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Virden Eleven Defeated by i Score of 62 to 0.TaylorvtUe. Sept. 26.—'The Taylor-viilo Independents. Illinois state champion* of 1614, opened their season hero today with a 62 to 0 vlctoty over the strong Vlrd*n eleven, which wae reinforced by MrLevy and LoFevro of Auburn, fullback and right end, respectively.Hoover Field Taylorvltle'a new gi Miron, was surrounded by a crowd of SOO enthusiastic fane, who braved frequent showers lo tee the home team go Into action for the race to the 1616state and middle western championships.Taytorvltle played tu entire string of men and made no atlempt to roll up an overwhelming score. Forward passing was practically abandoned ear. 1v in the contest on account of the wet end slippery hall.NOAH .TONGS STARS.Captain Noah Jones, Jr. “Chick Feel, Senior, Osterkamp, Cy Jones, Deeren, Kates and Teany played smashing games for the Independents.O^terkamp, moved from guard to tackle and defensive end, proved a giant, smashing the Virden Interference time and again and spilling the runner with deadly tackles. Oster-kamp weighs 213 pounds and h!a speed Is amusing. The features of the game wore tlm Interference put up on ends by •‘Chick” Peel, the dodging runs of Captain Jones and all-around work of Senior. Deoren and Cy Janes.For the visitors Captain Hinkle, Mof-flt. hlcLew and LcFevre plavod star g\tnes, especially on the defensive.MANY TOUCHDOWNS.Tuylorvllle -scored three touchdowns In the first nil nr ter. three Ln the second, two In the third and one ln the fourth Cy Jones went over for the first TaylorvlUo score within two minutes after play commented. Estes went over for the second touchdown before four minutes of play hod elapsed. Noah Jones made the third lonchdotvn after jv slashing run of twenty-five yards. Score and tine-ups.TAYLOR V!I« TjK YIRDEN.Hilltop. J. .fonaa,,. ...... Hlnklr. r.nptOMerk.xi.ip .........!fcr..........AlcKlvatnUfiliirl’.srt ..........T*G. .fintihos. McKHnin...........r MoffltH Pert. Wln*lftW...R.lt;t.......... TtlnnnifleldMttV .... ..... R.T HammondPerl, Drown ... ...It K U» FVvre, ReitaN. Jones, Capt CM*............. fnnlinrv Teunpy,, J..lf..........Worth, llnvNi.nli*t ..... ... T**|l.....M'tiCsyKerns. Hurt .......ft II Brrnvnin*. Krokofrin h How UN- ,\\ .tours, Cy Janes, Henim, -. Hart, Kmi** hhU 'Irnney. f.Until* from Muiclidoutlx—Noah .foiies. S.Iti*r.'t ch — fvuerman. Alma f Allege, Hrh-Plri', .saltore Taxlarvflte, field bulge.I!. 11 i*|*rt.»n Tuvlflivtitr; head llticemnn,R»v tflmi'son, Tnjlorxlle Time of quarters. lo nitrwiH*font let pinycr Mirt* none,With an off lt;l.iv In their schedule, the Kansas city Federal league team ptaved a convict learn at the federal prison at Leavenworth, Kan., recently. NVrvoua before the profesMonal players, the convict team *;ot awav to a h*d strut. The visitors seemed to like the offerings of ,T*I7S,'* the convict twtrlcr, and hammered out a thlrteen-run lead up to the seventh Inning,The spectator*!—about 2,0(hl of them —decided thov \ anted a* run. *'No. 3102 got op tho bases In the com lets' half of lbs seventh. In most approved atvlo ho ‘'stole” Imme.The profenvlonnis took the game, •»•? in 1
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Decatur Daily Review
Decatur, Illinois, US
Mon, Sep 27, 1915
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