in center of field.THIRD QUARTERDriscoll kicketJ off to McCormick on the five yard line and he returned ball 25 yards. It was a low driving kick that did not give the Staley men a chance to get down the field,McCormick made one-foot on the first iry at line. He failed on the second effort. King punted 45 yards to Pearce returned ball 5 yards after grabbing ball on dead run. Kohler hit for a yard. Driscoll failed through tackle. He brought the crowd to their feet with an IS yard run from a punt formation. Pearce was throw:* for a small loss. King Intercepted pass on SO yard mark. He fumbled on the first Play but McCormack recovered. King made one yard. King punted 83 yards, Sterna-man making a fair catch on Staley's *20 yard line. Driscoll kicked on the first lt;3own, the ball going 50 yards to Pollard who returned pigskin to Akrons 4lt;l yarxd line. Black lock threw Pollard for *mall Joss and Chamberlin nabbed him on next play for a three yard low*. King punted to Sternaman w_ho returned ball 5 yards to Staleys Z2 yard line.Btemaman broke loose for a 33 yard .run, taking the ball to Akron’s 39 yard line. He eluded every player but tho Akron safety man.Driscoll failed to gain. Sternaman made two yards. Driscoll made seven yards. Sternaman carried ball to Akronrs 15*yard line on an 18 yard run on a spread play. On the first play Driscoll failed to gain but car-rfed ih$ ball out in front of the posts. Sterjnamari tumbled on a bad pass from Trafton but recovered the ball on the 19 yard line, Driscoll shot a pass to Pearco, the Staley quarterback being downed on the id yard line. With a new shoe Sternaman stepped back to the 20 yard mark and attempted a place kick that missed llie post by Inches.Akron took the ball on their own 20 yard line, King made two yards. Pollard made six yards. King made It flrja down. Pollard made a yard. Quarter ended with bait In Akrons possession on their own Sj'yard line.FOURTH quarterMccosmack' made one yard around end, going out_ of bounds. Pollard failed to gain. King ppnted o yards, the ball rolling over the line for a touchback. Staleys bilV on their 20 yard mark. .Pearce mads one yard. Draco 11 punted out of bounds on Staleys 45 yard line. Ball returned and Akron penalised 5 yards for off side. % %Kohler went through center for nine yards. Staley penalized 5 yards for off «i«e. Driscoll punted to Pollard „ who returned is yards to Akron4s .41 yard .line. Pollard nailed 'Tor .live yard loss by Halas* King made-one yar(U King punted to Pearce on Staley's 20 yard line. He .was nailed in hie tracks by Johnson* Driscoll fumble* on a puet formationball belug on the Staley yard line.Drlscoir'punted to center of field where Trafton fell on ball. Akron** ball. King made a yard., He fumbled on neit play but Harris recovered. King, /punted „to Pearce on Staleys 251 yard line. He made/ fair catch* sternaman made two yarde. Kohler failed through center* Forward pass Driscoll ’to Hal as gave*, the starch-workers a 40 yard'gain. The Staley leader was by hla man but slipped In the mud. Driscoll made on* yard, Chamberlain ^barely missed forward pass from Driscoll the ball sliding off tlje tips or his fingers. Harris Intercepted Staley pass.. Akron was penalizing 15 yards for unnecessary roughneje on the play. Batl on Akron** IS yard line. King made two yards throug?* line. Pollartl made one yard. King punted to Pearce who was downed tn center of field by Bierce, Pearce failed to gain. Driscoll made seven yards, on punt fake, Paas failed. Driscoll punted to Pollard who ™s downed on 'hjs 30 yard line as tlitfe was called.NOTES OF GAMEThe last.whistle ban no more than blown than the fan? were Inquiring; if a second meeting woM be had next Sunday; The Akron ‘eleven Is schedoled to ‘ play in Philadelphia this week end.That t^e weather man has treated the professional t’eams of the middle states better than sver before will be seen by .a glance at the calendar. A crowd of '12,GO0 fans at a came Dec. 12th, is what we call rare Juck.Decatur was well represented at the gimc. The Macon county fans were in evidence Saturday ntght In the IVIndy City while Sunday morning train* brought hundreds up for the con test.George Halas who has success- j fully lead the greatest professional team ever developed in the West put up ills best game of th.e season against the Indians, TJis work both on offense and defense could not have been Improved ujpon.That Drlscolt Is one of the smartest players in pro football was demonstrated when he wap being taught the signals at the Planters Saturday evening after arriving from Indiana^ The Staley pJaycra had evidently forgotten to give him a play when he spok© up and asked for the ,lt;2SM formation, u — iIt is not very often tliat you can put a new man in a position with one ererttng’s signal practice and in a hotel room at that but PAddy sure delivered the goods for the starch-] workers. His kicking was not ut to Shoe make's but It saved a lot of time and worry taking ths big guard back eaeh time,Jon«* and R Jack lock put up a wonderful exhibition on defense,, the former Michigan Aggie tackle smearing play after pTajr. Shoemake had Cobb and Copley against him while Ingwersen's bad knee -slowed him up from his usual form.VOn/several occasions Guy Chamberlin nailed the fleet footed Pollard in hla tracks . after - matching a punt, Halas also turned the trick several times.Had the pas** from Driscoll to Pearce in the third quarter been two feet higher the Staleya would hav*2 been national chsapplons today. Hal-as was about five feet fn advance .of Pearce and when Paddy shot the ball the Aksoh Half drove at Pearce. Had the pigskin gone over Pearce's head Halas would have had to walk about '‘five yards for a touchdown.mMr. Staley sat on the end of the players bench ail through tho coi test,while G. E, Chamberlin couldn't be that quiet, He followed the play up and down the field every minute,Windy Lotshaw didn't have much work to do during4the game 1ut the old boy was on the job every minute, both before and after. No wonder the Cubs want to take the old boy south with them.Johnsoif of the Akron team wasrjfc bear on breaking through the line and breaking up passes. He blocked no less than four on Driscoll during the game.Review Gives Fine Service on Football Game.A crowd, as large if not larger, than a world series crowd gathered. at The Review Sunday and heard by megaphone th* result of the Staley-Akron game in Chicago play by play. It was estimated that nearly 2,000 were in the croft'd at its largest.The crowd cheered wildly when the Staley men made their gains. The service was only a few seconds behind the play iu Chicago and it was evident that the great crowd appreciated the service given by The Jteviev, The final score was known hero and announced before ^he players had left the field.Added • to the excellent service given a ‘chart was placed In The Review window showing the couse of the ball ■ in each- oi the four quarters. H. . Y., Millard, lie view sportbg editor, And J, Frank Liston- dictated the ^pUy Uy Play story to a telegraph operator ac the Cub park In Chicago and another operator on a private wLre to The Review copied the story In Thr Review office where it was read Instantly to ttfe crowd gathered in North street.Resolution Adopted By indixrtriftl Bate Bail Men Saturday.RESODVBD that the Central duatried , Baseball Association is fcaarty in sympathy with the worit that fa *elag done by organised baseball to rkeep the game clean,That we will do-all In our power to co-operate in this work.That we will not knowiiiffly harbor,nor play against any club harboring atiy fflayer who by Ws con-’ duct, has proven himself unWrthy of recognition in'the eport,v 'Be It further resolved that since gambling Is troilt;ng to be the fund-amefttal cause of ’this * trouble, thisk Hs elwilt redoubleeffort!
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