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THE CHATTANOOGA TIMES: CHATTANOOGA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1927. 10 Is Sixth S. A. A. Team to Fall Before MoccasinsScore, 19 to 0 It I I CITY, CENTRAL END PRACTICE FOR BIG GAME MOCCASINS END FINE CAMPAIGN WITH TRIUMPH f' I Both Teams Reported Ready for Tomorrows Scrap.

Defeat Oglethorpe Petrels, 19 to 0, in Classic. BOTH SCHOOLS PLAN PEP MEETINGS TONIGHT "i I TEAM IS UNDEFEATED IN GAMES OF S. I. A. A.

Maroons to Have Bonfire Be. hind School Both Student Bodies Invite Alumni to Cheering Sessions. Sixth Consecutive Association Victory Gives Chattanooga Good Claim to Mythical Championship. I OA. s'' 4 vC 7 i I i I i 'I 4 Light, workout this afternoon will firing the Maroon and White of Citr High and the Turple and Gold of On.

tral into shape for tomorrows big prep league championship game. Signal drill with final instructions on tactics will make ujr the afternoon's work in both camp. After the football squad have been released after the last practice session of (he year. Central and City support-ers will begin gathering for the two big joy meetings which will heighten enthusiasm in preparation for the cheering tomorrow at Chamberlaiu field. City High rootera.

with the alumni association invited to join the student lwidy, will be held on the practice field behind the school building if the weather is clear. If it is wet the gathering will be held in the auditorium. Five ex-City High football captains will he present and many other ex-Maroon letter men. If it can ho held outdoors the celebration will bo carried on by the light of a big bonfire lo be lighted in the center of the practice field. Out at Central the supporter of the Purple and Gold will gather in lie main auditorium of the school, with a regular program of pep-raising speeches arranged.

The Purple undergraduates and roolers realize that Central has big battle ahead and those who will occupy the Purple section of the big stadium are resolved to give the team the best support possible. Advance ticket sale indicates the gallery will he as big as usual for this game, which always park local gridirons. POLK AND ETOWAH BATTLE TO DRAW Benton Team Claims Victory, Saying Legal Score Was Not Allowed. Chattaifooga Timn Special. ETOWAH, Noy.

24 Polk County High and Etowah High battled to a 12-to-J2 tie here today before approximately 1,000 spectators, the largest gallery in the grid history of Etowah. The Polk County warrior claimed an 18-to-12 victory, saying that Umpire Westfield, of Athens, should hove allowed a touchdown said to have been made on the lnt play of the game. Tho lolk Countian had crossed the line on the play just previous by running through the crowds surging out on the field, but after allowing the touchdown, lteleree McCall reversed his decision when the play wn questioned by Coarh Derethick, of Etowah, Polk scored early in the first quarter when Capt. Lillard, Polk county fullback, plunged 4 yards to cross the goal line. Etowah scored a few minute later on a long pas.

Chaffin to Dit-more, which netted 45 yard in 11. Coat'll Derethick'a Etowah eleven scored again in the second quarter. A pas from Chaffin to Itaker was good for 25 yards, and York scored from there on a -5-yard plunge. Late in the third period Polk County pulled the acoce up to the tie. Capt.

Lillard dashed around right end for 8 yard and his second touchdown of tbe day. None of the trie for point after touchdown were successful. Polk County officials announced that due to their alleged poor treatment the head of the ofieUl of the game, they would not play Etowah High next year. The line-up Etowah (12). Polk Co.

High 12. Abfiotl O. Heynoldi Bunt Lacker Ho Love- Hickson Wiley Clemmon Huskln Thorns J. Hunt (c) M. Keynold.

Htone Grant. Sexlon Ipahaw Kl wards (c). Baker thaffln Official: McCall (Maryville), umpire; Westfield head linesman. MARION COUNTY BEATS SOUTH PITTSBURG HIGH Chattanooga Timn Special. SOUTH PITTSBUIlG, 24.

