Momence High School - Monesse Yearbook (Momence, IL)

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FOOT BALL TEAM

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JJagr ®hirtu-aix line pinnies scored another touchdown. The try for goal resulted in failure. Score: Momence 0; K. H. S. 10. Momence worked the ball to Kankakee’s 80-yard line, but were forced back to the middle of the field. Then by a series of brilliant forward passes Momence came to K. K. K.’s 50 yard line. But here there happened an ac¬ cident which spoiled Momence’s last chance. Giroux broke away from a pile-up and with only four of Kan¬ kakee’s men between him and a touchdown, he made for their goal, but in dodging a K. K. K. man he slipped and fell, dislocating his arm at the elbow, which of course put him out of the game. Storrs went in at center, Nichols dropped back to R. H. B. Kankakee forced Momence to the middle of the field and it looked as if Momence would not score. But finally on a long pass from Polk to Met¬ calf the latter got away for a touchdown, Stratton form¬ ing beautiful interference. Stratton then kicked a perfect goal and the score stood M. H. S. 6; K. H. S. 10, and here the score remained for the rest of the game. This game showed that Momence had at least as good if not a better team than in former years when Kankakee was played for the score showed that the M. H. S. held the K H. S. better than any former team for a number of years. On Thanksgiving day the H. S. met the M. H. S. alumni at the Momence ball grounds. A large crowd turned out to see the game. The alumni were strong and outweighed the H. S. two to one. The crowd expected to see the alumni wipe the earth with the H. S., but the High School fellows had hopes of their own. Junior Year Book The game was called at 3 P. M. H. S. scored the first goal, Polk going over the alumni’s line with the pigskin tucked safely under his arm. Goal was missed. Score: H. S. 5; alumni 0. In a few minutes Hyden scoren a touch-down for the alumni. Score: H. S. 5; alumni 5. The score stuck here for the rest of the first half. In the second half Hess intercepted a pass on alumni’s 40-yard line, and with Stratton for interference scored an¬ other touchdown for the H. S. Score: H. S. 11; alumni 5. The timekeeper’s watch stopped and alumni finally managed to get the ball within two yards of Momence’s line but here they encountered difficulties and found it impossible to score. H. S. got the ball but were downed back of own line. This netted alumni 2. Score: alumni 7; M. H. S. 11. H. S. got the ball and began to advance it toward alumni’s goal when the timekeeper’s watch got busy and rapidly ran off the time and the game soon ended. The final score was: alumni 7; Momence H. S. 11, This game closed the football season for Momence. The season was not a very successful one. A number of games which had been scheduled were called off on account of mismanagement, generally on the part of the other party. This fact practically spoiled the season for Momence. Neil Metcalf “’10.”

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TRACK TEAM