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|*;hK*ir*High School TtijYr Defeated the Sen-y*r 27*(f !r * W#M lt;r,*y*o.Game -Football stock In Wellsvllle soared many point* higher - on” ««wint 'ot the splendid victory of the local high school tot in over Bolivar ia*t Saturday at Tullar FJeW-. Since the departure of Kerr, .Walcbli, Dean. Duke. Baldwin, Bethe.'and others of the famous team of, IM3, the local hoys ihave had a hard uphill light to keep tup a tedtt^ivhleh fcouM make even a respoctahle khowing against opponents. jl*st year the material was Iljslit. Inexperienced and fpw in number and the best that Wellevllle could do wo* to play two tie games ami 1lt;fee the other gamoe of the season. With pome of tho boys of last year s team hack In school and senhe new candidates trying Out, a leanv has been developed which started off the season last Saturday by Rearing a decisive victory; o'er Bolivar, the school which dofeatod Wellavllle lost year In one game and played the game to a. tie ; in the other. •| The crowd (which was present at Tullar Field wns considerably under sire due partly to 1he unsettled conation of the weather. The game was snappy, cleanly. played, free from the jw rangMng over the referee's decision r and delays • frequently associated with a football game and no one went away disappointed. Tho game started promptly at 3:30. Captain Applebee jfor Wellsvllle won -the toss up and elected to defend the north goal. Mon-osolf received the klckoff and returned tho ball to near .niki/field. A series of straight Hne plimges and end runs advanced the ball to Bolivar's r. yard lino where the Bolivar team braced and held Wel’evllle for downs. Sbancr punted the ball out of danger for Bolivar. - Long gains by Sullivan took tho ball well down the field when- the quartor ended, neither team having scored. Bolivar obtained) possession of the ball during tho first part of the quarter and triod some short forward pasfea ovor center but mere soon held'for-dowmr. - A forward pass. Applebeo to Harris, resulted in a long gain for WeHsvllle and* on n ehfft play Applebee took the ball over Bolivar's goal line for the first touchdown of the weason. but forgot to take tho ball behind tho goal posts so that ‘Harris missed the try fdr goal following the. touchdown Score, Wellsvllle f». Bolivar 0. Tho next touchdown came shortly aflonward. Wellsvllle kicked off. The ball took a bad bound and* Donald Gardner, plavlng nt left end for Wellsvllle, picked It. up and was woll on his way down the field Tor a touchdown. Some Bolivar players neglectod to tacfrlc him supposing that the ball had to be touched by an opponent on the kick off nod yo’led for ponald to stop .which lie did and missed Ms chance fpr a .touvclidowiLTKe“ touchdown was made a few seconds later by Applebee ‘who aftenwards kicked the goal making the score, Wellsvllle 13. Bolivar 0.On the. hick oft' at the beginning of tho second halfftollvar tried the return punt which was cleverly blocked by Harris but recover^ by Bolivar. BoMvar worked the forwavd pass to advantage but fumbled frequently. .One of these fumbles .proved costly when tho ball was picked' up by Harris who ran for a touchdown. Applebee again kicked coal making the score WcUsvillo 20. Bolivar 0. Soon after this Harris was removed on no-count of a wrenched ankle and Clayton Smith took hts ‘place The last touchdown was made by SuUivan who caught one of Bolivar’s forward passes and. ran 30 yards for a touchdown. Anl**hoe again kicked the goal making the final score, Wellsvllle 27, Bolivar 6. Sullivan received n bad jolt In tlio. stomach by falling over a Bolivar player and had to leave the game. IBs place at half back was taken by Higgins from-the line, and Ostrander was substituted for Higgins at left tackle. In the 3 minutes of 'play left, Hlggms carried- th«Hmlkorcr the IItie but lost it iii the general pile up which followed andwhen the players were removed by referee Scully, a Bolivar player.-had possession -of- -the ball. The play went as a touchbaek to Bolivar. From Qte 20 yard line, Bolivar worked tho bail to Wells-vllle s 40 yd line whon time was call-A large element in .Weltavilirs victory wa4 the tackling df,Gardner the generalship of ‘Monosoff, tho quarterback, and the agMty of Weldrlck who distinguished himself by falling on .the ball -wtien fumbled by Boll-tar./ /. ' ' -The complete lineup Ir as follows: Bolivar ? WellavllleHottmaa - F. B W. Applebee. Cftpt Velle, Capt. . Q. B. Monosoff8hanor L. H. Su’IIvnn, .HigginsM’cDiyett R. H. ’ Skinnerjillsa L. E. ChrdnorHungerford I* T. Higgins, OstranderM.'Applebee U G. WeidrickIngalls C. . ConnorMax on '• It G. JohnsonSherwood R. T. GraatorfDunn tog . It K. HarrisThe Cuba High School football teamwill come to Wellsvllle next Saturday, October 16 to ida? the Weilsvlllo team. This Ls-tlic last foot l»all game of the season scheduled to be played at Wellsvllle.• lwairiya;Ck:tldPuVuV f(a-e:
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Wellsville Daily Reporter
Wellsville, New York, US
Mon, Oct 11, 1915
Page 3
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