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Wildcats Register No. 19r UnsheathClaws In 2nd Half To Top Lamar, 15*6Stellar Play By Line Gives Neosho 1st Score;Fumbles Prove CostlyWhatever Coach Lane did to his Wildcats at intermission - -he ought to get.it patented!After a finis La ting first half In which they fumbled away three scoring chances, Neosho came back with a vengeance in the second semester to throttle the stubborn Lamar Tigers, 15-6, Friday night under the losers* arcs. An overflow crowd of 3,~ 000 saw the Wildcats chalk up their 19tfo straight, and their fourth Conference win of the current campaign.Break Ice With SafetyOddly enough, it was their fourth and last fumble that set the stage for the Ncoshoans* first score. After Cecil Spnrrcll intercepted a Tiger pass about midfield and raced to Lamar’s 25t Don McCreary streaked off tackle for 15 and the Wildcats were goal bound - apparently.However, an off-side penalty and stiffening resistance by Lamar stalled the attack, and Neosho’s scoring threat evaporated when a Tiger lineman pounced on a Wildcat fumble on the six-yard stripe.But Right Guard Darrell Roberts set Lamar back to the two with one hard tackle, and Right Tackle Larry Mead nailed a Tiger carrier in the end zone to give Neosho a 2-0 lead.Score in 7 PlaysOnce they tasted blood, the Wildcats were unbeatable. Le-land Robinson took Lamars unique flat kiekolf on the 3B and returned it 25 yards to the Tigers 37. With Glenn Dolenec, Don Cramer and Don McCreary leading the ground attack, and the*Robinson-Sparred combo covering yardage by air. Neosho advanced to the 15. Then Cramer swept the end for the TD. Do-lenco crashed the line for the point. It took lhe Wildcats just seven plays to achieve the sip-pointer.} The j Wildcats picket^ up Jhoir final tally midway in the last quarter when Dolor.ce bullcd-ovcr from one foot out to climax a 55-yard drive. A 23-yard dash by Crum or highlighted the advance.Lamar averted a shutout two minutes from the whistle when Roger Mallory went over from the four.Scoreless First HalfThree Wildcat thru.'JLs were halted by fumbles in the firstsemester. The first miscue ended a 28-yard drive at Lamar s 16, the second backfired on the 35 and the last fizzed out on the 19. practically the entire iirst half was played m Lamar territory.JoltingsThe Neosho line from end to end played its best game of the year. The safety only served to focus attention on the si eel band that stretched before the Tigerbacks all night.Two of Neosho’s most thrilling runs wore voided by penalties. Early in the second quarter Cramer started around left end, got trapped, reversed his field and sped around right end for 35 yards. The play was nullified by an offside penalty. In the third period Roberts intercepted a Tiger pass and loped 17 yards only to have the play called back for clipping.Robinson and Spam'll introduced a “basketball pass with spectacular success. By Unofficial count they connected six out of seven times, picked lip 52 yards and three first downs. Not bad for an aerial that travels only about five yards from passer to receiver.Elmer Sprcnklcs kicking easily out-distanced that of the opposition, giving Neosho a welcome edge Lliroughoul the evening:.iAurora Rips Nevada To Keep League Slate CleanThe Aurora' Hoim’ Duwgx kept their Big Nine Conference slate clean Friday night by walloping Nevada, 18-6, at the loser’s field.Aurora's Miller run for a touuchdown in the first quarter and passed to Rhode for .mother in the third to Jead the team to victory.Brown plunged over for ihe third Houn’ Dtuvg tailing the fourth stanza.Nichols scored Nevada's lonejTD on a brilliant 51-yard gallop j through the Aurora Hue. j All conversion attempts failed ■in a game marked by many fumbles.Cvtogts](jNStSamuels' Toe Brings Victory To CarthageilI;The educated toe of Bill Samuels again brought victory to the Carthage Tigers Friday night, as they squeezed by Baxter Springs in u non-conference game, 14-12.5 Stuuucix ran iiis string of sue-*9 * • « ’ *ccssful conversions tonuno. ’booling the extra point after his own TD in the first quarter and performing the same operation alter Frank IIirks skirted right end for 11 yards in ihe im.d period. {Samuels' tally was seared on a six-yard run, winch climaxed an ] 85-yard by Carl huge.Baxter Springs' Leroy Ann-strong ]sed 38 yardo tor ihe Lions first score in the initial stanza, while Lylie Wood smashed over from the one to climax a 36-yardcampaign in the last period.ai'IIMonett Explodes 7 TDs,Crushes Mt. VernonHeld scoreless m the hrsl bah powrrfwl Monet I came back to trample Mount Vernon. 16 7, Friday night m a Hi;: Nine L’onfei-ence name.The winners exploded two TIL.in the thud quarter mui 1 ive in .the final stanza to achieve the
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Neosho News
Neosho, Missouri, US
Sun, Oct 18, 1953
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