Volume 9 , Issue 39

1908 - State Championship From Alva Crew By Lone Point

The Oklahoman, dated Nov. 12, 1908, pg. 11, headlines read: State Championship From Alva Crew by Lone Point - Only Reed's Dual Failure In Kicking Goal, Prevents Even Score - finals: 11-10

"For every minute of the 70 that Central and Northwestern Normal schools battled for the state football championship on Colcord park yesterday afternoon the result of the game was in doubt and it was not till the timekeeper's whistle blew for the last time that victory finally perched on the blue and bronze banners of Edmond. The score was 11 to 10 and it was only the failure of Reed of Alva to convert either of his tries for goal into a point that averted a tie game. The advantage see-sawed continually and for five minutes before the close of the game an Alva score and victory seemed almost certain. It was only by the most desperate work that the Central boys managed to stave off the attack.

Edmond kicked off and the red and black of Alva started a march down the field. On the third play Reed ripped off 40 yards on a delayed pass and brought the ball close under Central's goal posts. Edmond held, however, and punted out of danger. From this on the ball was kept moving up and down the field during the whole first half. Alva displaying the greater versatility of attack and in fact doing everything but scoring.

The second half started with Alva still on the offensive. It had carried the ball 50 yards when Fisk called for a forward pass. The ball never reached the man for whom it was intended, for Geyser got through like a shot, caught the pass in mid-air and ran 60 yards for a touchdown. He failed at his try for goal. With Edmond ahead the Northwesterns settled down to work and twice in quick succession got off pretty onside kicks, the last resulting in C. Fisk going over for a touchdown.

With the score a tie Edmond got within striking distance of the black and red goal and its attack became irresistible. Geyser and Brickell were flung through the line again and again, the latter finally getting the score. Geyser kicked the goal.

Alva then began to work the onside kick again with telling effect, twice getting close to its opponents goal. The first time it lost the ball on downs, but on the second attempt, Reed used his last down and managed to wriggle over. The joy of the Alva supporters was turned to grief a moment later when Reed missed the goal and left Edmond one point to the good. Alva's onside kick continued to be effected, but when it got down under the goal tests the Edmond line held like iron. Alva lost it last chance when with four of his own men around him and practically an open field, an Alva forward caught an onside kick on the fly instead of letting it bounce and so failed to have the score count when he took it across the line. Time was called a moment later.
br> The game settles the question of the state championship beyond cavil, as the work of the officials yesterday was unexceptionable. The game was the playing over of a previous contest which Edmond lost at Alva 21 to 10 and the Central boys are correspondingly delighted over the result.

Lineup: Edmond -- Brown, McPheeters, Jennings, Stogsdill, Lowell, Donald, Bruce, Yeakel, Herrin, Geyser, Brickell.

Alva lineup: Gaskill, Strasbaugh, Hott, Dail, Weaver, Halley, Peden, O. Fisk, C. Fisk, Reed, Carmachil.
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