Marion County High, of Jasper, defeated South Pitfsburg High, 13 to here today in the sixth annual Turkey day classic between the two teams tot' the count for the six year st The game wss played before a gallery made up of about 3,200 people. In the firt quarter Ferguson the. first 6-pointer of the game witn 4-yord plunge through the line for touchdown. On the try for point 0" touchdown he plunged again, snd successful. The second Marion County Hik score came in the second quarter, when Bean slipped through the South burg line with but 4 yards to fry for point after touchdown, Kt' failed.

In the third quarter tered tbe only touchdown for bi Su xx. tdixtance0 vi ru UD li 11 ivut-iiMv Pittsburg mates. He outdistances opposition at right end and tn straightened out for a run of 70 ya to the goal line. The try failed. outh Pittsburg was within yards of the goal line when the twai whistle blew.

Officials were Given (Chattanooga), referee; Garvin (Chattanooga), umpire I Bra id wocxl (Chattanooga) head lia Columbia Winner. NEW YORK, Nov. 24 (). For tM first time in football history a Lo bia eleven defeated Syracuse kW The score was 14 to 7, the Iion taiiXt ing in the first and third periods blocked punts and tbe Orange in 5 fourth on a forward pass. -1 King Beats Carson-Newman.

Chattanooga Timet Special. JOHNSON CITY, Nov. King college downed its ancient emy, Carson-Newman, today in a terly contested game at Bristol. score waa 6 to 0, A glorious football campaign came to a cloae yesterday afternoon at Chamberlain field when the University of Chattanooga Moccasin whipped the Stormy Petrels of Oglethorpe, 1 9 to I). It waa the eighth straight victory of the season for Chattanooga and the sixth straight in 8.

I. A. A. circles, thus ending the second consecutive undefeated year for the Moccasins within the Southern association. It was the second undefeatable season, but more impressive than the other for its entire lack of those tie games that marred the 3926 record, In the six victories over other S.

I. A. A. teams, the absence of ties, the victory over V. 1.

of the conference and over William and Mary, the Moccasins present to the world one of the strongest claims to the mythical title of champion of the Southern association. If the Moccasin are not ranked iri the list of football cham-piona this season theres no justice. Four Moccasins ended their dealings with football yesterday and took off their Moccasin jerseys for the last time after the thing waa over. None of the four, Dale Viera, Austin Smith, Hed Hcott, Hay Fennell, played more brilliantly at any point during their long Moccasin careers than they did yesterday when they were out there doing things tor Chattanooga on the gridiron for the last time. Though they will not appear again in Moccasin line-ups their names are automatically written into the all-time Moccasin line-up.

This Inst game of the Moccasin season broke severnl records. It was the first time in five yenrs Chattanooga has been able to bent Oglethorpe. It wns the first time Chattanooga has won six consecutive S. I. A.

victories. It was the first time the Moccasin has been undefeated and untied in 8. I. A. A.

season. Also it was the first time during the ending season that the Moccasins have kept their goal line intact. The letrel must have left something down on Grant field after its brilliant game against Georgia Tech, for the Storm Itird was far from the Bird of -other yenrs. There was little in the display shown by Oglethorpe yesterday to recall to the minds of the thousands of local fans those games of other years when Oglethorpe swept the Moccasins before a Brilliant performance of broken field running. Other thnu momentary hits of stepping by Oarlington, Fox and Martin there was little to recall the days of Adrian Maurer, Cy Bell and Nutty Campbell.

The Petrel has fallen upon slim days, but the Petrel of 1027. though it had been inspired with the spirit of other years, would have been outclassed by the Moccasins yesterday. Moccasins Had Good Time; Knjoyed F.very Minute. The Moccasins, with thoughts of broken routine just ahead, within sight of the end of what has been a punishing gridiron season and with the smell of victory in their nostrils, plnycd footbnll na If football was the most pleasurable pastime in the world. From start to finish file Moccasins had a picnic out on the field picnic at the expense of the Petrels.

There was a feeling along the sidelines that If it had been necessary, or even desirable, the Moccasins could have beaten Oglethorpe by six touchdowns instead of three. In the late periods, before the reserves replnoed all the first string Moeensins the Chattanooga players seemed to have lost all their usual desperate interest in the game. They were having too good a time, and Coach Thomas, therefore, rushed in his second outfit to keep the Moccasins from making a circus out of the hall game. First Period Scoreless: Ijiutxy Makes Touchdown. The first quarter was scoreless, with the letrel outgaining the Moccasin from scrimmage, hut Overmycr's big edge in the punting keeping thing even.

