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Indians lieat Walnut40-8 Here In Second Victory Of SeasonAgain last Friday night the Wyoming Indians spotted their opponents the opening touchdown, but :I time it was all the scoring they did. i When the final horn n 1 i -scoreboard here read “Wyoming 40, Walnut 8*Despite the one-sidedness of th.score, the game had its moments m the Inidans did not quite hav* thin ! all to themselves. Once again, Int.:-ans mistakes wen* costly.Two fumbles by the Indian Ivlpe-:* set up the lone Walnut s fre 'J.r second one gave the Rai ilt; rs the ba fon the Wyoming 43. From thereson went around right end for i. -score. Oberle passed tlt; Gibson for tin extra two points. That score came as five minutes had been placed.The Indians tied the score only 11 seconds left in the itj period. They hit the pay dirt on a 14 | yard pass from O Neill to Rapp, who was just barely in the end /one. Turtle plunged for two points and the score was tied.The Indians got in front with loss than four minutes played in the sec. ond period when O’Neill passed to Rapp for five yards. The score was set up in part by a 35 yard run of Chesser to the Walnut 24. The plune* for two points failed.Late in the second period the Indians scored again. After a couple oi attempted passes failed, G’Neill rolled out to his left on another pass attempt. With no one open, he carried the ball in from the nine for Tic score. Tuttle plunged for the extra points and Wyoming led 22-3 at the half.Four minutes had been played inthe third period when O'Neill passe .to Frisby for 24 yards and anothei score. A pass on the attempt failed and the Indians led 28-8.Wyoming scored again with a minute and a half left in the third period. It was set up by a punt blocked by Bunch. Tuttle scored from the seven and a pass for the ex ra loinis failed.The final score of the game cameearly in the final period when Bt n blocked another Walnut punt. Terry Stahl scored from the three. The; try for the extra points failed once again.This Friday night the Indians travel to Toulon where they will bo up against their toughest opponent ofthe young season. The Trojans opened their season with a not too impressive 14-6 win over Walnut but last week they ran roughshod over El:j wood, winning 56-0.
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Wyoming Post Herald
Wyoming, Illinois, US
Wed, Sep 18, 1974
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