Wheaton Wins

Wheaton took the larger end of a 7—6 score from the best team we have met this year. Y. M. C. A. College were feeling quite cocky after their victory of the week before over Lake Forest and thought they were going to have a pleasant little practice game taking home the bacon and all the scraps. For the first half it did look like their game as they scored on an end run toward the end of the first quarter. An attempt to punt out for a chance at a kick resulted in a fumble that cost them a point, the little difference between defeat and a tie score. The second quarter was a balanced scrimmage in our territory but at the end of the half they were not dangerously near the goal.

Sometimes a game is won during the minutes of play and sometimes it is won between halves and the between halves period certainly was the most important last Saturday. The coach talked in a gently instructive way after the manner of a Dutch uncle. When he started there was murder in the heart of one but when he got thru there was more than murder in the hearts of the whole team and the second half is another story.

Back in the game in the second half Wheaton started shooting forward passes mixed with an efficient balance of line bucks and soon Y. M. C. A. were fighting continuously in their own territory. Along toward the middle of the fourth quarter Wheaton was within striking distance. Picking their holes and gaining at every down, Wheaton got steadily nearer until with only five minutes of play left "Fatty" slipped over the line and "Snail" kicking as unconcerned as tho at practice, made the score 7—6.

The last five minutes gave time for Wheaton to push the attack dangerously near another touchdown but the Y. M. C. A. held on doggedly and tho close at the last whistle the score stood 7—6 in Wheaton's favor.

Wheaton substitutes: J. Conley, M. Smith, R. Ekvall