At the start of the second quarter Capt, l.autxenheiser replaced Smith at halfback. Milt Thompson blocked Gar-lington'e punt soon after the start of the period and Magevney recovered for Chattanooga on Oglethorpes 10-yard line. Four plays gained but 0 yards ind the hall went over to Oglethorpe in her tfn 1-yard line after a fine lefensive stand. After the punt-out Barrett and tVard. the other two first-string Moccasin hacks, entered the game.

Laur-senheiser and Barrett then alternated in hitting the tackles and, aided by a pass, Lautxjr to Groeschell. carried the ball to the 5-yard line, whence Lau-xenheiser carried it across on an off-taekle smash. Overmyer passed to Ward for the extra point. Amos Martin took the succeeding Moccasin kick-off and lugged it back 47 yards In one of the prettiest runs of the game, starting a Petrel advance which stopied at the 12-yartl line when Barrett intercepted a Petrel pass. One of the best ground-gainers in theletrcl advance was a 16-yard pass, Vaughn to Hancock.

The half ended with the Moccasins leading, 7 to 0. Soon after the opening of the third period Cassidy, for Chattanooga, recovered a Tetrel fumble at midfield. The Moccasin failed of first down and punted. Vaughn fumbled on his own 5-yard line and Groeschell recovered for Chattanooga, hut Oglethorpe braced and held for downs, taking the ball and punting out. The kick was hurried and short and Overmyer returned 15 yards to the Petrel 23-yard line.

Here a pass. Lautsenheiser to Barrett, was good for the second touchdown. Overmyer missed the try for point. Just before the end of the third quarter a freak pass was completed by the Moccasins for first down on the Petrel 32-yard line. The toss was meant for Barrett, but Vaughn batted It Into the hands of Magevney.

The Petrel held momentarily, but Coach Thomas sent in Ward and the Moccasin full back plunged to the 4-yard line and then caught a pass for the third touch down. A complete team of reserves took the field for Chattanooga at this point in the last quarter and the Petrel took advantage of the difference to sweep up the field. Burford recovered a fumbled J)unt' at midfield and White and Fox The big picture above was snapped Just as Bob Groeschell (lying flat In the middle No. 29) fell on the loose ball In the first quarter on Oglethorpes 10-yard line. It was snapped a moment after Milton Thompson (lying on his face at the left) had blocked Garlingtons (also lying on the turf at the left) attempted punt.

Thompson was completely knocked out on the play and had to be removed from the game. Its a dramatic picture, with every man on his feet charging toward the free ball. Groeschell was the quickest and made the recovery. i The smaller picture in the middle at the left shows Lip Barrett hitting a wide hole at own left tackle. He has Just passed the line of scrimmage and has been turned partly around by a tackier who missed him.

The Moccasin at the right is blocking the Petrel out of the play. In the middle of the right Donny Overmyer is shown bringing back one of the Petrel punts. He has already slipped by the tackier shown on the ground at the left. In the lower left picture, Vaughn (with his straight arm outstretched) is breaking through the middle of the Moccasin line. Lautzy (at the tight) is coming in for the tackle.

The other picture show's a mixup with Garlington (No. 3) on top of Bill Ward, who has just gained yard or two through line. J. A -Jr if tarily fumbled ths pass from center. Before he could recover snd punt Thompson smothered him and Groeschell fell on the loose ball on the Oglethorpe 10-yard line.

Thompson was knocked out on ths plsy. They brought him around, but he was groggy as he was led to his position. Crytser hit the line for a bare yard. tTMella came out from the bench to replace Thompson, who obviously was still up in the clouds without an Idea about what was going on. Lautzy punched right tackle for a fin 6-yard run to the 4-yard line.

It was fourth down when Sims stopped Crytser oh the next play. Hutson stopped Crytser on the 1-yard line and the ball went over. Vaughn leaped over the middle for 3. Garlington fumbled as he started around end after being tackled. Findley picked up the ball and raced to the goal line, but the referee had blown the ball dead where the Petrel fumbled.

