Football -- Juvenile fiction; Schools -- Juvenile fiction
The Kenly quarter fumbled, but a half-back rescued the ball on his
seventeen yards and ran it back to the twenty. Kenly tested Cheswick
and got one yard. Then she punted to Alton’s thirty-three, the ball
going outside. Frost got two through the center and Tennyson slid
off right tackle for three more. Whittier punted to the opponent’s
twenty-seven and Levering missed a tackle, the catcher advancing seven
yards before he was spilled by Powers. Two tries at the Alton line
netted but five yards and a short pass over the center grounded. Kenly
kicked beautifully against the breeze, the ball falling on Alton’s
seventeen, where Kinsey was thrown hard. Time was called for Alton.
Frost got two through the right of the enemy’s line when play was
resumed and followed it with six more on an off-tackle run. Whittier
tried a run around the left and was stopped for a loss of a yard.
Whittier punted, but Kenly was off-side and it was Alton’s ball on her
twenty-nine. Whittier circled left end on first down and gained two
yards and Tennyson gathered in one more by a plunge at center. Whittier
punted to Kenly’s twenty-six and the Cherry-and-Black quarter ran the
ball back to the forty before he was stopped by Levering.
Kenly got started then and punched the enemy line for short gains,
making it first down on Alton’s forty-eight. Then the Kenly full-back
managed to get free on a wide run and landed the pigskin on the
visitor’s thirty-six, following this with a fierce plunge at Powers
that gave him three more. On the next play Roice was off-side and Kenly
advanced to Alton’s twenty-eight. She made it first down on Alton’s
twenty-five-yard line. A plunge at the left of the visitor’s line was
stopped and a short pass grounded. On a fake-kick play Kenly’s big
full-back gained three off Todd, at right tackle. Kenly’s drop-kicker
retired to the thirty-yard line and, since the ball was directly in
front of goal, a score seemed imminent. But the pass from center was
short and before the kicker could get the ball away the Alton forwards
were through on top of him and the kick was blocked.
Kenly’s left tackle recovered the rolling ball on his thirty-eight,
beating Whittier to it by inches only, and, after she had failed
to gain through Powers, Kenly grounded a pass. A second pass was
intercepted by Frost.
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