Rome won the toss and elected to defend its own goal. White kicked off for CBA to the Rome 20-yard line. After making three unsuccessful attempts to gain through the line, Rome punted to CBA 35-yard line. Here CBA showed the best football of the day by making six first downs in succession and scoring when Major went over for a touchdown. The Rome line held and Major failed on the try for the extra point.

In the second quarter Rome showed remarkable doggedness by holding CBA’s offensive line down so well that they could not make even a first down. Spear of Rome played a fine offensive and defensive game, making tackle after tackle and gaining consistently behind poor interference.

After the 10-minute intermission between halves, CBA repeated their first quarter performance and ran the Rome team ragged, making four first downs and a touchdown before three minutes had been played. McDermott took the ball over and Major kicked the goal.

Here Rome came back and opened up with a good offense. White kicked off and Speak caught the kick and ran it back 20 yards. Haven plunged off tackle and made 15 yards and the first down for Rome before being stopped. CBA was penalized five yards for offside but held after that and Rome could do nothing with the strong CBA line. They kicked and Major ran the ball back 30 yards.

With the beginning of the fourth quarer the Rome team began to fight for a touchdown. They made another first down by good work by Spear and Haven, but lost the ball soon thereafter when the CBA line held like a stonewall. CBA started an offensive and made a first down but they, too, were forced to punt out of danger. An exchange of punts resulted in no gain by either side.

With the ball on Rome’s 40-yard line, McDermott of CBA fumbled, Miller scooping it up and running 60 yards for a touchdown aided by very good interference by Spear. On the play for the goal from touchdown Haven fumbled by recovered in time to skirt left end for the extra point.

RFA eleven bows
to CBA grid warriors
Coach Culver’s team opens season
with 13-7 victory – visitors score
on fumble
The Christian Brothers Academy eleven opened its season yesterday afternoon at Star Park by defeating the strong Rome Free Academy team by the score of 13 to 7.

With five regulars ineligible, the plucky Romans fought CBA hard all through the game, but the locals were too much for them, CBA making 13 first downs to Rome’s four.

A fumble by McDermott, CBA signal caller, on Rome’s 42-yard line was picked up by Fred Miller, substitute back and converted into a touchdown for RFA after a long run in the last quarter of the contest. Havens made the extra point from scrimmage.

Buster Major scored the first touchdown for CBA in the opening period after the Brothers had marched downfield on six successive first downs. Major failed to make the extra point after touchdown by a poor boot.

CBA did not score again until the third period when McDermott went off tackle from the two yard line for the tally. Major kicked the goal after touchdown for the extra point.

Major, former Solvay High star, gained the most yardage of the CBA backs by his hard line plunging. Major broke away for a 30-yard gain in the fourth quarter and CBA was headed for another touchdown when McDermott lost the ball on the snapback.

CBA outclassed the RFA boys in the first period gaining six first downs, but in the second quarter the Rome line backed up by Spear and Havens held like a stonewall.

The third period the Purple and Gold warriors smashed all opposition and forged through to its second touchdown chiefly through the work of Major, Sheedy and McDermott.

Rome was a beaten team as the fourth quarter started, but when Miller picked up the fumble and ran 42 yards for a touchdown it fought harder than ever but time was against it as the referee’s whistle blew.

Spear, Havens and Percival were the stars for the Rome team, all three making consistent gains when holes were opened in the CBA line. The occasions, though, were few. RFA returned home satisfied in defeat by a lone touchdown as it expected to be overwhelmed by the locals.