Martin, on punt formation. got 4 and Garlington punted out to Lautsy, who, returned 5 to the Petrel 45-yard line, Ward and Barrett went In for Crytser and Fennell. Ward got a yard, but Chattanooga was offside in the line. Lautzy pranced off right tackle for 3 and Barrett did the same thing at the other aide for 6 and first down on the Oglethorpe 3 5-yard line. Bell stopped Lautsy.

Lautzy shot a pass to Groeschell for 1 snd another first down, this time on the Petrel 25-yard line. Barrett bruised hla way off tackle for 7. Fox went In for Wall for Oglethorpe. Lautxy'g 6 yards at tackle made It first down on the Petrel 13-yard line. Barrett got 2 on hi off-tackle play.

He got 3 more at right tackle. It was a fine run and only a clever bit of hfpwork lay between the touchdown and a loss of 2 yards when Bell reached for Lantzy and found open space Instead of his man. Overmyer passed to Ward for the point and it waa Chattanooga. 7: Oglethorpe. 0.

Martin took Kopcha's kickoff and raced down the sideline 47 yards before he wss downed on Chattanooga's 37-yard line. He had the benefit of good blocking by Goldsmith, who held three Moccasins out of the Play. On a spin play Vaughn could gain but a yard, but be passed to Hsncock on the next scrimmage for 1 and first down on Chattanoogas 21-yard line. Garlington, on a double pass play, gained a yard. Kopcha tackling him.

Fox fumbled, but recovered and sliced into tbe lino for 4 yards. The advance stopped when Barrett Intercepted a Petrel pass on bis own 12-yard line. Barrett rrasbed for at tackle. Ward fumbled, but recovered at tbe scrimmage line for no gain A On kick formation. Ward made 2 and they measured and found it first down on the Moccasin 23-yard tins Barrett hit guard for 5 and Ward added 2.

Os let harps was off-side and the penalty gave Chattanooga first down on br own 3 1 -yard line. Barrett got 3 and Ward 1 as tbs quarter and half ended. Chattanooga. Oglethorpe, t. Third Qaarter.

Vaughn kicked off over the goal. Pennell, who had replaced Barrett, lost a foot on an attempted end run. On the quick kick Overmyer punted 63 yards to Vaughn, who returned before fumbling when tackled. Chattanooga recovered, but the whistle had caught the play before the ball waa free and tha ball waa Oglethorpe's on her own 33-yard line. Groeschell took time ont.

but was not seriously hurt. Garlinrton hit tackle and fumbled. Cassidy recovered oa Oglethorpe's 46-yard line. Ml Voi PsK4u.wyrA'iiV; itm MOCCASINS KEPT EDGE OVER PETREL THROUGHOUT GAME Chattanooga maintained an unmistakable margin of superiority over Oglethorpe all during yesterday's game. Statistics show eleven Moccasin first downs against nine for the Petrel, and a total of 231 yards gained from scrimmage by Chattanooga against 211 for Oglethorpe.

Chattanooga used 82 plays; Oglethorpe. 71. In punting. Chattanooga hnd an edge of 13 yards on the average, Overmyer'a six punts going for 232 yards and the Petrels eight going 230 yards, the average being 29 against 42 for Chattanooga. Chattanooga completed 6 ont of 13 passes for 88 yards and Oglethorpe completed 2 out of 5 for 35 yards.

One Oglethorpe pass was intercepted. Oglethorpe fumbled twice; Chattanooga, once. The Moccasins were taxed with nine penalties for 53 yards and Oglethorpe took 6 penalties for 40 yards. Chattanooga backs were thrown four times for an aggregate of 23 yards and Petrel backs lost 22 yards on six plays. Chattanooga kicked off four times for 210 yards; Oglethorpe, once for 60 yards.

Oglethorpe returned Chattanooga kickoffs three times for 89 yards and the Petrel kickoff was a tonchback. Chattanooga returned three pnnts for 33 yards snd Oglethorpe returned two for 20. would have given Chattanooga sufficient margin to bring victory. Moccasin Line Holds Opponent for First Time. The Moccasin line played a surprising game of football.

