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Lamar Takes 19-0 Win Over NeoshoFirst Conference WinOf Year For TigersBl Bill ByrdN H S SPORTS WHITERNeosho s Wildcats were shut out here 19-0 Friday night by a determined Lamar eleven, losing theii thud st* ^ ht Big Eight confer-•net match, it was Lamar - lustconference win of the year.Fullbat k Phil Kmgsbtriv,, team captain for the 1 igers, hatid-ed 0 u plenty of trouble for tht ‘Cats, who played L Tore a slm gate Scores of Neosho fans wen in Mount Vernon for the conference classic between tin Mountaineers and the Mon .*L Cubs, taken by Monet t 19 to 7.Lamar won the toss, and elect ed to receive but on the kick ofl Neosho recovered when the Lanuu left end fumbled.Neosho started off by making a fust down on the first play, but on the next one they fumbled setting up the procedure for mos of the game. Fumble score for the whole game was Neosho seven and Lamar three.A few minutes alter Neoshor fust fumble, Lamar scored through the tackle and slot, the ball carried over by Phil Kings-berrf Conversion try faded Lamar scored again in the second quarter on end-around run by halfback Jifti Metcalf. Conversion was good to make a half-time score of 13-0In the third quarter. Neoshc made a brief bid toward paydirt with the aid of Tom Holding's pass, but Lamar put a stop to the rally and scored their final touchdown on a lorn? end run by Kings-berry which set up the play on the four-yard stripe Wooten made the short haul over.Conversion point failed, and the final quarter went into a seesaw punting duel.Both Neosho and Lamar rolled up 10 first downs, and in the I aerial department Neosho triedfive completed two while Lamar failed to complete on its lone try Neosho plays at home again next week, meeting Webb City, who lost a non-conference matchFriday to Rogers. Ark., by a 6-8count A safety in the first period made the difference for Rogers.Carthage' also dropped a non-conference game Friday by a minute margin when Joplin took n 20-19 win after the Tigers had led halftime 12 to 7 Carthage lost its final scoring chance in the third when a long drive was finallyhaul ted on the nine-yard line.
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Neosho Daily Democrat
Neosho, Missouri, US
Sun, Oct 22, 1950
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