University of California Davis - El Rodeo Yearbook (Davis, CA)

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is. and m .H .. .. - 3,1. AVERY - WALTZ WRIDE KIRCHNER LANEY tMng J tempted because of the slippery condi- tion of the ball and field. Williams and Phillips did great work in running down punts, and Carter made several substan- tial gains through the line. Avery was unable to play because of injuries, and this lightened the line considerably. The Froshis scores, however, were not made through the line, but were accomplished by punts Which the Farlnis backfield men were unable to recover. On the other hand, the Farmis gains were made through the babesi lines and around their ends. FARM VS. NEVADA On Saturday, October 29. the Farm pigskin Chasers stole quietly into the town of Reno to meet the powerful Sagehen team. The outlook was dubious, and few but the coach realized the stone wall de- fensive that had been developed in the Farm line. The game started, and hardly had the Farm put its hands on the ball, than Bo- gart started off on a spectacular 59-yard run through a broken field. After a 20- yard penalty an intercepted. pass afforded Nevada the first touchdown. It was dur- ing the second quarter that Wilson picked up a fumble 0n the Farnfs 20-yard line and ran 80 yards to a touchdown, tieing the score 7e7. Nevada was shoved back to their 8- yard line by the continual line bucking of Captain A1 Carter, but again an inter- cepted pass brought the ball back to the Farnfs 10-yard line, and a long end run netted the Sagehens their second touch- down of the game. The half soon ended with the ball in the middle of the field and the score 7-14. The Farm came on the field at the end of the half-time rest period With a new lease on life, and after a series of spirited attacks on the Nevada line, Cap- tain Carter succeeded in going over the line for the count; but Spilman did not complete the goal. The score stood 1344, II:mnnmiuimmninumnmmlmmnnmnue;IninmmmInmmmnlmrm:mmmmwumm W'ith Nevada having the edge. 83

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J ' mm XXXNXWt, Amwwsxwxmvwxww vanced to the Goo'fs, three-yard line. Carter broke through the Go-ofst defensive for a touchdown and Bogart conve . The Goofs made one more touchdown, and the game ended with the Goofs having a score of 35 and the Farm 7. FARM VS. SANTA CLARA October 15 Perhaps the darkest spot in the 1921 football calendar of the Farm was the 49-0 defeat suffered at the hands of the Santa Clara huskies. The score was one- sided. The game was not entirely so. Time after time Santa Clara carried the ball to within a few feet of the Farmts goal posts, only to lose it on downs. Dur- ing this game the Farms scrappers fought as they never fought before, and the coach was well pleased with the grit they showed every minute during the game, and until the last whistle blew. The team played the game with no support on the side lines, and with a large part of the team crippled. ttFatt, Wilson and ttFattt Tuttle were quite severely injured, and Bert Schiller went out at the end of the first half with a broken ankle. Other members of the team played through the game with injuries. The showing the team made during this game was not al- together disheartening-in fact, it was a partial Victory for the coach, as the team not only fought, but fought together as a single body. So perhaps the Santa Clara game was not a blot after all. FARM VS. CAL. FROSH October 22 The game with the Cal. yearlings was played on Californiats grid in a downpour of rain. The game was late in getting pHILLlps WILSON started, and owing to the large crowds in SCHILLER HARDIE the stands, who were present to witness FELTHAM the Ca1.-Oreg0n game, the contest was called at the end of the first half, the Fresh being in the lead, with a score of 20-0. The half ended with the Farmis . team gelng strong and due for a touch- IIHIHWxilmili11HiJHHHHHJIHHHFIHHHIIleilllIEHHHHHHHHLIHHIilIIHItlllll!IIIHlllllIIIIHllIlIdown any nliHU-te' Few passes were at.- 82

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For five times in succession the Farm succeeded in piercing the Sage- hen line to within three and four yards of the line, but each tlme Nevada turned back the on-rushing Farmers. . . The quarter ended With the ball in Nevadats posses-s10.n,. and Wlth the whistle they succeeded in a long pass that netted thelr 1n1t1a1 score. Again the Farm pierced the Sagehen line to Wlthlri a few yards of the goal, but the gun ended the game With Nevada 8 p01nts t0 the good. This game more than proved the power of the Farm team, and the perfect unison 0f the team up to the last Whistle. FARM VS. GOBS November 4 . The game with the Mare Island Gobs was played on the Farnfs grld- iron, and ended With a score of 7,0 in favor of the Farm. Carter and Bogart made long end runs, and enabled Schwine to buck the ball over the sailors, line for a touchdown during the first few minutes of play. After scoring the Farm had rougher sailing, but outclassed the Gobs in team work and fight throughout the game. The Farm,s line did great work in br , fensive, and Carter and Bogart smashed through their line sev Farm was not able to score again. The game was a hotly contested and interesting one, and was a real victory for the eleven. J LAST FOOTBALL GAME Agnetian Club With the last game of the season at hand the Farm. ,Varsity anxiously awaited the signal that would hurl them through the club line to Victory. The Armistice Day crowd had filled the bleachers, prepared to Witness the last gridiron classic of the season. The Agnetian Club kicked off and from the minute the Farm put its hands on the ball the club weakened and took the defensive. Jack Phillips at end returned the kick-off 35 yards, and Bogart made a sweeping end run to Within five yards of the goal line. - The next play Captain Carter wrapped himself around the ball and shattered the club line, carrying two of the now weakened club players across the goal line for a touchdown. Bogart converted. The club men came back fighting every inch of their way, and for several minutes neither side could make their downs, but soon the Farm elected to kick the ball out of danger, a fumble and ttMonktt Waltz fell on the ball. The morale of the club men seemed completely broken, and at the end of the half the score stood 21e0 in favor of the Farm. The second half featured sensational passes that netted a good deal of ground for the Farm iVarsity. The fourth quarter saw the Agnetians, complete downfall. Never had a team worked in more perfect unison than did the Farm eleven in thtase Enalyfifteeh niinuges. They played the Agnetians off their feet an w en me 5 1n in ecame monoton tt ' r ' , the aerial attack togpegfection. ous Herble Splllman worked An mtercepted pass by Kirtchner in the last few minutes of play netted the last touchdown, and the istol shot . score of 38-0 in favor of the Farm. p ended the game Wlth a 84