Before yesterdays game the fans came out to Chamberlain field with the confident ex pectation of seeing the invading team rip through for many gains and at least one score, but yesterday there was no touchdown scored against the Moccasins. Those who remember the havoc wrought by the spinning Petrel offense in the ranks of the Moccasin defense last year were astounded to see the same plays piled up yesterday by the hard-charging Moccasin forwards. The goal line stand of the Moccasin reserve line in the last minutes of See Page Fifteen. fp -ji MOCCASIN SCORING. Moccasin.

IS; Vanderbilt. 44. Moccasins, 44 Western Kentucky Normal, fi. Moccasins, K1 Citadel. B.

MoeeasinR, 3 Wofford. 7. Moccasins, 12; Moccasins. 14: V'. P.

13. Moccasins, 12; W. A 7. Moccasins, S2: Southern. 6.

Moccasins. 19: Oglethorpe. 0. Moccasins, total, 240; opponents total, 97. lndlvldnnl Scoring.

T.antzcnliciscr Barrett 70 42 30 20 19 14 13 12 0 fl Strong Ward Smith Thompson Overmyer OMelia Hill Fennell Cryster Total 239 Two point nnaceounted for were gained on trie for point niter touchdown when the opposition wa offside. Fennell got 3 snd then one more. A ps. Overmyer lo Fennell, failed snd It wss fourth down. 6 to go.

Overmyer punted to Vaughn, who fumbled on hi own 5-ysrd line. Groeschell recovered for Chattnooga on the Oglethorpe 4-ysrd line. Csldy and Magevney were also on the spot. Ward failed and so did Fennell. Bell, Fox and Martin swamped Lautzy for a 6-yard loss and it was fourth down.

A pass. Overmyer to Crytser. failed and the ball went over. Fox failed. He got 2 st right end and Garlington punted out 26 yards to Overmyer.

who returned 15 to out of bounds on Oglethorpes 25-yard line. It wss a nice return. Barrett went In for Fennell and Chattanooga took time out. Gordy got Crytser for a slight loss, but the same plsy worked for 2 yards. Lautzy shot one of his rifle passes to Barrett, standing on the Petrel 6-ysrd line.

Barrett sidestepped one tackier snd walked across the goal. Bell blocked Overmyers try for point and it was Chattanooga, 13; Oglethorpe. 0. White replaced Vaughn. Kopcha kicked off over- tbe goal.

Garlington. at light tackle, got 5. a nice run. Martin added 2 more at the middle. Fox switched his way for the prettiest run of tbe game, a 30-yard dash to first down on Chattanooga's 46-yard line.

White got 2 st ths middle. Crytser stopped White, but be had gained a yard. Kopcha stopped Garlington. Chattanooga wss offside on the, plsy snd it wss still third down. Findley stopped Fox 6 yards behind the line in a double pace play and Martin punted 39 to Overmyer.

who returned 12 yards to out of bounds oa bis own 27-yard lino- Cryteer sliced off the abort aids of tho lino for a 17-yard dash to out of bounds on bis own 45-ysrd lino and first doom. Barrett got 3. bat the play came back a a both were offside. Barrett hit tackle for 1 and Crytsers 4 on a crossbuck made it first down on Oglethorpa's 42-yard line. Lantzy got 2 at guard.

A play waa balled up and Crytser failed to gain. On punt formation. Overmyer passed '22 ysrds to Lsutzy for first down on Oglethorpe's 21-yard line. Lautzy got a single yard at tackla. Bar a vv xo 1 First Quarter.

Kopcha kicked off to. Wall, who returned 15. to his own aft-yard line. Garlington dashed for 3 and Vaughn added 4. hitting the Moccasin line.

Taliaferro fumbled and lost 10 yards, hut Chattanooga was offaida and th penalty gave the Petrel a first down on the Oglethrope 40-yard line. Vaughn, on a spinner play, made I and when Thompson hurried Vaughn on the next play a pass was incomplete. Garling-ton's punt was poor, going only 22 yards to with no return on Chattanooga's 36-yard line Smith got a yard at tackle and Cryteer charged through the weak side for 3 more. On a quirk kick Overmyer booted a fine 6 Ilya rd spiral to out of bounds on the Petrel 2-yard line, but Chattanooga was ofrside on the play. When they brought It back Overmyer kicked 40 on the next play to Vaughn without return on Oglethorpe's 23-yard line.

Tatiaferro hit right tackle and cut back for 4 yards. Findley piled up the same play the next time, but it worked the third time for 7 and first down on the Petrel 41-yard line. Taliaferro got 4 and It was raised to 5 when Chattanooga was offside on the play. Both teams beat ths ball on the next play. Vaughn.

on a spinner play, ripped for 10 and first down on Chattanooga's 47-yard line. Vaughn dived at right tickle for 2. Both were offside. Garlington, on kirk formation, sprinted for S. Again both teams were offside.

Garlington punted, but ths ball went only 12 yards to Chattanooga's 33-yard line. Crytser ran it out of bounds, gaining t. on the play. Crytser hit the line for 3 more. Oglethorpe was offside on the next play.

Smith apparently had a bole but stubbed his toe. falling at the line of acrim-mage for no gain and it waa fourth down 2 to go. Crytser. at guard, plunged for the required distance and first down on Chattanooga's 43-yard line. Hutson waa through and got Fennell for a slight loss.

Smith found room at tackle and cut back for a nice 6-yard gain and Crytser. at the middle, added 3 more. Overmyer punted 25 to out of bounds on Oglethorpe's 27-yard line, Chattanooga took time out. Talitaferro ripped for. at right tackle.

He made 4 more on the next play, but the Petrel shift was moving off without the required halt and the resulting 15-yard pens 1-ty shoved the Petrel back to ita own 12-yard line. Morgan charged In and got Taliaferro for a 2-yard loss and Garlington punted out 25 yards to no return on his own 36-yard line. Fennell got 4 at bia own left tackle. Crytser's blow at the middle added 3 and then 3 more. They measured for first down, but it was 3 inches short.

Overmyer dived for 2 yards and first down on the Petrel 25-yard line. Fennell sprinted through a mass at tackla for 5 and Smith hit the opposite aide for 2 as tha quarter ended. Chattanooga, Oglethorpe, 3. Secead Quarter. Capt.

Z-autzenheiser replaced Smith for the Moccasins. It wss third down, 4 to go. with Chattanooga la possession on Oglethorpe's 13-ysrd line. Lastly got a foot. A pass.

Overmyer to Crytser. failed by Inches and tha ball went over on the 11-yard line. Martin replaced Taliaferro tor Oglethorpe. Vaughn failed. Findley got Garlington at the line for no gain.

Wall dived over for 3. Garlington. on punt formation, momen rett bit his side of Ihs lira for 4. but somebody wss holding In ths line snd the resulting penalty set the Moccsslns beck IS ysrds. Overmyer tossed long pas to Barrett, but an Oglethorpe defender batted the ball out of Barrtdt's outstretched hands.

Magevney caught the ball on the rebound end waa downed on the Petrel 12-yard line. Th pane had gafnad 16 yard, but It waa still one yard ahort of firat down. Tha ouarter ended. Chattanooga. 13; Ogla-thorpe, 0.

Fourth Quarter. Barrett hit the Sire for 2 snd first down on the Petrel IS-yard mark. Pomebody failed lo set Rim out of the play and Cryteer failed at right guard. Ward went in for Cryteer. Ward went off right tackle for 3.

He hit the middle for 2 mors to the 4-ysrd line. Overmyer passed to Ward In tha end zone for the third Moccasin touchdown. Thompson was sent in to boot the point, but ha failed and It was Chattanooga, 13; Oglethorpe, 9. Wise went in for Groeschell and Harwood for Cassidy. Kopcha kicked off to who returned 16 to his own 25-yard line.

Martin failed on a double pas play. White broke through at guard and strode 33 yards up tha field to tha Moccasin SS-iard line. Overmyer snagging him from behind In the openfield with a clear view of tbe goal Juat ahead. Fox failed and then Chattanooga waa offaida on tha next play. Findley got Whlta and It waa fourth down.

2 to go. Thompson got Wall as he waa passing and the toes was wild, tha ball going over to tha Moccasins on their own 23-yard line, Viera replaced Kopcha snd McCoy went In for Morgsn. Ward bit the middle for 4. following Magevney through the Petrel defense. Overmyer.

on his quick kick, got 60 yards lo Martin, who returned 6. to his own 24-yard line. Scott went In for Findley. White made 10 snd first down on hla own 24-yard Jin off tackle, A lateral pass play failed and tost 10 yards when ths halt was fumbled. Shoulder to shoulder.

Wise and Scott stopped White at tha Hoe. Delay cost the Petrel yards and Martin punted straight up and out of bounds 10 yards past the line of scrimmage on his own 30-yard line. A pass grounded. Burford got Lautzy for a 6-yard toes and another pass failed, the Moccaaina taking tha paa penalty. Overmyer punted 25 yards to out of bounds on the Oglethorpe 1-yard line.

Martin punted out to Lautzy 35 yards, the Moccasin captain returning 20 yards to the 16-yard line. Ward did a bit of blocking on Lsutzy's fun that saved the play. Ward got a single yard. Burford was through and got Lautzy for an t-yard loss. Lautzy passed to Overmyer for 12 to the 8-yard line.

A pass failed, but Oglethorpe waa offside. It was fourth down snd tha ball went over when a pass failed. Hill replaced Overmyer. Ward got Fox for no gain, tackling him aa hla head appeared through a hole in the line. Fox failed, but Chattanooga was offside.

Heywood stopped Fox behind the line snd Martin punted to Hill, who fumbled on the 60-yard line, Burford recovering for Oglethorpe. Johnson replaced Scott and Hall went in for Magevney. Fox got and It was first down on Chattanooga's 25-yard line when White added the needed yard. Heywood stopped Martin snd a pass failed. Martin passed to Hancock for 24 yards to first down on Chattanoogas 14-yard line.

Fox leaped for 3 at tackle. Viera got Martin for a 2-yard loss. Whits, on a spinning play, made 8 to the 6-ysrd 11ns snd it was fourth down. Whits failed to gain and the ball went over. Hill gained 5 st renter and tbs whistle blew.

Chattanooga. 13; Oglethorpe, 0. alternated in a drive toward the Mw-ensin goal. The advance went to the line, but the Moccasin reserves turned it back there and the whistle ended the game on the second play after the Petrel had lost the ball on downs. Overmyer Takes Praise On Ills Great Punting.

For outstanding brilliance in all-around play, Donny Overmyer was king for the fifty-five minutes he played. A steady plugger who usually plays hi hand close to his vest, this young citizen stepped out to grab a place in the middle of the calcium light in this last game of the season. If he hadn't returned a single punt; if he had fumbled on half his plays; if he had pulled all the "boners qunrterbacks can pull, and if he had played a miserable game In every other department, bis punting would have made him one of the best ground-gainers of the game. Overmyer's magic in booting is nothing short of phenomenal. It is the product of one short seasons practice, showing that the lad is a natural pnnter extraordinary.

It was his overwhelming edge in kicking over the best Oglethorpe could muster that gave the Moccasins the first advantage, the edge that broke the Petrel resistance in the opening quarter. The statistical average credited to Overmyer. who did all the Moccasin punting, is 42 yards, and since one or two of his boots went 8 or 10 yards short of that figure, the rest were well up around 50 yards. His finest punt of the game went for 00 yards and rolled out of bounds on the Oglethorpe 2-yard line, but it was brought back because a Moccasin lineman had overstepped the bounds and best the ball. The Moccasins gained on.

every exchange of punts and in the process beat Oglethorpe at the Petrels own game. The Moccasin coaches picked up the idea of a quick kick in the Oglethorpe-Tech game when Garlington. for Oglethorpe, used it to advantage. Since the game Overmyer had been trained to pull the same play, and he did it to perfection yesterday. In addition to his fine pnnting, Oevr-myer played his best game in other departments, blocking like a big 3.80-I wonder, lugging back Petrel punts with a skill he had not shown heretofore.

and all the while running his machine with a masters hand. It was a great day for Overmyer, a day which, had it been repeated twice or three times during the earlier part of the season, would have won him undisputed place on anybodys all-southern eleven. No college pnnter could beat, and few could equal. Overmyer 's artistic pnnting of yesterday. If anything else had been equal it 1.

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